Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-20
FIRST COUNT IF VOTES
 CAST IN GRAPHIC CONTEST
Showing Made Exceedingly Good at Ths Stage of
 The Contest.
ROOM FOR ENTRIES
Decided Changes in Standing Win Take Place Daily Until
 the Close.

The first important step towards the distribution of the many valuable awards in the Daily Graphic voting e5ntest was made yesterday evening when the first count of the votes WaS made and credited to the con- testants as shown in this mornings paper.
 From now until the night of April i I, when the awards will be distri- buted there will be excitement glaore among the entries, their friends and constituents.
 Already plans are under way among those entered in the race, plans whiG1l will materialze in the securing of one of the magnificent prizes to be distributed by the management of the Graphic.
 New Nominations.
 Nominations will be received by the Contest Department in the votin,, contest up until the evening of March 30, ,at which time the entries will close and those in the running will wind up the last week of the contest without fear of dark horse enter ing the struggle.
 An Early Start.
 If you are one of those whose names appear in the list and have not as yet received receipt book, make it point to secure one at this of flee as soon as possible. Already many of your friends have seen your name in the paper anid are possibly holding their votes for you to call fer them. In order to secure these votes also the subscriptions of these friends it is necessary to have re- ceipt book. Either call send or write the contest man at this office and one will be sent at once. A re- presentative of this department will also call on you in the near future and give you many valuable suggest ions as to the best method in which to 90 about your campaign.
 An early start is, essential in any line of business and in entering the contest this will prove valuable asset to any contestant. As thera is not a man in the city of Pine Bluff or the outside territory who is not taking the Graphic or going to take it in the near future and fit = up to YOU to be the first to see him. later on in the contest there xill be d0- zens of contestants both in the city and country after the elusive vote:
 One Contestants Idea.
 One of the contestants, whose namd appeared in the list of nominations, called at the contest Nepartment Te- gently with the request that she be enlightened as to how to go about the securing of one of the valuable awards. This contestant was under the impression that her friends would do all the work for her such as get ting the votes and subscriptions ne cssary for her to win. When told that she was at perfect liberty to get out and enlist the aid of-ner friends she took up the suggestion and quoted the words of the lady why have just hundreds of friends and they have asked me to go ahead with the assurance that they would give me their support toward win ming one of the automobiles. NOW that you have told me that l am at ,iberty. to make an active canvass or my friends myself I am confident l will secure one of the prizes and pc with the victors at the end. on the night of April A."
 ed in securing the sIscriptions and votes and it Is safe to say Will pc among the leaders at the lihai eouns'
 Get Your Start.
 If you are in the race to Wih oao of the valuable awards now IS .n9 time to get out and enlist the sup port of your friends before some o.h CT enterprisSng and hustllng contes.. ant beats you to It. Vour Irienus are ready and willing toAassast tno, yo. but you must inforH them ol .n", fact that you are one oi the ac.Haa contestants in the running TOT VI twenty-two valuable awards to pc uiS- tributed by this paper. l Circular letters will be Iufhisnou any contestant by calling or Wriuhs | (Continued on Page 2)