Arizona republican., 1913-05-20

Realizing that the candidates enter cd from the territory outside of Phoenix would have d difficult time competing with the city contestants. the territory covered by The Repub- lican was divided into five districts. two in the city and three in the country. which assured all that the prizes would be evenly distributed. This arrangement proved more than satisfactory as can be seen by com pairing the five districts, and before a week had passed-before the first an- ncuncement of yCtes-thousandS of men. women and children in Phoenix and its surrounding territory had en- tered into friendly rivalry for their favorites.
 Nip and tuck they fought for two months and each vote added to the interest in the contest At no time from the casting of the first vote was it possible to pick the winners, st, close was the battle From time tc time many persons essayed to pick the winners but the opinion was hardly expressed before another batch of votes was recorded and the choice of this particular person was found among the lower ones. Thus it went
 
 one and then another forging ahead
 But it was just as the manager of the contest eNpected-the reserve of the various contestants played the important part and was the decid- ing factor in determining the win ners of the contest.
 Everybody Satisfied
 That there should be no disappoint- eff of 10 willing workers should not go unre- warded, even though their candidates did not win the capital prize, the contest officials divided the territory into five districts and offered prizes in each district for the most popular and energetic young women in each. This proved the big feature of the contest, and resulted in satisfaction for everybody, which was the chief desire of The Republican.
 Slowly at first the votes conmenceG to come in, then increased gradually for q while, until, when the workers got thoroughly warmed up. they roll ed in in such large numbers that the totals soon amounted to large figures. The friends of the contest ants desired to see them win, and in- sisted on making the fact public by voting for them and getting their friends to do likewise, and the small est girl or boy was just as powerful as his or her elders in boosting their faVorite candidates More than one man stole an hour or more from his office at intervals during the contest to make a personal canvass for some friend, and many dinner dish was left unwashed while the women of the house went calling and incidentally looking for votes.
 Winners Feel Proud
 The winners may well feel proud of the fact that they have run one race in a thousand and have come out with the deserved honor of hay ing Outrun and Outclassed workers who have themselves done exceeding ly well, and would under ordinary conditions have had enough votes to win.
 The honor attached to winning is considered by some of the candidates as being worth as much as the value of their prize, however valuable Friends of the contestants have boosted them all along the line, and nothing seemed too hard for them to do where a subscription was to be secured and the votes given to their favorites.
 There has been quite an army of fair ladies who have made it their business during the past two months early and late to exploit the virtues of this paper. And that they were preaching gospel truth is testified by the results obtained in the city and in all directions throughout the coun- try-contestants at all times during the day, afoot, on horseback or in automobiles, hunting for some one who looked as though he did not take The Republican, and it may be stat ed right here that there are few who have that appearance now.
 The contestants have all done splendid work and some have been more successful than others, but this is due largely to the ability to hustle possessed by the winning contestants.
 The Benefits of the Contest Every candidate, whether she cares to fight the battle of ballots or not, is better able to fight the battle or G6ily existence today than she was when she entered the contest. Though she may feel the disappointment keenly, yet she must feel that facing tine world does not seem near so formidable a proposition as it did a few weeks ago. Those who have been successful are deserving of congra- tulatiOns and praise. They have striven hard and what they have achieved has been largely the result of untiring, unremitting effort Early 1 and late for two months they have | been piling up voting strength, few votes at q time, until the totals mounted high up in the big figures. They will appreciate the prizes a 1 thousand fold more than they would 1 had they been laid at their feet with out any effort on their part and are ! better able to appreciate them at ! something of their true value.