Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-11-11
PROGRESS MADE IN
THE JoDOiN PETITION
Must Be Presented Today to a Judge
of the Supreme Court-Mr. Jodoin is
Confident That Recount Will Send
Him to Washington.


While it was expected that the Pc
tition of Raymond ]. Jodoin for a re-
count of the ballots rejected and count
ed in this gTesSional district would
be presented to the proper authority ON
Thursday. it was not possible to do so,
as the time was spent in perfecting the
details and getting evidence.
Today is the last day in which the
petition can be made, and 1t must go to
some judge of the supreme court of
this state, who must present it to the
other members of the court, and at least
three of the supreme court judges must
hear the petition without delay, such
hearing to be called not less than three
days from the making of the order nor
more than five.
Mr.. Jodoin is confident that he will
be successful in the petition and that
day evening when asked regarding the
situation he said he believed he was
counted out and that the evidence will
show it so. In referring to the election
he said that all the principal towns of
the district went for him. He declared
that he had worked hard for his cleo
ton and that If it belonged to him he
wanted the seat in congress. He said
that his opponents majority, according
to the latest figures is less than 100
out of a total vote of $4,000. There
were between 600 and 700 ballots
Lu1cHn out at the eIecI1On.
Among the ballots thrown out were
many which were rejected for the rea-
son that they had the cross in the par
ty circle and in addition to that had q
cross in front of my name" said Mr..
Jodoin.
There were other things in the count
also that are more important than that.
l am to see Mayor Thayer of Norwich
tomorrow (Friday) morning and will
complete arrangements for the petit
tiontng of supreme court judge for
u recount.
I carried both Plainheld and Pom
fret, Mr.. JOdoin added, neither of
which has ever gone democratic before
since history began. and I even carried
Congressman Higgins own town of
Norwich by 454 majority, and with the
maJorities given me in the other towns
am confident that 1 was elected l
believe that enough votes were counted
out in Mr.. Higgins own town to come
near electing me-
Mayor Thayer who has been re-
tanned as counsel for Mr. Jodoin. was
interviewed Thursday evening regard
ing the matter. but did not care to
make any definite statement respect-
ing what evidence had been collected
until he had had a chance to talk
with Mr.. Jodoin. He stated though,
that he was busy on the papers in the
case and expected to make a formal
petlllon 10 some judge of the supreme
court. some time today for a recount
In answer to a question as to the
grounds on which they would base
their arguments in the petition for a
recount, Mayor Thayer stated that he
would show where a large number of
ballots had been thrown out that
should have been counted, and that
there We're mistakes also in the actual
counting. Reference was also made to
other matters that would fiey1Ire il, the
petition and the recount, if granted.
but no statements were given out for
publica ton.
despatch from Stonington states
that a few corrections We're made on
Wednesday in the totals of votes on
some of the candidates, as recorded in
the Pawcatuck district. Twenty votes
were added to the Pawcatuck returns
on the vote for CranGall for senator
and Jodoin for representative in con-
Sress, a mistake of 20 having been
made in figuring up the totals.