The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-05
JUST TWO
DAYS MORE
CLOSING RULES
of The Silver State Gift Campaign

The final count of votes that will determine the winners in The Silver
State Circulation Campaign will be in charge of three prominent bust
ness men names to be announced in Thursdays Silver State) who have
consented to act in this capacity
These gentlemen will take possession of the sealed ballot box on
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 conec-
tons secured by candidates from Thursday morning until the closing
hour of the contest, ten o'clock Saturday night III to be placed in
envelopes, together with the report sheet covering the subscriptions,
and deposited in the sealed ballot box by each candidate. personally
All vote certificates held in ser by candidates arr to be placed
in envelopes and deposited lin 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 N 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 the CAM
paign. If personal checks ire deposited in the ballot box they will not
be counted. Postomce money orders. express money orders. certified
checks gold or silver. will be accepted; also Liberty Bonds
The best way for the candidates, this week, is to have checks made
to them personally. cash same. and deposit money with report in the
sealed ballot box.
Placing actual currency in your envelopes is the safest plan If you
want all your votes counted.
If in doubt concerning the above rulings then ash ouestior. ur,u
you fully understand.
Under the above closing rules of the campaign, NO ONE will know
10 many voes any other competitor may have.
BY the above arrangement n o favoritism a be shown. and there can
be n o fairer "a of closing the contest.
1t will be a case o. the best worker winning Not wen tn attacne.
c. this office have any idea of how the candidates stand O who will win
The votes from Thursday until the judges open the box for the ina
counting Saturday night WILL BE BLIND IN EVERY SENSE OF THE
WORD. NO ONE WILL HAVE ANY IDEA AS TO WHO THE WINNERS
Will "ILa, p = UNTIL THE ANNOUNCEMENT is MADE BY THE COM.
II everything is not quite clear to any candidate or to any friend of
as ahuuae' II - QUESTIONS UNTIL YOU TNDERSTA Ann
EVEhf PUNT In III closing rules of this contest
votes 10 tn last publication of the standings MUST 10 in tbiso mo.
AIE nan ten o'clock Thursday morning November sb N -.
pea In q paper that night No exceptions will be made n stand
ings as they appear in Thursdays issue of The Silver STATE III, ~ -
interval. pe "a"e IN d.
JUDGES VIII take the standings in The Silver State n Tbur.d.
o. Wnlch to base the final count to determine the winners All mi
scrpuons I'M certificates in the ballot box will he tah,Ia,o b. -.
.1e. au uae 10 IN newspaper standings, thereby arriving AT
sianu 'oai n establishing the winners of the gifts.
Remember. the VOTING IN THE LAST D nave w.,
n.ND nv ONE, NOT EVEN THE CAMPAIGN MANAGER uun
WIN. STAND, . X WHO WILL
O'CLOCK. NV'EABEk sh, AT TEN