The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-07-23

We have often heard it remarked
that the people of Williamsburg
county kept in touch with both State
and county politics as closely as do
any people in the entire State. In
other words, our people Just natu-
rally like politics"
Now, to try out this theory and,
withal, to add a little more excite
ment to the present campaign and
while away these long summer days
we have decided to offer our read
ers a big voting contest, the particu-
lars of which are given below. To
make worth while the time and
thought expended on the part of
contestants, we have arranged to
give away fourteen gold prizes
real money-in from $3.50 to $4,000
gold pieces. The contest will be alb
solutely fair--the best guessers get
the money. The contest starts to-
day and will close Monday, August
24-the day before the primary elec-
ton. The total amount of gold
money is sixty-fve dollars, as fol-
lows: One double eagle, $40; one ca
gle. $40; two half eagles, $40; ten
quarter eagles, $3.50 each) s25-
total, $500. In case of a tie the
money will be fairly distributed
among the winners.
Now, here are the conditions:
Below we print a ticketcontaining
the names of all the candidates
for State and Federal offices; with a
blank space dotted line) for the
name and address of the guesser.
To the person who comes nearest to
guessing the winning candidates, the
gold prizes will be given.
Just clip the ballot from the pa.
per and scratch the names off the
ticket, as you do in voting in pri-
mary election. The names left on
the ticket will be counted as your
guess.
No ballots will be counted except
those clipped from The Record. Any
person may vote any number. of
times. Additional copies of the pa
per containing ballots may be had
at The Record Office at five cents
each.
Every person who sends in guess
must enclose one dollar for one
years subscription to The Record
with each guess. If you are already
a subscriber and paid in advance the
one or more dollars sent will be
credited to extend your subscription,
or you may have the paper sent to
any of your friends for one or more
years.
No contestant is limited to one
guess, but each may send in as many
tickets as he or she pleases, provided
that one dollar is sent in with every
guess. One contestant NAV take ten
or more guesoes, if he wishes, and
possibly win several prizes.
The names need not be the per-
sonal preferences Of those who send
them in. but will be their judgment
as to who will be elected. The names
of those sending the ballots will be
held in confidence, and will not be
given out, except the names of the
winners of the prizes after the con-
test closes, which will be after the
election is finally settled, after the
second primary.
The ballots for each candidate will
be counted as they come in. and the
result will be published from time
to time in The County Record. This
will be straw ballot" which we
believe will be, of interest to our
readers, as it will be forecast by
the readers of The Record as to how
they think the election will go in
this county.
Cut out the ballot, strike out all
except those you think will be elect
ed, and send it in at once. You can
send ballots now, tomorrow and ev-
cry day till the day before the first