Jack's choir boys were outnumbered by the other kids on
the island. Although "with dreary obedience the choir raised their hands" for Jack, the
other boys all voted for Ralph. It was obvious to them that Jack's "simple arrogance"
was not a quality of leadership.
... there was a stillness about Ralph as he
sat that marked him out: there was his size and attractive appearance; and yet most
obscurely, yet more powerfully, there was the conch. The being that had blown that, had
sat waiting for them on the platform with the delicate thing balanced on his knees, was
set apart.
It may have been
more than just choosing the lesser of two evils, since the boys saw something in Ralph
that inspired their vote. His bearing and his possession of the conch were the deciding
factors.
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