The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-16
GOLDEN FESTIVAL
CONE TO AN END
SATURDAY NIGHT
Was Very Successful From
Start to Fin

The Great Golden Festival of the
West Virginian is over! One of the
most interesting subscription cam.
paigns, as we'll as successful ever con.
Quoted by newspaper in the state of
West Virginia came to close Satur.
day night at o'clock, when the judges
took charge of the locked and sealed
ballot box at the Golden Festival of.
flee.
1t was some seven weeks ago that
the West VirgIniain announced to the
public that it would give away a small
fortune in gold to the people who Sc
cured the most votes in the Golden
Festival. 1t is 10 be regretted that all
could not win prizes, but of course that
was impossible. For those who have
put in days and weeks of hard work
and at the end failed to receive the
prize for which they have striven, the
work has not been wasted. The rules
provided for cash commission of ten
per cent. to be paid those who remain
ed active and who do not win prize
ut the end,
Fairness and FriendIiness.
The campaign has been marked thru
out by the spirit of friendliness. Friend
worked against friend, neighbor
against neighbor, and those candidates
who were less successful will rejoice
with the winners OF the big prizes. All
the candidates have expressed their
appreciation OF the grand opportunity
afforded them during the big campaign,
and at no time during the life of the
Golden Festival did an unpleasant cir
cumstance arise TO mar il. The candi-
dates have renewed old acquaintances
and made new ones, in their quest for
votes, and the cordial treatment re-
ceived on all sides was gratifying in
deed. At the outset, 1t was announced
that the campaign would be unusual,
and the West Virginian believes that
it has kept its word. Rules laid down
at the outset were strictly enforced
throughout the campaign. Everyone
was treated with the same absolute
fairness. AT the close the West Vir-
gilman believes everyone is satisfied
thta he or she received absolutely I'M
partial treatment, and that the people
who won were entitled to the prizes
awarded them, by the hard work they
did to earn the different awards.
The West Virginian wishes to take
this opportunity to thank all the can
lidates and their friends for the work
they have done, as well as the public
for their loyal support the West Vir-
ginian has received through the can
didates.
Additional thanks is due the three
gentlemen who were so kind as to Of
ficiate as judges. The final account
ing of the mountainous pile of ballots
was no easy job. The report of the
Judges, the prize winners, and the re-
suit of the judges final court appears
in this issue.
Judges Report.
We. the undersigned, duly appoint.
ed judges Of The West Virginian's
Great Golden Festival, hereby signify
that we took charge of the locked and
sealed ballot box, at the close OF the
campaign at shortly after nine o'clock
D. M, broke the seal and proceeded to
make the final count. We found every
thing strictly according to the publish
ed rules Of the campaign, and have
made the various awards as per the
attached sheet.
(signed) JAMES H. THOMAS,
w. N. ENGLE,
H. c. OWEN.
April 14th, 1917. :.
The final vote will be found on page
seven of this issue.