The Washington herald., 1916-01-26

People are getting mighty enthusiastic
over the offer made by The Washington
Herald, and candidates to join the 900
Club" are rapidly increasing They real.
Ice the munifcence of the offer, and the
ease with which they may not only enter
the campaign but have good chance OF
getting one of the three automobiles, the
two pianos or the grafonola, which are
being given as rewards.
| They are whipping their forces into
shape and preparing for the attack a.
lmethdocally as IL they were generals on
the European battlefelds. The friends
of the candidates are being lined up
ready for the active voting.
want Hundreds In Content.
The race for the big Mitchell six Of
l6, for the latest model Saxon, the Max
WELL as well as the Bradbury player
piano. Chickering piano, the graSonola,
furniture, merchandise orders and the
unlimited amount of cash commissions,
Is just about ready to open,
| The Washington Herald Is giving every
encouragement for candidates TO apply.
We want several hundred men and wom-
en- in this campaign.
SO far quite number OF candidates
have entered, but we want more. With
such list of grand and district prizes
| to work for and the 10 per cent cash
commission. The Washington Herald
hopes to be able to publish several hun
dred names when the active voting gets
under way
While candidates may enter the
campaign for votes at any time, IL is
better to join early. before some other
person gets the votes that you would
naturally expect.
One or two people who, contem-
plated Joining the 5000 Club have
said they thought II was too early to
start an active campaign for votes.
They seem to think that after every
body has heard of the wonderful offer
made by The Washington Herald It
will be much easier to get, votes. Per-
haps that will be true to q certain ex-
tent. but 1t Is just as well to get your
name on the list SO that your friends
VIII know you are interested.
No "Aiso Rams"
Suppose you join the club and find
that you can give only little time
to the work of getting votes. Do you
realize that you will be able to win
an automobile even though you finish
third? In most any kind of a race
there are one or two winners and a
bunch of also rams" This is not true
in this prize race. If you do not win
a prize and are active to the close of
the campaign. you are entitled to a
cash commission.
The beauty of this proposition is
that your regular salary goes right
along and you are not taking any
time from your regular work. All
you have to do is to speak to your
friends about voting for you as you
run across them. between now and
March "a.
The first list containing the names
OF the members entered In the SO, 900
Club" will be published the first of
next week, II your name is not regis
tered. you had best send 1t in today.
Conditions of Contest.
Any reliable person of standing. res,d-
ing in the territory in which The Wash
ington Herald circuiates, is eligible to
enter the campaign.
No employees of The Washington
Herald. or members of their families, viii
be permitted to enter the campaign.
Candidates can nominate themselves or
be nominated by their friends.
The Campaign Manager reserves the
right to reject any nomination.
You will find nomination blank is
good for loo votes which gives you a
fine start
Votes will be issued on paid-in-advanc.
subscriptions to The Washington Herald.
Nominations accompanied with three
months cash subscription or longer will
receive 5000 extra votes
Votes will be given on new subscrip-
tfons and renewal of old subscriptions
that are paid when the votes are is
sued
Votes will be allowed on subscriptions
secured anywhere.
All special vote ballots issued ON sub
scriptions are good until the end Of the
campaign, and then may be voted at
the discretion of the candidate or SUBJ
scriber.
The votes will be counted and can
zens.
No person may win more than one
prize.
In case Of q de for any prize. each
candidate will receive an identical prize
Any question which may arise will be
settled by The Washington Herald, and
it's decision will be absolute and final.
In case of a typographical error. II is
understood that The Washington Herald,
shall not be responsible, except to make
necessary corrections on discovery of
same.
Each regular subscriber to The Wash
ington Herald may cast fifty compE-
mentary votes for any one candidate by
signing a printed blank, which is simply
request for the fifty votes to be counted
for his or her favorite candidate.
Coupon Published Daily.
coupon will be published in The
Washington Herald which. when neatly
clipped from the paper, name filled In.
and brought or mailed to the $1,000 Club"
office will count as votes.
Vote coupons will be published daily
In The Washington Herald. with vote
value of one vote In the daily Herald,
and five votes each In The Sunday Her
aid. with the exception OF January ..
%. 81.
During these three days there will be d
vote value of ten votes each.
Vote coupons published in The Wash
ington Herald will bear an expiration
date, after which they will not be ac-
cepted.
Active voting began January q and
will continue until March "a.
The list of all candidates and the num-
Der of their votes accepted for publics-
tion will be published continually