The Cairo bulletin., 1914-08-18
Candidates Are Lining Up Their
Forces TO Close the COM
paign.
ONLY FOUR MORE
DAYS NOW REMAIN
Race is Close and No One Has d
Sure Cinch for Any
Prize. -

however to defeat more than one
candidate In the race unless strenu-
GUS efforts are pat forth the rest Of
his week. Every vote counts and as
many subscriptions as possible
should be turned in Make good on
al of the promises to subscribe. see
that thy are all fulfilled at oace,
Subscriptions received at this office
after next Saturday will be of no
avail as far as this contest is cen
Cerned.
Those depending upon the mali
10 bring in their subscriptions and
reserve votes should mail letters moi
later than Friday evening so their
communications Will be sure &c
reach The Bulletin office in time for
the final count Saturday night. ThC
ballot box closes promptly at 8
o'clock D. m, and not ore vote will
be received after that time 10 ap-
Fly on the final count. The vote
will be counted on Tuesday. as
lis nal, and the results printed IN
Wednesdays issue of The Bulletin
After this count the ballet box viii
not be opened until the final coun
Is commenced Saturday night. II
will be better for those lining out
.sde OF Cairo to bring their sub
sCriptions and reserve yotee TO the
nice personally and cast them, but
those who cannot do this shout
laail them not later than Friday
.vening so there will be no doub
| Is to their getting into the ballot
| COX on time. The race may ne los
IN account OF delay.
Votes Not Transferable,
A rule OF this contest which has
been vigorously enforced and whicl
we shall continue to maintain unit
The close OF the contest. Is that If ;
certain candidate has a number o
votes and wishes 20 withdraw from
! he contest. the votes which appca
n the printed list. and the vot
oupons which have been issued Il
him, cannot be given to anothe
ontestant. All coupons which ar
orn, scratched or altered in an
manner win be promptly discarded
lnless the changes are made at thi
,fice.
| Now that the contest has reache
he home stretch it will he to tn
| interest of every candidate to do hi
| Utmost. A few thousand votes ma
vim the Ford automobile, the piano
Motorcycle, a diamond ring or
| old watch. no not think that be
1cause the special vote Offers are end
| d, the contest has closed. Man
| subscriptions will come In ,mrin
he last days, sufficient perhaps t
lefeat you unless YOU put fort
very strenuous effort this weel
Il set every vote You possibly car
II Many a race has been Lost by owe
Z | confidence. In a contest like tn
RI Just bear in mind that you cannt
fave too many votes to win, bu
! | hat YOU may have too few. If you
] friends have promised 10 suhscrib
II press them into line for you tn
| week. You will not regret it.
| Thousands of Votes in Reserve
While it Is good idea to hay
plenty of votes held in reserve s
: others win not see What you havt
t is also a worthy ambition to kee
as near the lead as possible so you
D friends can see that you are entere
g III the race to win. And this is e
o oeeialIy trde during these last fe
days.
n Check Your Votes.
Candidates will please carl
: check the votes they have
during this campaign and Sc
It same correspond with the nj
n credited to them in the pub
" list next Wednesday.
as If there is any error notifa
y contest department at oucI
n same may be corrected. Fob
Judges who canvess the fnalI
t will count only the couponI
Of have been deposited after vi
day, Aug. 10 and add same Il
" nmber appearing in the publish
it list of next Wednesday.
The Prizes.
h The first, or capital prixs, fs
Ford automobile. This EAR will
10 given 10 the candidate .sho secur
l. the most votes In the entire eonts
TO regardless OF district.
1t is q 1914 Model T Touring c.
J. A five passenger, four cylinder,
horsepower machine. With the au
Is included extension top, vii
|. | shield, sueedometter. Ughts. xener