It does not take long for the Stooges to realize that Egger is a crook, and throw their votes to opposing candidate Abel Lamb Stewer.

But a group of white Aldermen, some of them Mr. Washington's most virulent critics, threw their votes to Mr. Sawyer and, in effect, crowned him mayor.

He is J. Howard Marshall 2d, a friend of the late Fred C. Koch and a minority shareholder who threw his votes to Charles.

"I just don't think that this time around people will be throwing their votes just to send a message," said Steven V. Angelo, the town manager.

That would be committing the unforgivable act of throwing their votes away.

"It doesn't make much difference if Ralph Nader is an angel or not: people aren't going to throw their votes away."

There was some excitement on the tenth ballot, when Kansas abandoned Gov. Jonathan M. Davis and threw its votes to McAdoo.

The retired army leader, Hugo Banzer Suarez, finished second in the elections, but threw his congressional votes to Mr. Paz Zamora.

Blacks and Latinos don't like to be taken for granted by Democrats and don't want to throw their votes to Republicans.

Toward six, Miss Perkins's manager threw her votes to Roosevelt, who gained then on Senator Windrip.