The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-11
COUPONS CAME
BY THOUSANDS

recently. IS now I'm fourth place. with
1880. rhe limit In the NTH Was
reached by ten contestants.
Miss Fry seems to have q walk
away" in the sixth, as she Is several
thousand 10 the good. You can't
always tell about these walk Always"
however. There are few others In the
six I'm this district received the limit
IN coupons Saturday.
The rrst seven In the seventh dis
district had over the ,.n!:. and two of
them voted special ballots - Miss
Goodhue and Mrs. viol. the latter
going into third place. Miss Goodhue
still leads.
Miss Alice Hall. of 81. Clairsville.
remains At the top In the eighth. and
Miss Kate Stephens. OF GAINESVILLE.
takes second place from Miss Campsie
Bailey. OF GAINESVILLE. Miss Lille A.
j. Stephens OF GAINESVILLE moved into
nth position in this district. Barnes
Vile is certainly we'll represented in
the contest, and every one OF them
Ia working for the tour Five in the
eighth received the limit.
The ninth has a new leader-Miss
Martha Mckelvey. OF Warnock, q.
There IL new name in the ninth.
The first Ave In this district are max
ing things hum. and to date IL looks
like grand fight. Six voted all the
coupons allowed I'm district ..
The chaperon district In headed by
Miss Laura Walters. OF Bellaire. chap
eron for Miss McKelvey. with nearly
5000 more votes than her nearest
rival. interesting happenings mas
be looked for from now on in the
chaperon district. IL is going TO bring
out the vote as nothing else would.
for the reason that chaperons do not
care to see their names among the
also rams" any more than the con-
testants who nominated them do.
The contest department will very
likely he asked tn explain why Miss
Mae Wigner. OF bridgeport chaperon
for Miss Mary Cook is not credited
with votes. Miss Cook has $4,000 to
her credit in todays standing. This
big vote was built up wholly by cou-
pons. II shows that she has not
missed IA single day. since voting
coupons day As coupons ara not
counted for chaperons. Miss WiRner
has no votes TO her credit Miss Cook
has reserve of special ballots. how
| ever. that will be credited TO her
chaperon rs soon as they are voted.
| BY taking the vote opposite the name
! of each chaperon. multiplying It by
| two and subtracting the total from the
| candidates fun vote. the number OF
coupons voted to date by that par
! ticular candidate may he secured
In the case Of Miss Laura Walters
] The above would not hold good. for
the reason that Miss Walters has also
voted special ballots secured by her
| own efforts as chaperon for Miss Nc
-
| ballots amounting 20 $500 Saturday
and Miss McKelvey voted 5000. Per-
viously Miss McKelvey had voted 5000
| in specials Miss Walters Is entitled
TO one-half face value OF the 5000
which is 5000. She cast $500 besides
; making her total 1920. OF the 5000
Miss McKelvey Is entitled to one
half. or $500. With the 1000 she
| voted Saturday, this gives her n credit
OF 800. added to this is the limit OF
! 1000 coupon votes. making her totaI
for the day OF $500.
II you do not understand the
diamond ring or chaperon proposition
ask the contest manager. In any
event. make up your mind YOU are GO
ing To win one OF those rings-and
win f.
They will he won within the next
two weeks
Chances for Chaperons
The following have cast special bal
| lots. the figures representing the mum
ber 81 votes to which their chaperons
( would be entitled IL named today
| Others not mentioned have specia
ballots IN reserve. All are looking
for suitable chaperons Now Is tn,
time To come in. Chsperons may com
pete for the diamond rings. the same
as contestants ANY lady who desire,
to enter the race as chaperon is re-
quested % send her name and ad.
dress 10 the contest manager. Bo>
450. city. and she will be placed with
some one % the contestants
| One-hsf 81 the face value % tbs
vote cast by the "chaperonlsss" fol.
lows