The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-05
BUYING VOTES IS NOT
ALLOWED IN CONTEST

ALLOWED IN CONTEST
CONTINUED from nrst page.l
subscriptions This only goes to show
that nothing 10 certain In q contest.
In to-day's list you viii notice that
a large number Of votes have been
polled, but special prise period votes
are included. This contest will lone
be remembered by every contestant
who has taken an active part IN II
All will say truthfully that absolute
fairness In the very strietost sense
Of the word marked every step.
Everything has been done to on
courage YOU to work, knowing ~ The
yirginian does that you cannot win
otherwise, and at tho close OF the
contest, Saturday II A. NJ. Decem-
Der 10th, will come your reward LOT
having worked so hard. while the
opportunity was yours. To win you
must work ell the harder from no"
on. It does not matter how many
votes you may have now. You can.
not be sure Of winning the prize OF
your choice. as you have no way OF
knowing or finding out how many
votes your competitors have. FOR
this reason It behooves you to keep
right on working a. long ~ the con-
test lasts 90 as to avoid ali possibility
Of being disappointed at the end.
The time has now arrived for the
"Know-it-alls'' to begin exploiting
how many votes It will take to win
and who will be the winners. You
can take a straight tip from the cam
paign manager. that there is no living
person who can tell what 1t will take
to win any one Of the prizes.
Should any one approach you with
supposedly inside information, re-
member that you have As , much
knowledge as any other person car
get. It Is immaterial who wins sc
long as the prizes go to those having
the greatest number OF votes at the
end of the contest. Nothing can count
but votes.
Why Wait Until the Eleventh Hour
The Vtrginian should like to heal
your answer to the query. What II
the use to wait until the eleventh
| hour to do anything 1t is a myster,
, why you have been putting off worl
until the last of the race. Every
| body will be busy then, or should bt
| SO, that. unless YOU have been a.
| work all the time--which you haven
| this period has done you no goot
| whatever. A better time than nov
could not be chosen II you want t
win one OF the most magnificen
prizes ever offered, you can't possibl.
| do better than get busy now and pol
a large vote at the earliest possibl
| date. You will notice many ney
leaders In the different districts o
| the contest and 1t Is well for you t
make an everlasting effort right ava.
without further delay. Delays do no
bring results and it is necessary t
have results If you wish to win.
Don't get cold feet and quit nov
| when the end Is SO near. That woul,
be unjust to yourself and friend
since they have picked you for win
ner. Work now il ever. There
no telling what may happen between
now and the close, and for this reaso,
1t Is unsafe for you to feel too sur,
OF winning a prize. 1t would be
cruel disappointment for you to los
when you have been sure Of win
ming. so the campaign manager i
giving you fair warning. work nov
If ever.
Special Offer Closed.
1
ing the ballot box was closed for tn
special period prizes in The Rich
mond Virginian great prize contest
and every credit In due to the tire
less energy Of the candidates. tn
Virginian congratulates them on thei
success. The winners are announce
on page No, !.
Vote Exhibit.
Vote exhibit will hereafter appea
every day up to December 18th. Thi
will be the last exhibit Of candidate
and their standings before the close
Candidates are asked to watch thei
own standings closely In the pape
and see that no errors are made i
crediting the correct number OF votei
II any errors are found. the cam
paign manager will be greatly oblige
to you II you will kindly notify tn
campaign department at once.
Votes Cannot BE Bought or Sold.
Votes which various candidates ar
holding in reserve are absolutely nor
transferable. They cannot be bougf
nor sold. II votes are disposed OF !
channel Of voting (being deposited b
candidates to whom they rightfull
beiong). the said votes will not onl
be thrown out but candidates pr,
senting such ballots other than righ'
fully belonging to them win be aske
for an explanation.
Important.
The attention Of candidates 10 Gale
to the center column in the list {
to-day's standings. which has II
heading increase over It. This colum
does not represent the total vote d.
posted by any candidate during tn
special offer. but states the vol
which candidates voted since ! p. \
on Friday and up to p. M. on Sa,
urday evening.