The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13
OBJECT or TIM CONTEST

JEC OF u CoNTEsr
The object OF TINS voting contest, hereby lnsusurat.d By the
state Fair Commission for tho selection OF Queen of the Fair
First Maid OF Honor and County Maids of Honor. is to arouse still
greater interest in the greatest state Fair the Southwest hsa
known, and which opens 4, Aiegageraue September asth. to end
rules:
admission tickets to the State Fair grounds. Each ticket shall bs
sold q t a uniform price of SO cents. is transferable, and entities
the bearer to n admission to the State Fair grounds o any day
during the Fair. without restriction. Each sO-cent ticket purchased
In this contest entities the purchaser o cast nifty 900 votes for tn.
LADY OF his choice for queen OF the Fair.
q TO avoid entrance OF IN improper person into this cOntss,
whoS ,s i,y "s u por S,Dh, wnIoh win !. fsrn. .. ss ~ y "a
Fair Commission for the purpose, pr By postal card Or letter from
such official, postmaster " banker.
8 Aside from this recommendation. which shall DO a certificate
Of good character this contest Is open to every woman In New
Mexico with the agreement that the lady receiving the highest to-
tsmbor 10Th, shall be declared queen of tho Fair, shall receive her
expenses in attending tho Fair and 800 in gold when crowned
r. aaI "ote 81 IN M ~, r' state as " gbols sS mT I ss s eSH"p E sn,1 MAIN Of
Honor to the queen and shall receive her expenses in attending
the Fair Twenty three ladies' receiving the highest number OF
vOtcS each in tho county in which she lives '"nd excepting tho
queen ana the First Maid of HONOR shall be declared COUNTY
Maid Of Honor from her county OF residence, and shah receive her
expenses In attending the Fair,
. Ladies living in Albuquerque and s.rnalno County II ..-
at a later date for The Nsid of Albuquerque" who Will lead the
par" gooks Of ticket, TO- Ale by oont.stant.. with voting o
pons attached, will be furnished to each candidate, upon apphcs-
ton to STATE FAIR COMMISSION. Queen o ( the Fair Contest
Manager, Albuquerque. New Mexico, accompanied by certificate OF
character as stated above Complete Instructions viii be forwarded
: The state Fair Commission hereby disolaims any rs.pon.i.
NV" me- 1 ~ c' ~ ,na s,s,a E,i nc comntssIoD' Al,"on"rous ynS n
for whom votes shall be cast and to whom admission tickets shall
DO sent, but such remittancss must in all Eases be accompanied
by the full price OF the tickets purchased, at 90 cents each. No
contestant Ia agent for tho state Fair Commission. and ticket order
and votlug coupons will be recognized only when accompanied by
the oll amount Of tickets sold.
Z This announcement Is made simultaneously In each city and
state Fair Commission will mall coupon books. receipts and blanks
to those desiring to become candidates. in the order of their re
cspt o n and after July End. No tickets will be counted which
n received earlier than Monday, July srd, and no vote will BE-
counted that is mailed TO or delivered to the state Fair Commits
sion later than midnight OF September 18TH. In order that r,mot.
districts may be fairly dealt with, tickets mailed before midnight
September 18Th. and so certified by the local postmaster. will b.
counted or receipt
COMMISSIONS FOR ALL CONTESTANTS
O. No Maid Of Honor will be- allotted to any county In whicl
less than two hundred (no0) tickets are sold, and for which ti0O
10 received by the State Fair Commission. Each contestant other
than the Queen. the First Maid OF Honor and tho County Maids
OF Honor. will receive a cash reward OF ten per cent uox) on
all money remittsd to the State Fair Commission. to be counted
a votes for herself Should . contestant other than those named
above remit $500 to tho Commission. the lady for whom such tick.
cts IT voted would receive from the Commission a check for SEQ
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MISSION WILL BE ISSUED OR VOTES CAST FOR THE cANDl
rs Each cANpiDxTE AZ THE CLOSE OF THE &c coNTEsF. a \
careful accounting system has been. installed whereby each candi
ssS for ali 's VOTES sH " 70 her by B' sale s'S Of ts %Ses" n r"
. There Is nc limit TO the Sumoer Of tickets which may b
RsiS and a q person pSrcSSsins SIX tickets for s. may cast tcS
votes for tbs contestant OF his choice. and 30 votes for each
10 ADDRESS all communications regarding this contest TO
QUEEN OF THE FAIR CONTEST MANAGER" STATE FAIR
(slgned) W. r.. SOUTHLAND.
pEsLdssI New Mexico state Fair Conaissisn.
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