New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21

Admirers of Poe and Charlotte Cush-
man already Busy.

The admirers Of Edgar Allan Poe are already
beginning q campaign which viii, they hope, give
him place IN tAs Hall OF Fans OF New York
University in 1910 Poes failed OF election
IN 1905 by nine voeS-s gain % four votes over ina
first election
As an instance OF thu enthusiasm o. Pos's ad-
nlrers may be cited that before the last election
Richard Watson Glider visited ex-Preslds1t Clsve-
land one OF the Hail OF Fame electors and talked
20 him for two hours 20 induce HIN 70 vote Tor Poa
The dramatic world also has given indication that
II will try to secure place for the name o al
actor BY working Tor Charlotte Cusl-l-an- wao
lacked eight votes The efficacy ot a campaign OF
education among tie electors secure recognition
for certain names was shown b. t@a success O.
the wouen's organizations which worked for Mary
LYON. Emma Willard and Maria Mitchell TIE
women interested IN the fame o. these teachers
prepared elaborate accounts OF the WORK they Aad
done and sent these in printed form to ne II e-ao
tors AS a result. the founder % Mount Holyoke
the founder OF the Emma Willard Seminary and
the astronomer were chosen by a majority.
When Poe's name fSlled a second tine 70 secuFa
a place IN the Hall OF Fame many ed1toFs-pa--
tcularIy OF Southern Papers-or4tclsed severely ia
university authorities for what they regarded as d
deliberate uawiIIngness TO place POe's name on a
table- In reality however, the university psopis
had nothing whatever to do with T. The selection
Of Poe's name rested with the nilety-1vs electors
who voted-eighteen from the South. thirty-I0If
from the West. twenty-one frona New England ana
electors even the eighteen Southern voters Iaed %
vote for Poe with any unaninity- The So0tA' n
fact gave him only thirteen votes. While IN tAa
entire West only thought Poe's name "oE'NS
OF fame AS a result. he received only IoTCy-l"o
votes whereas ffty-Ons were needed FOR a cLoice-
Nav England cast eight OF the vOtes-ony one 4ess
than II gave 70 It's own Ol-ver Nsli17.4 1A0y 49,
who failed by two votes or having 1~.t7e' -
gain since 1910 is q follows: Two n t-e -, So
States three IN the West and loss or one n w
Fngland with no gain IN the South 1-e We :!
classes for Poe was: Ten out or l"e---S - Sro-
lege presidents fourteen OUT OF SNV--'S = .-,-v-
ressors OF history and scientists ten o-t o. 49," -,
three chief justices. while the puo''-.s-S' --st-
and authors themselves cast only Ten o-'- - 49,
TWENTY-FIVE ballots Tor the poet ,,..,,r
Number OF other authors also fdiied @ v-1- -
Parkunan and Motley. the historians, 50 - "a
tv-seven votes each as neither INe 9o'-,'- +-,-,
West supported them strongly ~. So. -, ling
OF William Cullen Bryant. An odG.-H ~ ---- -,,~s-
however was that fer James s---i.'. = Nr,ifs
stronElv supported in New EDS-ahu a--0- -- .-t-.
St,tas whose name got only i've votes II ne --
Nest Nor did the West sive any sC'o-L5 s-+1s-fsr
~ Daniel Boone or David Crockett, o. :, I,[T.
t,r,s William Lloyd Garrison and Wende,- ~
llps received few votes even in New hAS1'--, , =,
a study OF the analy zed voting returns s-S-9 ,ot
indicate that fame is often loca-'@ed --- s-r-r
a single person received a HI--l'--'-- o., re last
any ssOton or any class or electors - - n
election Al the former election, ne II,anirlousy
George Washington was the onIy u.'0 ---,,,--ors
chosen Abraham Lincoln received q .,---- si,r
vote from ali sections except tiS SUI -s1rv
however gave his name nineteen ou| O t-5fssn
49, !, lee however. received only els1Ss S,
ont OF twenty votes IN the South Gram v-as.
oue " tr1,s',- r,y New ENGLAND and the "eS-
rentsT1in F,ranklln received 4 unanimous 49, Jss
New England and the West The vote y $3.50 10
az electors showed that one chie' 14Slioe ~ ,ol-
vote for Lincoln. and that on Grant 80 5ir,ous
lego presidents and professors WeI0
the pubucists and justices were NOS -, r4snry
No scientist came near election JOSEPH - ,-1t
who eNpertueuted with electro-il'ls 1850 SS.T- nv
- 49, 80 votes William T. g. Morton -
many considered the discoverer OF 49, S511s ma
celved only tweuty-four- James - ,ba south
rnv10g
I,Iis Ij,vys Inventor OF the sowing nlachIne, So
Hall Mccormick. inventor or t"S .,-t,,rf0- press
ard NJ. Hoe inventor OF the s-rv and sixteen
received only twenty nine. '"e''''
votes. respectively t. 7,1r Quincy
The three leading statesmen at'er 49, $3.50 were
Adams and James Madison. who We're St ~ ~
80 - |ari>,,,T - whom both New 1nslana az.
the South gave a large vote. anu 1rtIV- in the
and Andrew Jackson. snppoFS ,t,r a fair vote IN
Middle states and the South with " - - = La,vy
New England None OF these three lNC'' - ,,,,i,-
acceptance in the West. and SO ialItu = 80 the
James C. elaine received @nIy n.y. " stephens
same number obtained by AleNai'dfr n 80 ron
Martin Vaa Buren, did not set L Single WV
any section I'D ,r great
Apparently single famous acts or deeds % S-s,bsu
Motto recognition do not sway the electors = Van
Hale received only twelve votes, OF HN9 - az
Pocahontas. Francis Scott hey, 'u M. sfv votes
The Star Spangled Banner had oI'S S-,,risrs
and Miles Standish only three tire9I - Cor.
and university founders-Leland StahIoEu "
nelius VandeTbtlt-also received fe" NVNTs Gas
Tho vote for women who not eiecte- 80,
interestng Louisa NJ. Alcott, the author - srrs
Women" was the choice OF thirty-seNSIl - the
but, strangely enough. New EnStihd $50. $50, votes
lowest vote. DorOthea Dix had thirty-seNS-'s Mary
Martha Washington got thirty-two votes Sl,~ ire
Washington nineteen. Alice and Pbeoe CaIS' rs-
poetesses received fourteen and twelve VOTES -
spectlveIy. The leader OF the women, h'"o., ,qsst
Charlotte cHshman the actress, whose NT,sils
support was In New England and cue -ri~.v-
States which gave her twenty-stN or heI '-srt-
nine votes. This is the nearest that any E5U!n
alive of the stage has come to election "a - ths
Forrest had only six ballots. The names oLsnt
women elected. however. not yet IN PeiL', -
place the erection Of the woTnens So - phi
dependent upon raising funds Cor the HaI. =. nth
losophy, which viii adjoin this section on the -