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Home My WebLink About1950-11-07 , - ' . STATE ELECTION. ' . .. '" " : ' ' , ~ ,,,.. ,,., ,./ /:',.~-~ .'":%. · ,',,,-. . ':, , . , ', . ',, ,' -- . '..' .... NOiR 7~ 1950.'.~'~". '.. ' .- , .- .' .. ~.:~..,...: .- Pursuant to ~rr~t' th~"~abit~s'of the` t0~' 0f N~tuck'~t ~t"in"the ~e~cAn Legion Hall, '. Wash~gton St. ~es~y, Nov~ber 7~ i9~ 7.~ A,~. ~o Selee~ ~he ~dida~es for election ~o ,~he. offi~e~ on the ballot.- .. .: .... ,,: . ' . .:. .. . ~ ':;/:.:.~. ..-,..:,.. . Cards of inspections ~o. voters, penury ca~s,' vo~ing lists a~ spec~en ballots we~ posted outside the-~a~ rail. Inst~c~ions to ~oters ~d penalty ca~s ~re posted in the booths.. The follo~g ~o~ Clerks were swom ~: Ira W. Appleton, C~arles H. Talfo~, John'J. Driscoll Jr. and Joseph M. Cadrain. Wesley A..Fo~dyce was sworn in as Warden~ ' ~re delivered to the ~11o% Clerks ~d their receipt taken therefor. The ~llot Box and ~ergency B~ot Box were then opened for public. inspection.. They We~ e~ined by. F~in S. Chad~ck, 'S~ddon W. Legg, Wesley A. Fordyce and Joseph M. Cadrain ~d fo~ to be '~ty..:.The ~gister on the ballot box ~s set at ~, ~th boxes lo~ed ~d the keys thereof tu~ed over to F~ S. Chadian' Const~blq. Constable La~nCe F. Mooney p~sented the Warrant for %he State Election, ~ich '~s ~ad by ~he To~ Clerk.._ At 7:~ A.M. the polls ?ere declared open.: . .-.?:::-: ~'~ ~. ?u~:f. '.. " ~'" At 9:~5 A. M.~ '12:O0 No~n, '1:~ P.M. ~d 3:58 P.M. ~he ~egis~er on ~he B~lot Box st~ding ~ respective~ at 25~, 5~, 7~5 ~d 1~0, .the B~lot Box ~s opened ~d the b~ots removed ~o the ~ergency ~llot Box by Wendell H. Ho~s, Joseph M. Cadrain, Charles Clark Coff~, ~ Wesley A. dy .... ' . At ~: 55 P.M. the. To~ Clerk a~o~ced that the ~s wo~d ~lose five ~nut~s. m, ,'.:.. '-~:. '''- .:: :'.':. ::.~.. ,' At 5:~ P.M. the .polls were declared closed, the register on box then standing at 1182. .. ~ . ~e Absentee Ballots we~ then checked ~nd ~oted 'the ~egis~er 'o~ the b~lot box ~hen stand~g aS 1267 - The-Follo~ng Tellers w,~ then swo~ in: Fr~ W. ~deil, W~ter J. R°Y~, Herbe~ G. Wood~ Wi~i~ H. Wislow, I~ A.' Soverino,Jr.,. E~d J. Perry, He,an G.-Jonson, Le~ F. ~der, I~inE T. ~lett, Ed~rd S~ Roy, . Walter D. Glidden Jr., Pa~ H. Bereft, Otis S. Ni~erson, Dharl, s W. Ellis, Willi~ B. H..Snow~ Oharles O~ Bart, Oharles F. O'Neil, J~es M. Tho~s J. Devine, Oharles J. Ferreira~ Wilson H. Gash, W~ter Glowacki, I~in F. Holdgate, Eden F. Sc~, Ho~ W. ~Lean, Seddon W. ~e ~lo~s f~m the b~lot ~x ~d emergency ballot' bOX we~ so~ed co~ted and fo~d to be:- .v'":"~' ;~-~.~:~':'3.:;/: ~ ._,- : Official Ballots . ' 1182'. ::,, ~. Absentee ~llots -:-; ..;': 8~ , :...-::~ ....~.~; .: ::,. . Total.· . - 1~6~ ~e ballot clerks at the gate ~d at the b~lot box ~ted the "n~es checked on the vot~g lists ~d fo~d. :-.;.:.. .... -' "~'-' Officialr' ' -- . ';Absentee ~' Tot~s .:'~- ' ............... Men: 'T~ ~ .... ~? 598 [d'"?:i~"~'': .%~:~' 37 '.'/ 635 - ~ Women: ..... 58~' : ...... .~8 ... $~2 ~ 85 1267 The Tears sta~ed co~t~g ~d at (9:~ P.M. the follo~g resets ~re read in open meet~g by the To~ Clerk, Charles Clark Coff~. Paul A. Dever Arthur W. Coolidge STATE ELECTION Four hundred thirty eight "' 638 ~ S6ven hundred eighty ~four /:; :~j~,,,::~',i 7.8~'._ ~,.~':~ Horace I. Hillis Mark R.' Shaw ~: .... Blanks '~ LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,· Charles F. Jeff Sullivan :' .!'. Three hundred seventy four ~.'376 Laurence Curtis La~rence Gilfedder' Blanks SECRETARY Edward J. cr°nin '" Russell A. Wood Ells~,orth J. M. Di~so~ Fred M. Ingersoll Blanks TREASURER John E. Hurley Fred J. Burrell Henning A. Blomen Harold J. Ireland Blanks AUDITOR ' ThOm% J. William G.' Andrew Robert A. Simmons Francis A. Votano Blanks ATTORNEY GEI~R~ Francis E. Kelly ~ Frederick Ayer Jr. Anthony }~artin Howard B. Rand~. Blanks ,Seven hundred eighty nine 'One hundred Three hundred fifty' Seven hundred sixty eight One hUnaredforty Four hundred sixteen.. Seven hundred t~enty Seven Three One hundred eighteen 350 768 7' :2 160 416 727 :"' 3 Three hundred seventy seven , Seven hundred twenty eight ' Seven :, ' One hundred fifty fou~ FoUr hundred Seven hundred fifty~ Six Four . - One hundred three' 377 728 602 '103 ' Donald W: 'Nich01S'°n ~. ' - .; .': ~'.L. '.:.i ·. .' ,- August J. Cormier -. Grace Farnsworth Luder" Blanks , ....~ ~. cOuNCILLOR Fir~st District Joseph P.' Clark _Jr. William Davis ..... , Blanks ' [' ' Eight hundred fiftY-six Two hundred eighty six ... · One hundred twenty four Three hundred sixty Seven hundred thirteen One hu0dred ninety four 286 '1 124 713 :" 196 SEmTOR Cape P m° th District - . Edward C. ·Stone _ Eight hundred fift~ ithree Priscilla P. Hills Two hundred forty two Blanks ~' '' '~' : One hundred seventy two- Cyrus Barnes Eight hundred fifty, two Everett V. Lamb Three hundred sixty three' Blanks Fifty two 172 ' 8~2 52 DISTRICT ATTORNEY, Southern District :~_.; ? ,,:: ,:, · ...... Maurice M. LyOns Eight hundred ninety two Blanks -. Three hundred seventy five SHERIFF, Nantucket County. ~., ~ ..... Nelson O. Dunham Ten hundred fifty two Elias J. Lyon Two .~., Blanks 'i~ hundred tkir~ceen ~-~. Do ~ou ~ove of the ado~ptio~ of an'amendment ~o summ~i~ed below which was approved by the General Court in a joint -' · session of the two branches held. June 9, 1947, received 244 "k :' ., votes in the affirmativ~ and 0 in the negative, and in a joint I ¥E8 session of the two branches held June 8, 1949, received 242 votes in the ~ffirmative and 7 in the negative? :'..' ,-: :; .~.[ ',' ~:- -.:/('.;' ?(.:qk' _j 'J'. ?! SUMMARY :' '::/':/:' ' .: ."'. :;:'; This proposed mnendment of the Constitution provides for the-time ~ when'the respective terms of-office of the governor, lieutenant-gov- · ernor and councillors shall begin'and the time when their respective .' terms shall end.' It also makes provision relativb to the succession to the office of governor, in the event of the death of the governor elect · before qualification for the office' of governorl and it further makes 'provision relative to the succession to the offiee of-governor in the · event of the death of both the. gbve/nor elect and the lieutenant-. governor elect before qualification for thek respective offi.ces:".;u, YES Five hundred eighty tw~ NO Eighty five BLANKS Six hundred 892 .;...' 37~ /o 2 .,.,. 85 [~ .Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to th~ constitution- summarized below which was approv, ed by the General Court' in-a joint se.~slon of the two branches held June 4, 19~8, received.' '". .... 154 votes iu the _~,unative and 44 in the negative, and in a { YES [ ';~', ? joint session of the two bra~nches held,June 8, 1949, received [ 150 Votes in the affirmative and 93 in the negative? :-~'-- :,.J[ NO [ ,Z This proposed amendment t6 the Constitution provides for an in- '. crease in .the number of signatures of qu~alffied, voters' required upon '~ an initiative, oi Upon a referendum petition, and it fu~d~er makes pro- vision for changes in' legislative procedures thereon with reference to :~ ~l-'dates upon, or within which, acts-shall be done in the v~rious stages necessary to be taken upon such petitions. :'.-):.:/:jj~':.%.t.?~?f/:i:.:~'.~'z,/[ YES Four h~ndred eighty sTM NO One hundred fifty four BLANKS Six hundred twenty seven House of Representatives ~d-not vote ~d en wMch Senate did not vote? .- .... :!t-iq 7% ~:-.' :..;: - do~s per mon~ or eight-five do~s per mon~ ance to dese~g aged persons who have reached ~e a~e of s~- ,-, ~ee ye~s or over ~d ~e ~ need of relief ~d suppo~ .... NO BLANKS Four hundred forty Three hundred forty one Four hundred eighty six ~86 627 440 341 486 :.~ · Do you approve of a law summanzed, below~on which the I w:o House of Representatives did'not vote and bn which the -[ .Senate did not vote? '" /, -'-' -,~?; - ,q~'; ~'-~;,'--'~. -; '- '." ,; ,:-. ~: ': {~',J~ T~s. measure provides for ~e c~ea~on oI a Massa~huse~s sion for the pu~ose of conducting once' eve~ m0~ a' 10~e~, draw~ to.raise ad~on~ f~ds by ·means of tickets sold to ~e pub~' wi~ ~e Commonwe~ the net proceeds to be divided as fo~ows:~ 50' per cent to ~e'w~ers as prizes~35 per cent for assist~ce'to needy aged persons~' 7~ per cent for assist~ce to needy b~d persons~ 7~ per cent for assist~ce to depend~nt c~dren. "h?-,.?~?;>~.~ :?L'Jfc-J/, YES Two hundred sixty three' NO Four hundred ninety nine BLANKS Five hundred five '~ ~ 263 499 5O5 'L.,;" Do ybu approve of a law s-~nm~rlzed below which W~s '[¥ [ES ;, ;:'-',,,' disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 77 J in the affirmative and 139 in the negative and in the. Senate ,,[ [~0,-,[ ~';"' by ~ vote of 13 in the affirmative and 25 in the negative? ,' ? ~ , of chapter 175' of the General L~'ws (Terc~ntenary Edition) as 'most '- recenQy'amended, by section' 4'Of chapter,459 ,of the acts of 1955~ and" inserts in place thereof a sentence which.provides that the Commis- sioner of. Insuro~nce shall.an~ually~ on or before Septbmber fifteenth~ ~ after due hearing and invesfig.afi.on, 'fix and~establish f~ir and reason- able classifications of risks and adequate~ just~ reasonable~ and non-'.~ · discriminatory premium ,cliarg.es t6 be Used and char§e.d by insurance~ .. ? c0mpani~s'in conn~cfi0n with. the issue 'or execution of motor ~vehicle ' liability policies or bonds, as definbd, in section 34A of chapter. 90 of; the General Laws, for the ensuing calendar year or .any p.art thereof~'~ but said classifications and pfemliiht charges shall be uniform through-" out the Commonwealth and sl~all not be fixed or established according to districts or zones. -~: -'. ;~-t ....~:i:/: ~.'.': '?. ,J:." ' ~e:: ~ ~':..'.'.'; ,-:'; ~ :'-'~ ,' ~- -". -~. ;~t'~'-'-'- :-:., i YES NO BLANKS Twenty eight ~- Eleven hundred forty eight Ninety one 28 1148 91 YES NO BLANKS ::>' A. Shall the.pari-mutuel system' of betting on Hce s I '." '~ m ;" B. Shall_ the pari-mutuel system of betting .on ~censed~ I .... Three hundred seventy one Four hundred twenty eight Four hundred sLxty eight YES NO BLANKS Three hundred four Four hundred twenty seven Five hundred thirty six 371 428 &68 3o4 536 YES NO BLANKS NO BLANKS YES NO BLANKS C.' Shall llcenl granted in~ this city.(o~ the sale' therein' of all~ alcoholic' beverages in ~. called,·n°t to',b'e 'd~unk on the premise, s?/!, Seven hundred four ~'T~o hundred twenty one Three hundred forty Six hundred forty eight One hundred eighty five Four hundred thirty four S~c hund~d eighty seven One hundred seventy four Four hundred six- 7o~ 687 17~ ~06