The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-08
The Most Famous Americans
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One hundred prominent men Of va.
tious pursuits have served as judges fer
the selection Of the names Of thirty
native born Americans to be inscribed
on the tablets of the Hall of Fame Of
Columbia University, New York city.
The ballots were all counted. The fol.
lowing famous Americans were found
to be eligible (the figures represent the
number Of, votes received by each) !:
Statesmen and rulers-Washington, 81 !;
Lincoln. 96; Webster. So; franklin. "a /;
Jefferson, 90; Clay, IA; John Adams,
81. Soldiers and sailors-Grsnt. 80 /;
Farragut, 10; Robert K. Lee, SO.
judges and lawyers-John Marshall 4.
81; Kent, 60; Story, ga Authors and
editors-Emerson, SO; Longfellow. "a ;
Irving, 50; Hawthorne, ~. Inventors
-Fulton "a; s. f. b. Morse, 49, Eli
Whitney SO; Elias Howe. SO Preachers
and theologians-Jonathan Edwards,
50; H,nry Ward Beecher. &c; Will.
lam Euery Charming, 58. Philan-
thropists-George Peabody. ~; Peter
Cooper. 6S. Standardization. 81;
Asa Gray, 5l Educator-Horace
Mann, g. PAinter-Gilbert Stuart. 90
1t will be seen that there are in the
list seven rulers and statesmen four
each Of authors and inventors three
each Of judges. preachers aud fighting
men two each of philanthropists and
scientists, and only one educator and
one painter Although the original list
presented the names of business men,
engineers and architects. missionaries
and explorers and musicians and sculp-
tors, not one name which might be
classified under any OF these headings
received the required fifty.oue votes.
Probably no single person would name
the thirty men who have been chosen
by the ballots Of the judges. though it
is doubtful If a better way of decid-
ing the question could have been de-
vised OF the few electors whose bal
lots have been announced not one
voted for the entire thirty who are
eligible. Thus Mr.. OlevelAnd's list in =.
olnded among the statesmen Samuel
Adams. John Jay and Madison {;
Edward Everett Hale's included
John Qainoy Adams, Samuel Adams,
Calhoun, Chase and jay; Chief
Justice Fuller's included Benton, Han
cock, Seward and Sumner President
Lows included Samuel Adams, Patrick
Henry, Jackson. Jay, Madison and
Monroe; President Elliott's included
John Quincy Adams, Samuel Adams,
Calhoun, Jay and Madison. The other
statesmen voted for by these electors
were chosen. While none Of the South.
ern electors voted for Lincoln, two con.
spicuous Yankees cast ballot each for
John q. Calhoun, who received forty
nine votes. or two short of q majority.
Naturally there is some feeling over
the result. There are literary men who
are grieved at the exclusion Of E1gar
Allen Poe, and the editors and some
other judges think that the services Of
Noah Webster should have been recog
nized. The doctors are shocked at the
failure Of Guthrie. she discoverer of
ohloroform. TO receive single vote.
This and the fact that Alexander
Hamilton and other Americans OF
foreign birth could not be voted for
have led 10 the formation Of q project
90 raise another Hall OF Fame, to be
j,lued to the one already erected. The
projected new temple is to be open to
men born abroad who have been an
honor 20 America as we'll as TO men ma.
I've born.