Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-06-09

tions in this Commonwealth, after
reyiGnp and correcting a fchedule
herewith reported, entitled, "Votes
for Governor and Lieut.. Governor,
77th Election, 1906" they find the
whole number of votes contained
therein for Governor to be JeOenfJ
yfve tbonfana tqUo hundred and leUf'-
teen and the whole number OF votes
for Lieut.. Governor to be frvs1f
three tboysnd fOe hundred and nine-
teen
Your Committee report, that a
number of faid returns appear to
have been altered, ,either in the words
or figures which give the number OF
votes, fet againft the name of each
perfon-Neverthelefs there is no
reafon to believe that faid returns
have been fraudulently altered and
they report, as their opinion, that
they ought to remain on faid fche-
dulc.
And your committee further re-
port, that there is return from the
town of oturbridge, in the county OF
Worcelter ; and a return from the
town of Provincetown, in the coun-
ty of Barnf able and return from
the town of Amibury, IN the county
of Efex and returns from thetowns
Of Pi:tftown, New Sharon, Atheus
and Harmony, in the county of Ken
nebee and return from Elliworth,
in the county cf Hancock and a
return from addition, in the county
Wafhington and return from
5rookline, in the county OF Norfolk !;
and return from Kdgartown, in the
county of Dukes Comfy which do
not appear to be hgned by any
Town Clerk.
And your Committee report, That
faid lifs, 70 returned, as aforefaid,a ,are
infuficient, and ought TO be deduo-
ted from faid fchedule.
And your COMMITTEES further re-
port, That in the town of Iileboro,"
in the county of Hancock, there were
given trvetve vofeS for Caleb Stoon,
as governor
And that in the plantation of Da-
viitown, in the county of Hancock,
there were given thirty votes for Ca
leb Srong, as Governor. As by the
faid lifts may more fully appear
which votes were upon iaid fchedule,
fet againit the name Of His Excellen-
cy CALEB STRONG which ought
to be taken from that column and
placed in two ieparats columns, 70 as
to be counted with the fcattering
votes.
Ard that in the town of Lynn,
in the county of Eilex, there were
given three bandrsd and fifty Jsvea
yates for James Sulvan, asGovernor.
And that in the town of Otisheld,
in the county of Cumberland, there
were given tqUenyofsOen votes for
James oullan, as Governor, as by the
faid lifts may more fully appear.
Which votes were fet againft the
name of the Hon. James Sullivan,
elq. both which numbers oaght to
be taken from his column and pla-
in feParate columns, and counted
with other fcattering votes.
That in the return Of votes from
the town of Belfaft, in the county Of
Hancock, it is certified, that there
were four votes given for governor,
as " lcattering" and four votes tor
Lieut.. Governor as " fcattering"
which are not entered on faid fched-
ule, but which ought to be entered
in a ieparate column, under the IL
tie of " fcattering )" and that in the
return of votes from the town of
Plympton, IN the county Of Plym-
outh, it is certified, that there were
three votes given for Lieut.. Governor,
as " fcattering," which are not en-.
tered on faid fchedule, but which
ought TO be entered in feparate
column, under the title OF "Jfattrr-
ing"
And your co mmittee further re-
port, That there is among faid re-
turns a lift from the town Of Parfonf-
field, in tbs county Of York, on the