The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26

Candidate and Assist--Note
the List Of Candidates and
Their Standings.
They are off. For the first time we
are presenting to the voters a list of
candidates in the Leader and News
Scimitar tour campaign with the num-
Der of votes cast for each. Never in
the history of the Leader has cam
paign created such unusual interest
Scores of young ladies throughout the
entire county have signified their in
tention of securing the two weeks
vacation tour offered by the Leader
and News Scimitar, and present indi-
cations are that a "battle royal" will
be witnessed by interested friends and
subscribers.
Each subscriber seems to have pick
ed out his, or her, favorite, and all are
sending in the free 500 vote coupons
to be voted for their favorites. In
view of the unusually heavy vote, it
was simply impossible to get them all
counted in time for today's paper,
therefore, the vote shown opposite
each name below represents only those
deposited up to noon, Monday, April
%. Votes reaching either Office after
that hour will be published in next
weeks issue.
VOIuntaer Vote
In a majority Of cases, the vote APP
pearing below is a result Of energetic
candidates phoning and asking their
friends to clip out and send in the
free vote coupons for them. Others
have secured joint subscriptions to the
Leader and the News Scimitar, while
others have polled an unusually large
vote without any solicitation whatso-
ever. In this instance it is simply a
case Of subscribers and friends send
ing in their votes without having been
asked. This Volunteers support is quite
unusual and denotes interest and app
probation on the part of the Leaders,
readers, and is proving a source of
much qualification. The young ladies
who have been the recipients Of this
volunteer support should realize that
they have a splendid opportunity to
secure the trip, provided they notify
their friends at once of their decision
to enter and WIN.
The Extra Trip Plan
AS previously stated, candidates en-
tered in the Leader-News Scimitar
campaign do not have to compete
against anyone outside of the Leaders
territory, and that a two weeks vaca-
ton tour with the Scimitar's "Travel
Club" is to be given the one securing
the creates vote. In addition to this
trip, special arrangement has been
made with the Scimitar, whereby it IS
possible for our representative to win
an extra trip for a lady companion.
Here is the plan: The Scimitar is
conducting similar joint campaigns
with other weekly newspapers in diff
ferent counties, and if, at the close Of
the campaign, our successful candi-
date has more votes than the success
ful candidates on other papers, she
will be allowed to choose lady com
panion to make the trip with her free
Of charge. Thus our candidates and
voters have chance to send two rep
resentatives on the tour.
An Important Tip
To the industrious candidate, the
above extra trip plan offers golden
opportunity, as she can now secure a
co-worker to help her secure coupon
votes and subscriptions, and if, by
their combined efforts, the extra trip
is won, the co-worker would of course
be chosen as the companion. A CO.
worker would not only have splendid
chance, but would almost assure the
candidate of her trip. This is food
for thought.
Campaign Features
The Leader and the News Scimitar
are launching this campaign in order
to advertise their papers and at the
same time to give the young ladies'
trip never before equaled, one III which
no expense has been spared to provide
entertainment and comfort. The cam
paign is being conducted by local en-
ployes of both papers. There are no
commissions to be paid promoters or
other outsiders and both papers pledge
fair and impartial treatment to all
There are no losers. I
Every candidate failing to secure a /
trip will be paid ten per cent. Of what
she turns in, provided she remains ac- 4
tive to the end of the campaign.
Starting Opportunity Offer
The campaign IS just starting. The
starting opportunity offer does not
close until May 5, and Che candidates
who have not yet started, or those who
are not in the list, may enter any time
now and May with the as
suranee that they will not be handi-
capped by a late start. Here is the
offer: Every candidate who has or
who secures tho equivalent of four
six-month joint subscriptions to the
Leader and the Scimitar, by May 5,
will be given 100000 extra votes. One
yearly subscription viii equal two six
month. Only the first four subscrip- /
tons will count for extra votes, there
by assuring those who qualify by May
s an even START start with It'll sll others.
The Last Word
Look over the list Of candidates and, /
if the name of your favorite is miss
ing, nominate her today. Only
one or two subscriptions are needed /
to head the list. Those who start to-
day viii in ell probability be among
the happy vounp ladies visiting the
principal points IN the East at che
expense Of The Leader and The News I
Seimitar.