The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-05-15

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Heavy baIloting was the strong
feature OF the Daily Teiegram's
Great 5000 Voting Contest We'd
nesday-
Look at the roll of honort
Four new names are brought 70
the front BY the heavy voting
Mrs. Howard Gibbs carries away
the honors IN the first district.
Miss Mary j. cramp heads the en-
tire list for the first grand prize. the
i've passenger Paige automobile
Miss Elsie Morris leads for the
second grand prize. the rye-passen-
ger Ford IN the second DIVISION
i d. Martin captures the lead IN
the fourth district from =.
Straight. Good gains were made By
Hurley snider. Mrs. r.. A Odds. Mrs.
o. q Straight Miss Mary s snaw.
Mrs W ] tAshcraft. Mrs Il
AFcGee, Mrs w p. Weekly and
Excel Goodwin. And stiu Others are
able to vote One hundred ana forty
three Thousand eight hundred ana
nifty is the total number or votes
east by the hustIIng contestants
"wednesday.
The contestants In the race Tor
the page and Ford touring carsand
the other fourteen valuable prizes Or
fered by the Daiiy Telegram are nov
speeding along at q merry pace. Now
thaf the goal Is in sight and the
time for awarding the prizes so near
at hand every moment Etnat the can
dfdates can devote to the contest 2
being used to the greatest advantages
Campaign managers ara enthnst-
astfcauy assisting to perfect cam
patgns for the wind up and the a
fish Of the contest promises to be IN
tersstfng in the extreme. The indi-
cations are that the decision Is likely
to be very close, and that one SUD
scrptfon may decide winner IL not
beyond the bounds OF possibility
with this in mind the candidates
should not overlook thes slightest
chance OF securing votes.
To win. that - the point. It =
the old idea OF the joy OF success and
the glory Of FictoEys tine typicaIly
American spirit Of the West Virginia
people. To stand pre-eminent nom
the rest, to be pointed out as one oe
the successful ones IS now the great
est incentive to their efTorts.
But there is . reward waiting FOR
them at the end of the spirited AZ
fair which exceeds even the most OPP
tfnnistfc expectations or these splen-
didIy aggressive men anG women
who are striving for the prizes. Had
every candidate IN the contest .
thorough realization OF the pleasures
which are in store for the winners Of
the prizes the contest would be even
more spirited than it now u.
just a week and q half more and
the contest viii be over Make h1y
while the sun shines. It Is going e
rain special ballots around the Daily
Telegram Office on the night Of Nay
90. and each eandfdats should de-
ternine that he or she Is going to
make their competitors beIieys thsg
have been in . c1oudburst- It's 81
mp to the candidate and his friends
to say whether he VIII enjoy the
pleasure OF the Paige automobile.
the Ford car. q midsummer TRIP 70
Europe. personally conducted ana
with every expense paid one Of the
Price and TeepIe pianos or one ce
the other valuable prizes.
While a very large number 81
Subscriptions have been secured by
the candidates and their friends Il
must be remembered that the city
ana surrounding territory Is large
ana fun Of possibilities, more than
suifIcient for the efforts OF all candl-
dates ana their Iegions of friends.
There are stflI hundreds Of people
who have not been asked fer seb-
(Conttnued On page four.