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Home My WebLink About1948-09-14 ~ STATE PRIMARY ~' SEPTEMB R_!&', 1948. Pursuant to warrant the~' inhabitants of the town of Nantu~cket ~et'~ in' the American Legion Hall, Tuesday September 14, 19~8 at 9:00' A. M. in the forenoon to select the candidates for nomination at' the State Primary to be elected at the State Election in November. ~ Instructions to Voters, penalty cards, voting lists,~ and specimen ballots w~re posted outside the guard rail. Instructions to Voters and penalty cards were posted in the booths. '.' The following ballot clerks 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.' The ballots in three sealed packages said to contain. 528 DEMOCRATIC and 1788 REPUBLICAN ballots were delivered to the Ballot Clerks and their receipt taken therefore. The ballot box was~ then ~opened for inspection. It was examined by~ Lawrence F. Mooney, Edward P. Tice, Wesley A. Fordyce and Franklin S. Chadwick and found to be empty. The register on the ballot box was set at 0000. The ballot box was then locked and the keys turned over to Franklin S. Chadwick~ constakle in charge. " ' · Constable Moone$ presented, the Warrant for the State Primary. The Warrant wasc read by the Town Clerk and at ~:00 A. M. the polls were declared open. Upon motion duly 2nd. it was VOTED that the~ polls be closed at 5:00 P.M. At 5:00 P.M. the polls were declared closed. The register oh the Ballot box standing at 271. - ~' The following Tellers were then sworn in:- Charles C. Bart, EUgene Souza, Walton H. Adams, ' Herbert C. Wood, James M. Killen, Irvin~ T. Bartlett, Melvin LA Ray,~ Irving A.'Soverino Jr, Stuart B. Day, Charles F~' O,Neil,~Walter D. Glidden Jr,- Walter J.' Royal and Frank W. Ramsdell. :' - The Ballots were removed~f~om the ball~t box, sorted and'cou~ed and found to be REPUBLICAN 2~0, DF~IOCRATIC 31. a total of 271. The Ballot Clerks at the gate a~d at the Ballot box coUnted the names checked at the gate and at the ballot box and foUnd:-~ DEMOC RATIO ~mN 22 WO~N ~ 9 31 'REPUBLICAN MEN 138 W0~N '102' The tellers then started counting and at 6:00 P.M. the following. results were read in open meeting. REPUBLICAN PARTY GOVERNOR Robert F. Bradford Edward M. Rowe Blanks LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Arthur W. Coolidge Blanks SECRETARY Frederic W. $o0k Blanks Ti~ASURF_~ Laurence Curtis Blanks ~ 208 17 201 39 199 191 &9 Two hundred eight Fifteen Seventeen Two hundred one Thirty nine One hundred nineby n:mne~ Forty one One hundred ninety One Forty nine , Forty four , ' ' ,Eight ;.-: ,' '· 198 ' ' ':one h~dred n~ety eight , , , .,,,, .:.,,. ,:'., '504 AUDITOR Douglas LaWson ,' . Edwin L, Olander JrJ WallaCe E.: Stearns ' Russell A. Wood' Blanks oENE,~At j..~ J ' ATTORNEY Clarence A: 'Barnes Blanks CoNOREs '' Lever~tt Sal%ons~ll Blanks CONGRESS~LkN 9th District Donald W.' Nicholson Paul G. Archambault William B. Perry Jr. Blanks 6 26 12 COUNCILLOR'First District John S. Ames 'Jr. ' ' ' 178 Blanks 62 sENA~0R CaPe'and Plymouth Distri'ct' Edward C. Stone', '' ~ 20~ Anthony R. Francis 9 Blanks 27 Twenty seven 'One hundred ~inet Six Twenty six Twelve One hundred s~venty-~ight Sixty two Two ~undred four Nine Twenty seven REPRESENTATIVE IN oENEH~L cOuRT~ First Nantucket DistriCt~, Cyrus Barnes '213 Two hundred thirteen' ~" Blanks .,: 27 Twenty seven · P,~GTSTER OF PROBATE'AND INsoLVENCY'NantUcket County ' · ' : .... 213 T~o hundred thirteen . John J', Gardner ~nd, : Blanks ' ~': ' 27 Twenty seven DISTRICT ATTORNEY Southern District (To fill vacancy) J. Edward Lajoie ~. 66 Sixty s~ . :.~ ~ 1 Mauric~ M. Lyons ' '" 11 ~'~ Eleven Norman McDonald ~ ., 10, Ten Talbot T.' Tweedy'"" -. ...... i 120 One ~Undred twentY.: Blanks '33 Thirty three DF~OQHATIC PA~T~: GOVERNOR ,, Paul A. Dever Maurice J. Tobin Blanks LIETENANT GOVERNOR Edward P. Barry' Benedict F. FitzGerald Charles F. Jeff Sullivan Blanks SEOHETA~Y Edward J, Crontn ' Jerome Patrick Troy Blanks TREASURER John E. Hurley Blamks AUDITOR Thomas J. Buckley Blanks . 15 Fifteen '9 Nine 17~ . ,Seven~ .Four .. 13 Thirteen 6 Six. 8 Eight ~:16 'Sixteen ~ Four ll Eleven 20 Twenty ll Eleven 21 Twenty one 10 Ten nr~co ~appuccl John F. Kelley Francis E. Kelly Patrick Gilbert Sullivan SENATOR IN CONGRESS John Ii Fitzgerald Francis D. Harrigan Joseph A. Langone Jr. John D.~ Lynch Richard M. Russell Blanks 2 Two' 5 Five 10 Ten 6 Six Eleven Two Two Two Five Nine Seventeen Fourteen CONGRESS~N Ninth district Jacinto F. Diniz 17 Blanks l& COUNCILLOR First District Joseph P. Clark Jr. 't~ 17 Seventeen Blanks , 1/~ Fourteen SENATOR ~ape & plymouth District._ - Anthony R. Fran~cis 3 Three' Benjamin A. Merrihew 17 Seventeen Blanks t,~ 11 Eleven REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT. First Nantucket District Everett V. Lamb 13 Thirteen Cyrus Barnes 2 Two Blanks 16 Sixteen REGISTER OF PROBATE & INSOLVENCY Nantucket County John J. Gardner 2nd. 1 One Blanks 30 Thirty DISTRICT ATTORNEY Southern District (To fill vacancy) Maurice M. Lyons 17 Seventeen J. Edward Lajoie 1 One Blanks 13 Thirteen . Charles C~]ark Coffin, To~lerk 506"