The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-11-20
Racing Contestants Coming
Down The ''HOme Stretch" :"

an opponent might mean the loss of
victory fer any contestant.
That they may preserve greater
chances for success, every contest
ant should secure as large vote as
they possibly can with consistent
effort within the few remaining
hours.
1t will be infinitely more satisfac-
tory to a contestant to win with
few votes to spare than to fall few
votes short of the number necessary
to win the victory.
The victory as yetis anybody's vic
tory, and it will take the work these
final and critical hours of the con-
test to determine the final outcome.
The question of success rests en-
tirely in the hands of the contest
ants.
Any contestant can win who de-
| termines to do so.
EVERY VOTE AVAILABLE.
Do not forget the fact that some
times the race is remarkable close
at the finish, even one more SUBJ
scription may make the difference
to you between success and failure.
| 1t would seem very hard to miss
what you want by just few votes.
Make it certain that you have left
no stone unturned to the last mo-
ment. If you should lose then you
will have no reason to repr oach
yourself. If you win by narrow
margin how happy you will be to
think you overcome your inclina-
ton to neglect some last chance for
votes.
Not cent will be accepted in this
contest after 9 o'clock Tuesday
night. At that time the ballot box
will be handed over to the gentle
men who have consented to judge
the finish of the game. They will
open the box and count what has
been turned in since the last count.
If a candidate rushes in one min
ute after with an enormous bunch
of subscriptions, they will be re-
fused votes on them.
Let us warn you to be in the Con-
test Department at 8 p. M, Tues
day, November rs. Everyone IN
the Contest Department on or be-
fore this time will be taken care OF.
Any who are late will get left.
A SQUARE DEAL FOR ALL.
This is eminently proper, and The
Commonwealth is not only pleased
to see such interest being displayed,
but is prepared and glad of the op-
portunity to show that the methods
beng pursued are entirely impair
tial and fair to each contestant, and
that such fairness is to continue un-
Ill the contest closes. This contest
| was not begun, nor is it being car
ried out in any hap-hazard manner.
It is run upon a system complete IN
every detail, and which broad expe-
rience in other fields, has demon
strated to be the best ever devised
for the purpose. The Contest Man.
ager is not new to the business. but
has conducted many similar con-
tests for other newspapers in man
ner that has secured their hearty ap-
proval.
Gentle reader, have you consid-
cred that your subscription might
be the deciding factor in this Auto
Contest?
Consider for one roment that one
years subscription entities you to
not only the best weekly paper IN
this section of the state, but it also
entities you to goodly number OF
votes for your favorite in the con-
test. One yearly subscription that
may add just enough to give them
a small majority of the votes at the
close Of the contest and thus make
them a winner and appreciative can
didate.
! In a few short days when Ihe
Commonwealth awards its prizes the
contestants who marched, fought
and lost will look back to their early
conquest and say: "WelI, II l had
only put forth greater efforts dur
ing the contest period l might have
been among the winners : Inc
heights of victory may look steer