The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-25
THEHOhOR To TEN OTHERS
These Are: Harriet Bcec1cr stowe,
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Roger VIII
Hams. James FenimOrc Cooper,
Phillips o William CuIfen
BRYANT, Frances +. Willard, d
George Bancroft. John
Latilrop Motley.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Oct. 21.-Edgar Allen
Poe is at last in the Hall of Fame.
Years of effort on the part Of staunch
supporters to get his name added to
the list was rewarded today by the
announcement of DR.. John FL. Mac
Racken, chairman Of the Senate OF
New York University, that the author
of Raven" with ten others, had
been accorded this honor. h
eleven names added are as follows:
Harriet Beecher Stowe, "A votes
Oliver Wendell Holmes and Edgar
Allen Poe, 60 votes each; Roger Will
liams. GA; James Kenmore Cooper,
60; Phillips Brooks, SO; William Gull
len Bryant, 80; Frances +. Willard,
So; Andrew jackson, George Kan
croft SO votes each, and John
Lathrop Motley, 81.
The total number of ballots east
was 81 and the number required for
choice was 81. Poe'S vote jumped
from AZ in 1905 to 60, an increase Of
27 votes. An analysis of the vote
shows hat of this IS votes, 81 were
cast by college presidents II by pro-
fessors of history and scientists, IS
by puhlicists, editors and authors, and
IL by juriStS. Contrary to the gen
eral impression, the memory of the
iilt1dIitlo1y pocl IS DIS III III IL
West as in the South. according to the
vote. Since the last election, his
fame increased more among college
presidents than among any of the
other groups.
AS a result of today's election, the
authors corner doubles its population
and goes far ahead of the statesmen
IN number Eleven bronze tablets for
the names chosen will be designed
with an a~DDc0nri3ta ullOt1tinn from
the works of each and the formal
unyeiling will take place in October,
1911, in the Hall of Fame, q, New
York University.
The vote of IA for Harriet Beecher
Stowe is noteworthy as no one re-
ceived such a majority in the election
in 1905, except Louis ASaSSiz. and in
the first election the number was sur
passed by only IA names, including
Washington. Lincoln, Grant and EN-
arson. Phillips Brooks gained Ii
votes, jumping from 40 to 60. Olive,
Wendell Holmes jumped from 4s te
So. an increase Of 20 votes, his com
petitors, Lowell and Whittier, havine
been removed by election.
In voting for women the name,
chosen are those of women who were
not eligible at the last election, MOI
having been dead ten years at thu
time. Of those who We're voted fol-
in the last election, but still lack tn
Necessary votes, Charlotte Saunder.
Cushman shows a gain of from 80 tt
As votes; Martha Washington IRON
50 to 43, and Lucretia Mott from 8:
to Al.
Those failing Of election ten vote.
or less were: Francis Parkman. Char
lotte Saunders Cushman, Mark Hop
kins As each; Patrick Henry "A
Martha Washington, AZ; Daniel Boon,
AZ; Samuel Adams and Lucretia Mott
Al each.
A gift Of 500, 900 to the campaig7
fund for the Worlds Conference o.
Church Unity, made by ]. p. Morgan
served as a fitting climax today at tn
close Of the triennial convention o
the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Mr.. Morgan was named as treasure
OF the movement to raise the fund
required to bring about what it i
hoped Will be the greatest world
conference Of Christian churche
throughout the universe.
Shortly before leaving for the Eas
tonight. Mr.. Morgan made the officia
announcement that he had started tn
fund with a gift of a tenth of q mil
lion dollars.
Exodus Of SrhOOUerS