Arizona republican., 1912-03-12
PR|z WINNERS ANN0UNCE[
Whirnd Finish of the Republican Campaign

versa and not one mistake was found. They declared that not only had the records been kept accur-
 ately, but that under the system. the
 interests of every contestant Were guarded
 In the final count force of clerks
 gave valuable assistance. and a count | ing machine was used to check up
 the standings and the members 1f | the committee of the contestants ana 1 the contestants themselves and their | friends also kept close watch 1 It was evident up to the final
 count of the ballots that there Were ; three strong contenders for the grand prize-the S1.5O0 Mitchtll toUI- 1 ing car The final count developed that Mrs. J. T Etter had east 422 .O00 votes which added to her published score of last Friday gave her to- tai of 556, 739 and a margin of 57.3%H votes over her nearest rival. Mrs Byron HarUweH. who piled up q score Of 499.40l These vote scores are proportionately very close and it was
 not until the votes had been re- checked to guard against possible error that it was certain who was the winner
 Both of the contestants whosa scores ran past the half million mark have worked faithfully and constantly during the past ten weeks to accumulate these high figures and each had the hope of winning and the fear of losing alternating many times during the latter part of the contest
 The third highest score was secured by Chas. B. Ingalls,. who cast 224.- l25 votes the last night. making his total 322. 2.07@ votes. Mir. Ingalls, made Ia systematic campaign as his high score attests.
 By the plan of the contest. the contestant securing the highest mum ber of votes is awarded the grand prize. After the award of the grand prize the contestants having the highest number Of votes in their re- spective districts are awarded $20J each. In District No. l Mrs. Byron HartwelI is awarded the leading dis 4 District No is the leader after the award of the grand prize to Mr~. Etter Miss Bennett made a very rapid advance during the last two weeks of the contest and accumu- lated the fourth highest score in the ! entire contest Miss Bennett is awarded the leading district prize Of S2OO.Oo. The winner of the leadire district prize in District No. is Miss Olive Nichols of Hayden. Miss Nichols won oyer her nearest dis ! trict competitor by the close margin . of 2195 votes.
 The winners of the second district ] prizes GlOo eachD are No. 1 Chas ] B. Ingalls,. No. ? Paul Gage, and N. A Ross.
 The winners of the third district prizes Grips to the coasD are Dis trict No 1 Mrs. F.. C. Bond. District . No. Miss Maude Cummings, and : District No. 8 Miss Clara Roberts.
 Mrs. Bond secured the fifth high est score in the entire contest, her total running to f2S.640 votes. The rivalry for fourth place in District No. was not very warmly con tested as the contenders had con coded the winning of the grand prize to District No. and had the auto mobile been won by a contestant Tn that district the trip to the coast to be awarded in District No. would have fallen to the contestant who had won the second district prize Miss Maude Cummings, there fore. won the trip without much eff fort. In the third district Miss Clara Roberts won the trip to the coast.
 Miss Georgie Ivy secured the eighth highest vote in the entire con test-77. .466-and fourth position in her district Miss Ivy. John Reilly and Ray Ballnger. as well as the in other districts who did not win prizes will be given cash