The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-20
The CONTEST
MAKES A HIT
MANY NOMINATIONS
RECEIVED YESTERDAY
Real Fres for Te, Ere. Teurs
20 Europe Begins ~
Few Days.
Every Contestant Entered May Nom.
'nste a Chaperon-cIp
C1upon Today.

The initial announcement Yesterday
morning ~ Ike Intelligencor's mara
moth voting contest. by which IL =
purp"scd 10 send ten women 10
Europe. free ,f all expense. ne.t ;uly.
made an Instantaneous hit.
The first nomination was received
before O'Clock and "A large number
OF thcm had come i'm up to o'clock
last night.
IL is. without n doubt. the most lib
eral oner ever made by "A Wheeling
newspaper. 1t being approached by
but few Of the larger METROPOLITAN
dailies OF the country.
All arrangements hnve been perfect
ed to show the winners OF the ten
European tours the time of their lives
Tree OF all expense to them from the
Tune they board the train at Wheeling
until they return home. about six
weeks later
Gould ANYTHING more magnificent
be imagined?
Their Will be large party % West
virginia newspaper tourists" in
FnroLe next summer. The men in
charge OF the IntelliGcncer's contest
hi!lShec. similar one in Parkersburg
TWO days before Christmas. i'm which
SIX women won European tours. Four
al the winners reside in Parkcrsburg
ore al West Union and one ut Ripley.
At the present time another voting
contest * being conducted on n Blue
Held newspaper. in which there will
h. five winners OF European tours.
oth'r contests OF n similar nature
nave been contracted for in this state.
Il be finished before the middle OF
juno. and IL is expected that at :cast
thirty-hve or forty West Virginia
Si.ls Will sail on the same steamer m
Of T,.f, II
contest winners. and all out for the
time Cf their lives
il IS UP to you. ladies,
There are nine districts included in
the territory taken in by the Inte.ii-
Eenccr anu there will be ten tours
awarded. one tour Will co to the I've
In each OF the nine districts who Sc
cures the largest number OF vot,s n
he district Each contestant has the
privilege OF nominating a chape II -
not necessarily a married lady. CT
even middle-aced lady-and ;ue
ch1nercn candidate who secures me
Target Vote Of all chapcron candid ''"s
will be -warded the tenth tour.
The thaperon OF the Parkersn ";
rarty IS only-well she is not OLD
any way. Thos Cook n SON furnish
guides and conductors throughout toe
F.urt 9tau part OF the trip, nHd the
duties dovolving upon the chapc -.
a. extremely light. Contestants nav
T"E..rite any woman who can COM
pay with tho conditions set form m
the 'hulos and Regulations" on tIIs
page.
The contest department, Of the In
'elICNrcef desires 10 call attention 20
'Lv very important feature at his
time. and that is regarding the zoe
sch'i''. as printed on this pa=,. II
has ueeu. and is Yet en- som. cunt..s:s.
tie u. - annoIncc vote schedule
~ The beginning Of contest. sta Iny
t1-' THIS schedule will o." iu !, g 20
during the contest" and then. ~ a
later csc. greatly iurreasa tho i.,,rn-
t-r ct votes allowed OH subscrip'! l:!s.
give bonus votes" etc, To the dislI-
Nantag" ~ thos. who have worried
hard at the opening Of the con st
under the impression that the ..ch,d-
U!e was 20 be- reduced
This plan will not o.. followed h,rs.
We have printed thu schedule. which
gives flr larger number Of votes
during tho first four weeks than at
any other time. and this schedule will
be adhered TO throUcnout tn colt.sf
II VIII remain absolutely as announced
in yesterdays and today's paper There
Will be no changes in tn. Srh.dul.. af
any tim'. NIr will there ba ana
bonus "r Extra" votes given.
Ballot boxes Will Doe placed 10 con-
NerIcnt points within a day or SEQ Tor
thu reception 81 tho voting coupons.
lntiI such time these coupons should
be brought 20 the Office or mailed 20
the contest Department. box $50.
clip them out and. with the norniua-
tion ballot. which s. good for 1000
votes foriv on" 20 Doe credited 20 each
contestant. send in your own nom
tuation or that 81 "a FREUD - and DO
IT TO-DAY.
~ soon as sufficient number 90
nominations have been received the
list ~ candidates for Europe viii D."
published and the great race viii
b. on
An early start is Nh. thing
Iuil Information may o.. had bv
calling a. 'he Contest TI.IGr,arfer4
phnu.s SO. or adIr. ssir-- contest De-
partment. =. -. Box 80.