1885-11-03 Election Commonwealth the Massachusetts
Essex, ss. To either of the Constables of the town of Beverly, in said County, Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and
warn in the manner prescribed by the regulations of the town, the inhabitants of the town of Beverly
qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the Town Hall in said town on Tuesday the third day of
November next at eight o' clock in the afternoon to give in their votes by ballot for a Govemor,
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver General, Auditor, Attomey General of the
Commonwealth, a Councillor for the District Number Five, a Clerk of the Courts, a County
Treasurer, a County Commissioner, a Register of Deeds for the Southern District of Essex, a Senator
for the Third Senatorial District, and One Representative in the General Court for the Fifth
Representative District of the County of Essex.
The votes for all the above mentioned officers will be received on one piece of paper.
Also to give in their votes by ballot for or against the following Article of Amendment of the
Constitution of this Commonwealth, agreed to by the last and present general court and published
in the manner required by the Constitution and hereby submitted to the people for their ratification
and adoption:-
Article of Amendment.
The general court shall have full power and authority to provide for the inhabitants of the
towns in this Commonwealth more than one place of public meeting within the limits of each town
for the election of officers under the Constitution, and to prescribe the manner of calling, holding
and conducting such meetings. All the provisions of the existing Constitution inconsistent with the
provisions herein contained are hereby annulled.
Every person qualified to vote for senators and representatives in the general court may
express his opinion on said article of amendment without expressing in his ballot the contents of said
article; but the form of said ballot shall be as follows:- "Amendment to the Constitution, Yes," or
The polls will be closed for clock in the afternoon unless otherwise awarded by the meeting.
Hereof fail not, but make dueo return of this warrant with your doings thereon, before the time of
holding said meeting.
Given under our hands and seal this twenty fourth day of October in the year one thousand
eight hundred and eighty five.
John I. Baker
Henry W. Foster Selectmen
Isaac Ober of
Freeborn W. Cressy Beverly
Augustus Williams
Essex, ss. Beverly, Oct. 26, A.D. 1885.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant I have notified the persons therein named, as therein
directed, by posting notifications stating the time, place and objects of said meeting in each of the
several places in town required by the Town Regulations.
William M. Woodbury, Constable of Beverly.
A true copy of the original warrant and returned thereon.
Attest. Wm. H. Lovett, Town Clerk
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Beverly, in the county of Essex, qualified
to vote for civil officers, holden at the Town Hall in said town on Tuesday next after the first
Monday in November, it being the third day of said month, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and eighty five, for the purpose of giving in their votes for a Govemor, Lieutenant Governor,
Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver General, Auditor, Attorney General of the Commonwealth, a
Councillor for District Number Five, a Clerk of the Courts, County Treasurer, County
Commissioner, Register of Deeds for the Southern District of Essex, a Senator for the Third
Senatorial District and One Representative in the General Court for the Fifth Representative District
of the County of Essex;
before the polls were opened the ballot box register indicated nothing and an examination of the box
showed it to be empty. After closing the polls the said register indicated that one thousand and thirty
three ballots had been received, they will one thousand and twenty four names checked upon the
checklist, and one thousand and thirty one for ballots were taken from the ballot box. Before the
polls were opened William Haskell, John B. Cressy, Jeremiah Murphy, were appointed tellers by the
Selectmen and were duly swom to the faithful discharge of their duties by a Wm. H. Lovett, Town
Clerk.
Although ballots given in their full were sorted, counted and recorded and declaration thereof made
as by large directed, and were for the following persons, namely:
For Governor
George E. Robinson, of Chicopee, six hundred twenty-two votes
Frederick O. Prince, of Boston, three hundred forty-nine votes
Thomas J. Lothrop of Taunton, fifty-seven votes
Benjamin F. Butler, one vote
Blank, two votes
For Lieutenant Governor.
Oliver Ames, of Easton, six hundred and twenty eight votes
Henry H. Gilmore, of Cambridge, three hundred and forty nine votes
Charles B. Knight, of Worcester, forty two votes
Blank, twelve votes
For Secretary.
Herkry B. Peirce, of Abington, six hundred and thirty five votes
Jeremiah Crowley, a Lowell, three hundred and forty three votes
George Kempton, of Sharon, forty nine votes
Blank, four votes
For Treasurer and Receiver General.
Alanson W. Beard, of Boston, five hundred and sixty eight votes
Henry M. Cross, of Newburyport, four hundred and seven votes
Claudius R, Travis, of Natick, fifty one votes
Blank, five votes
For Auditor.
Charles R.
Ladd, of
Springfield
, six
hundred
and thirty
two votes
622
349
57
1
2
628
349
42
12
635
343
49
4
James E. Delaney, of Holyoke, three hundred and fifty seven votes
William W. Sheman, a Lowell, fifty votes
Blank, two votes
For Attorney General.
Edgar J. Sherman, of Lawrence, six hundred and thirty three votes
Henry K. Braley, of Fall River three hundred and forty six votes
Samuel M. Fairfield, of Malden, fifty votes
Blank, two votes
For Councillor for District Number Five.
Frank D. Allen, of Lyrm, six hundred and twenty seven votes
Alfred A. Mower, of Lynn, three hundred and fifty four votes
David J. Robinson, of Gloucester, forty eight votes
Blarnk, two votes
For Clerk of the Courts.
Dean Peabody, of Lyrm, six hundred and fifty three votes
David B. Campbell, of Salem, three hundred and sixty two votes
Blank, sixteen votes
For County Treasurer.
E. Kendall Jenkins, of Andover, six hundred sixty votes
Benjamin A. Ward, of Lyrm, three hundred and forty eight votes
Blank, twenty three votes
For County Commissioner.
Edward B. Bishop, of Haverhill, six hundred and forty eight votes
John H. chamber, of Manchester, three hundred and seventy four votes
Edward D. Bishop of Haverhill, three votes,
Blank, six votes
Four register of deeds for the Southern district of Essex.
Charles S. Osgood, of Salem, nine hundred and eighty one votes
Edward L. Pease, of Lynn, fifty votes
568
407
51
5
632
For
Senator for
Third
Essex
District.
William
H. Tappan,
of
Mancheste
r, five
hundred
and
fourteen
votes
Dennis W.
Quill, of
Beverly,
four
hundred
and eighty
votes
Samuel
Porter, of
Beverly,
thirty one
votes
Blank, six
votes
For
Representa
tive in
General
Court for
the Fifth
Essex
District.
Charles of
L., of
Beverly,
five
hundred
and
seventy six
votes
George P. Brown, of Beverly, four hundred and fifty votes
357
50
2
633
346
50
2
627
354
48
2
476
450
John I.
Baker, one
vote
Peletiah
Colson,
one vote
A.E.
Story, one
vote
William
Ferguson,
one vote
Blank, one
vote
653
362
16
660
348
23
648
347
3
6
981
50
514
480
31
6
1
1
1
1
1
Attest.
Wm. H. Lovett,
Town Clerk
John I. Baker
Freeborn W. Cressy
Hem'y W. Foster
Isaac Ober
Augustus Williams
Selectmen
of
Beverly
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Beverly, qualified to vote for senators and
representatives held on Tuesday the third day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-five for the purpose of giving in their votes by ballot four or against an Article of
Amendment of the Constitution of this Commonwealth submitted to the people for their approval
or rejection by resolves of the General Court entitled, "Results concerning an amendment to the
Constitution to provide for Precinct voting in Towns" approved by the Governor on the eighth day
of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, and said meeting having voted
thereon in the manner prescribed, the ballots given in were sorted, counted, and recorded and
declaration thereof made, as by law is directed and were as follows, viz.;
Amendment to the Constitution, Yes.
Six hundredand seventyfour votes
674
Amendment to the Constitution, No.
Eleven votes 11
John I. Baker
Freebom W. Cressy Selectmen
Isaac Ober of
Henry W. Foster Beverly
Augustus Williams
Attest.
Wm. H. Lovett,
Town Clerk
On the tenth day of December A. D. 1885 I. Destroyed the ballots cast at the foregoing
meeting held on the third day of November A. D. 1885, no person having declared an intention to
controvert or dispute the election of any person who has received, or who may receive a certificate
of election to any office voted for at said meeting.
Attest. Wm. H. Lovett, Town Clerk