The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-18
Trophies Won In
Richmond Virginian Great
Circulation Contest
RESULT BIG SURPRISE
TO THOSE EXPECTING
PELOUZE TO LEAD ALL
Nearly 1900, 900 Votes Are
Polled and Thousands OF
Names Added to Vir-
ginian's Circulation

Win total vote OF l6, At Tn4
Varginian's great subscription cons
test. running over a period OF four4
teen weeks and arousing interest all
through the State of Virginia. came
to triumphant close Saturday morn
Ing at IL o'clock. 1t was conceded
to be the most successful event Of
the kind that ever occurred in tho
newspaper history OF Richmond.
Prize Winners.
P. s. Smith. OF 1909 East Washs
ington street. is the winner Of the
first prize. the handsome 30-horso
power Chalmers automobile. He led
all competitors by nearly a million
votes. His great victory was won BY
the hard and persistent work Of him.
self and his many friends. He and
they kept everlastiugly at It,
The second prize. @ $3.50 builds
ing lot in Colonial Place, was won
by e, c. Pelouze. of 1000 West Grace
street. Mr.. Pclouze's vote reached
the total Of 1.s91.o45 votes He was
late in entering the contest or Mr..
Smith might have had to look to
his laurels
John f. Barlow, of surry. Va, won
third honors. the handsome Henry
and s. G. Lindeman $3.50 player
piano falling to him as a result Of
his having gained the third largest
vote.
The list OF winners OF the district
prizes is given on this page.
Nomination Prize.
The nomination prize of s25. which
at the beginning Of the contest wao
promised to the person who first nom~
mated the winner Of the grand prise.
goes along with the automobile to
r. s. Smith. Mr.. Smith had COME
dence in himself and when he went
In tho contest, he went in to win.
This and the other prizes will be de-
livered this morning at IL O'Clock a
The Virginian Office and the winners
are asked to be here promptly a.
that hour to receive their prizes.
The close Of the contest Saturday
was dramatic and exciting to a de-
gree- The city EDITORS room, bgfnR
the largest In the building, was press
ed into service. 20 that the contest.
ants and their friends might be preaS
emit while the Anal reckoning Of the
vote was going on.
Presiding at the adding machine
was William l.. Belts. of New York.
head OF the contest company. Seated
around the big copy desk were 8. K.
Mckee. W. A. Clarke and w. q.
~.~~AoJs tAU jAd8V1s With nuk6 en-
velopes stuffed with reserve yotAns
ana checks accompanying them lying
before them. For hour after hour
the adding machine clicked on while
the judges scrutinixed the ballots ana
the checks to the end that tusttco
might be done to all.
As the votes had to be counted.
and then carefully checked, to go
that the money accompanied them m
proper amount. some idea can b
gained OF the immense amount 0f
work that had to be done. Finally
1t was ascertained that Mr.. Smith,
was the winner Of the first prize, ana
he was warmly congratulated. no lesO
warmly by Mr.. Pelouze. who came
second to him, than by the otherS.
What added to the impressivenesD
OF the close Of the contest was the
fact that several OF the candidate:
were remarkably close together II
the last publication Of the STANDINGS
1t all depended on what they had M
their sleeves. Some OF the onlookern
said: We'll, Pelouxe has got IT," when
they saw the size of the check go
companying his envelope. which va
the first one opened. But when the
size OF Smiths roll was made known
they felt differently about the oue~
come
Many New Subscribers.
The Xtrg&n1an's.s subscription - lt1a
was given a tremendous boost ~
the contest. Thousands OF new rub.
scribers were added. about evenly d.
vided between the city and the State.
Already popular with thousands
upon Thousands OF the people OF VII.
ginia. this Newspaper by its enter4
prise in putting through tho ~groAH
contest just closed has won 3ho -
moration and support Of many add
tfonAl Thousands. and has become u
household necessity In all sections e
the Old Dominion.
Smith . Happy Man.
The appended letter from Nm
Smith and from Mr.. II. r. Emdo, tie
campaign manager. are seif-explanas
tory: N
Editor Richmond Virginian:
Please accept my heartiest thanlo,
for the Chalmers 40" 1912 moAeS
autom ombile. which now belonsn 61
me. 1t IL q very big prize In ever
sense Of the word. and In order r.
win II has meant considerable haR1|
work. Words are inadequate "a p 8
press my appreciation and 9ratitnHM
Through the columns Of The vtrG ~
ian wish to thank not only
friends. but the many strangers ~
nave 20 generously aided ma pXNAU y
ing subscriptions to the daily
ginian. a paper which feel they ri
never regret having suhscribed
Although ! am very much -
and delighted. realize kesnlN
disappointment Of those VIC
failed ~ they have fought =
fight and deserve much credit ~ M
I also desire TO thank III -
Cd with the daily vlrginian ~
kind and courteous troax1no
the contest. II = thie kln<
courtesy thAk u1ued - - *G1
couraged ne. - I MNm 80,
at ttmeo I waa ld1noomroN01
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