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Show THE VOTE FOR THE GODDESS. 88,309 Votes Were Cast and 1)8,000 Were for Miss Ella Olsen. At 0 o'clock last evening the election board completed the work of counting ballots cast for tho Fourth of July Goddess God-dess of Liberty aud declared Miss Ella Olsen elected. Out of a total vote of 28,399, she received 12.500, almost double that of Miss Maud Merrill, who was secoud with 0931. , As soon as the result was oflicially declared, tho following notification was sent to Miss Olsen: 1 July l, icto, Miss Klla Olsen: , , , Dear Miss: We have the honor to inform you that at the election Just held for the purpose pur-pose of electing a Goddess of Liberty for the great Fourth of July trades parade and Industrial Indus-trial pageant, you were elected on that occa- "'ilopinglliat you will accept the posil Ion and favor us with an immediate reply, we remain, Yours truly, W. J. BITHOKBS, :. hi. huiitIIn, Evan Btephehs. There were lifty-eight young ladies in the list of candidates. JS'ine of these received more than one hundred votes. They were as follows: Klla Olsen r?.S08 Maud Merrill : 8.9J1 Winnie Kimball -W? Kata Harden il"l Imogeno Williams f v Ellle McAllister Mrs. K. Daggett Florence lleatle J;-- Tessie Clawson 1 f The other voung ladies on the list, all of whom received less than 100 votes wore: Kate Lawrence, Lucy Savage, Florence Yonug, Kva Evans, Dollie Walker, Bessio Wilkes, Ruby Pratt, Kdith Movie, Mrs. J. B. Keyser, Time Groi'sbeck, Mrs. George Arbogast, Mrs. Washington Young, Ratio Dennis, Tes-sie Tes-sie AM'. Minnie Sadler, Rtta Calder, Annie Hall, l'hvlis Lynch, Queenie Ferguson, Fer-guson, Mrs. Frank Shelton, Bessie Ilnrkness, Ida Uayncs. Maud Pratt, True Pasco, Maggie Sharp, Ida Nite-chall, Nite-chall, Sallio Lett, Mrs. Van Trott, Syhillo Smith, Janue Miller, Mary Burton, Bur-ton, Pcarle Viuceut, Ada Macks, Kate Curtis. Carrie Keats, Lizzie Brither, Jottio Bcattie, Mrs. Herman Hill, Miss NolY, Maggie Glade, Mrs:-W. B. Holland, Hol-land, Ann'io Duncan. Nellie Shoots, Cecelia Ce-celia Swanson, Mrs. S. A. Scott, Ella Goddard, Ada Faust, May Dyer. Several of the young ladies had their votes considerably reduced by bogus ballots. Something over 4,000 of these ballots were thrown out by the election board. One of the ladies who is credited with only some 300 voles, had about 1,000 of these bogus ballots cast for her. Although in several instances in-stances it caused their recipients to make a rather poor showing, tho rejection rejec-tion of these fraudulent votes in noway affected tho result. Tho work of counting the votes was an herculean task. The committeo went to work on Monday night aud did not adjourn until 4 o'clock Tuesday morning. Yesterday at noon the count was resumed and only completed at 0 o'clock last evening. This morning Miss Oleu sent the following fol-lowing letter of acceptance: Salt Lake Citv, July 3, 18M). Messrs. J. B. Burgess, C. E. Burton and Evan Stevens. Ubntlemen: As I have been elected Goddess God-dess of Liberty by my friends. I accept with many thanks. Very Respectfully. Klla olsen. |