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Norfolk Gazette And Publick Ledger
Norfolk, Virginia
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Massachusetts senatorial election results announced in Boston on May 10: 29 pro-peace gentlemen elected to support commonwealth integrity and national interests, versus 11 war advocates, reversing last year's 29-11 pro-war majority despite Gerrymander system. Democratic senators from Lincoln, Hancock, and Washington elected by slim 450-vote majority.
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Massachusetts Senatorial Election.
We understand the governor and council were on Friday and Saturday engaged in counting the votes given in April last, for Senators and Counsellors, to represent this commonwealth the year ensuing; and it is with pleasure we can assure the Friends of Peace, that they have elected TWENTY NINE gentlemen, who will support the integrity of this commonwealth, and preserve as far as their influence may extend, the best interests of our common country—and the advocates of war, ELEVEN.
It is singular that the Senatorial board should be directly reversed, from the last year's political scale. The democratic or war ranks then amounted to 29—they are now reduced, by the voice of the people, although the votes were given agreeably to the political arrangements of the Gerrymander system, to 11.
The democratic Senators from Lincoln, Hancock and Washington, are elected we understand by a majority of only 450 votes.
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Massachusetts
Event Date
May 10
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29 pro-peace senators and 11 pro-war (democratic) senators elected; democratic senators from lincoln, hancock, and washington by 450-vote majority
Event Details
Governor and council counted votes from April for Senators and Counsellors; 29 gentlemen supporting peace and commonwealth integrity elected, reversing last year's 29 pro-war to 11, under Gerrymander system