But a few, like Northwestern, flatly accept or reject all early candidates.
Being early has always counted for something in Presidential politics, although not all early candidates do well on energy alone.
He has a 95.2 rating and five 300-yard efforts against the Colts, an early candidate for the most disappointing team of the year.
Given the experience of two earlier black candidates for mayor, however, registration is just a first step.
Gourdine was an early candidate for the job, but the committee apparently decided to try to find someone in baseball before going outside.
Harry had applied for the job, among the early candidates.
He was going to be an early candidate on those hypnohelmets.
It's was an early candidate for the title of the series.
Voting again favors earlier candidates from the 1900s and 1910s, but none is able to gain 75% of the vote.
Parker and Jackson were not early candidates to play so well.