The Washington herald., 1916-03-22
SECRET Voting
STARTS TODAY
Sealed Ballot Box to Be In
stalled In Office of Herald's
$4,000 Club"
RACE is NEARING END

The sealed ballot box will be placed in
me once Of the $4,000 Club department
OF The Washington Herald at noon to-
day and sealed by the judges, thus giving
al candidates an oppOrtunity-ef doing
secret ballottng II they choose to do so.
The race is getting fast and furious
Win only two more days in which to Sc
cure subscriptions. an members of the
5o.eo0 Club" should secure every avail
able subscription. See your friends and
get the promised subscription. It is bet
ter TO have too many votes than to lose
out by a small margin,
Rules for Close of Campaign.
The rules governing the close of the
campaign will only be a continuation of
the fairness that has marked this good
natured competition at every stage. All
subscriptions must be placed in the bal
lot box before p o'clock Friday night
March "a. or mailed and post-marked be
fore that time. Any subscription sent by
mail must be mailed in sufficient time
10 assure the letter containing the bust
ness being postmarked on or before Il
D. n. March "a The pOstmark will be
taken as evidence to show that the letter
was mailed in due time by the judges
who will have complete charge Of the
close Of the campaign.
Candidates depositing subscriptions in
the sealed box should be careful that
their subscriptions and money to cover
same tally exactly. Candidates deposit
tng subscriptions in sealed ballot box
must also be very careful to pay particu-
lar attention to the names and addresses
Of the subscriptions and see that they
are correct in every instance and plainly
marked new or old.
Members dePositing subscriptions in
sealed ballot box will receive receipts for
same Immediately after the close Of the
campaign.
In this way no one but the candidate
VIII know with how many subscriptions
or votes he or she finishes, as the result
will not be known until the Judges have
completed the final list, which will show
all the winners.
Those who desire to have receipts is
sued for the business before the close
OF the campaign must turn it in early
enough to enable the clerks to issue re-
eeipts and votes in time to have them
deposited in the ballot box
Door Closes at Midnight.
The entrance to the $1,000 Club de-
partment will be closed promptly at z
O'Clock March q. All candidates should
be careful to reach the $1,000 Club" head
quarters before that time. All candidates
arriving at the office before Y O'Clock m.
will be waited on. At the closing hour,
March "a, the judges will be on hand to
see that everything is carried out in strict
accordance with the above rules.
No one will know how the voting is
going until the campaign is closed and
the ballot box has been opened by the
judges and the votes carefully counted.
The main thing for each candidate is
to be sure to have enough votes to win
the coveted prize. Too many votes will
win for you. but If you should lack few
votes of having enough you will lose.
The following sCheduIehwilI be in effect
the remainder of the campaign EXCEPT
with every So worth of any combination
OF new subscriptions from three to
twenty-fOUr months, when 1900 extra
votes will BE- given: