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Home My WebLink About1946-06-18 " Pursuant to warrant the inhabitants of the town of' N~tucket met, in the ~erican Legion Hall, ~esday J~e 18th, 19~8 at 9:~0 o'clock in the forenoon to select the candidates fo~ nomination at the State P~ary to be elected at the State Election in November. Inst~ctions to :Voters, penalty cards,' voting lists, and' spec~en ballots were posted outside the ~ard ~ail. Instructions to Voters, and penalty ca~ds were posted in the booths. ~e following ballot clerks were sworn in:- Edward P. Tice; I~a W. ,Appleton; Charles H. Bloat; and James J. Levins. ~e ballots in t~ee sealed packages said to contain 82~ D~OCRATIC ballots and 1900 REP~LICAN ballots were given to the Ballot Clerks and their ~eceipt taken, there fo~. ~e ballot box was then opened fo~ public inspection. it was ex. ned b~ Constable Lawrence F. Nooney; Edward P. Tice; Ira W. Appleton$ James J. Levins; and A~chibald Cat.right ~d fo~d to be empty. ~e ~egister on the ballot box was set at 0000. ~e ballot box was the locked and the keys thereof turned over to Lawrence F. Nooney, Constable in cha~ge.~ Constable Nooney presented the Warr~t for.the State P~ary. ~e War~ant was read by the to~ Cle~kand at ~:~0 A.M. the polls were declared open. At ~:55 P.M. the town Clerk declared that the polls would close in five minutes.~At ~:00 P.M. the polls were declared closed.'~e register on the ballot box was then fo~ to read 188. ~e following Tellers were swo~n in: F~a~ W. R~sdellj~ ~Walte~'J. Royal; Robert C. Murray; P~lip L. Moo~e; J~e~ M. Killen; Clarence H. Swift; George R. Grimes;. , ~e Ballots were removed from ~the ballot box, sorted and co.ted ~d fo~d to be ~P~LICAN 165; D~OC~TIC 23, a total of 188...,,~ - , ~e-Ballot Clerks 'at the gate ~d at the ballot box co~ted the names checked at the gate and the ballot box and found. D~,,IOCRATIC MEN " WOMEN Total REPUBLICAN MEN '" WOMEN LL 23 1,02 63 165 The Tellers then started counting and at 6:15 P.M. the following results were read in open meeting. REPUBLICAN PARTY GOVERNOR Robert F. Bradford Blanks LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Albert Cole Arthur W. Coolidge Blanks SECRETARY Frederic W. Cook Blanks 133 100 3V 133 32 One hundred thirty, three Thirty two Twenty eight One hundred Thirty seven One hundred thirty three Thirty two TREASURER Fred J. Burrell Laurence Curtis Blanks 45 Forty Five V6 Seventy six 44 Forty AUDITOR Wallace E. Stearns Russell A. Wood Blanks 35 Thirt$ five V2 ~ Seventy two 58 Fifty eight \ \ Clarence A. Barnes 126 One hundred twenty six Blanks :' ~' , ~' ',39 Thirty nine ',, SENATOR IN CONGRESS ,;:'":' ~:": "*' , . ':,:'~' Henry, Cabot Lodge Jr. 140 One h~dred~ forty Scattering ~, , 1 One ,~ , ,,.- .,, ~ , Blanks .',~" ,'. 24 Twenty four;,. CONGRESS~N , -.,,, ' ,' ..... ,"~, Charles L. Gifford 125 One hundred"twenty five, Scattering, 1 One Blanks · 39 Thirty nine . ~ . ,,coUNciLLOR ~ ~1 John S. Ames Jr. 91 Ninety one Henry E. France 17 SeVenteen ..... ~-. Blanks .i'-'ii',',, 57 .,.~, Fifty Seven SENATOR . ,. · Donald Vi. Nicholson lll One hundred el'even Blanks , 54 Fifty. four, . REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT ,, Cyrus Barnes 154 one hundred fifty four. YA~.thu~- ?. C~? ,H~y`den 4 Four Blanks ' ,' ~ Seven DISTRICT ATTORNEY ' ,- ,~' 'Frank E. Smith ~ 121. One hund~e~ twenty` one Blanks 44 Forty four ,, CLERK OF COURTS : Wesley A. Fordyce 138 One hundred th.irty eight Blanks, ,, ,9V ~venty seven ....... REGISTER OF DEEDS ' ''~ '- Josiah S. Barrett ~ 14V one hundred forty Seven Blanks 18 Eighteen DEMOCRATIC PARTY GOVERNOR Naurice J. Tobin ~0 Twenty Francis D. Harrigan' i One Blanks ~ Two LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR John B. Car~ _ 2 Two Paul~ A. Dever 12 Twelve Daniel J. 0'connell 0 Roger L. Putnam 6 Six Blanks 3 Three SECRETARY John J. Concannon 2 TwO " Benedict F. FitzGerald 10 Ten Leo Moran 1 One Paul H. Snow 1 One Blanks 9 Nine ' TREASURER . John E. Hu~l~y 18 Eighteen · · Thomas Khoury 2 Two Blanks 3 Three - AUDI T0R Thomas J. Buckley 17 Seventeen Blanks 6 Six ATTORNEY -GENERAL Harry E. Casey 2 Two Michael F. Hourihan 0 Edward A. Hutchinson Jr. 0 Francis E. Kelly 9 Nine Joseph M. McDonough l0 Ten Blanks 2 Two Sixteen Seven · ~avid I.~ Walsh Blanks , Seven One Eight Seven CONGRESSMAN,~' William McAuliffe- George A. Mooney Alfred S. Schenkman Blanks 6 Six 3 Three 6 Six 8 Eight CONCILLOR Joseph P. Clark Jr. J. Dolan Hathaway John L. Shea Blanks SENATOR Blanks ~23 REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT Cyrus Barnes 10 Arthur C. Hayden 3 Blanks l0 Twenty 'three DISTRICT ATTOR~PEY Maurice M. Lyons Frank E. Smith Blanks Ten Three Ten CLERK OF COURTS Wesley Ac Fordyce · Blanks § Five 12 Twelve 6 Six REGISTER OF DEEDS Josiah S. Barrett, Charles Clark Coffin Blanks 2 Two 21 Twenty one 1 One 2 Two 21 Twenty one Charles Clark CSffin~[TOva~ Clerk 386~