Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-11
ne GREAT CONTEST CLOSES ONE WEEK FROM TO-DAY

I
daily, the number of ballots sur
passes the record fthe day before.
1t is an axiom of the Goth century
that one must rise early in the morn
! ing in order to secure and retain a
| place near the head of any process
sin, and this is more than true in a
! contest of this kind.
From now until the closing of the
contest-December 1S-the voting
will be very spirited. Already sew
eral of the contestants have develop
ed wonderful strength, showing that
| their numerous friends are working
| faithfully and enthusiastically in
! their interest.
The contest is the theme of con-
versation in thousands of homes
| throughout the northwest, and the
! interest increases as the close draws
! near. This is due to the fact that
the young women who are vitally in
terested in it have done so well up
ii date, and have preached their
cause to their many friends.
The Capital Journal itself has done
what it has considered right in the
mntter, and will continue to do So
"Impartiality' will be the motto and
those interested may rest assured
|
young women who rightfully win
them, and who through popularity
and dint of effort are solely entitled
ii them. The field is filled with
bright young women in whom the
! pubic is very much Interested, and
the Capital Journal feels that popu-
! lar chord has been struck in inaug
urating a contest of this kind, and
carrying it on so successfully and i'm
| partially up to this time.
No contest ever before in Salem
has taken the grip upon public in
terest accorded this affair. The con-
test has been fair and square through
out, and will be conducted impair
TALLY and fairly to the end Those
who win will know that they have
won honestly and by dint of effort.
4 This is a pure test of popularity. Get
every available subscription this
week, candidates. while the special
vote iffer is in vogue.
Pitch right in with a firm deter
mination to win out and give the
one who does win the cintest of her
life. Nothing is ever gained by lay
ing back and letting some one else
pick up the prizes of life. Nothing
like this offer will ever be given
in the northwest again very prob
ably, and the opportunity of win
ing such prizes should be grasped
Immediately and striven for earnest
ly.
Large Vote Cast.
The changes shown in the stand
ing of candidates approach such a
beautiful level of great advance that
it looks as though the contestants
had held a mass meeting and con
GUIDED by resolution that the thing to
do is to vote everything they have.
And they certainly have been voting
some the last few days.
Future Subscriptions.
Contestants may find in some
} cases, friends who wish to help them
in the contest, by subscribing for
the Capital Journal, but are already
taking a local paper which is paid
in advance and not desiring to re-
ceive more than one local daily in
their home at the same time, the
contest department has arranged to
accept and issue votes on all such
subscriptions, the paper to start at
any future date that the subscriber
may designate.
Read Very Carefully.
The coupons have appeared in the
paper for the last time and in order
to have them count must reach this
Office not later than Monday, 8. d.
m, Dec. 13. This means all cou-
pons and nomination blanks clipped
from the PAPER, the special offer bal.
| lots and ballots issued on subscrip-
tions are good up to and including
/ the last day of the contest. All
/ Untac aacf hafO,,a Mopdoxr rho,
13, at D. m, will be included In
Tuesday afternoons paper.
After the count on Tuesday, the
ballot box will be locked and sealed,
the key deposited in some local
bank until the contest is closed and
will then be delivered to the judges
who will have charge of the final
count.
The standing of the candidates as
they will appear in the Tuesday af-
ternoon's paper, December 14th, will
not be changed again until after the
contest is over. This Is done so
that no one will have any knowledge
as to the reserve vote of the differ
contestants, and also that the con-
! test department may devote their
time to waiting on candidates de-
/ string TO secure ballots on subscrip-
/ tions.
All candidates desiring to stand
we'll up in their respective districts
during the final days of the contest
must have votes deposited in the box
not later than Monday, December
/ 9th, at p. m.
! Subscription Coupon.
The coupons secured on subscrip-
/ tion are good as long as the contest
1 lasts, which Is up to and including
Saturday. Dec. IS, 1909 The ball
lots that are clipped from the paper
viii be destroyed II they reach this
office after Monday, Dec 13.I9V9.
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