The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-05-27
Box Locked and Sealed
in Presence Of Judges Who
Will Count Votes.
RACE SEEMS CLOS
Everything Speculation and
Conjecture at This Fine
Report Awaited.

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The Office of the Daily Telegram
presented scene OF intense activity
and interest yesterday and last night
during the closing hours of the
greatest subscription contest ever
conducted by any newspaper in this
section of the state. and the ballot
box was locked and sealed in the
presence of the judges, to be opened
by them at 1880 o'clock tonight in
the business Office OF the Daily Tele-
gram, when the work of deterIniEns--
ing the winners of the prizes viii be
commenced.
Last DAY a Hummer.
although the large number OF
contestants engaged in the contest,
assisted by numerous friends, had
worked faithfully for the last ei ght
weeks in this city and throughout
this section, meeting with great sue
cess. the closing day proved a rec
ord breaker and subscriptions to the
Daily Telegram accompanied by the
cash, were poured into the business
office, keeping the. contest depart
ment and the entire office force very
busy. When evening shades ap-
peared the office presented a scene
mot unlike an election night. The
room was filed by the contestants
and their friends and all were doing
their utmost to swell the total vote
of those in the great race for the
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goal.
For some time before the polls
closed many had become intensely
interested in. the outcome of the
event and filled the Office. When
1910 arrived the manager of the
contest declared the voting closed,
locked and sealed the ballot box,
handed the key to the judges anu
the box, containing the hopes and
fears OF nearly thirty energetic mon
and women, as well as. the result OF
their labors for the last eight weeks,
was locked in a bank vault there TO
remain until the judges convene to-
night to determine and declare the
result.
Today all the subscriptions are
heinz verified by the circulation de-
nartment and recorded in the contest
subscription books for the inspec-
ton of the judges at 1880 o'clock
tonight.
Who Will Win?
The men and women who have
nut forth the best efforts in securing
snbscrintions to this paper will be
awarded the prizes, according to the
manner and plan set forth for the
divisions and districts.
All is Now Conjecture.
whose these fortunate ones are
will he told by the Daily Telegram
IN its next issue. providing the
indees finish their work in time. At
present all is speculation and con-
lecture. The contest is SO very
close in some of the districts, per-
hans in ali of them, that even the
contest manager would be unable -
name the winners in advance OF tile
aec,sion of the Judges even were ne
d;srosed to do SO. All the anxious
ones can do is to patiently await
tbe announcement by the judges
Tuesday evening after the count IL
anished or the announcement in the
n.I1vN Telegram Wednesday. The
work of counting the ballots VIII
! ba tedious one and the contest
manager has the assurance that tne
Judges will make the count as rapid
~ az nossible and will render their
decision as soon as it can be done in
fairness to all concerned.
Thanks to All.
The management of the Daily Tel
eeram and of the contest want to
thank all. of the men, women and
their friends. who worked SO hard
70 make the contest the success that
Il has been. while all cannot win
ltbe contestants who have worked in
tba lost cause feel that the expert
ence thew have had in this battle OF
,,al1ots has been we'll worth the ell
forts nut forth by them. They have
l3f nothing else, found out who tneii
!. friends are. Not friends by expires,
sion. but friends by example ano
i.nrecent The management has but one
reyret and that is that grand prize
cannot be awarded to all who havs
worked so hard. They did nobly
Thev deserve great credit for 1whai
+, they have done.