The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-03-08
Great Golden Festival
Officially Begins To-day.
those Who Have Entered May Send in
Their Subscriptions-Now is the Time
to Start Vote Gathering.
CANDIDATES WARNED TO INFORM THEIR FRIENDS THEY
HAVE ENTERED THE CANIPA IGN-vOTEs ISSUED ON SUB
sCRIPTIONs WILL EACH CANDIDATE - AN
EARtY START BATTLE


The Daily Item and the Watchman
and Southron's Golden Festival and
Voting Campaign officially begins to-
day. All who have entered NAV now
send in their subscriptions and daily
ballots. Votes Issued on subscriptions
will be mailed to each candidate, con-
sequently 1t will be impossible for
any one to know how many votes the
other fellow has, unless they tell it
themselves. All votes on subscrip-
tions are made out and mailed with
in a day or two after they are receiv-
ed. In order that there may be no
errors in the classification of old and
new subscriptions. time must be given
for the circulation department to veri-,
fy every subscription before the votes
are Issued. Under this new system
votes will be mailed periodically and
include votes due on all subscriptions
up to the time they are mailed.
AS before stated. today is the off,
cial starting time of the campaign. It
will be to the advantage of every pros
pective entrant to get his or her name
In at once, and start right on active
vote gathering.
The First Plunge.
Why it is easy for you: The first
day of school or college, the first day
Of any new activity that brings you UP
against strange faces and customs
Is the hardest Cay. But you can face
your first days work In The Golden
Festival and Voting Campaign with a
confidence that few can feel. as q rep
resentative Of The Daily Item and the
Watchman and Southron you will find
an open door and a courteous retep-
ti0p awaiting you wherever you go.
Added to your prestige as represen-
tative Of The Daily Item and the
Watchman and Southron will be the
respect given to people who have de-
termined BY personal effort to make a
success of the things they undertake.
Backed by the confidence in your pur-
pose. and in the papers you represent,
You can enter the first days work
certain Of success. ~
Refuse to De Downed.
Your success may not be great at
first, but don't let that down you.
The first order of young lady, who
was the most successful candidate in
a campaign conducted in a nearby
town contained only one short term
subscription. During her second week
she sent in quite a large number of
subscriptions. and ut the close of the
campaign she was awarded the first
grand prize. which she Immediately
sold for the full market price.
THIS young lady did not have much
time. she worked In bank from 9 A.
M. to p. M. but she kept the tele-
phone wires busy. and the mails hot
with letters to her friends all over the
country, and too, she took advantage
OF the various offers of the manager
to assist her.
We suggest you begin work among
your friends as this young lady did.
Doubtless you know two or three
friends who are taking Daily Item or
Watchnlan and Southron who would
be glad to give you their renewal sub
scription. From each friend obtain
the name of some one else who may
be interested. You will then extend
your efforts among strangers, with
the advantage of being able always to
mention the name Of q mutual friend
or acquaintance.
We Will Do Our Part.
The manager of the Golden Festil
val and Voting Campaign is a man
with a thorough knowledge Of the
from several years of
actual experience in the field. He
knows the opportunities which await
you, and will help you grasp them.
He will do his best to help and to
suggest The Daily Item will be sent
each person who becomes active in
the campaign, absolutely free of
charge during the life Of the CAM
paign. This will keep you in touch
In a general way with the manage
ment.
His personal service to you will
reach you in form of personally die
lated letters, and by representatives
who will be instructed to go with you
and assist you in securing subscrip-
lions and votes. He will send sample
copies to your friends, write letters TO |