VOTING CONTEST

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7028, 17 January 1910, Page 6

VOTING CONTEST

There is no education like travel.

There is no bettor asset than know ng the world.

There is a tido in the affairs of every candidate.

There is nothing like a thorough, systematic organisation for getting votes.

There is a way to get everybody to voto for you—if you only know that wav.

There must be an end to all things and March 19th ends this Great Voting Contest.

There must be no hesitation on the part of the candidate who would be a winner of rotes.

There are rumours and tliero will he rumours and rumours of rumours until the last day of the "Contest, but tho wise -contestant will lend no credence to these things, but dig and dig for votes and more votes.

Letters for Miss Bodmin, Mr Galtiohan, .and Mr R. L. Jones addressed care of this department await tho owners.

One enthusiastic supporter of Mr Webb is plumping away for his favourito with tho nomination blanks. As Mr Webb -has some time sinoo been regularly nominated and having received his 1000 complimentary votes, his friend will find the popular sculler's totals going higher if he would send in an annual subscription.

Before Success comes System. You can no more separate tho two than you can the sun and sunshine. Among those of our leading candidates whose systems and mothods the manager has personally investigated, and thereforo commends most highly, aro -Miss Bodmin, Messrs GalHchan, Connelly, and Webb. Other candidates would do well to follow their examples.

Abraham Lincoln, the President, who arose from raid-splitter to tho highest' offico within the gift of the peoplo of America, possessed an inexhaustible fund of quaint anecdotes he used to illustrate tho points in his speeches with. On one occasion, during his memorable campaign for the Presidency against Douglass, he told one of his funniest stories, and his audience roared with laughter. When the noise subsided, he repeated the story and the risibilities of his hearers was greater than oofore. (The point was sinking in). For tho third time he commenced this same yarn, when one of his managers sitting behind him jerked his oo.at tail, saying:' "You've told that twice, Abo, already." "I don't care," was the rejoinder; "I'll repeat it .as long as it makes laughter." All

of which goes to prove that anything good is always worth repeating. Tins Department has often declared, repeated, iterated, and we now reiterate that there has never been such a circulation boost in New Zealand -as the '•Times" is now enjoying. Ask our candidates, ask the carriers, the runners, the travellers, the newsagents, tho postal authorities—ask any old body you meet, and then walk right into -this Department and see the original orders for yourself.

Another noted American celebrity, of recent years, is TJ. S. Senator Robert Tavler," "Bob," as ho is familiarly called, of Tennessee, who actually "fiddled".his way first into the Gubernatorial chair and then into the Senate. Tlio following true and pathetic incident occurred during Senator Tayler's first term as Governor. Ho is a violinist of great ability, and loves the old time music. An unfortunate State convict, knowing the Governor's weakness, spent the odd moments of four years carving out and putting together a fine violin, and just a few clays before tho Christmas holidays, "Bob" received the violin, together with this brief note: "Governor: "When you sit down to your Christmas, dinner, with your happy family about you, take this king of instruments, the toil of my tired hands for four years, and as you play your favourite air, think of the wayward man, separated from his wife and" loved ones.", Christmas came, and with his family about him Governor Taylor played his beloved tune as lie had never played it before, and as he played, there sat a free man in his humble cottage, with his arms around wife and children, and the song the Governor played was—" Home, Sweet Homo!" . There is a soft spot in every man's nature, no matter how haughty and austere he may be, and tho time always comes when that spot can be touched, whether it mean another's freedom or a vote in this great competition.

The "Times" circulation is not tho only thing that is growing in and around this journal. Other - surprise packages, at once important, progressive and pleasant are on the way and will soon be launched amid the plaudits and commendation of the public. Just keep your eye on the "Times:"

Everything is wide open in this Department. The subscription records, every vote and ballot cast for every candidate can be seen and verified by any person who cares to investigate.

Our candidates are now the busiest lot of folk in the Dominion, getting votes and demonstrating to each other in particular and the public in general, that no one has a- monopoly on first place in tho balloting. We can vouch for their being .a good-natured lot, for many Christmas and New Year's greetings for each other have passed .through this Department.