VOTING CONTEST

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7019, 6 January 1910, Page 4

VOTING CONTEST

Act. Active. Act!’, ity. A.-tion is every thing. it is u tonic. \»• fiv.'Ov I/ii>vami vou’il Lo surpr.*«d how ii ir'l it iV L.) *Vj V . clivi■ mind, c.nicentraU'd on first piece, uijl you around the world. Actlvitv beget’- activity. Oct your fj-jemls to uc..i-. and the results will sur-pn-c you. \ct'vitv personified—Napoleon. Be a Naf.oU-o'i i Mulu- votor, and when tho ietir i- veins you will have the meanHitd ihe lei-lire to v>it some of the placr*- made famous by Napoleon. Votive trainiuy Is o.s*.'cntial for the aliihde who would win a race. From the cr u-k of the pUI-oi till he breasts the tape lie keep. going. Candidates who maU win mimt keep going until the builot clo-cs. 'riie athlete travels as Unlit as possible, but the mure impediment,-. in the way of votes a candidate curries the better his chance to win.

At Svdney tiio echoes of the "Times” Great "Voting Contest are quite tretiueutlv mistahen for earth tremors. Any city that pours molasses on the streets to settle the dust can hardly be competent to judge the difference between a voting contest and an earthquake. It is now iu order for some wit to Bngcest that the Sydney folk pour something over the coaling dispute m order to effect u settlement.

Among the interesting visitors to this Department yesterday were Air M. Brookes. Wellington manager of the Dresden Co., and Mr Hugo Gorhte. formerly manager for Paderewski and Kubelik. Both gentlemen were favourably impressed after examining the system governing tho contest, and marvelled greatly at its phenomenal success. Mr Oorlltz has witnessed several contests in America, and he declares that Kew Zealand, considering' the population, is far and away ahead of the zeal manifested by the Yankees.

Every subscription, every vote you secure. not only adds to your individual total but it means that many less for the other fellow. Get votes to-day and ©very day until the close of the contest.

A certain little girl, who hopes to see her daddy land tue world s tour, never mi.-ses a chance to help him along. The ctner day she mentioned father's candidature to the vendor of vegetables, askin- him if lie "took the "Times'?" "All lighten, I see," said John, and goin- back into the shop he returned and informed the little lady, it was “twlenty milits plast ’leben.” "No, no, I don't Wan the time of day. hut tljo newspaper "Times' containing the vote coupon.'' "Oh, flee vlote tickso—me gotten hlad clold—no makee lead veliy muchee,'' and that was as far as John would understand.

One unlooked for result of the spreading of molasses on the streets of Sydney was the appearance of millions of flies. If some of our candidates could only hit upon a kindred scheme to draw votes this way!

Some of our enterprising contestants are forming library and hospital funds, us they term them, to which friends are requested to contribute a penny or a shilling, and when the amount reaches ho the library or hospital is presented with a five years’ subscription to the “Times,” while the candidate gets the 10 000 votes. An excellent idea, and should meet with popular approval.

Mr Thomas Dickson is another contestant with his best optic on a good position among the runners, and hell get there, too.

Candidates are not restricted to any particular territory in which they may secure votes. The whole world is theirs if they, want to work it.

Yesterday was another busy day among tho candidates. The fight is now to tho finish.

No less than ten candidates are being mentioned as sure winners for first place. As there is only one first place,” somebody will find himself a false prophet.

The wise candidates have organised for systematic work. Are you one of the wise?

The candidate who puts off to-day tho getting of that vote, to-morrow may find that the other fellow does not put a good thing off.