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'Pursuant to Warrant the Inhabitants of the town of Nantucket met in
American Legion Hall, Tuesday, October 28, 1947 at $:00 o'clockin the
forenoon to bring in their votes for .the Nomination of Oandidates of
Political Parties for.the office of Representative in Congress for the
9th CongressionaI District to .be elected at the Special State Election to be
held November 18, 1947 .......
Instructions to Voters, penalty, cards, voting lists, and sPecimen ballots
were posted outside, the guard rail..Instructions to Voters and penalty
ca~ds were posted ih the booths.' The following ballot clerks w~se sworn
in: Edward P. Tice; Ira W. Appleton; Charles H. Blount;~ and John J.
Driscoll Jr. Wesley A. Fordyce was sworn in as Warden.
The Ballots in two sealed packages said to contain 538 Democratic
· and 1886 Republican ballots were delivered to the Ballot Clerks and
their receipt taken therefor.
The Ballot Box was then opened for inspection.~ It ~mS 'examined by
Constable Lawrence F. Mooney, Edward P. Tice, Ira W. 'Appleton, and
Wesley A. Fordyce and found to be empty. The register on the Ballot ·
Box was set at 0000, the box locked and the keys tu?ned over to
Lawrence F: Mooney, Constable in charge.
C0nstabie Mo~ney presented the Warrant for the Special State Primary
to the Town Clerk, who then read the Warrant and at 7:00 A.M. declared
the Polls ~open
At 5:00 p.m. the Polls were declared closed. The registe~ on the ballot
box was then found to read 225.
The following Tellers were sworn in: Frank W. Ramsdell, Walter J. Royal,
Seddon W. Leg~ Jr., James M. Killem, Philip L. Moore, Norman A. ~Wilson,
Clarence H. Swift, Melvin L.~ay, Charles E. Swain, Eugene 8ouza, Charles
W. Ellis, ~John E. Moo ,F~e~Jr., .~
The Ballots were removed fr~m the' ballot box, sorted and counted and
found to be, REPUBLICAN 210, 'DEMOCRATIC 15, a total of 225.
The Ballot Clerks at the gate and at the Ballot Box counted the names
checked and found.
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SPECIAL STATE PRIMARY, OCTOBER 28, 1 47.' -
Total 225.
DEMOCRATIC ~N 14
~" ~ · WOMEN 1
REPUBLICAN MEN 123
" WOMEN 87
" 210
sta~ed
counting and at 5:30 P.M. the f0iiowing
The
Tellers
results~
were read in open meeting.
REPUBLICAN PARTY
CONGRESSMAN 9th Congressional DistriCt
Harry L. Avery 4 Four
Donald W. Nichols0n 174 One Hundred seventy four
William B. Perry Jr. 7 Seven
Nathaniel Tilden 24 Twenty four
Blanks ' 3 Three
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
CONGRESSM~N 9th Congressional District
Jacinto F..Diniz 3 Three~
Henry'L~-Guilbeault 2 ~Tw~
William McAuliffe 6 Six~'
Edward C. Pei~ce 4 Four.
Charles Clark Coffin, To~ ~rk
'",,. ~ ,-'" ":'-". ,~,.,~'.:~ At ~the ,, Special' State ' P~imary. held' on the above date 'in 'the
' ' '~erfoan'Legion Ha11~b~ the purpose of filling'the, vao~noy fo~
. Congressman caused by tho"~de~th"~f tho H~norable'd'has.L.'G~0~d.
,~'. ' ~the following *ere a~Pointed as.ballot Clerks and-~'~llers: .
Ballot Clerks.
Edward P.'Tice.~,
Charles~H."Blount
John J. Driscoll Jr.
: Tellers.
Fran~ W~-'Ramsdell'
Walter J~,Royal "'
Seddon W.,LeggmJr.
James'M.'Killen
Philip L~ Moore
Norman A. Wilson
ClarenCe'H.~'Swift
Melvin L. Ray,
Charles W. Swain
Eugene Souza
Charles W.'Ellis'
John Eo Moore Jr.