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Show thor of "The Raven," with ten others, oth-ers, had been accorded this honor. New Names Added. Tho eleven names added follow: Harriet Ueecher Stowe, 74 votes; Oliver Wendell Holmes and Edgar Allan Poe 69 otes each; Roger Williams. Wil-liams. 61; James Fenlmore Cooper, 62; Phillips Brooks, GO; William Cul-len Cul-len Bryant, 59; Frances E, Wlllard, I 5b; Andrew Jackson, George Bancroft, Ban-croft, 5:J each; John Lathrop Motley. Mot-ley. 51. The total number of ballots cast was 97, and the number required for choice was 51. Poe's vote jumped from 42 In 1905 to C9, an increase of 27 votes. An analysis of the voto shows that of this 69 votes 21 were cast by college presidents, 17 by professors of history and scientists, 18 bv publicists, editore ;ud authors, and 13 by jurists. Memory of Poet Famous In the West. Contrary to the general Impression, the memory of the poet is as famous In the west as In the south, according accord-ing to the vote. Since the last election his fame Increased In-creased more among the college presidents pres-idents than among any of the other groups. As a result of today's election" the iuthors' corner doubles Its population popula-tion and goes far ahead of the statesmen states-men in number. Eleven bronze tablets tab-lets for tho names chosen will be designed de-signed with an appropriate quotation from the works of each, and the formal for-mal unxclling will take place in October Oc-tober of 1911. Vote of 74 for Mr6. Stowe. The vote ot 74 for Harriet Beecher Stowe is noteworthy as the only one who received such a majority in the election In 1903 was Louis Agasslz. In the vote for women the names chosen are those of women not eligible eli-gible at the last election, uot having been dead ten years at that time. Of those voted for In the last election but still lack tho necessary votes, Charlotte Cu-shman shows a gain from 33 to 45 votes; Martha Washington Washing-ton from 32 to 43, and Lucretla Mott from 33 to 41. Those falling of election by 10 votes or less were Francis Parkman, Char-lrtte Char-lrtte Cushman, Murk Hopkins, 45 each; Patrick Henry, 44; Martha Washington, 43, Daniel Boone, 42; Samuel Adams and Lucretla Mott, 41 each. EDGAR ALLAN P02 IN HALL OF FAME NEW YORK, Oct. 21. Edgar Allan Poe Is at last In the Hall of "Fame. Years of effort on the part of the ttaunch supporters to get his name added to the list were rewarded today by tho announcement ot Dr. John H. McCrackon, chairman ot the senate of New York university, that the au- |
