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From Mrs. Harriet Bowman, reimbursement 144 00
From Robert Tillgren, reimbursement .
31 43
From Town Hall rentals
4 00
From William P. Richardson, Sealer Weights and Measures : 40 03
From Thomas H. Farmer, Inspector Milk, licenses 12 50
From J. L. Hammett Co., overpayment school account 41 43
From Percival S. Brown, on account of spray- ing trees 81 40
From Ella F. Cole, reimbursement on account poor 10 00
From Charles H. Waterman, reimbursement on account telephone . 6 31
From Jetson Wade, reimbursement on account telephone 2 00
From William P. Richardson, reimbursement on account of telephone 3 00
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From Ernest R. Seaverns, for 1911 permits, fireworks
$1 50
From Standard Oil Co., reimbursement on barrels 3 00
From Barrett Mfg. Co., reimbursement on barrels 10 00
From clam permits
2 00
Total receipts for year $162,881 03
EXPENDITURES
Paid out :
On Selectmen's orders. $73,724 70
On School Committee's orders 3,982 88
State tax 7,331 00
Corporation tax 43 65
County tax
6,005 00
Town's notes in anticipation of 1912 tax
50,000 00
Town's note to renew note of November, 1902, due November, 1912
5,000 00
Interest on notes
2,770 53
Temporary loan
600 00
Bureau of Statistics, certification of town notes
15 00
By orders of Second District Court, John F. Turner 180 72
By orders of Second District Court, Elmer F. Burrows. 37 80
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1913
13,189 75
$162,881 03
WM. P. RICHARDSON, Treasurer.
Approved :
HOWARD O. FRYE, Auditor.
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, JANUARY 27, 1912
Henry T. Bailey was chosen Moderator.
ARTICLE 2
To see if the town will increase the number of its School Committee to six members, to be elected at the annual meeting, March 4, 1912, in the following manner: one for one year, one for two years, and two for three years, and thereafter electing two each year to serve for three years; all in accordance with Section 362, Chapter 560 of the Acts of 1907, or act thereon.
Voted, Not to increase the number of its School Com- mittee.
ARTICLE 3
Voted, To choose a committee composed of the Selectmen and the Advisory Board, to appear before the Legislature in regard to the Cohasset-Scituate boundary, and oppose the same.
Instructions to said committee by the town. To ask the Legislature to defer action on the Cohasset-Scituate bound- ary question until after our annual town meeting of March 4,1912.
Voted, That the committee be instructed to meet the Legislative Committee in event of a hearing taking place before the March meeting, and oppose the same in all ways, and that Harvey H. Pratt be employed for counsel.
Voted, That the Selectmen of the Town of Scituate meet with the Selectmen of the Town of Cohasset, and see if
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some satisfactory settlement cannot be reached in regard to the boundary line, and other matters pertaining thereto.
ARTICLE 4
Voted, To instruct our committee not to oppose the passage of that bill relative to torching in Cohasset Harbor.
Attest :
JETSON WADE, Town Clerk.
Voted, That the committee chosen to appear before the General Court in the matter of the Scituate-Cohasset boundary, be and hereby is instructed to oppose the changing of said boundary in any particular, but that n order to satisfy the demands of the Town of Cohasset, to properly police the Harbor, we hereby agree to favor a bill giving Cohasset this right, in a manner substantially as follows:
The police officers of the Town of Cohasset may exercise all the power and duties of their office in the waters of Cohasset Harbor lying westerly of a line in Scituate drawn from a stonebound in the dividing line between the said towns on the edge of Bailey's Creek, so called, to the most westerly point of the Glades, so called, and said Town of Scituate shall make only such regulations and grant such permits west of said line as may be mutually agreed upon by the Selectmen of the said towns of Scituate and Cohasset.
Voted, That the committee chosen to represent the town in the matter of torching herring now pending before the General Court, be and hereby is instructed to favor such measures as may be suggested to protect the fishing industry of Cohasset, and prevent future torching in Cohasset Harbor.
Accepted by the town, Jan. 27, 1912.
Attest : JETSON WADE, Town Clerk.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 4, 1912
Ballot Clerks, William W. Wade and E. Clayton Hyland. Registrars, William Stanley and Walter J. Stoddard.
Tellers, Ernest R. Seaverns, Frank H. Barry, and Herbert E. Webb.
Henry T. Bailey was chosen Moderator by ballot, and then had charge of the meeting, being the Presiding Election Officer of the voting on the official ballot.
The polls were declared closed at 1.05 P.M. The ballot box registered 519, the same number having been checked on each of the voting lists.
Male votes, 484; female, 35.
The total vote, as announced by the Presiding Election Officer, was as follows:
Selectmen for three years:
Henry E. Damon 90
Jonathan Hatch 199
E. Parker Welch 185
Blanks 10
Assessors for three years:
Henry E. Damon 87
Jonathan Hatch 203
E. Parker Welch 178
Blanks
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Overseers of the Poor for three years:
Henry E. Damon 87
Jonathan Hatch 195
E. Parker Welch 176
Blanks
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Town Clerk for one year: Jetson Wade 395
Town Treasurer for one year:
William P. Richardson 380
Collector of Taxes for one year:
Fenton W. Varney 409
Auditor for one year: ·
Howard O. Frye 261
James L. Prouty 171
Surveyor of Highways for one year:
J. Frank Crane 119
John T. Fitts 169
Pearl Vickery 78
Henry Webb 109
Constables for one year:
Elmer F. Burrows 217
Charles M. Litchfield . 226
Liba F. Litchfield 148
William S. Richardson 72
Aubrey W. Totman 48
John F. Turner 340
Michael F. Welch 119
Tree Warden for one year: Percival S. Brown 343
Park Commissioner for three years: Walter S. Harrub 271
Clement J. Prouty 140
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School Committee for three years:
Joy K. Gannett 124
Peter W. Sharp 159
Charles H. Waterman 199
Board of Health for three years:
Harry F. Cleverly 344
Advisory Board for one year:
John Cummings 302
William W. Wade 314
Joseph A. Ward 300
For two years:
William O. C`app 267
John T. Fitts
293
Edgar Tilden 258
For three years:
Clifton B. Lee . 249
Albert D. Spaulding 292
Charles H. Tilden 272
Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town for the ensuing year?
Yes, 147; No, 274; Blanks, 63.
John T. Fitts having been elected Surveyor of Highways and not then being eligible as a member of the Advisory Board, Frederic Cole was chosen in open town meeting to fill vacancy for two years.
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TOWN OFFICERS ELECTED MARCH 4, 1912
Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor for three years. - Jonathan Hatch.
Town Clerk for one year. - Jetson Wade.
Town Treasurer for one year. -. William P. Richardson.
Collector of Taxes for one year. - Fenton W. Varney. Auditor for one year. - Howard O. Frye.
Surveyor of Highways for one year. - John T. Fitts. Constables for one year. - John F. Turner, Charles M Litchfield, and Elmer F. Burrows.
Tree Warden for one year. - Percival S. Brown.
Park Commissioner for three years. - Walter S. Harrub. School Committee for three years. - Charles H. Waterman. Board of Health for three years. - Harry F. Cleverly.
Advisory Board for one year. - John Cummings, William W. Wade, and Joseph A. Ward.
Advisory Board for two years. - William O. Clapp, Fred- eric Cole, and Edgar Tilden.
Advisory Board for three years. - Clifton B. Lee, Albert D. Spaulding, and Charles H. Tilden.
ARTICLE 2
To choose all necessary town officers other than those elected by ballot.
Surveyors of Lumber, Measurers of Wood and Bark for one year. - Ansel F. Servan and George S. Bailey.
Fence Viewers for one year. - Caleb T. Jenkins, Jr., Frank E. Cook, and Aaron Bates.
Field Drivers for one year. - James M. Dalby and Clement J. Prouty.
Pound Keeper. - James E. Merritt.
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ARTICLE 3
To hear the annual report of the Selectmen and other town officers, and act thereon.
Report read by the committee authorized to purchase a steam roller.
Report read by the committee of twenty-one to investi- gate High School improvements. Committee continued.
Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen and other town officers as printed in the town report. Also to accept the report of the other committees.
ARTICLE 4
To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the town charges for the ensuing year, and make appropriations for the same.
ESTIMATED EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR 1912
Voted, Support of Schools $14,500 00
Transportation of pupils 3,500 00 Voted, $300 to be taken from unexpended balance of Park Commissioners' appropriation of 1911.
Salary of School Committee 250 00
Roads and bridges, general
4,000 00
Sidewalks 300 00
Preservation of macadam
3,000 00
Removal of snow 500 00
Fore River Bridge
800 00
Little's Bridge 50 00
Support of Poor 5,000 00
Soldiers' Relief 600 00
State Aid
2,400 00
Taxes, State 6,300 00
Taxes, County 5,500 00
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Taxes, State Highway
$300 00
Taxes, Abatements
1,500 00
Taxes, Discount
2,500 00
Taxes, Collection
800 00
Moth Work
2,000 00
Tree Warden
500 00
Park Commissioners
250 00
Police
800 00
Lockup, care of
100 00
Public Buildings
1,400 00
Libraries
700 00
Hydrant rental
4,000 00
Fire Department
600 00
Forest fires
400 00
Reduction of debt
5,000 00
Interest on debt
3,200 00
Memorial Day
150 00
Town Counsel 100 00
Town Officers 2,500 00
Printing, stationery, and postage .
600 00
Board of Health
600 00
Cattle inspection
125 00
Miscellaneous
1,200 00
ARTICLE 5
Voted, That the rate of wages for removing snow be $2.25 per day of eight hours.
ARTICLE 6
Voted, That the town do authorize its Overseers of the Poor to contract at their discretion for the support of the town's poor.
ARTICLE 7
Voted, That the town do authorize its Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time
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to time in anticipation of the taxes of the municipal year, beginning March 4, 1912, to an amount not exceeding in the aggregate $75,000, and to issue a note or notes thereof, payable within one year, any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the taxes of said municipal year. Yes, 85; No, 0.
ARTICLE 8
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Voted, That the town do abate the poll tax of each fireman.
ARTICLE 9
Voted, That the town do authorize the Selectmen to prosecute, compromise, or defend any suit or suits within the Commonwealth in the name of the town.
ARTICLE 10
Voted, That the town do authorize the Selectmen to transfer at their discretion unexpended balances of previous years to current expenses.
ARTICLE 11
Voted, That the taxes be collected in the same way and manner as last year. A discount of five per cent. to be allowed on all taxes paid on or before Oct. 1, 1912. A dis- count of four per cent. to be allowed on all taxes paid on or before Nov. 1, 1912. A discount of three per cent. to be allowed on all taxes paid on or before Dec. 1, 1912.
Voted, That the Collector receive one per cent. for collect- ing the taxes.
ARTICLE 12
Reports by Committees on Steam Roller and High School improvements taken up with Article 3.
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ARTICLE 13
Voted, That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $700 to build and repair the sidewalk on Gannett and Beach Streets.
ARTICLE 14
To raise and appropriate a sum of money to build and repair the sidewalk on Main Street from the Cohasset line to Grove Street.
Voted, to pass over.
ARTICLE 15
Voted, That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000 to rebuild Humarock Bridge.
ARTICLE 16
Voted, That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,350 to build Allen Place and Otis Place, and to pay land damages.
ARTICLE 17
To raise and appropriate $1,000 to continue the building of macadam road on Central Street from the High School to Main Street.
Voted, To pass over.
ARTICLE 18
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000 to macadamize Kent Street, beginning at its junction with Central Street, and continuing south as far as the appropriation will allow, or act thereon.
Voted, To pass over.
ARTICLE 19
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500 to continue the stone road on Pond Street, from the
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Northey place to the cranberry bog, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, or act thereon.
Voted, To pass over.
ARTICLE 20
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500 to complete the stone road from the Towne place on Main Street to the watering fountain at Greenbush, etc.
Voted, To pass over.
ARTICLE 21
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500 to macadamize Front and Willow Streets from the northerly end of the macadam surface near the residence of Edward H. Bonney, and extending westerly on Willow Street, as far as the sum will allow.
Voted, To pass over.
ARTICLE 22
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500 to macadamize Hollett Street, beginning at Gannett Street and extending westerly as far as the appropriation will allow, or act thereon.
Voted, To pass over.
ARTICLE 23
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000 to connect the two sections of macadam road on Charles Street at Egypt, or act thereon.
Voted, To pass over.
ARTICLE 24
Will the town accept the provisions of the Statutes in such cases made and provided, and abolish the office of
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Highway Surveyor, and require the Selectmen to appoint a Superintendent of Streets, or act thereon.
Voted, To pass over.
ARTICLE 25
Voted, That the town pay its firemen fifty cents per hour while engaged in fighting forest fires.
Yes, 115; no, 3.
ARTICLE 26
Votre. That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $550, to be used together with money furnished by the State in the purchase of a large power sprayer and fixtures, whole cost about $1,500.
ARTICLE 27
Voted, That the town assume the individual liability of property owners in the suppression of moths, and raise and appropriate $1,500 for that purpose.
ARTICLE 28
Will the town raise and appropriate a sum of money to install electric lights in its Hose Houses, or act thereon?
Voted, To pass over.
ARTICLE 29
Voted, That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $500 to maintain electric lights at the street corners along Main and Central Streets, between North Scituate and Scituate Harbor.
ARTICLE 30
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $500 to continue the building of a sidewalk from the resi- dence of H. G. Dick to the junction of Hollett and Gannett Streets, to be built on the northerly side of said street.
Voted, To pass over.
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ARTICLE 31
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $300 for the purpose of buying equipment for the serving of hot lunches at the Jenkins and Hatherly Schools, to be expended under the direction of the School Committee.
Voted, To pass over.
ARTICLE 32
To see if the town will rescind the vote of the special town meeting of January 29, 1912, whereby it voted to instruct the Selectmen not to oppose the bill of the Town of Cohasset, relative to torching in Cohasset Harbor.
Voted, To pass over.
ARTICLE 33
To see if the town will instruct its Selectmen to oppose the bill in the Legislature brought by the Town of Cohasset, relative to torching in Cohasset Harbor.
Voted, To pass over.
ARTICLE 34
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $200 to build a fence in the rear of the Hatherly School Building, to separate the boys from the girls in the school yard.
Voted, To pass over.
ARTICLE 35
Voted, That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000 to be used together with money furnished by the State for dredging Scituate Harbor.
ARTICLE 36
To see what action the town will take in stopping the Standard Oil Company from increasing its storage capacity, or act thereon.
Voted, To pass over.
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ARTICLE 37
To see what action the town will take towards reyoking or refusing to renew the present permits on their expiration, of the Standard Oil Company, in its present location, or act thereon.
Voted, To pass over.
ARTICLE 38
Voted, That the town raise the salary of its Treasurer to $400 a year.
ARTICLE 39
Voted, That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $950 for a second payment on the steam roller.
ARTICLE 40
What action will the town take in regard to crushing stone for another year?
Voted, To pass over.
ARTICLE 41
Voted, That the town do prohibit the employing of non-taxpayers on road work and moth work.
ARTICLE 42
To see if the town will appropriate the sum of $1,500 to macadamize Grove Street, commencing at Mungoe's Corner and going northerly.
Voted, To pass over.
ARTICLE .43
To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money to install a small hose reel in the Grove Street district.
Voted, To pass over.
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ARTICLE 44
Voted, That the protection of song birds be left with the Selectmen.
ARTICLE 45
Voted, That the town pay $5.622 a day for man and team, on the highway for the present year.
ARTICLE 46
Voted, That the town pay a bounty of 25 cents on wood- chucks and $1.00 on foxes.
ARTICLE 47
Voted, That the town do pay a reward of twenty-five dollars ($25) for information that will lead to the conviction of any person or persons found trespassing and taking fruit, produce, or other property from land of another in the Town of Scituate.
ARTICLE 48
Voted, That the town pay the sum of $2.25 per day for work on the highways and moth work.
ARTICLE 49
Will the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500 to continue the macadamized road on High Street, from near the residence of Milton G. Litchfield, and extending westerly as far as possible, or act thereon.
Voted, To pass over.
ARTICLE 50
To see what action the town will take in the matter of the Scituate-Cohasset boundary controversy.
In accordance with the instructions of the Town of Scituate at a meeting held January 27, 1912, the Selectmen have sub-
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mitted to the Selectmen of Cohasset the following proposi- tion, relative to the Cohasset-Scituate boundary contro- versy, for their consideration.
First, The police officers of the Town of Cohasset may exercise all the powers and duties of their office in the terri- tory lying northerly and westerly of the following described line:
Beginning at a stone bound in the dividing line between the said towns on the edge of Bailey's Creek, so called, thence running easterly with the center of the creek to the center of Briggs Harbor, so called, thence out the center of said Briggs Harbor in a northerly course to the sea.
Second, The Town of Scituate shall make only such per- mits or regulations within the above territory as may be mutually agreed upon by the Selectmen of the said towns of Scituate and Cohasset.
JAMES W. TURNER, E. PARKER WELCH, FREDERIC T. BAILEY, Selectmen of Scituate.
Voted, That the town accept the report of the Selectmen (as a committee chosen by the town) and that we as a town are unalterably opposed to any change in the boundary line between Scituate and Cohasset.
ARTICLE 51
To see what action the town will take in regard to refund- ing or paying certain of its notes coming due the current year.
Voted, That the Treasurer be and hereby is authorized under the direction of the Selectmen, and in accordance with Chapter 358 of the Acts of 1906, to issue notes of the town as follows;
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One note for $5,000, payable in 1921. One note for $5,000, payable in 1922.
One note for $5,000, payable in 1923. Vote 72 in favor; none against.
Voted, That the thanks of the meeting be extended to Mr. Henry T. Bailey, for the able manner in which he had conducted the meeting and that he receive $5.00 for his services.
Voted, To dissolve the meeting.
A true copy, Attest : JETSON WADE, Town Clerk.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES
April 30, 1912.
Presiding Election Officer, James W. Turner.
Ballot Clerks, Fenton W. Varney and Howard O. Frye. Tellers, Henry E. Damon and Hamilton W. Welch.
OFFICIAL BALLOT OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY Total vote, 107.
DELEGATES AT LARGE TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION
TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
GROUP 1 For Theodore Roosevelt:
Charles S. Baxter 53
George W. Coleman 53
Frederic Fosdick . 52
Albert Bushnell Hart 52
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Octave A. La Riviere 52 James P. Magenis 51 Arthur L. Nason 51
Alvin G. Wood 51
GROUP 2
Pledged to Taft:
Frank Seiberlich 1
GROUP 3
Winthrop Murray Crane 37
Pledged to William Howard Taft:
John L. Bates 35
Lucius Tuttle 37
John W. Weeks 36
Samuel J. Elder 35
Samuel B. Capen 37
James F. Cavanagh .35
Edmond Coté 34
ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE. TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
GROUP 1 Pledged to William H. Taft:
John D. Long 52
Benjamin H. Anthony 50
Frank Vogal 50
Joseph Monette 51
Charles H. Innes 51
Walter Ballantyne 52
Isaac L. Roberts 51
Ernest G. Adams 51
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GROUP 2
Pledged to Theodore Roosevelt:
Charles L. Burrill 49
Thomas F. Doherty 50
Richard R. Flynn 49
John Larrabee 49
John G. Maxfield 50
Max Mitchell
49
Cassius A. Ward 50
Russell A. Wood 49
DELEGATES 14TH DISTRICT
GROUP 1 Pledged to T. Roosevelt:
Eldon B. Keith 52
Warren A. Swift 52
GROUP 2
Pledged to W. H. Taft:
Walter O. Luscombe 47
Horace A. Keith 49
ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES, 14TH DISTRICT
GROUP 1
Pledged to T. Roosevelt:
William A. Nye 47
Lyman P. Thomas 47
GROUP 2
Pledged to Taft: Clarence A. Barnes 45
Nathaniel J. W. Fish 45
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President of the United States:
Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin 2
Theodore Roosevelt of New York 46
William Howard Taft of Ohio 53
2 Blanks
Vice-President of the United States:
Charles Hughes 1
Henry Cabot Lodge 1
Henry Ward Bird 1
Thomas W. Lawson 2
Winthrop Murray Crane
1
R. M. La Follette
2
Fenton W. Varney
1
Eugene N. Foss
1
William H. Taft
1
OFFICIAL BALLOT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
DELEGATES AT LARGE
GROUP 1
Pledged to preference of Democrats:
Frank J. Donahue 4
GROUP 2
Pledged to Eugene N. Foss:
E. Gerry Brown
4
GROUP 3
Pledged to E. N. Foss:
John W. Coughlin 10
John F. Fitzgerald 13
William P. Hayes 11
Charles J. Martell 10
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Humphrey O'Sullivan Charles B. Strecker David I. Walsh
13
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GROUP 4
For Woodrow Wilson:
Henry F. Burt 0
GROUP 5
Favorable to Candidate chosen:
Henry T. Schaefer 2
GROUP 6
For the Primary Preference: George Fred Williams 3
GROUP 7
John P. Sweeney 2
GROUP 8
Pledged to E. N. Foss:
James H. Vahey 7
GROUP 9
Pledged to Foss: John A. Kelliher 4
ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE
GROUP 1
James M. Folan 11
GROUP 2
For Foss: Joseph J. Leonard 4
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GROUP 3
For Foss:
Andrew A. Badaracco 7
Charles F. Campbell
9
Peter J. Flaherty 10
James M. Folan 10
Daniel H. Maguire
9
Luke J. Minahan
9
Daniel M. O'Brien
10
Joseph F. O'Connell
11
GROUP 4
John P. Kane 4
DISTRICT DELEGATES - 14TH DISTRICT
GROUP 1
- For Foss:
George M. Harlow 6
GROUP 2
Thomas C. Thacher 13
GROUP 3
James E. Handrahan . 10
ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES - 14TH DISTRICT
Edward P. Boynton 8
John O'Hearne 9
President of the United States:
Champ Clark of Missouri . 12
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey . 4
Oscar W. Underwood 1
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Vice-President of the United States: Eugene N. Foss 1
Henry E. Damon . 1 Blanks 17
STATE PRIMARY ELECTION, SEPT. 24, 1912
Polls opened at 6.30 A.M.
Ballot Clerks, Fenton W. Varney and Hamilton W. Welch.
Tellers, John Cummings and E. Clayton Hyland.
Presiding Election Officer, Frederic T. Bailey.
The polls were declared closed at 1.20 P.M.
Total vote, 220.
Following is the result as given on the total Tally Sheets. Republican Party Official Ballot for Governor; total vote, 198.
Everett C. Benton of Belmont 50
Joseph Walker of Brookline 102
Blanks 46
Lieutenant-Governor:
Robert Luce of Somerville 156
Blanks 42
Secretary:
Albert P. Langtry of Springfield 133
Blanks 65
Treasurer:
Elmer A. Stevens of Somerville 137
Blanks 61
Auditor:
John E. White of Tisbury . 139
Blanks
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Attorney-General:
James M. Swift of Fall River 136
Blanks 62
Congressman, Sixteenth District:
William J. Bullock of New Bedford 66
William A. Nye of Bourne 33
Joseph Walsh of Falmouth 24
Blanks 75
Counsellor, First District:
Eben S. S. Keith of Bourne 75
Blanks 123
Senator, First Plymouth District:
Frederic M. Hersey of Hingham 129
Blanks 69
Representative in General Court, Second Plymouth District: William D. Turner of Norwell 50
Charles H. Waterman of Scituate 143
Blanks 5
County Commissioner, Plymouth:
Lyman P. Thomas 4
Blanks 194
County Treasurer, Plymouth:
Horace T. Fogg of Norwell 136
Blanks 62
State Committee, First Plymouth District:
John W. Churchill of Plymouth 121
Blanks
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Delegates to State Convention:
Hamilton W. Welch 3
Clement J. Prouty
1
Fred T. Bailey 1
Thomas W. Lawson 2
Howard O. Frye
2
Charles H. Waterman
2
William W. Wade
3
Charles W. Peare
1
Ansel F. Servan
1
William H. Varrell
1
Blanks 181
Town Committee, Scituate:
William W. Wade 143
Charles W. Peare 140
Ansel F. Servan 138
Charles H. Waterman 144
Howard O. Frye 134
Democratic Ballot. Total Vote, 22.
Eugene N. Foss of Boston 16
Joseph C. Pelletier of Boston 5
Blanks ·1
Lieutenant-Governor:
Edward P. Barry of Boston 5
David I. Walsh of Fitchburg 12
Blanks 5 .
Secretary:
Frank J. Donahue of Boston 17
Blanks 5
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Treasurer:
Joseph L. P. St. Cœur of Cambridge 17
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