Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-07-25 | Page 1 | Point System to Decide Winners in Big Contest

Point Poin System to to Decide Winner Winners in Big Contest The last day of the Telegram cimic election found found every every candidate candidate candidate can can- on the job with the various various va va- va rious dous campaign Managers bending bending bend bend- ing every effort to capture the late vote A veritable flood of ballots reached the he election com corn commissio mission Saturday morning causing causing caus caus- ing the immediate announcement that hat it would be impossible for forthe forthe forthe the commission to give the standing of the candidates be before be fore press time The commission further announced announced an an- that the election would be determined on the basis of total points Candidates will be awarded six points for each first choice recorded in iii the election five points for second four for third three for two for fifth and one for sixth It was pointed out that would insure the most accurate method of determining determining determining deter deter- mining the actual standing of the candidates T The e ballot box will close at midnight The ballots will be tab tabulated and the six candidates receiving the highest number of points will be declared the winners win win- ners The election was arranged to give the readers of The Telegram Telegram Tele Tele- gram gram ar ari opportunity to choose sj six x of the twenty comics held under contract by The Telegram they like the best The winning comics will appear regularly in The Telegram while t the e others will wilt be used at in intervals intervals in- in according to space ac accommodations ac- ac The election has hasben ben been b en an unqualified success with hundreds of readers I ing ng 4 0