Town of Foster Republican Ticket – local ballot for local office from the town of Foster. Time frame - late 1880’s through the second decade of the twentieth century and help demonstrate grass root democracy at work. 25.5 cm X 9.0 cm

Foster Republican Ticket 1893 – local ballot for local office from the town of Foster. Time frame - late 1880’s through the second decade of the twentieth century and help demonstrate grass root democracy at work. 21.8 cm X 11.3 cm

Town of Foster Republican Nominations Ticket May 26th, 1919 – local ballot for local office from the town of Foster. Time frame - late 1880’s through the second decade of the twentieth century and help demonstrate grass root democracy at work. 21.5 cm X 8.3 cm

Republican Nominations May 29, 1911 Town of Foster, local ballot for local office from the town of Foster. Time frame - late 1880’s through the second decade of the twentieth century and help demonstrate grass root democracy at work. 21.2 cm X 9.5 cm

Republican Nominations May 31, 1909 Town of Foster – local ballot for local office from the town of Foster. Time frame - late 1880’s through the second decade of the twentieth century and help demonstrate grass root democracy at work. 18.4 cm X 10.4 cm

Republican Nominations May 28, 1906 Town of Foster – local ballot for local office from the town of Foster. Time frame - late 1880’s through the second decade of the twentieth century and help demonstrate grass root democracy at work. 17.8 cm X 9.8 cm

Republican Caucus Town of Foster – local ballot for local office from the town of Foster. Time frame - late 1880’s through the second decade of the twentieth century and help demonstrate grass root democracy at work. 17.3 cm X 9.3 cm

Progressive and Citizen Nominations May 29, 1911 Town of Foster – local election ticket from the mid to late 19th century from indeterminate towns and uncertain dates. 18.5 cm X 11.6 cm

Town of Foster – local ballot for local office from the town of Foster. Time frame - late 1880’s through the second decade of the twentieth century and help demonstrate grass root democracy at work. 16.7 cm X 10.1 cm

Republican Caucus Town of Foster October 9th, 1909 – local ballot for local office from the town of Foster. Time frame - late 1880’s through the second decade of the twentieth century and help demonstrate grass root democracy at work. 15.7 cm X 9.8 cm

Republican Ballot for Town Officers, Exeter, R.I. – This is a ca. 1890s town ballot for the Republican party of Exeter. The ticket is headed by John H. Edwards who first served as town clerk in 1888. It is interesting to note that this ballot proposed George E. Money for four different offices. 26.0 cm X 10.3 cm

National Republican Ticket 1832 – This ticket is similar to the ticket in record 3146151, both were printed by W. Marshall & Company of Providence yet this ticket exhibits minor differences in type font and use of an eagle woodcut 16.8 cm X 10.5 cm

National Republican Ticket 1832 – The electors on this ticket voted for Henry Clay for President and John Sergeant for Vice President. While Andrew Jackson nearly tripled his votes in Rhode Island from the previous presidential election of 1828 he still lost to Clay. Clay received 2,810 votes compared to 2,126 votes for Jackson. 17.3 cm X 11.4cm

National Greenback-Labor Ticket – The 1880 Presidential election was the closest popular vote in the history of Presidential elections up to that time. Nationally, Garfield received 4,453,245 (48.5%) votes and Hancock 4,414,082 (48.1%). In Rhode Island four parties, Republican, Democrat, Greenback and Prohibition issued political tickets. Garfield won the four electoral votes of the state. 14.5 cm X 9.2 cm

1844 Democratic Ticket – This ticket was for the Rhode Island electors of James Polk for President and George Dallas for Vice President. At this time Thomas Dorr had been convicted of treason under Rhode Island ‘Algerine’ law in June. His conviction was a major issue locally and a minor issue nationally with such campaign slogans as ‘Polk and Dallas and the Liberation of Dorr’. 10.5 cm X 11.8 cm

Adams and Liberty – This 1828 ticket is for electors of President and Vice President of the United States. In Rhode Island Adams received 2,754 votes to Jackson’s 821 votes. 9.0 cm X 12.5 cm

Republican Convention Ticket 1820 – This ticket was for electors of President and Vice President of the United States. Of the 720 votes cast in Rhode Island all were for James Monroe as President and Daniel Tompkins as Vice President. Nationally Monroe encountered almost no opposition in seeking a second term with only one elector voting in opposition to his presidency. 9.7 cm X 10.6 cm

Republican Ticket. District of Narragansett - ballot for the Narragansett District Council election held on June 3, 1889. In March of 1888 the District of Narragansett was taken from South Kingston and given all the powers of a town, except representation in the General Assembly. In March of 1901 the District was incorporated as a town. Interestingly the named candidates on the Republican ticket are the same names as found on the Democratic ticket and the Equal Taxation ticket. Also two of the five council positions found on the Citizens’ ticket have names written in; these manuscript entries are the same named candidates found printed on the other tickets. 10.2 cm X 7.5 cm

Equal Taxation Ticket – District of Narragansett - ballot for the Narragansett District Council election held on June 3, 1889. In March of 1888 the District of Narragansett was taken from South Kingston and given all the powers of a town, except representation in the General Assembly. In March of 1901 the District was incorporated as a town. Interestingly the named candidates on the Republican ticket are the same names as found on the Democratic ticket and the Equal Taxation ticket. Also two of the five council positions found on the Citizens’ ticket have names written in; these manuscript entries are the same named candidates found printed on the other tickets. 10.1 cm X 7.3 cm

Democratic Ticket, District of Narragansett - ballot for the Narragansett District Council election held on June 3, 1889. In March of 1888 the District of Narragansett was taken from South Kingston and given all the powers of a town, except representation in the General Assembly. In March of 1901 the District was incorporated as a town. Interestingly the named candidates on the Republican ticket are the same names as found on the Democratic ticket and the Equal Taxation ticket. Also two of the five council positions found on the Citizens’ ticket have names written in; these manuscript entries are the same named candidates found printed on the other tickets. 10.1 cm X 7.5 cm

Citizens’ Ticket – District of Narragansett - ballot for the Narragansett District Council election held on June 3, 1889. In March of 1888 the District of Narragansett was taken from South Kingston and given all the powers of a town, except representation in the General Assembly. In March of 1901 the District was incorporated as a town. Interestingly the named candidates on the Republican ticket are the same names as found on the Democratic ticket and the Equal Taxation ticket. Also two of the five council positions found on the Citizens’ ticket have names written in; these manuscript entries are the same named candidates found printed on the other tickets. 13.5 cm X 8.3 cm

Democratic Nominations Coventry, 1893 – This ticket from Coventry made use of a conventional woodcut of American eagle and flag similar to the woodcut used on a Bristol ticket. 30.9 cm X 8.6 cm

Constitution Adopted By The Convention – Following the upheaval of the Dorr Rebellion another constitutional convention, this one sanctioned by the General Assembly, was held in September 1842 and the new constitution placed before an expanded electorate in November. The constitution was overwhelmingly approved and went into force the following year, in so doing it replaced the State’s Royal Charter granted by King Charles II of England in 1663. from an uncut sheet of 2 ballots 9.9 cm X 25.4 cm

Democratic Ticket Western District – In 1855 Benjamin Thurston won re-election as Representative to the 34th Congress from Rhode Island’s Western District. Thurston had also served as representative in the 30th, 32nd and 33rd Congresses. 7.5 cm X 11.7 cm

Republican Convention Ticket 1806 – In the August election for representatives to the 10th Congress Nehemiah Knight was the only candidate declared elected having received 1,794 votes out of a necessary 1,695 votes needed for election. 6.6 cm X 9.3 cm

1801 Congressional Ticket – At the August 1800 election only one candidate, Thomas Tillinghast, received a majority and was elected. At a special election held April 15, 1801 Joseph Stanton Jr., a Republican, defeated Thomas Noyes a Federalist. This ticket is probably from the runoff special election. 5.4 cm X 9.1 cm

Republican Nomination – In 1886 Henry Spooner defeated Democrat Oscar Lapham and Prohibition candidate Albert Howard with a small majority of 385 votes. 8.7 cm X 14.1 cm

Republican Nomination (First District) – In the First Congressional District election of 1884 Henry Spooner was re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He was first elected to his seat in the 47th Congress and continued to serve through the 52nd Congress. In the Second Congressional District William Price defeated his Democratic opponent Charles Page with a majority of only 16 votes. The majority was small because of the large number of other candidates in the race including three other Republicans, a candidate from the Prohibition party and one from the People’s party. Page contested the election and on January 25, 1887 the U.S. House of Representatives declared the seat vacant. A special election was held on February 21, 1887 with Page defeating Price and Prohibition candidate Alfred Chadsey. Page’s plurality was 295 votes. 8.5 cm X 14.1 cm

Republican Nomination (First District) – In the 1888 election for Representative to the 51st Congress Republican Henry Spooner once again was elected to office from the First District. In the Second District Warren Arnold, also a Republican was elected to office. 9.4 cm X 15.1 cm

1800 Congressional Ticket – This ticket for the August 1800 election promoted Asher Robbins as the Federalist candidate for Representative to the 7th Congress. Asher was unsuccessful in this attempt for office. 4.9 cm X 17.2 cm