The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-03-01
This is A GOOD DAY TO
ENTER THE Campaign,
Nominate Yourself or Friend in The Gold
en- Festival and Voting Campaign.
To-day is the Best Time
By sending in to-day lead of Votes
the who continually waits before entering
Let of The Representatives Call and explain the De-
tails to you.

headquarters of the Golden Festival
and Voting Campaign. asking for in
formation concerning the Daily Item
and the Watchman and Southron's
master circulation campaign. Lots of
people would like to enter their
names or the name of some friend, but
do not understand fully just how to
enter the campaign, and how to go
about securing one OF the numerous
prizes.
The plan and the conditions are very
simple and are as follows:
The first thing to do is to clip the
nomination coupon which appears
elsewhere in today's paper. and either
bring. send or mail it to the Manager
Of tho Campaign, or simply telephone
your name and address in. A sub
scription book will be sent you with
full instructions. and particulars. and
you can start at once among your
friends to secure their subscriptions
to The Daily Item and the Watch
man and Southron. Votes will be is
sued on all payments whether new or
old in accordance with the vote
schedule printed on the cover of the
receipt book. Subscriptions may be
secured anywhere. Candidates are
not compelled to secure subscrip-
tions and votes in their particular dis
trict. but may get them anywhere they
choose, and the votes will count for
them in their. own district.
The hardest part of anything is the
start. and once the start is made the
rest is easy: In order to assist you
In getting an early start. you will find
printed elsewhere in this issue O frat
transcription coupon, If sent in proper-
~ filled out together with a subscrip-
tion. new or old, for any period sched-
uled for either paper. you will be
credited with 10000 extra votes. This
coupon. the nomination coupon, and
the votes on the first subscription will
give you an elegant start. s.
You will also find Daily Free Bal.
lot good for ten votes. there Is no lin.
1t as to the number of these ballots
you may send in or that your friends
may send III for you. they will all
count. You may have been thinking
about entering the Golden Festival
and Voting Campaign for the past
week, but have not fully made up
your mind as yet. Do not wait any
longer, but make the all important
start today.
The two automobiles. namely the
Overland touring car. value $3.50. 90;
the Saxon roadster. value $475.O0 and
the other prizes will be awarded in a
fair and impartial manner. For in
stance, the two contestants having
the highest number of votes at the
close of the campaign will be award
ed the two automobiles. Each of the
divisions have separate and distinct
prizes, which must go to- each divis-
ION. regardless Of the number of votes
cast. in either of the other divisions.
After all the regular prizes have
been awarded the contestants who
send In ten new yearly subscriptions.
or the equivalent to The Daily Item.
or forty-flve dollars worth of new
subscriptions to the Watchman and
Southron will be awarded $40 in gold.
There are an unlimited number of
these prizes.
All who fail to secure one of the
prizes above mentioned will be
awarded ten per cent. commission ON
all the business they send in, so this
feature takes care Of all the ambitious
candidates and those who lend a help
eig hand to the Item and the Watch
man and Southron to increase the cir.
culation.
1t Is hard to imagine how such al
Turing. worthwhile prizes can go
IDLY by without scores Of industrious.
ambitious people swapping them up.
There are lots Of people who want to
enter the Golden Festival and Voting
Campaign, but for some reason have
not sent their name in yet. Perhaps
II Is due to lack of courage, lack of
the get up and go" which is neces-
sary to all successful people, or per-
maps 1t is just plain indifference to q
valuable business proposition. Moth
ing can possibly be gained by stand
ing back and allowing others to Sc
cure the prizes of life. Think It over
and decide what you are going to do
about it. don't continue to go along
In the same old channels without a