The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-10-17

.Realizing the necessity ;of making
time count while it counts the most'
candidates in the Pioneers automo-
bile prize race are building $26 CLUBS
and, accumulating votes with sucn
rapidity that the final score promises
to be an interesting one. In every
district the plucky candidates. as TO-
days standing will show, are surg
Ing ahead. Changes are apparent on
every hand, and no candidate Is Sc
cure In the knowledge that, for the
time being, he is among tn leaders.
With the period of the special vote
and, gold offer narrowing down to
more than a week, candidates are re-
doubling their efforts to be one OF
tho "top'' ones at the close Of the or
fer. They want the votes, they want
tho gold-they want automobiles!
And right now. is the very best time
of the entire campaign to crafty
each separate ambition.
Another factor is looming up that
promises to play an important part
during the remainder OF the cam
paign. Civic pride is on the JOB.
Hardly a town or community Of any
size within the radius where the Pto-
neer circulates that hasn't some am
bilious candidate striving to win one
of the three automobiles. Interest
has reached such an intense stage
that entire populations are keeping
a close watch on the candidate that
represents their particular commun-
ity. They insist their candidate
must win. They are reversing the
Missourian "show me" attitude ana
declare that they will "show o.ners.
Candidates in Bemidji are not
without their staunch supporters,
either. Plans are being laid for
"clean sweep" Friends by the score
are rallying round to the support of
favorites. When the smoke clears
away, Bemidji and vicinity will have
witnessed the most remarkable DEM
onstration of its kind in history.
At this time of the campaign, ru-
mors are apt to be circulated with
the intention OF discouraging can
didates. You may hear tales OF how
So4and-So has an, immense reserve
how it is impossible to beat this can
didate etc. Some candidates may say
It is all "cut and dried" as far as So
and-So winning Is concerned. The
object of such tales Is obvious. They
seek to discourage you, They wish
to- eliminate dangerous competitors
from the race. If a candidate really
did have such an enormous vote re-
serve-which they haven't-they
wouldn't be advertising the fact. In
all probability you have just as many
votes as they have If not more. SO
let such tales go in one ear and out
Of the other.
Pluck picks a prize in this cam
paign. Votes will win. And you
can get them just as well as any
body else. The special offer now In
effect is the BEST means of achiev-
ing success and an automobile.
The sum Of 800 in gold will be d.
vided into six prize6 as follows:
TO the candidate residing In Dis
trict No. l, who receives the largest
number of votes issued on collections
between the dates Of Tuesday, Octob-
er IA and 9 p. m. Saturday, October
Is, will be given $25 in gold.
To the candidate receiving the Sec
ond largest number Of votes, >A5 In
gold.
TO the candidate receiving the
third largest number Of votes, $40
in gold.
To the candidate residing In Dis
trict No. 2 who receives the largest
number OF votes issued on collections
between the dates of Tuesday, Octob-
er IA and p. m. Saturday October
Is, will be given $25 in gold.
To the candidate receiving the
second largest number of votes, $15
in gold.
TO the candidate receiving the