The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-25
MORE THAN 100000
VOTES CAST TO DATE

the contest Friday. the day before the
close OF the first period. and she 10
leading her district today. When =. Il
is considered that the high vote, held
by Miss Mary Desch. was $4,000. and
that Miss Lynn has 1880 TO her
credit this morning. some idea OF the
amount Of work Miss Lynn had to do
TO accomplish this result may be
gained.
The chaperon war" may now be
said to be in full sway" and IL is
going 10 keep a lot OF people busy
keeping track OF their whereabouts
am ATT" from now on.
IL all special ballots could have
been recorded this morning there
would have been more changes in dis
trict than will be noted. Miss Mae
Woods. the leader. made a good gain.
Miss Helen Farley went to second
and Miss Gertrude Fahey is third.
Miss Mary Walter. OF whom IL was
said about a week ago that she was
lust as good as out of the race" is
likely to surprise a few people before
the finish. Miss Walter leads district
?. moving up from fourth place. Her
vote Is 42.205. Miss Ewing is next
highest. with 39,4S0.
Miss Alice McCord remains at the
head of the third, with Miss Gertrude
HUGH second, displacing Miss Beulah
Osborn. who is in third position. The
difference in the vote OF the three
top ones is slight
Mrs. Mary Bradley. of McMechen.
leads district 4 by 225 votes over Miss
Efaw.
The Fifth? Sure. there is a new
leader. That is the Fighting Fifth"
you know. Today IL is Miss Harriet
Carroll. OF West Alexander. Pa.. who
has the honors. Miss Bess Myers. of
New Martinsville. drops to third place.
Miss Alverda Jerome. holding on to.
the same position she had Saturday
second. Miss Elwina Sample. of
Cameron, is fourth. Miss Wilma
Lewis aud Miss Hazel Phillips come
next. II begins to look like six con-
testants in District 5.
surprisingly heavy gain was made
by Miss Gertrude Monahan, Of West
Wheeling, in district 8. Her vote
totals 52.11O this morning. Miss Kate
Fry. who was leading Saturday. is in
third place today. Miss May Corbett
doing enough voting to retain her posi-.
ton as second.
Miss May Gillcoly, Bridgeport. was
the only contestant in the seventh to
advance in position. taking third
place. Miss Goodhue is the leader.
There is a big "shake-up'' in dis
trict s, and Miss Alice Hall. of st
Clairsville. has the two Barnesville
ladies. Miss Kate Stephens and Miss
Campsie Bailey, out-voted by more
than 10000.
Miss Loretta Reasbeck, OF the ninth.
ieads the contest, having more votes
TO her credit than any other contest.
ant-53. 500. Miss Nellie NJ Patton
missed the $4,000 mark by as. Miss
Martha Mckelvey was another to
make heavy gain Saturday. casting
an even $4,000.
The first period is over
-FOUR weeks from tonight the con-
test will end.
Up 10 this time no one seems 70
nave much of an advantage over any
one else. Those in the race now
VIII stay until the finish. II there are
any VINO are even considering giving
up. they are not known To the con-
test department. Active contestants
and chaperons only are referred TO.
ana glance at the list will show who
the active" ones are.
me chance 10 tour Europe. free of
all expense. under such favorable con.
ditions as offered by The Intelligencer.
may never come again TO the ladies OF
This section Of the country. Nearly
, everyone in the race seems to realize
this. and they are working hard TO
gain the tour offered to their district
Contestants and their friends will
! please use the schedule Of votes for
the second period until the end of tho
Saturday. April 6.
All subscriptions received by mail
I today. In letters bearing the
March p postmark. will be credited
according to the first period schedule