VOTING CONTEST

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7026, 14 January 1910, Page 8

VOTING CONTEST

You can't have the best unless you givo the best in return. That is one of the reasons why the "Times'" is giving all the news all the time in return for the thousands of new subs brought us by the candidates and their friends.

You need no capital but a fixed idea, and the resolve to carry it out. Want a. thing harder than tho other follow wants to keep you from it,_ and you'll wear through every opposition and got it—even that world's tour.

You can't make mere knowledge into competition. Tho man who secretes must give way before tho man who creates. A bulging forehead can't conquer a squared jaw.

You are a competitor in this Contest? Then compete by compelling your competitors to acknowledge your superiority after March 19th. Votes, and votes only, will do this work.

You must know that eternal vigilance is the price of victory in this contest. Votes and votes and more votes will come to the vigilant candidate.

A number of candidates have received subscriptions from outside, but of oourse the bulk of our new subscribers are from the Dominion!

There were two little mice—-one a very foolish, weak mouses—and both woro afchirst. There was a pan of milk, very rich milk. Into the pan of milk fell the two mice, and pretty coon the foolish mouse threw up his little hands and sank out of sight. The other little mouse did not despair, but kept industriously paddling away, when lo! and behold he suddenly found 'himself afloat on a cake of butter. The wise candidato will paddle along right up to the night of March 19th, when he or she will find themselves floating to victory on a huge bulk of ballots.

Among the highly-appreciated callers on this department yesterday was Mr Charles F. Smith, of Kirkcaldie and

Stains, Ltd. Mr Smith was greatly interested and much impressed with tho system of voting and the methods employed in keeping the record of the balloting, but his greatest surprise was after a thorough inspection of the records of increased circulation. He is one of those keen, discerning business men who never act upon hearsay testimony, and the manner in which he dug into the great piles of new orders for the "Times," as turned in by the many candidate, obtained for him the satisfaction of knowing that nothing has over boosted circulation in New Zealand just like a popular voting contest. Now, if a few more of Wellington's leading firms will send along a representative wo shall consider the honour most highly. ,

Some friend dropped a bunch of fragrant violets into the ballot box for the manager yesterday. They do no* go to swell any particular candidate s total, but thanks, all the same.

Things are always lively in this Department, but yesterday they were enlivened by the presence of a pair of ardent boosters and voters, who called to see our circulation buzz-saw revolve. Mr Morgan, proprietor of the Longburn Hotel, and Mr W. A. Evensen, of Wellington, were the moving spirits, a lively half-hour's chat_ and argument regarding the respective claims and merits of two popular candidates. Mr Morgan is a Webb booster,' while Mr Evensen is helping Miss Bodmin. Much good-natured badinage and verbosity was indulged in, but no converts were made, each-- gentleman departing with enhanced energy for his favourite. When Corbett entered the ring before knocking Sullivan out he made an historical remark: "It's all over except the applause." . The "Times'* is making no special effort to .deliver a "knock-out" blow as our circulation grows, but those who have troubled to look over our daily records have heartily applauded. ,