The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-03
The Silver State Gift Campaign
JUST FOUR
DAYS MORE
N. SATURDAY, November 8
CLOSING RULES
Of The Silver State Gift Campaien

The final count of votesth that will determine the winners in The Silver
ness men names t be announced in Thursdays Silver State) who have
consented to act in this capacity.
These gentlemen will take possession of the sealed ballot box o
Saturday night at ten o'clock. and NO ONE CONNECTED WITH THE
SILVER STATE will have any hand in counting the votes. The winners
of the prizes will be announced after the count is completed.
CLOSING RULES OF THE CONTEST
The ballot box will be locked and sealed Thursday morning and the
keys will be placed in possession of the judges. All campaign couec-
lions secured by candidates from Thursday morning until the closing
hour of the contest. ten o'clock Saturday night. are to be placed in
envelopes. together with the report sheet covering n nhsc,Jntton
and deposited lin the sealed ballot box by each candidate, personally.
All vote certificates held in reserve by candidates are to be placed
in envelopes and deposited in sealed ballot box. This ruling also applies
to anyone wishing to subscribe to The Silver State and have the votes
credited to a candidate in the race.
All vote certificates and all business secured in the last three DAYS
of the contest by ALL candidates MUST be in the ballot box by ter pm.
next Saturday, Or they will not count.
No checks will be accepted during the last three days Of thu cam-
paign. If personal checks IN deposited in the ballot box they will not
be counted Postofce money orders, express money orders. certified
checks, gold n silver. will be accepted: also Liberty Bonds
The best way for the candidates, this week. is o have checks made
to them sersonaly. cash same. and deposit money with report in the
sealed ballot box.
Placing actual currency in your envelopes is the safest pan II vou
want all your votes counted.
If in doubt concerning the above rulings. then ask questions until
you fully understand.
Under the above closing rules of the campaign, NO ONE will know
how many votes any other competitor may have.
By the above arrangement % favontism a be shown. and there can
be n fairer way of closing the contest.
1t will be a as of the best worker winning Not " the attaches
of this office have any idea of how the candidates stand, or who will VIII
The votes from Thursday until the judges open the box for the final
counting Saturday night WILL BE BLIND IN EVERY SENSE OF THE
WORD. NO ONE WILL HAVE ANY IDEA As TO WHO THE WINNERS
WILL BE UNTIL THE ANNOUNCEMENT Is MADE BY THE CON.
MITTEE OF JUDGES.
If everything is not quite clear o any candidate. n to any friend o
any candidate. THEN ASK QUESTIONS UNTIL YOU UNDERSTAND
EVERY POINT in the closing rules of this contest
Votesf for the last publication of the standings MUST be In this Office
n~- nA,Hn nan ter o'clock Thursday morning, November 9th. to APP
pear IN the paper that night No exceptions will be made The stand
IN . % ne appear In Thursdays issue OF The Silver State will no IN
same IN n paper Saturday night No changes will be made in M
interval. -" ue
ne JUDGES VIII take the standings In The Silver State of Thursday
~ "acn !" oase n final count to determine the winners. All sub
d ceruhcates in the ballot box will be tabulated bv ,be |
"u"eu :" ne newspaper standings. thereby arriving at a
grand 'oaI and establishing the winners of the gifts.
Remember. the VOTING IN THE LAST THREE nave uur ~ |
BLIND NO ONE, NOT EVEN THE CAMPAIGN uANAcpp wur
WIN. I'M oh VA WILL |
CAMPAIGN CLOSES SATURDAY NIGHT yoypxppp N. \ -
O'CLOCK. ""' No'HAbEh sh, II TEN