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<br />November, A. D., 1903, at 6 o'clock A. M., to cast their ballots for
<br />the following State, District and County officers, viz :—
<br />Governor, Lieutenant -Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor,
<br />Attorney -General, Councillor, Senator for the Fifth Middlesex Dis-
<br />trict, Representative in the General Court for the 13th Middlesex
<br />District, County Commissioner, County Treasurer, Register of
<br />Deeds, Register of Probate and Insolvency. To vote on the accep-
<br />tance of Chapter 454 of 1903, entitled "An Act to provide for Joint
<br />Caucuses or Primaries of all Political and Municipal Parties."
<br />The election officers will receive votes for the above officers all
<br />on the official ballot prepared by the Secretary of the Common-
<br />wealth. The polls will be opened immediately after the organization
<br />of the meeting and will be kept open until 4 o'clock P. M. and as
<br />much longer as the meeting may direct, not to extend beyond
<br />sunset.
<br />Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your
<br />doings thereon, to the Town Clerk on or before the time of said
<br />meeting.
<br />Given under our hands, at Lexington, this 15th day of October,
<br />A. D., 1903.
<br />EDWIN S. SPAULDING,
<br />JOHN F. HUTCHINSON,
<br />GEO. W. TAYLOR,
<br />Selectmen of Lexington.
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<br />MEETING NOVEMBER 3, 1903.
<br />Meeting called to order by the Town Clerk at 6 o'clock A. M.
<br />'who read the warrant and the return of the Constable thereon.
<br />Abram B. Smith and Charles W. Swan having been appointed Ballot
<br />Clerks were sworn by the Town Clerk and receipted to him for a
<br />sealed package said to contain 1150 official ballots and a copy of
<br />the voting list. Irving Stone and P. F. Dacey having been appoin-
<br />ted deputy Ballot Clerks were sworn by the Town Clerk. The
<br />ballot box was shown to be empty, then locked and the key given
<br />to William B. Foster the constable in charge and the polls were
<br />declared open. C. F. Nourse, Jas. Barnes, Geo. L. Pierce, Jas. A.
<br />Hurley, Chas. G. Kauffman, Francis Locke, Chas. A. Fowle and
<br />R. C. Moakley having been appointed Tellers were sworn by Select-
<br />man E. S. Spaulding. At 9 o'clock by unanimous consent of the
<br />Selectmen and Town Clerk 250 ballots were taken from the box, at
<br />10.20 100 ballots were taken out, at 1 o'clock 100 ballots were
<br />taken out, at 2.20 o'clock 100 ballots were taken out, at 3 o'clock
<br />on motion of G. W. Sampson it was voted to keep the polls open
<br />until 4.36 o'clock, at 4.10 o'clock 100 ballots were taken out and
<br />at the close of the polls 34 ballots were taken out, making the total
<br />number 684. The check list used by the ballot clerks showed 684
<br />names checked, the check list used by the Selectmen showed 684
<br />names checked and the ballot box register stood at 684.
<br />After the Tellers had finished tabulating the vote, the result was
<br />announced by the Town Clerk as follows:
<br />FOR GOVERNOR.
<br />John L. Bates of Boston,
<br />Thomas F. Brennan of Salem,
<br />John C. Chase of Haverhill,
<br />Oliver W. Cobb of Easthampton,
<br />William A. Gaston of Boston,
<br />Blanks,
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