Show ALTA CLUBS ANNUAL ELECTION Josiah Barnett Elected President and a Spirited Contest for Vice President Results in W 0 Sharps Election The annual I election of officers for theta the-ta club look place yolerday and re sulled as follows Josiah Harnett president AV G Sharp vicepresident Henner X Smith secretary M 1 II Walker treasurer directors S W Kc des James McGregor J M l Rlcketls and George M Scott The polls opened at noon and closed at IO p I m and a lively interest was taken There were two tickels In I the Held the Original and the Regular The same names ero on both with the exception of the candidates for tho vicepresidency W O Sharp was on the Original i ticket and M S Pendergast on the Regular for that olllcc Mr Sharp received III i votes and Mr Pendergast 15 and there was one blank so thai the t election was decidedly close The other nominees nomi-nees being on both tickets ere on Easy street and It i Is I not thought that campaign expenses were heavy Mr l Sharp was tendered I the l nomination I for the presidency after Mi i i Harnelt had expressed u desire to I withdraw 1 I hut Mr 1 Sharp declined the higher honor and Mr I Jiarnelt was kept in the ltld In i the meantime Mr l Pendergast was named for the vleepiesidcncy and thus there became two candidates for the place with the result staled J J Daly the retiring I president deserves de-serves praise for the good business administration ad-ministration which he gave the club and Is I lo be congraluliled on the success suc-cess which has attended I the institution I institu-tion since he look the helm |