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at the nominations be closed. "The chair then directs," continued Mr. Hooper, "that Messrs. Gentry, Hawkes, Fletcher and Simmons serve as tellers. Voting will be by written ballot, on slips that will be supplied by the tellers." Soon the tellers circulated again through the meeting, receiving the written ballots in their caps. These were brought forward to the table behind the platform desk and counted. Then, after securing the floor, teller Hawkes announced the result as follows: "Whole number of votes cast, 122; necessary to choice, 61. Of these Mr. Dodge has received 48; Mr. Prescott, 39; Mr. Hopper, 19, and Mr. Lawrence, 16." "No choice having been made by the majority voting," decided the chair, "the tellers will again distribute blank slips and another ballot will be cast." The second balloting resulted in this layout: Dodge, 52; Prescott, 40; Hopper, 16; Lawrence, 14. "No choice having yet been made, a third balloting will be necessary," ruled the chair. "Mr. Chairman--one moment, please!" "Mr. Lawrence." "Mr. Chairman and classmates," went on Lawrence hastily, "I regret that I have not the silver tongue possessed by some who have spoken to-night. Did I possess such a precious thing I would know how to thank appropriately, perhaps, those who have favored me enough to vote for me. I do thank these friends, though not as I would wish I might. But I now respectfully ask all of my friends who have voted for me to vote with me, and cast their votes for Mr. Prescott." "The chair wishes to withdraw its name from this contest, with a similar tribute of thanks," declared Mr. Hopper. "Yet, perhaps as temporary presiding officer, it will not be wholly proper for me to declare in favor of either of the remaining candidates." Then the tellers distributed ballots again. There was a great deal of excitement in the air. Bert Dodge and Dick Prescott were the observed of many eyes. Again the ballots were taken up and counted. "Gentlemen," announced Chairman Hopper, as one of the tellers handed him a slip, "Mr. Dodge has fifty votes and Mr. Prescott has seventy-two. Mr. Prescott is, therefore, elected president of this class." "Mr. Chairman," cried Greg, leaping to his feet, "I move to make the election unanimous." "Second the motion!" called half a dozen at once. It was put to an aye-and-no vote and carried rousingly. "The chair gladly relinquishes its temporary post to the one elected to
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