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Home My WebLink About1936-09-15-SP-Results 227 WARRANT FOR STATE PRIMARY THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS . Middlesex, ss. 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 Adams School, East Lexington (Precinct One ) , and Cary Memorial Hall, Lexington Center, Precinct Two, Three and Four) . TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTE •I:ER, 1936 at eight o'clock A. M., for the following purposes : To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the nomination of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices : Governor for this Commonwealth Lieutenant Governor rr rr rr Secretary of the Commonwealth. . * * * * * * * 00 " rr rr Treasurer and Receiver-General. . . " Auditor of the Commonwealth " " rr Attorney General " rr ft Senator in Congress Representative in Congress " 5th Congressional District Councillor " 6th Councillor " Senator " 7th Middlesex Senatorial District Two Representatives in General Court " 28th Middlesex Represen- tative District Register of Probate and Insolvency " Middlesex County Two County Commissioners " Middlesex County County Treasurer " Middlesex County VACANCY Clerk of the Courts " Middlesex County The polls will be open from eight o'clock A. M. to eight o'clock P. M. Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon at the time and place of said meeting. Given under our hands this first day of September, A.D. 1936 Charles E. Ferguson Philip M. Clark SELECTMEN Archibald R. Giroux OF Albert A. Ross LEXINGTON William G. Potter September 5th, 1936. To the Town Clerk, I have notified the inhabitants of Lexington by posting printed copies of the foregoing Warrant in the Post Office, in the vestibule of the Town Office Building and six other public places in the Town, and by mailing a printed copy of the same to every registered voter in the Town ten days before the time of said meeting. Attest : Patrick J. Maguire Constable of Lexington. 228 cn STATE PRIMARY ELECTION +}iu gM September 15, 1936 The following election officers had been appointed by the Selectmen and were assigned to duty at the four precincts as follows : Precinct One Precinct Two Charles J. Dailey Warden Irving B. Pierce Bartlett J. Harrington Inspector Lucius Austin George Foster Inspector Randall Richards Alfred Hayward Clerk Helen A. McCaffery Mary A. Rowland Teller Arthur L. Hanson Donald Cameron Teller Edward McGrory Harold MacGilvary Teller Elizabeth Nourse George F. Stygles - Teller Madeline J. Corbett Frank A. Cook, Jr. Teller William S. Bramhall Mabelle S. Peavy Teller Mary J. Ferry DeTrafford Smith Teller Barbara O'Connor Arthur W. Hughes Teller Jesse Condinho Dep. Warden Victor Harmon Precinct Three Precinct Four Hiram W. Jackson Warden Howard E. Custance Frederick Tullar Inspector Clarence Briggs Chas. E. Moloy, Jr. Inspector Katherine Kiernan John McKearney Clerk Frank Maguire John Corcoran Teller James Waldron Maurice Woodward Teller Margaret Merrick Samuel Wellington Teller Charles P. McEnroe Emma Hovey Teller Robert Ryan John J. McCormack Teller Robert Cady Henry Meade Teller Esther Graham Teller Edw. B. O'Connor Teller Town Clerk James J. Carroll read the Warrant for the State Primary until further reading was waived by motion of Irving B. Pierce, which was seconded and declared a unanimous vote. The polls were declared open in each precinct at eight A.M. , and remained open in each precinct until eight P.M. , at which time after due notice, they were closed. The election officers were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties . The ballots were counted by the election officers in each precinct, the tally sheets and total vote sheets prepared by the Town Clerk being used. The total registration of voters was 5113 ( five thousand one hundred thirteen. ) Precinct 1. Total number of voters : 1384 Thirteen hundred eighty-four Precinct 2. Total number of voters : 1218 Twelve hundred eighteen Precinct 3. Total number of voters : 1245 Twelve hundred forty-five Precinct 4. Total number of voters : 1266 Twelve hundred sixty-six The Town Clerk and Board of Registrars canvassed the result as follows : Pre. 1. Rep. 500 Dem. 97 Total votes cast 597 Five hundred ninety-seven Pre. 2. Rep. 564 Dem. 58 Total votes cast 622 Six hundred twenty-two Pre. 3. Rep. 535 Dem. 49 Total votes cast 584 Five hundred eighty-four Pre. 4. Rep. 465 Dem. 64 Total votes cast 529 Five hundred twenty-nine Total vote cast: 2332 Two thousand three hundred thirty-two ' REPUBLICAN Governor Pre. 1. Free. 2. Prec. 3. Prec. 4. Total John W. Haigis 433 524 491 404 1852 William H. McMasters 8 0 0 0 8 Blanks 59 40 44 61 204 Total 500 564 535 465 2064 Lieutenant Governor Leverett 8altonstall 424 520 491 405 1840 Blanks 76 44 44 60 224 Total 500 564 535 465 2064 Secretary Frederic W. Cook 424 526 486 397 1833 Blanks 76 38 49 68 231 Total 500 564 535 465 2064 Treasurer William E. Hurley 309 414 363 284 1370. William G. Andrew 44 36 57 41 178 Fred Jefferson Burrell 82 69 71 74 296 Blanks 65 45 44 66 220 Total 500 564 535 465 2064 Auditor Richard Darby 69 110 66 71 316 Russell A. Wood 335 373 381 292 1381 Blanks 96 81 88 102 367 Total 500 564 535 465 2064 Attorney General Felix Forte 404 500 453 372 1729 Blanks 96 64 82 93 335 Total 500 564 535 465 2064 Senator in Congress Henry Cabot Lodge,Jr. 387 476 458 349 1670 Alonzo B. Cook 50 52 31 40 173 Guy M. Gray 6 2 9 12 29 Thomas C . O'Brien 12 4 8 13 37 Wilbur J. McCrady 1 0 0 0 1 Blanks 44 30 29 51 154 Total 500 564 535 465 2064 Congressman John T. Kevin, Jr. 17 5 6 4 32 Wilbur J. McCrady 46 32 35 44 157 Frank L. Roberts 21 27 25 38 111 Edith Nourse Rogers 386 469 453 351 1659 Thomas C. O 'Brien 1 0 0 0 1 Blanks 29 31 16 28 104 Total 500 564 535 465 2064 230 cn Councillor , Pre. 1 Pre. 2 Pre. 3 Pre. 4 Total Edward T. Bailey 37 62 46 27 172 George H. Bailey 18 6 15 7 46 Joseph George Bates 19 19 38 13 89 Frederick E. Bean 31 33 19 12 95 Richard E. Bourdon 216 219 208 202 845 Chester Brown 8 6 4 7 25 Eugene A. F. Burtnett 47 72` 59 43 221 James G. Harris 11 33 37 28 109 Charles H. LeDuc 1 3 2 2 8 Blanks 112 111 107 124 454 Total 500 564 535 465 2064 Senator Joseph R. Cotton 431 513 485 391 1820 Joseph LaBelle 23 22 26 24 95 Thomas C. OtBrien 3 0 1 4 8 . Blanks 43 29 23 46 141 Total 500 564 535 465 2064 Representatives in General Court Nelson B. Crosby 178 207 181 148 714 Archibald R. Giroux 439 470 481 396 1786 Hollis M. Gott 151 216 163 149 679 Blanks 232 235 _ 245 237 949 Total 1000 1128 1070 930 4128 Register of Probate and Insolvency Harry R. Gardner 125 102 91 108 426 Loring P. Jordan 264 358 356 245 1223 Blanks 111 104 88 112 415 Total 500 564 535 465 2064 County Commissioners Harold R. Acres 72 70 73 57 272 John A. Anderson 62 56 43 68 229 Nathaniel I. Bowditch 218 326 297 205 1046 Walter B. French 57 48 55 47 207 William R. Griffin 23 17 29 30 99 Walter C. Wardwell 279 3.50 329 232 1190 L. A. Manning 0 0 0 1 1 Blanks 289 261 244 290 1084 Total 1000 1128 1070 930 4128 County Treasurer Charles E. Hatfield 347 440 419 309 1515 William John Shield 46 36 30 42 154 Blanks 107 88 86 114 _ 3^95 Total 500 564 535 465 2064 Clerk of Courts - Frederick C. Bean 139 142 125 95 501 George H. Brown 47 46 40 48 181 Arthur F. Carver 20 17 29 25 91 John R. MacKinnon 178 238 229 163 808 Archie J. MacNicholl 10 6 2 6 24 Ralph Smith 18 13 19 21 71 Blanks 88 102 91 107 388 Total 500 564 535 465 2064 23.E DEMOCRATIC Governor Pre. 1 Pre. 2 Pre. 3 Pre. 4 Total Charles F. Hurley 79 50 39 55 223 William H. McMasters 1 0 0 0 1 Blanks . 17 8 10 9 44 Total 97 58 49 64 268 Lieutenant Governor Philip J. Philbin 25 22 15 32 94 Thomas F. Galvin 17 7 10 8 42 Francis E. Kelly 39 12 13 11 75 Thomas C. O 'Brien 0 0 1 0 1 Blanks 16 17 10 13 56 Total 97 58 49 64 268 Secretary Joseph Santosuosso 34 14 20 23 91 William J. Ahearne 4 5 0 2 11 John J. Buckley 20 9 14 8 51 John D. O'Brien 11 2 2 2 17 Edward W. 0 /Hearn 7 4 0 4 15 William F. Sullivan 4 2 3 3 10 Blanks 17 22 12 22 73 Total 97 58 49 64 268 Treasurer James C. Scanlan 47 26 19 23 115 James M. Hurley 34 16 22 28 100 Blanks - 16 16 8 13 53 Total 97 58 49 64 268 Auditor Thomas H. Buckley 58 38 35 40 171 Leo D. Walsh 18 4 7 4 33 Blanks 21 16 7 20 64 Total 97 58 49 64 268 Attorney General Paul A. Dever 82 41 38 51 212 Blanks 15 17 11 13 56 Total 97 58 49 64 268 Senator in Congress James M. Curley 61 31 25 28 145 Robert E. Greenwood 26 23 15 26 90 Thomas C. O 'Brien 3 0 4 2 9 Blanks 7 4 5 8 24 Total 97 58 49 64 268. 232 ci Congressman Pre. 1 Pre. 2 Pre. 3 Pre. 4 Total Daniel J. Coughlin 30 17 23 22 92 Arthur F. Grenier 16 7 4 5 32 Henry C. Rowland 29 8 11 15 63 Henry Meade 0 0 1 0 1 Thomas McCrady 1 0 1 1 3 Blanks 21 26 9 21 77 Total 97 58 49 64 268 Councillor James J. Brennan 40 18 17 26 101 Edward J. Coughlin 6 2 2 2 12 Richard J. Donohoe 6 0 2 2 10 Manuel Gomes 2 1 0 1 4 Edward J. Griffin 0 3 1 2 6 James E. Lamb 3 1 2 0 6 John J. Murphy 8 6 4 5 23 Edward H. O'Connor 4 0 3 1 8 John J. O'Neil 2 1 2 1 6 Robert P . O'Rourke 4 2 2 1 9 Blanks 22 24 14 23 83 Total 97 58 49 64 268 Senator Raymond Brennan 12 10 5 12 39 John W. Buey 2 0 0 1 3 Thomas J. Carlin 5 0 0 1 6 Walter J. Cleary 19 11 11 9 50 William D. Dacey 2 6 8 1 17 Richard T. O'Brien 3 1 2 3 - 9 James T. Sullivan 21 5 9 12 47 I Thomas O'Brien 1 0 0 0 1 Blanks 32 25 14 25 96 Total 97 58 49 64 268 Representatives in General Court William B. Barry 0 2 0 1 3 John E. Mitchell 0 2 0 0 2 Archibald R. Giroux 0 1 0 5 6 Blanks 194 - 111 98 122 525 _ Total 194 116 98 128 536 Register of Probate and Insolvency Francis E. Burke 58 46 41 46 191 John J. Butler 5 0 1 2 8 Robert J. Curran 4 0 0 0 4 George F. Haggerty 0 0 2 0 2 Florence C. Ramsey 7 3 0 1 11 James H. Riley 1 2 0 1 4 Joseph B. Spillane 0 0 0 0 0 Charles Otis Sullivan 2 0 0 1 3 Blanks 20 7 5 13 45 Total 97 58 49 64 268 233 County Commissioners Pre. 1 Pre. 2 Pre. 3 Pre. 4 Total Edward J. Barrett 9 6 3 5 23 William P. Bennett 3 0 0 0 3 James M. Canney 5 7 4 0 16 Michael De Luca 1 4 1 0 6 Joseph B. Doherty 7 0 1 1 9 Francis D. Donahue 7 2 2 2 13 John J. Donoghue 3 0 1 0 4 Howard W. Fitzpatrick 10 5 10 15 40 William R. Griffin 1 0 0 3 4 Edward L. Harley 3 3 3 4 13 William C. Harrington 5 0 0 0 5 Edmond S. Haverty 3 1 2 2 8 Edward J. Lane 2 0 0 0 2 Luke A. Manning 20 6 12 18 56 Jeremiah F.- Murphy 3 5 1 1 10 Thomas Murray 2 0 1 1 4 Edward A. Rose 21 6 7 7 41 Philip A. Sheridan 13 6 7 6 32 John J. Shine 8 4 1 7 20 Glenn J. Steeves 2 1 1 1 5 John A. Sweeney 6 3 5 1 15 Joseph Paul Talarico 0 0 2 1 3 Blanks 60 57 34 53 204 Total 194 116 98 128 536 County Treasurer John J. Bray, Jr. 16 5 7 7 35 Cornelius P. Cronin 20 16 8 13 57 - John J. Devine 7 2 1 1 11 James Patrick Dolan 1 3 4 1 9 James H. Duggan 1 1 1 2 5 Thomas F. Mackey 14 6 11 10 41 Henry F. Sullivan 13 2 5 7 27 Blanks 25 23 12 23 83 Total 97 58 49 64 268 Clerk of Courts John J. Breen 12 5 6 6 29 John J. Brennan 15 10 8 12 45 James E. Burns 5 2 3 2 12 John B. Carr 3 0 2 2 7 Robert E. Coughlin 3 0 0 4 7 John A. Crowley 3 1 3 0 7 Edward L. Ford 9 9 7 6 31 Francis J. Greeley 16 5 5 6 32 Stephen A. Murphy 3 5 2 6 16 Blanks 28 21 13 20 82 Total 97 58 49 64 268 A true record. le Attest: ',� i i ....., // T,>.vn Clerk