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The Ballots in one sealed package said to contain 2177 Official
Ballots was delivered to the Ballot Clerks and their receipt
taken therefor.
The Ballot box was then opened for inspection. It was examined
by Constable Lawrence F. Mooney, Edward P. Tice; Ira W. Appleton;
and Charles Clark Coffin and found to be empty. The r~gister on the
Ballot box was set at O000, the box locked and the keys thereof
turned over to Franklin S. Chadwick, Constable in charge.
Constable Mooney presented the Warrant for the Special State
Election 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 register on the
ballot box was then found to read 135.
The follo~,ing Tellers were then sworn in: Frahk W. Ramsdell,
John E. Moore Jr; Eugene Souza; Seddon W. Legg Jr; Charles W.
Ellis; Charles E. ~wain; James M. Killen; Philip L. Moore;
Norman Wilson; Melvin L. Ray;, Clarence H. Swift;
~The Ballots were removed from the ballot box, sorted and counted
and found to be 135.
The Ballot Clerks at the Gate and at the Ballot Box counted the
names checked snd found lO~ ~N and 31 WOMEN, a total of 135 had
voted.
The Tellers started counting and at 5:15 P.M. the following
results were read in open meeting.
SENATOR Cape and Plymouth District.~
· Benjamin A. Merrihew Twenty.
Edward C. Stone One' hundred fifteen
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Total Vote 135
Attest: Charles Clark Coff~in,~Tow~ Cl~rk
Pursuant tO Warrant's.the Inhabitants of the ~town of Nantucket met
American Legion Hall,~Saturday, February l~, 19~8 at ~;~0 o'clock
in the forenoon to select the candidate for Election to the office
of SENATOR for the ~ape and Plymouth Senatorial District to fill
the unexpired tem of Donald W. Nicholson.
Instructions to Voters, penalty cards, voting lists and specimen
ballots were posted outside the guard rail. Instructions to
Voters and Penalty cards were posted in the booths. The following
Ballot Clerk's were sworn in: Edward P. Tice; Ira W. Appleton;
Charles H. Blount; and John J. Driscoll Jr. Wesley A. Fordyce
was sworn in as Warden.