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The Selectmen and Town Clerk then proceeded to canvass the votes given in, and the whole number was seven hundred and four (704), which were sorted, counted, and recorded and declaration thereof made in open town meeting and were for the following National, State, and County officers, viz :
FOR ELECTORS AT LARGE OF PRESIDENT AND VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE U. S.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
George D. Robinson of Chicopee had four hundred and for- ty-two votes.
William F. Draper of Hopedale had four hundred and for- ty-two votes.
John Boyle O'Reily of Boston had two hundred and twen- ty-seven votes.
George M. Stearnes of Chicopee had two hundred and twenty-seven votes.
James H. Roberts of Cambridge had thirty-five votes.
John Blackmer of Springfield had thirty-five votes.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS BY DISTRICTS.
DISTRICT NO. 1.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
John H. Reed of Barnstable had four hundred and forty-two votes.
Thomas C. Day of Barnstable had two hundred and twenty- seven votes.
John D. Flint of Fall River had thirty-five votes.
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DISTRICT NO. 2.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
George E. Freeman of Brockton had four hundred and for- ty-two votes.
Bushrod Morse of Sharon had two hundred and twenty- seven votes.
William J. Smith of Taunton had thirty-five votes.
DISTRICT NO. 3.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
Halsey J. Boardman of Boston had four hundred and forty- two votes.
Nathan Matthew, Jr., of Boston had two hundred and twen- ty-seven votes.
James M. Gray of Boston had thirty-five votes.
DISTRICT NO. 4.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
Elijah Mertain Hatch of Boston had four hundred and forty- two votes.
Matthew Keaney of Boston had two hundred and twenty- seven votes.
Israel S. Trafton of Boston had thirty-five votes.
DISTRICT NO. 5.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
Henry J. Wells of Cambridge had four hundred and forty- two votes.
Charles H. Taylor of Boston had two hundred and twenty- seven votes.
Andrew Howe of Boston had thirty-five votes.
DISTRICT NO. 6.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
Horatio Wellington of Boston had four hundred and forty- two votes.
Henry Bradley of Medford had two hundred and twenty- seven votes.
George H. Harwood of Lynn had thirty-five votes.
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DISTRICT NO. 7.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
Francis Norwood of Beverly had four hundred and forty- two votes.
James F. Dean of Salem had two hundred and twenty-seven votes.
Daniel W. Friend of Manchester had thirty-five votes.
DISTRICT NO. 8.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
Charles U. Bell of Lawrence had four hundred and forty- two votes.
John C. Sandborn of Lawrence had two hundred and twen- ty-seven votes.
Orson E. Mallory of Lowell had thirty-five votes.
DISTRICT NO. 9.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
Charles Q. Tirrell of Natick had four hundred and forty-two votes.
William Aspinwall of Brookline had two hundred and twenty-seven votes.
Charles M. Bowers of Clinton had thirty-five votes.
DISTRICT NO. 10.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
Frank P. Goulding of Worcester had four hundred and for- ty-two votes.
Edward W. Lincoln of Worcester had two hundred and twenty-seven votes.
Edward D. Conant of Worcester had thirty-five votes.
DISTRICT NO. 11.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
Chester C. Conant of Greenfield had four hundred and for- ty-two votes.
Frederick S. Coolidge of Ashburnham had two hundred and twenty-seven votes.
Julius H. Seeley of Amherst had thirty-five votes.
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DISTRICT NO. 12.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
Elisha Morgan of Springfield had four hundred and forty- two votes.
Walter Cutting of Pittsfield had two hundred and twenty- seven votes.
Howard A. Gibbs of Lee had thirty-five votes.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE FROM 9TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
John W. Candler of Brookline had four hundred and fifty- two votes.
Edward Burnett of Southborough had two hundred and twenty-seven votes.
John C. Park of Newton had thirty-one votes.
E. Morse had one vote.
FOR GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred.
Oliver Ames of Easton had four hundred and thirty-eight votes.
William E. Russell of Cambridge had two hundred and twenty-seven votes.
William H. Earle of Worcester had thirty-five votes.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and one. .
John Q. A. Brackett of Arlington had four hundred and thirty-eight votes.
John W. Corcoran of Clinton had two hundred and twenty- seven votes.
John Bascom of Williamstown had thirty-six votes.
FOR SECRETARY.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
Henry B. Peirce of Abington had four hundred and forty- three votes.
William N. Osgood of Boston had two hundred and twenty- six votes.
Henry C. Smith of Williamsburgh had thirty-five votes.
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FOR TREASURER AND RECEIVER GENERAL.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
George A. Marden of Lowell had four hundred and forty- two votes.
Henry C. Thacher of Yarmouth had two hundred and twen- ty-seven votes.
John M. Fisher of Attleborough had thirty-five votes.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
Andrew J. Waterman of Pittsfield had four hundred and forty-two votes.
Samuel O. Lamb of Greenfield had two hundred and twen- ty-seven votes.
Allen Coffin of Nantucket had thirty-five votes.
FOR AUDITOR.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
Charles R. Ladd of Springfield had four hundred and forty- two votes.
William A. Williams of Worcester had two hundred and twenty-seven votes.
Edmund M. Stowe of Hudson had thirty-five votes.
FOR COUNCILLOR FOR THE SECOND COUNCILLOR DISTRICT.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
Arthur W. Tufts of Boston had four hundred and forty-two votes.
George O. Wentworth of Stoughton had two hundred and twenty- seven votes.
Hiram B. Cross of Boston had thirty-five votes.
FOR SENATOR FOR THE SECOND NORFOLK SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
Enos H. Tucker of Needham had four hundred forty-two votes.
Charles T. Duncklee of Brookline had two hundred and twenty-seven votes.
Robert Porter of Stoughton had thirty-five votes.
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FOR TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE EIGHTH NORFOLK REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT TO THE GENERAL COURT.
The whole number of votes was fourteen hundred.
William A. Wyckoff of Franklin had four hundred and fifty- six votes.
James D. Lincoln of Wrentham had four hundred and forty- two votes.
Ira C. Hersey of Foxboro had two hundred and seventeen votes.
David T. Stone of Wrentham had two hundred and seven- teen votes.
Elbridge G. Ware of Medway had thirty-four votes.
Erastus L. Metcalf of Franklin bad thirty-three votes.
William Rockwood of Franklin had one vote.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
Melville P. Morrell of Hyde Park had four hundred and thirty-eight votes.
Don Gleason Hill of Dedham had two hundred and thirty- one votes.
Marcus M. Porter of Avon had thirty-five votes.
FOR A REGISTER OF DEEDS.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
John H. Burdakin of Dedham had six hundred and sixty- nine votes.
Aaron R. Morse of Franklin had thirty-five votes.
FOR A TREASURER FOR NORFOLK COUNTY.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four.
Chauncy C. Churchill of Dedham had four hundred and forty-one votes.
Ferdinand F. Favor of Dedham had two hundred and twen- ty-seven votes.
George Kempton of Sharon had thirty-five votes.
Edward Burnett of Southborough had one vote.
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FOR A REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY.
The whole number of votes was seven hundred and four. Jonathan Cobb of Dedham had six hundred and sixty-nine votes.
George A. Beedem of Weymouth had thirty-five votes.
In voting the check list was used and ro person was allowed to deposit his vote until his name was found on the list and checked.
The business of the meeting being accomplished, the returns were filled up, signed by the Selectmen, countersigned by the Town Clerk and sealed up in open town meeting, and deliv- ered to the Town Clerk to be forwarded to their places of des- tination.
The votes cast and the list of voters used at the polls were then sealed up, endorsed by the Selectmen, and delivered into the Custody of the Town Clerk, in conformity with the law in such cases made and provided.
Voted, to dismiss the warrant.
A true record. Attest :
CLARENCE E. GRIFFIN, Town Clerk.
MEETING OF THE TOWN CLERKS
OF THE EIGHTH NORFOLK REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
A record of the doings of the Town Clerks of the towns of Wrentham, Medway, Franklin, Foxboro, Bellingham and Norfolk, constituting the Eighth Representative District in the County of Norfolk.
On the sixteenth day of November A. D. 1888, the Town Clerks of the above named towns met at the Town Hall, in Franklin, and examined and compared transcripts of the records of votes cast in said towns on the sixth day of said No- vember for two Representatives to the General Court, for said district ; and did ascertain that William A. Wyckoff of Frank- lin and James D. Lincoln of Wrentham were duly elected, and we issued certificates of their election, one of which we trans- mitted to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, one was deliv-
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ered to the Constable of Franklin, and one to the Constable of Wrentham.
David T. Stone, Town Clerk of Wrentham.
Clarence E. Griffin, Town Clerk of Franklin.
Henry E. Mason, Town Clerk of Medway.
Lewis E. Gray, Town Clerk of Foxboro.
Henry A. Whitney, Town Clerk of Bellingham.
Silas E. Fales, Town Clerk of Norfolk.
A true copy of record. Attest : CLARENCE E. GRIFFIN, Town Clerk.
The aggregate vote of the District was as follows :
William A. Wyckoff of Franklin had fifteen hundred and forty-two votes.
James D. Lincoln of Wrentham had fifteen hundred and twenty-one votes.
Ira C. Hersey of Foxboro had nine hundred and nine votes.
David T. Stone of Wrentham had nine hundred and four votes.
Elbridge G. Ware of Medway had one hundred and twen- ty-six votes.
Erastus L. Metcalf of Franklin had one hundred and twen- ty-five votes.
William Rockwood of Franklin had one vote.
William Young of Foxboro had one vote.
A true record. Attest :
CLARENCE E. GRIFFIN, Town Clerk.
I, Clarence E. Griffin, Town Clerk of Franklin, Mass., do hereby certify that at the time and in the manner provided by law, I destroyed the ballots cast at the election held on No vember 6, A. D. 1888.
Attest :
CLARENCE E. GRIFFIN, Town Clerk.
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