Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1913-09-25
VOTE EARLY |S WATCHW0RD
 IF PORTOLA POPULARITY CONTEST
JUDGES DECLARE WINNERS OF PRIzEs GREATEST OFFER THE ENTIRE CAMPAIGN CLOSES OCTOBER l.
 THAT BY THOUSANDS VOTES; THEIR UTMOST!

Vote early is the watchword of the
 Portola Popularity campaign. The next few days are the golden days of the campaign from voting standpoint. Each subscription turned in to this
 office before October 1st is worth thousands of votes more than later on. The reduced voting schedule will pos
 itively go into effect following the first of October.
 Friends and admirers who is an as pirant for the honor of representing Yuma County at the wonderful birth day party of the Pacific Ocean, should rally to her support now. No higher tribute, no greater compliments can be paid to the popularity of favorite candidate than to send in subscrip- tions to her credit at once, thus giv- ing her the benefit of the big bonus of votes offered now.
 Festival an Historic Event
 No fiesta the west has ever known will compare in brilliancy and gor- geous splendor with this years Por- tola. The Jubilee at San Francisco will be more than a merry-making. It is to be a great historic celebra- tion, typifying the development of this great western empire since Balboa fir st looked down upon the Pacific Ocean four centuries ago. Twenty one nations will take part in the pag- eants, and the social activities. Tho fleets of the world will be represen ed in the bay. A million people Uill gather for the event. The City Streets will be a fairyland of color, light and bloom. The most spectac- ular parades ever seen in America, or in the world, will be daily features of the program. The nights will be sea- sons of carnival and electric splendor
 Many of the enthusiastic candidates are making tentative plans for the trip, in anticipation of being elected, and a number of them have already selected the travelling companions who will accompany them to the Por- tola as guests Of the Examiner. These selections have stimulated and stren- : gthened the campaigns of the progress sive young ladies, because they have enabled them to enlist the active SUD- i, port and cooperation of the friends ' whom they have chosen to share the enjoyment of the Portola tour
 The Examiner suggests that every candidate in the contest adopt the same plan. Choose your travelling companions now and notify them that they have been selected. Commis- sion them as your lieutenants and en- list them to boost your campaign ac- lively. They will be able to place many thousands of votes to your cred it, and the personal interest they will feel will add greatly to their enthus- iasm for your success
 Remember that your travelling con- panions will share in all the entertain ments and pleasures of the tour. Ac- comodations will be provided for them in the same hotels at which the dele gates stop. They will be taken to Ill the cafes and theaters which the Por- tola envoys are to visit, and will par ticipate in all of the sightseeing trips and automobile parties on the pro gram of entertainment. Everyone ! who is honored by being choosen as a running mate of a candidate should plunge into the campaign with the same enthusiasm which the nominees [