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Home My WebLink About1956-11-06 STATE AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION NoVember 6~~ 19~6. 1 ~i ~SU~tt O ~t the inhabitants of the Town Of ~aatucket met in the o American Legion H~ll~ Washington St.~ Tuesday Novembe~ 6,~ 1956 at~ 6:30 '~i~ · 7A;H. to select the candidate~ for election to the offices appearing on ~:~ Cards' of instructions to 'voters, penalty cards, voting lists and specimen ballots were posted outside the guard rail. Instructions to voters and z penalty cards were posted iu the booths. ~: ,- ?: :~- -,.~:~ *.~ The following ballot clerks were sworn ~u: George R. Grimes~' Herbert C. · "Wood, Franklin H. Thurston~ John H. Bartlett Jr., Ed%wln F. Sc~lly,. John ~J..' Driscoll Jr.; William B. H. Snow and Thomas J. Devine. Wesley A. ~ Fordyce was sworn in as Warden. '~ ' The ballots in three packages said to contain 2381 Official Ballots were ~ delivered to the Ballot Clerks and their receipt taken therefor...~ · ? The Ballot Box and Emergency ballot box were then opened for Publi¢"~1~'~'~ ~ Inspection. They were examined by Wesley A. Fordyce, Edv~n S. Sculley, Seddon W. Legg~ Charles Clark Coffin, and Constable Wendell H. Howes and found to be empty. The register on the ballot box was set at 0000~ ~both boxes locked and the keys turned over to Wendell H. HeweS, Eonstable. ~> Constable Howes then presented the Warrant for the State Election,. which ~ was read by the Town Clerk, Charles Clark Coffin, and at 6:30 A.N. the Polls At 8:45 A.M.,' 10:25 A.M., 12:55 P.M., 3:35 P.~. the Register on the ~ Ballot box standing respectively at 33~,~ 735, 1115, 1501, .the ballot box ~was opened by the Officials in charge and the ballots removed to. the :-~ · Emergency Ballot Box. .- '~ '~ .... :::~"~:~ .rAt 5:30 P.M~ the Polls were declared closed, the register on the ballot '. box standing at 1686. ~ The 'Absentee ballots were then checked and voted, the register then standing ?' at 1930. "' ~''' ' ............... '- ~:: The following Tellers were sv~rn in: Walter J. Royal, Edward S. Roy,~Leroy .~Y.' Ryder, Irving A. Soverin~' Jr.~- Edmund J. Perry~ Freeman Eing~' Cecil'::~ Richrod, Clarence H. Swift, William ~. Briard~ Herman G. 'Johnson, Nyles Reis, Charles F. Sayle~ William H. Winslow~ Frav_k W. Rmusdell~~ Charles C. Barr, ~'. Charels W. Ellis, i.Charl~s F.~ Davis, Kenneth W. Holdgate,' Everett V. Lamb Jr.~ ?James H. Walsh~ Eugene J."Souza~ ~Albert P. Glowack~' Leonard E. Godfrey~ Albert A. Fee, Charles 'J. Ferreira, Victor J. Ferranteela; James M.. Killen~ ~Otis S. Nickerson, James F. Egan, Walter D. Glidden Jr. ~:'~ -~'~ The ballots from the ballot b~x and emergency ballot box were sorted and co~mted and found to be 1928.~ The ballot box was noted to' have jammed ~'twice during the day adding up two extra numbers. ~-~::¥~ ~I ~ L. ~ ~: I . , '~ The b~lots were sorted and counted and found to be: '~ 168[~ ' ~ ....... Official Ballots ~; ~ ~:-:.:~? < ~'.~: .... ~'~ ~ ..... :' Abs~entee Ballots 2~ '~ ~$:; . m -- ~ ~$~1 ~ The b~lot clerks at the gate ~d a~ the b~lot box co,ted ~e ~es checked .~,~:. - . OfficiO' ~:.'~'~: :~: ~ ~' Absentee Tot~s ,: .': lqomen: 889 ~ : 131 1020~:~''- .'~ .:~ ~:~ Men: ~ 795 ~' ......... ~ ~ 113 908 ~' ~ .... - i68h 2~ 192~ Tot~ vote The Tell~s st~ed co~t~ ~d at 10:00 P.M. the follo~g ~s~ ~re read ~ open meet~ by the T~ Clerk,' Chiles Cl~k Co~. STATE AND PRESIDENTIAL E~ECTION. ·: ~ :~ .~ · November 6,: 1956. ~,' .~--.,/, : i ~ J ' ~ ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDe.- ~.: Eisenhower and Nixon Fifteen hundred eighty two 1582 Hass au'd Cozzini '-", ...... ~ · Stevenson and Kefauver ~,~ ,~A Three hundred seventeen ~ Scattering , One . '~'=',:,~ .-~; ~,~:, 1 BlanY~ Twenty seven 27 Foster Fdrcolo Four'hundred fifty three '-.::', :5 .,~- ': 735'.,r'~ 453 Sumner G. 'Whittier, Thirteen hundred thirty six 1336 Mark R., Shaw ~, ,' Blanks '21 '" :,~ , L IEL~EN~NT GOVERNOR Charles Gibbons ,<,~ Robert F.. Murphy Harold E. Bassett Francis A. Votauo, Blanks ~':'v'; , :: :,', SECRETARY ', = i-,- Edward J. Cronin j Richard I. Furbush Ls~ence Gilfedder Blanks John F. Kenned~ ' ., Robert H. Beaudreau ~: Isaac Goddard Willy No Hogseth Blanks ~ -.~j :: ,'~ ' ,,~ · One hundred ,thirty four' = '. v', ' ..,.:~ ! ~-,. 134 .... Twelve hundred six%y nine ~:5- :,,:'.,.',-',~,: '1269 '~.-,Four hundred t, hirty five "i:" ", ~. ';'"~-'; "435 Seven. 7 ~Two hundred fifteen ~,~ ,-. ~ · ~J; -:~215 Five htmd~ed nine - f ;'~ .... ., :'.~<',;.:' ::,': ~09 ~Leven hundred seven~ ' ll?O -...Two Two hundred thirty one , .. :.. :,''~':,' ." 231 Fiv'e hundred seventy eight :' " ,., 'Eleven hun&red thirty eight ,.. '-. ..... :, 1138 Nine ."~' ':" '. ,':, ', ',:'.-% ~;":'.:-: 9 T~o '~2 ,., Two hundred one ,., :': ::' ,'." ·,-,,'; ,-.', .:,.":',/ 201 · · AUDITOR Thomas J.: Buc~Le3r ..... :. ', - -,--- Five hundred they si3~ ': ... ':?~v:,',. ,:. ~36 Joseph A. Nobile El~veh hundred t~enty six , '~' ,~ ." 1126 John B. Lauder Three 3 -.~nthor~r Ma,%in .: ', , :.';~": , Two~ :~ ~:-' : .... :~._- ::~-~ _.-/, ~: .. '":~': ;,";~t- 2 Blanks ': ,..: · : ,:: ,.:- ... , , .., .... , ~vo hundred sixtv one ' ':-:-:', ../:' '-:~;.7 261 ATTORNEY' GENERAL ::'~ ;' ;~," '. t.·, .-,;.: ,.. - , [ ;' .:: -t,{ :),V- ,~,.:~ Geogre, Fingold" , ,. .: ,z,:- i:, ih-,', ,' ' :,Twelve hundred[ sixty nine -5 ,', ' - ,, :,.7,>.-, 1269 Edwar~ J. McComack Jr. ;, ,:-·,i~,' Fo~ hundred forby four - ., ' -, ...... None . :, .q:. :. _: , ::/ Fred ~, Ir~ersoll' ' ' ' ':.. ". ' · -',,.~., -" H~vard Be Rand ~-'-~, ~,::,"'i..',;, .Five,tr... ,~:':.'--- , :"-':'.,, Blanks ~wo hun&red ten . 210 · "-~'~'~i,~,,:': /;'..:L' '::.:, ..GL:: :.':· :': .:. Donald W. Nicholson , , .:.:'-..:.~nirte&n hun&red sixty six" -:-~ :v/:.: ..:- 1365 W~lliam NcAuliffe Three hundred forty five 345 Blanks ;_. ' ~ < ~'.. Two hundred seventeen ~ ~-,::~ '~.::::,- ~.,.~ ;:..~' "~-,'~ - 217 · Joseph P. Dupont :'-',. ~"-, Three hundred nine~ eight 398 Frankland W. L. }~Lles ";'- ;'- Twelve hundred twenty three 1223 Blanks Three hundred seven ,307 Edward C. Stone Thirteen hundred ninety 1390 George Correa' c.~..,1.. . Two hundred ninety one 291 Blanks -, .... Two hundred fo~y six ?,'246 REPREBENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT First Nantucket Distric% Howard U." Chase .. Five hundred thirty one Robert F.' Mooney . ' Seven hundred sixty three John' L. Hard~ , ,,. ,' Six hundred Robert L. Hater Two ' ' Blanks , ~ "" Thirty'tWo S~!~ . Nantucket County ./.'~ ' Nelson O. Lhmham Fifteen hundred eighty Scattering Two ~ , Blanks Three hundred forty seven A. Yes , Eleven hundred seventy nine 1179 No 'Tmo hundred sixty one 261 Blanks Four hundred eighty eight 488 B. Yes Eleven hundred tWenty'five 1125 No', Two hundred sixteen ,, 216 Blanks N~.vehhn~dm ~de ~$~f.~en , C. Yes Eleven hundred ninety nine 1199 'No One hundred eighty five 185 B1anks - Five hundred for~y four . -~ 544 ~ ..... ,.', ' ' ' . ....... ' ......' ~ .'..~.. '. ' - ,. - ' ', .... , . '.:,~..',A, ,Shah licenses he. granted in. this ¢~ty (or town) for ~..~^ ! , - ~[..bthe salethereut of;all alcohollc, beverages.{whlsk2;rum, ,! '.[~a.~?l, ~[;:'~;;.malt .b?erages, w~.es and ,all Other~alcoholic bever--~ [-; ,,-~,.[ ;:-;-..: ~; ...... B. Shall licenses be.~ranted in ibis 'city for town) for ~~[~' ~[. ? the sale therein of wines.and, malt beverages (wines and- [ '-~°-} ?~ ~/:;;:_" C,. Sha'.ll licenses' be ~rantid. il4tlia city :(or' town) for_: ~]i 763 .. a . 32 :' ]h?