The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-26

ias efla1 ley l'enia ~ f'fsl
place the tLIild dlslylet ana is lsg
flr f5all the caadid dates IN Division
B.twith over $4,000 yotes ais
Miss Lura Sheets psses the $4,000
mark in the fourth district and retains
hes position OF first itttleE dlstrist,ant
is second on the gst s0Eeall the candi
dates In DiFisionaBaaS ~ iqo sseis.sty.
Read carefuIIy-syd These Rifles Hot
Win.orkOse.i Ee9sr. ,S.'.1
Contestants cannot DE :,too careful
about sending in theirJhallots sostlla'
they will reach the contest department
before . p. M, Saturday. dMarchI ana
as a matter of precautien every one Of
them, especially those living outside
,ol the city OF Fairmuut should, read and
weigh each line otowhatqweshaye itt
say. here. s.i4p' - esgtssE As.
We would dislike. to'.seec any: caWiii
date lose a single because ;ofaths
excitement which isssurea to5occur dur.
ing the last few hours oftthe campaign,
or because of some misunderstanding
on their part. Itisimpossible for'you
to exercise too much caution in arriV-
ing at a full understanding, Of the,rulss
aud conditions governing the close Oh
the campaign. g!IGr 'eon.". iE
Flrst-All vateS,and remittances. no
matter at what time mailed, must be
received at the Office of theIcontestFd de-
parment of The, West Virginian before
9 u. m, Saturday, March l. lf'not re
ceived At this hour they will be worth.
less and will not be counted.
Second-All remIttances and votes
should be addressed to the Contest
Manager aud not to individuals. This
is to prevent confusion.
Look over the above, conditions care.
fully. Do not jump at the conclusion
that you understand any particular
one until you are absolutely sure Of Its
full meaning. If the precaution Of care
full reading is taken there should be no
vain regrets concerning votes being re-
iected because they did not conform
to the rules OF the campaign.
II in doubt concerning any point ask
questions until everything is clear.
The. votes will be counted as usual at
C o'clock Friday afternoon and the re-
suit will be printed in Saturdays issue
Of The West Virginian. After this
count the ballot box will not be OPEN
ed again until the final count is COM
menced at 9 O'Clock Saturday night.
Get your reserve votes in the ballot
box early Saturday, so you will not
miss any of them, DO not lose any OF
them for there will be no way OF get
ting duplicates at this late period OF
the game. DO not trust to slow mails
A delay of few hours in the mails
may lose a prize for you. Mail them In
time enough to reach this office before
Q O'Clock Saturday evening or you are
lost, as sure as the world. Go III to-
morrow to win, or forever hold your
peace. The race ls.now up to you and
your friends. y'-,.y ,-'--- = =. '''" E'''-
Do not ask to have vote ballots 49,
sued on subscriptions without the
names of the candidates for whom they
are to be voted written thereon. The
request cannot be complied with.
ALL VOTES MUST BEAR THE
NAME OF THE CANDIDATE FOR
WHOM THEY ARE TO BE VOTED
BEFORE THEY LEAVE THIS OF
FTCE. SCRATCHED, TORN OR
ALTERED COUPONS WILL BE
PROMPTLY DISCARDED.
The battle of the ballots will wax
more furious as the end approaches,
and every candidate is preparing for
the struggle which must take place be-
tween now and 0 p. IN. Saturday. inut'
cations point to a strenuous finish, and
many new subscribers will be added to
cur list in the few days. remaining
Claims and counter claims OF contest
ants and their friends indicate that the
outcome is everywhere in doubt, and
public interest will be at white heat.
A number OF contestants have asked
the contest department for final rul'
fng OH the closing hour of the contest.
IN response 10 all such requests the
rule is repeated.
This is final and positive, not one
vote will be received at this office aft
err Q o'clock Saturday evening, March
/. All votes and subscriptions coming
in after that hour will be cast out. No
fayors will be shown anyone in the
campaign, SO get your votes in early.
No information will be given out re-
garding the standing of contestants un'
til the results and names OF the win
ners are announced in the paper Mon
day evening, and no information re