The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-17
PROOFS OF FRAUD
PERFORATED AT
Sd WARD CAUCUS
Board of Canvassers and Registration Gets Recount
Petition From Joseph A. Gamer and Associates
on AntDunn Council Ticket-Men Checked
Voting Who Did Not Attend.

ceed the number OF votes lawfully cast
| therein
"Fifth-That the names of n large num-
| ber OF voters were checked as voting al
said caucus who did not attend and did
/ not vote at said caucus.
'SiXth-That certain persons not quail
/ fed TO vote at said caucus or to partici-
pate therein were permitted by the war
den and officers of said caucus TO vote
therein against and notwithstanding the
protests and challenges of qualified voters
In said caucus duly made to the warden
thereof and wholly ignored by him.
FOLDED BALLOTS.
"Seventh--That the clerks OF said eau
Gus, who were qualified to vote therein.
were permitted by the warden of said
caucus TO deposit folded ballots in the
ballot box without said ballots being ex-
amined or handled by said warden and
without the names of said clerks being
called or lawfully checked at the time of
the depositing of said ballots by said
clerks, so that said ballots were not re-
ceived by said warden pursuant TO the in
tent and meaning of the caucus law.
chapter 107s, public laws.
"Eighth-That said warden. against OBJ
lection and protest OF qualified voters
there present, took the ballots out of said
ballot box by installments and refused
and declined TO turn said ballot boxes
cast in said caucus.
"Ninth-That said warden without war
rant delayed opening said caucus, and the
voting therein until 7:i0 n m. and re-
fused to permit the Democratic ward
committee of said ward TO place watchers
with check lists Of said voters qualified to
vote at said caucus, duly certified by
your honorable board. within a reason
able distance from said ballot box. for
the purpose Of checking and verifying the
baloting and casting OF votes therein.
'Tenth-that certain voters duly quail
fed TO vote at said caucus and to partici-
pate therein we're refused and denied the
right TO vote and cast their ballots
therein by said warden.
VOTERS NOT QUALIFIED.
"Eleventh-That the clerks of said eau
Gus wilfuly and unlawfuly claimed and
stated that certain voters. duly qualified
TO vote therein, were not so qualified by
reason OF the names OF said voters not
appearing on tho check lists or voting
lists therein furnished and used. whereas
on the contrary. the names OF said voters
and electors. so attempted to be deprived
OF and denied the right OF voting I'm said
caucus, did I'm fact appear on said lists
Wherefore, tn undersigned claim that
they and each OF them were duly nomi-
mated at said caucus for said elective
offices opposite their respective names,
and hereby claim said nomination by said
caucus. and by majority OF the votes
lawfully Csst therein, and they and each
OF them for himself, hereby petition and
pray for a recount Of said ballots at said
caucus by this p, norable board. and for
Nearing aod dessrmins tion &C all oues-
tons raised for of against the counting
of said OacO:5. or OF any thereof and
that this honorable board shall upon
such hearing ana as the result thereof
declare that your petitions and all of the
candidates for nomination for the city
council OF the rf.V Of Providence for said
Third ward appearing upon the ticket or
ballot containing toe names OF your pc
titioners. were lawfully nominated for
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