CHAPTER 509
PROCLAMATION
STATE OF DELAWARE
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
J. CALEB BOGGS
GOVERNOR OF THE SAID STATE
To all Persons to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:
WHEREAS, An election was held in the State of Delaware, on Tuesday, the 8th day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixty that being the Tuesday next after the first Monday in said month, in pursuance of the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution and Laws of the State of Delaware, in that behalf, for the purpose of choosing by ballot three Electors for the election of a
PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
AND WHEREAS, The official certificates or returns, of the said election, held in the several counties of the said State, having been duly received and examined by the Governor, it appears from them that the votes in the said counties respectively for such Electors, were cast as follows, to wit:
NEW CASTLE COUNTY
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John M. Conway
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73,364
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J. Harry Latchum
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73,364
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Walter J. Hoey
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73,364
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Georgeanna Theobald
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69,284
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Walton Simpson
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68,284
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Chester V. Townsend
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69,284
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Herbert B. Wood
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128
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Margaret J. Norris
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128
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Raymond R. Green
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128
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Joseph Hollon
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46
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Edward Breining
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46
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George A. LaForest
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46
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John W. Marshall
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152
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Harvey C. Kimmey
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152
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Everett E. James
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152
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KENT COUNTY
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John M. Conway
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10,754
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J. Hairy Latchum
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10,754
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Walter J. Hoey
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10,754
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Georgeanna Theobald
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10,697
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Walton Simpson
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10,697
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Chester V. Townsend
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10,697
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Hei bLrt B. Wood
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57
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Margaret J. Norris
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57
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Raymond R. Green
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57
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Joseph Hollon
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26
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Edward Breining
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26
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George A. LaForest
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26
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John W. Marshall
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82
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Harvey G. Kimmey
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82
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Everett E. James
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82
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SUSSEX COUNTY
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John M. Conway
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15,472
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J. Harry Latchum
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15,472
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Walter J. Hoey
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15,472
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Georgeanna Theobald
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16,392
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Walton Simpson
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16,392
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Chester V. Townsend, Jr.
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16,392
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Herbert B. Wood
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99
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Margaret J. Morris
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99
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Raymond R. Green
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99
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Joseph Hollon
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10
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Edward Breining
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10
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George A. LaForest
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10
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John W. Marshall
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120
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Harvey C. Kimmey
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120
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Everett E. James
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120
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AND WHEREAS, The said returns of the election as aforesaid, duly made out, signed and executed, having been duly delivered to the Governor by the Superior Court of said counties, and the Governor having examined said returns as aforesaid, and enumerated and ascertained the number of votes for each and every candidate or person voted for, for such Electors, the result appears as follows, to wit:
Whole number of votes for
John M. Conway 99,590
Whole number of votes for
J. Harry Latchum 99,590
Whole number of votes for
Walter J. Hoey 99,590
Whole number of votes for
Georgeanna Theobald 96,373
Whole number of votes for
Walton Simpson 96,373
Whole number of votes for
Chester V. Townsend, Jr. 96,373
Whole number of votes for
Herbert B. Wood 284
Whole number of votes for
Margaret J. Norris 284
Whole number of votes for
Raymond R. Green 284
Whole number of votes for
Joseph Hollon 82
Whole number of votes for
Edward Breining 82
Whole number of votes for
George A. LaForest 82
Whole number of votes for
John W. Marshall 354
Whole number of votes for
Harvey C. Kimmey 354
Whole number of votes for
Everett E. James 354
NOW, THEREFORE, I, J. Caleb Boggs, Governor of the State of Delaware, do hereby declare that John M. Conway, J. Harry Latchum and Waiter J. Hoey have received the highest vote at the election aforesaid, and therefore have been and are duly and legally elected Electors for the election of a President and Vice President of the United States.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND and the Great Seal of the said State, at Dover, the fifth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixty and of the Independence of the said State the one hundred and eighty-fifth.
(GREAT SEAL)
J. CALEB BOGGS, Governor
GEORGE J. SCHULZ, Secretary of State