Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-11
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Miss Harriet Spofford is walking
right away from everybody in the
first district. She made big in
crease Saturday, and now leads the
nearest competitor, Miss Elizabeth
King by nearly 1,5O0 votes. This is
Miss Spofford's first time to lead her
district, and no doubt will be quite
surprise to her competitors.
In the second district Miss Esther
T. Heisley comes to the front in her
district with nearly $500 over Miss
Susan Fawcett who now holds second
place.
Miss Irene Pullman still holds first
place in her district. Miss Ada G..
Mcdonald made decided gain in her
district Saturday casting over 7,5Oo
votes and jumped from fourteenth
place to third. There may be new
leader-one who has not as yet been
in first place. The third is going to
be right in it, all the way through.
That diamond and suitcase will be
won by Wednesday night at nine
o'clock, who will be the winners?
Messrs Swan Bros. have been so kind
as to give to the lady who makes the
biggest gains in votes from the 4th TO
18th of March. And now it is up TO
YOU ladies, who will get it. The ques-
ton is being asked, "Wonder who will
ret the diamond ring?" Well, the
Contest Department don't know, think
il over, wouldn't you like to wear 1t!
Many Contestants Hustline.
This constant changing of leaders in
each of the districts is just the. starter
of the remarkable changes in the re-
latiye positions of the candidates that
is indicated by the balloting and the
manner in which the many hustllng
candidates are gathering new subscrlp
tions for the Alexandria Gazette, and
thus adding to their voting strength.
From each one of the contest divi-
sions comes the word that the candi-
dates are working like Trojans and
that they are having splendid success
under the big offer, many Of their
friends coming to their assistance
with their subscriptions at the time
when it will do them the most good
and this is enabling all of the candi-
dates to amass large reserve voting
strength.
Contestants all Report Progress.
Some days are not so good as 9th
ers.in q great many lines of human
endeayor. but in the great tour con-
test which the Alexandria Gazette is
now conducting the days all seem tf
be good, and as the days pass and the
subscriptions keep roofing IN, IT De
comes more and more evident tha'
tb;s contest will eclipse everything o.
its kind ever before atteinp'eo VI '''''
section of the country.
With each succeeding day the Vot'
grows larger and the interest OF tn
public greater in the contest Inc can
d;dates are vieing with each other II
getting the greatest number Oh SUP
scriptions and rolling up the iarees
number of reserve votes.
The high vote offer OF the llrS' pel
iod seems to have stimulated the con
testants and their legion OF 1rfehu
to redoubling Of their efforts ah
every indication now is that TINS per
iod will be a record breaker. Ever
hour at their disposal is being utilize
by the wise candidates in adding Z
their reserve strength of their spec
ial ballots during the harvest tim
when the subscriptions have theil
greatest worth.
Help Her Now.
And just here the reader should b
assured that subscriptions now wi
be more valuable to the candidate {
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