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TOWN CLERK'S RECORDS 27 WARRANT FOR STATE PRIMARY Commonwealth of Massachusetts To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, Greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in the Town Hall, in said Lexington, on Tuesday, the twenty-third day of Sep- tember, 1919, at 2 o'eloek P. M., for the following purposes: To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Nomination of Candi- dates of Political Parties for the follow- ing offices: Governor for this Commonwealth. Lieutenant Governor for this Common- wealth. Secretary of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth. Treasurer and Receiver General for this Commonwealth. Auditor of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth. Attorney -General for this Common- wealth. Councillor for fith Councillor District. Senator for 5th Senatorial District. One Representative in General Court for 28th Representative District. County Commissioner for Middlesex County. Two Associate Commissioners for Mid- dlesex County. District Attorney for Middlesex County. And for the election of the follow- ing officers: Middlesex, . ss. District Member of State Committee for each political party for the 5th Sena- torial District. Members of the Democratic Town Com- mittee. Members of the Republiean Town Com- mittee. Delegates to State Conventions of Both Political Parties. All the above candidates and officers are to be voted for upon one ballot. The polls will be open from two o'clock P. M. to eight o'clock P. M. Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doinge thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or be- fore the time of said meeting. Given under our hands, this second day of September, A. D., 1919. WILLIAM S. SCAMMAN, JAY 0. RICHARDS, WILLIAM B. FOSTER, Selectmen of Lexington. Lexington, Mass., Sept. 15, 1919. To the Town Clerk: I have notified the inhabitants of Lex- ington by posting printed copies of the foregoing Warrant in the Post -office and in eight other public places in the town, and by mailing a printed copy of the same to every registered voter in the town, nine days before the time of said. meeting. Attest: CHARLES E. WHEELER, Constable of Lexington. { if 11 18 TOWN OF LEXINGTON STATE PRIMARY September 23, 1919 The meeting was called to order at 2.00 o'clock P. M. by the Chairman of the Selectmen. The 'Warrant and the Return thereon was read by the Assistant Town Clerk. Charles G. Kauffman and James A. Hurley were sworn as Ballot CIerks. The Ballot Box was shown to be empty and the key given to the Constable. Samuel B. Bigelow, William C. O'Leary, William E. Milliken, Patrick F. Dacey, Allston M. Redman, Fred E. Bntters, John J. Garrity, and Nathaniel Nunn were sworn as Tellers. At the close of the polls at eight o'clock the ballot box was opened and 268 ballots taken therefrom.The num- ber of names checked on each list was 268. The dial on the ballot box registered 268. The Tellers completed the work of counting the votes at 10.55 with the fol- lowing resuIts: REPUBLICAN PARTY Whole number of votes east 247 Governor Calvin Coolidge 238 9 Blanks Lieutenant Governor Channing 11. Cox Blanks Secretary Albert P. Langtry Blanks Treasurer Fred J. Burrell 230 17 228 19 Charles L. Guilford Fred P. Greenwood Frederick N. Kerr Frank S. Perkins Frederick E. Pierce Blanks Auditor Alonzo B. Cook Blanks Attorney General J. Weston Allen Robert J. Bottomly James M. Hallowell William H. Hitchcock Clarence W. Rowley David Stoneman Blanks Councillor James G. Harris Fred 0. Lewis Blanks Senator John M. Gibbs Eben J. Williams BIanks Representative in General Court Edward W. Taylor Jay 0. Richards Blanks County Commissioner Smith J. Adams Erson B. Barlow Arthur W. Colburn 63 Blanks 26 50 11 71 10 16 213 34 71 72 27 34 6 17 20 176 36 35 169 46 32 195 1 51. 46 141 20 40