The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-07-12

! II Is now high time for all candt
dates to get after the promised ones
only eight days remain.
But little over one week is left be
fore this great prize campaign VIII
come to a close. Interest Is intense.
and all the candidates and their
friends are breathlessly awaiting the
end OF the big battle OF votes Al
most all are confident of victory ana
those who are not now In the lead
are sure OF forging to the front some
time before the windup by virtue OF
the reserve votes which they have
up their sleeves.
The great campaign has now come
TO the question Of days, and from this
morning Only eight OF them remain
The great good-natured battle or
votes which has extended over the
past seven weeks has wrought up
more interest than any other cam
paign In mercantile or journalistic
fields ever inaugurated in this part OF
the country. Thousands OF people
are interested In the outcome and
from the fact that votes and sub
scriptions have come from hundreds
of miles around is evidence that the
campaign Is not confined TO this Inn
mediate vicinity.
The campaign has indeed been an
exciting one, and the real tug-of-war
is vet to come This will be enacted
next week and every man, woman
and child in the state of Michigan
will wait expectantly for the result
of Saturday, July 20.
But Eight Days.
Only eight days remain In the
great event On Saturday evening.
July 20, it will be determined who
will win the elegant automobiles, the
beautiful pianos, gold watches and
scholarships. The candidates have
done nobly up to the present date and
their efforts are not relaxing during
the remainder OF the campaign. Sub
scriptions are pouring into The Times
office at ali unprecedented rate ard
thousands of votes are going into the
reserves. On Saturday night, July
20, these reserves will be exposed for
the first time, and upon them de-
ponds largely who will be the lucky
candidates. Persons who have prom
ised TO vote for some lady in this
event should do so by subscribing
for The Times in the next eight days.
A little help now will be worth a
barrel OF consolation after the cam
paign Is over.
Read This Carefully.
Any one starting to take the paper
since the campaign started will al
ways be considered a new subscriber
during the life OF the campaign and
votes given accordingly. II you start
the paper now and pay something in
advance and wish TO pay more later
during the campaign, you will receive
the same number Of votes as new
subscriber.
Use OF Coupon.
Candidates may send them In, In
their own favor or any person can
use the coupon In favor OF a candi-
date. Clip out a coupon and locate
a subscription to go with Il. Send
the coupon in with the subscription
and the ballot you receive on the
subscription will also contain the
votes due on the coupon To explain:
One new yearly by mail at s.. 90 calls
for 1850 votes according to the regu-
lar scale now In force. A coupon
sent In with this new yearly would
call for double the amount OF the
subscription, or $500. These two
amount (4O50 due on the $500 sub
scription by mail and the 500 the
amount due on the subscription to-
tails to 12,l50 votes. This amount is
TO be credited on the one ballot.
Bear In mind the fact that the
coupon can be used on every sub
scription sent in between now and
July 90, inclusive. The subscriptions
may be old or new; by mail or by car
rier boy.
When the coupon comes in with a
subscription to be delivered by car.
rier boy, in the city OF Detroit. the
coupon Will call for the same mum.
Der OF votes as the subscription. To
explain: One new yearly by carrier