Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-04
HE HITS
 BACK HARD Contest of Senator States Seat May Act as a Boomerang
 on HOman
STATES SEEKS EIGHT
Roman Accused of Buying Votes By Dealing Out Lois of Free Liquor Among inc
 Voters.

New Haven, Jan 4.--George L. Fox of this city to-day filed with the sec retary of state at Hartford his peti- tion to the general assembly asking for an investigation into the alleged corrupt and illegal practices of Franklin l.. Homan of this city, 8 candidate for senator from the tenth district in the election of November 6. The vote in the tenth district was very close and on a second count James N. States. the democratic can didate was declared elected. Mir Ho- man on the tenth of December filed a petition with the secretary of state, asking for recount of the votes of that district, alleging that he and not MT States was elected.
 Mir Sox in his petition filed to-day states that after an investigation into the action of Mir Homan and his po- litical agent, Frederick E. Whitaker of this city. he asked the superior court for an order for the investiga- tion of the charges against Homan and Whitaker but that this was de- nied, Judge Wheeler declaring that such petition should only be grant, ed against the successful candidate in the district, MT States and not the de- feated candidate. Mir Fox now peti- tions that, if the recount asked for by Mir Homan shows that he, Homan re- <h4 .,f that Homan shall not be seated in the senate until a thorough investigation into the alleged corrupt and illegal practices employed to secure his cleo tion are investigated.
 Mir For states that Homan and his agent, Mir Whitaker repeatedly visit ed from ten to fifty saloons in the district and treated to liquor the crowds gathered there in the weeks before the election and that he does not believe that Homan will deny un- der oath that he did as charged. MT Fox quotes the section of the revised statutes relating to the gratuitous distribution of liquors on the day of election of previous thereto. to the election or previous thereto, to the to procure their votes. The statute says that if the charges are proved the candidate shall forfeit his seat in the assembly. Mir Fox also says that Mir Homan incurred expenses before. during and after the election which are not authorized by the corrupt practice act to wit: ''the purchase of drink. refreshments and other forms of entertainment for voters in saloons and other places in the tenth dis trict."
 Mir Fox also takes exception to the statement of accounts of Mir Homan as filed with Town clerk Whitaker, and represents that Mir Homan ex- pended considerable sums of money important in amount and effect" in promoting his election which are not set forth in the statement Likewise is the statement of Mir Whitaker as political agent, to the secretary of state. attacked. Mir Fox stating that it Is not a true and correct statement and that it did not contain important expenditures which Whitaker as po- litical agent for Homan spent before. during. and after the election.
 Mir Fox asks that the matter be ta- ken before the committee on contest cd elections and that the testimony which was given by him at the secre- tary's inquiry in the matter held here on November 19. he called. to facili- tate action. He further states that if the testImany is still insufficient to warrant the exclusion of Homan from tho senate. he will submit the names of several reliable witnesses. saloon keepers and others to prove conclu- sively that Homan and Whitaker violated the corrupt practices act. MT Fox petitions that if conclusive evidence of corrupt and illegal prac- tices is found. a new election for sen ator from the tenth district shall be ordered.