Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1912-12-20
Tricks or Newspaper Contests" and How
IAe Contestants are Worked.
(By H. II. Fris in Ell Pasc Herald.)

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a few DAYS ago received letter from one.o the
paper trade journals asking for article voting
Then occurred to that article of that kind would be
of interest TO the readers Of the Fl Paso Herald op
posed 10 voting contests, and for good reasons.
From money making standpoint the voting contest is
bio success far the contest manager and the Of
he are concerned but for the young and
cent contestant it the thing business suicide
The contest manager and calls upon the
newspaper which is interested IN the voting test The
MANAGER Of the paper and the contest
reemen as to the of money beput upnto prizes
And the number Of subscribers that be secured
Tbe newspaper Of course SAFE as the contract calls for
the collection Of a certain sum Of money.
TIE deal closed the contest man hunts up girls to enter
voting contest it is easy get list Of IS 80
tants He gives to all of then bolttne tak Nov
Miss So and So there possible chance for you oloe
know YOU will via he grand prize The other girls in the
contest are dead ones You the only live in the
bunch If it is not this it's something smiar-and the
same all.
True as in every profession avocaon there
honest contest managers but the requirements of the
+s+ svsem make fair dealing almost impossible. Out Of
m 40 names that appear workers in the adver-
sent only or are active after the fifth week of the
ctest The Others for one reason another have drop
ned ont The schedule of votes is printed day. but
f the number OF get idea as to the
x,,,,;oa The contest generally he names of
A ho are oetng discouraged at the head OF the list and
l the winners far down To do this he issues '.hod
n receipts to put them in the balo box on the last
;h+ &C he contest The tells these hard
~ Limo oirls to get these hold back receipts for
,ots when they turn in their subscriptions. He also in
uc each one Of hese girls not to tell anyone how many
,ot be L holding He does wish this Information to
a. - he other contestants Consequently the contest
Is the only one who knows what the actual vote IS
When the contest is drawing close if the contest man
b o already hxed it with of the contestants to win
,b GRAND prize he will pckot the girl who has the father
The 1 has onv one chance win and that takes 5000
4-oo or $500 to win the first prize The man with the
nev ;f he IS easy then asks: "Can you guarantee the
FIRST prize if put that much money in the box the clos
mo noht2 The contest mans answer is: ''Mr Son-and
60 pou put in that money and your girl does not wn
,l oive her an automobile, make and model as we
offered for the grand prize The man now has
all fixed So and So will win the grand prize But on
h a before the close Of the contest Mr. Contest Man
looks up each of the girls turn and the same story
ooes 10 ALL II is this something similar: NOV, look
here Miss Soand So you across with at least
90 much more business enable you get look in ON
A Grand nrize With this line of talk he "scares the
life out Of them and they get busy Not all of them, but
most Of nem get what they can from their friends and they