Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-17
Q|'e RepulI'ta'l:
WATERFOWL. WIS.
WASHINGTON AT HEAD.
Father of His Country is First in
Voting for Eligibles in New
York Hall of Fame.

New York, Oct. 13.-The election in
when the senate of the New York uni
versity assembled and passed upon the
list of eligibles submitted to that body
by the committee which for the last
three days has been counting the votes.
The total number of names submitted
to the 100 judges was 252. Though the
standard Of eligibility had been placed
as low as hfty-one votes, only thirty of
the nominees had reached that standard.
1t was the names of such nominees that
We're submitted to the senate, and that
body, in which is vested the power of
absolute and peremptory veto, on this oc-
caslon confined itself to simple confirma-
ton Of the committees findings.
According 70 this decision the follow
ing famous men were accorded place
on the tablets of the Hall OF Fame:
Geo. Washington. 81 Nath. Hawthorne. Y
braham Lincoln. SO Robert E. Lee go
PANEL Webster. 96Peter Cooper. 49,. 6S
SEM. Franklin. -. "a Horace Mann 81
y. s. Grant. :..... 92iHenry w. Beecher Go
John Marshall. Eli Whitney. IS
1homas Jefferson. 90 James Kent. 49,. So
Ralpn w. Emerson Sc Joseph Storey ca
H. w. Longfellow "a John Adams. 49,. 81
washington Irving 50 VIM. Z. Claiming. SO
Jonathan Edwards 81 James Audubon. ;. 81
DAVID u. FarraSut 70 Elias Howe. 80
Sam. +. B. Morse 70 VIM. Norris Hunt so
henry Clay IA Gilbert Stuart SO
George Peabody. Y Asa Gray ......... 81
For Citizens of Foreign Birth.
As pressure had been brought to bear
on the senate to admit American citizens
Of foreign birth to places in the Hall of
Fame a measure having bearing upon
that question was discussed, and the fol-
lowing memorial was addressed by the
Senate to the university cerporations
The New York University senate for a
20 Hal of Eor,
natye-bOrn Americans At the same time
we would welcome a similar memorial to
foreign-born Americans rs follows:
new edifce to be joined to the north
porch OF the present hall, with harmonious
architecture. to contain fifth OF the space
Of the present hall: that is not over thirty
panels, ten to be devoted the first year to
the commemoration of ten foreign born
Americans who have been deceased for at
least ten years, and an additional panel to
be devoted to one name every five years
throughout the Twentieth century. We be-
neve that less than one-ffth OF the cost of
the edffice now being built would provide
this new hall, and that neither In conspicu-
fty nor in the landscape which it would
command would it in any way fall behind
the present one.
Twenty Vacant Panels.
The Senate recommends the following:
The senate, acting under the rules of the
Hall Of Fame, will take action in the year
1902 toward filling at that time the vacant
panels belonging to the present year, being
twenty III HuIHDer IHey invite eacn mem
Der of the board Of judges to serve as Judge
In 1902. Each nomination of the present
year to the Hall of Fame that has re-
ceiyed the approval Of ten or more judges,
yet has failed to receive a majority, will be
considered nomination for 1902. To these
will be added any name nominated In writ
ing by five OF the board OF judges or by the
New York university in such way as it may
find expedient. Any nomination by any
citizen Of the United States that shall be
ate will be received and considered by that
body.
Vote of Ex-Presid emit Cleveland.
Ex-President Cleveland's vote was
Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Jay,
Jefferson, Lincoln, Madison, Washing
ton. He did not vote for Monroe, but
cast a scattering vote which was not an
nounced. Monroe did not poll single
vote among the class of voters known as
publicists, editors and authors. Wash
ington was saved the honor Of first place
only by the fact that Chief Justice Mich
OILS of Louisiana scratched both Lincoln
and Webster. Justice Nichols did not
cast any vote except in the classes of sol
ders. sailors and statesmen. His vote in
Guided only Franklin, Jefferson and
Washington.
Justice Bonnifeld Of Nevada cast no
vote except for statesmen and soldiers
At the voting he voted for the entire list
and sent in fifteen scattering votes in adj
dition. Chief Justice Fuller sent in a
generous vote. He endorsed John Quin-
cy Adams, John Adams, Samuel Adams,
John G.. Calhoun Salmon 2. Chase.
Henry Clay, Benjamin Franklin. Patrick
Henry, Andrew Jackson. John Jay,
Thomas Jefferson, Lincoln, Madison
Monroe, Washington, Webster and two