Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-30

While there was quite an increase
In the vote cast yesterday in the Alex
andria Gazette's subscription contest,
nearly 10000 votes being credited to
The different candidates there are only
Two new leaders today.
In the first district Miss l.. Violet
Proctor votes strong and has more
than $1,000 to her credit, and she cap
lures the honor seat from Miss Eliza
beth King who stands in the second
place, closely followed by Miss Nellie
Uhler. Miss Uhler made an attempt
TO reach the top notch but failed to
vote quite heavy enough.
Miss KroeS Ficklin leads the way in
the second today, with over $1,000,
and has nearly 1000 more votes than
any one in her district. Other can
didates in the second district are wat
ching the first place with jealous eyes
and no doubt will come to the front
in short time.
Miss Julia w. Lewis of Manassas
Controls" the third, with more than
10000 and she is closely followed by
Miss Irene Pullman. Miss Pullman
stays right a:dound the top all the
time, which is a pretty good sign.
All candidates should vote enough
every day TO hold i good position, at
the same time " lay up good supply
of specials" for the grand finale. Many
of them are doing great work in sec
uring what they believe will be the
winning number of votes, but they are
not voting enough to keep their
friends Interested TO the right extent.
The one who does little voting each
day gives encouragement to her
friends and supporters, and if she fails
to do this her hackers may lose inter-
est, thinking it hopeless case"
Please be Accurate.
Some of the candidates have been
O little careless in writing the names
and addresses of subscribers, either
writing iTlegibly or omiting i portion
Of the address, and in this case much
annoyance to the subscription depart
ment.
Then some candidates neglect to in
dicate whether the subscription is
"ncw" or "old," and this also causes
difficulties. If the candidate filling
out the blank will place the amount
mid and the number of votes to which
the payment entities her in the blank
for that purpose at the lower-left hand
corner of the verification slip that will
rive the desired information should
She inadvertently omit it from the
subscription order.
1t should also be borne in mind that
subscriber who has commenced tax
ing The Alexandria Gazette since the
contest started will be "new" on any
subsequent payments he may make
ouent payments he may make.
Certain contestants are entirely too
miserly with their special ballots and
are holding on to them and remaining
away down in the list of their res
pective districts thus leading many to
believe they are no longer striving to
win in the contest. Better part with
enough of that reserve to get to the
top every few days.
Coming Down the Stretch.
Thirteen more days-and they are
very short. But the honors of the
tour will not fiy They viii cling q
constant reminder of the esteem il
which the winners are held by theil
friends. But the finish-aye! 1t i:
still debatable question who the win
ners will be. Remember it is not to-
late for candidate to enter the race
The Alexandria Gazette represen
tatives as well as contestants, are but
tonholed every day on the streets an
asked the latest reports in regard t
This or that ones chances for success: