The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-03-21
GREAT VOTING CONTEST
STARTS LIKE A WHIRLW|ND
Many Nominations of Popular Young
Ladies Already Made

The big prize voting contest announce
ment in these columns last week IS Gre
ating more interest than we imagined it
would at the beginning. Nominations
of contestants are being sent to this
office and soon there will be MANY who
would be willing recipients of fine $500
Obermeyer Piano or other valuable
prizes enumerated in this list.
All OF these handsome prizes are
enumerated in the announcement on
another page and will be given to some
of the ladies of Oakland and vicinity.
The question is: how can | do it? All
that is necessary is to get your relatives
and friends to trade with the merchants
who are donating prizes in this popular
voting contest.
For each S1.00 spent with the mer-
chants you will receive 25 votes which
can be voted for any of the contestants.
Also to get your friends to subscribe for
the Oakland Republican. For each one
year new subscription you will receive
900 votes; for each one year renewal 500;
for each one year back subscription 400
votes. Of course it viii be understood
that under no circumstances are coupons
issued by the merchants except upon
cash purchases.
We have been asked if the wife or
daughter of merchants who are cooper
ating with The Republican IN this vot-
ing contest may complete for prizes
The rules are that no one connected The
Republican office can compete for any
prize, neither can the wife or daughter
of any of the merchants who are CO.
operating with The Republican in the
contest enter the competition. The
reasons for this are obvious, and we are
very sure that the merchants will all
feel Just as we do in regard to the mat
ter. We want the contest to be con-
Quoted with the greatest possible fair
ness, with no occasion or opportunity
for anybody to critlcise. The ballot box
is now at The Republican office, ready
to receive votes. The keys are in the
hand of Mr.. Henry Lauer, of Oakland.
who will be one of the judges. The box
will not be unlocked until the first count
is made, on April 18th. The judges will
be absolutely disinterested people, in
whom everybody will have confidence,
and every count will be participated in
by representative of the Publishers
Music Co., who are managing the con-
test, There will be no favorites and
no chance for favoritism. The lady who
secures the largest number of votes will
win the piano, and so on down for the
rest of the prizes. We wish there were
pianos enough to go round for all the
girls, but there are not, and all but one
will have to be content with one of the
many other beautiful prizes offered.
Voting can commence at any time in
ballot box which is placed in this office
and the key to the box will be given to
the awarded committee whose names
will be announced in another issue of
this paper.
Use the free vote coupon in this is
sue. If you know of any lady who
has not been nominated and whom you
think would make good race use the
nomination blank below and send her
name to the Oakland Republican office
or bring it in person and her name will
be entered. 1t matters not if she IS
married or single.
Read the rules in the large ad. in
this issue or we will mail them upon
request. Inspect the offerings of the
merchants and learn how you may
secure votes for yourself or friend.
Be sure to ask these merchants for
coupons.
Those who do not understand the rules
and regulations of this contest, can call
at this office or write US and we will be
pleased to go oyer the proposition with
them.