The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-19
CONTEST ANTS NAMES
WILL BE ANNOUNCED
In PAPER TOMORROW
Votes Received by Candidates
to Be Published within
a Few Days.
BIG NUMBER ENTERED
Evident That Fight for the
Magnificent Prizes Will
Be Spirited.

Announcement will be made in to-
morrow's Telegram of the names OF
contestants placed in nomination in
the great $4,000 prize contest, up un-
til ~ o'clock noon Thursday.
During the last few days numer-
Gus inquiries have been made as to
the nominees, and the initial an
nouncement is eagerly awaited by
Telegram readers.
Those who have fayorltes in the list
will be anxious to see that the CON
testants of their choice get good
start in the great battle of ballots,
and to this end have been clipping
coupons seeking subscriptions in the
interest of their fayorites.
After tomorrow the list of contest
ants will be published daily, and
within few days after the initial
announcement of the names, standing
of the various candidates will also
be given, with the many changes
effected with each days balloting
The developments of each days
balloting will be followed with keen
est interest as the contest progresses
and the fluctuating tide of favoritism
brings out new leaders.
Leadership in the various districts
will be productive of great many
extra votes, and those wishing to
maintain best chances of winning
and heaviest support will profit by
keeping ahead; leadership also makes
organization easier to build and it
is through organization of friends that
final victory will be possible.
An unusually large number of con-
testants have been nominated, and it
is possible that in many instances
nominations have been made by in
terested friends without the knowl-
edge of the contestants placed in nom
nation.
1t is already evident that the fight
for the grand prizes will be no less
spirited in the country districts, than
in the districts which have been
placed within the city,
Get Acquainted Day.
Saturday, March % is to be get
acquainted day,
On that day, all contestants will be
given an opportunity to get acqualnt-
ed with the contest manager, learn
the plans of the contest, methods to
be used in securing the largest num-
Der of subscriptions, and ways and
means of building up a strong organi-
cation.
The day will be different from all
others, and the contest department
offers extra inducements to all con-
testants who come into the office to
talk things over.
Each contestant who comes to the
contest office, or mails one yearly
subscription, viii be given certificate
good for $4,000 extra votes.
The $4,000 votes secured that day
may be just the number needed to
turn defeat into victory.
Don't forget the day-saturday,
March %,
Coupons.
Don't forget the coupons. Clip the
one out of this paper and either bring
or mail it to the contest department
for your favorite coetestant. Remem-
Der the coupons will decrease in value
after April IL, and it is very import
ant That your favorite candidate re-
ceives every coupon possible. The
one in this paper may be the deciding
one. and those ten votes may be Just
enough in the end TO make your can
didate a victor and the owner of one
of the grand prizes. Do 1t now.