Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-17
NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1910
ABSOLUTE DENIAL BY C. D. MOVES
BrandsStatement by Hartford Courant False-Gives
Correct and Full Account of the Incident at Re-
publican State Observation-Disclosures by Col
UIlman of New Haven.

crepancy appearing they proceeded to
count again
At this juncture. it being apparent
to the convention that there was some
thing out of the usual order with the
tellers Col. Isaac NJ. Ullman of New
Haven stepped to my side from the
wings and asked me how the vote was
going. I told him how the first ballot
stood and how the tellers were still
working over the vote, trying to find
out the discrepancy
Ballot on Floor.
/ would say that we were eight or
perhaps ten feet from the place on the
floor in the rear of the tellers where
Colonel Ullman's eye rested on piece
of paper. He said to me in the pres
ence of a man. who. 1 think, was John
A. Spafford, What is that? That looks
like a ballot. Pick it up He APP
pealed to me, I suppose, because he
knew l was a teller, not wishing to
the tellers, picked up the piece Of
paper turned it over and discovered
it was a Goodwin ballot Colonel Ull-
mans advice was ito hold onto it and
see how this thing comes out.') This
was in the presence of the above
named witness who, I think, was Mr..
Spafford, besides Colonel Ullman, who,
l presume, will recollect and corrObo-
rate this statement. After little time.
it being impossible to find the missing
DdI1OI, II was n5nQeu over 10 the
chairman of the convention, Hon.
Ebenezer J. Hill
Another Ballot Found.
In the meantime, A. c. Baldwin. who
was one of the counters at the table,
discovered another ballot under the
table, which had apparently slipped
through a crack. the counting table
being two short tables, placed to-
gether, which, of course, left room in
% T11iddln for a ha lInt slim thrnTIo1
T. of course, have no knowledge that
it did. but it could easily have be-
come lost in the shuttle of the ballots
by slipping accidentally through the
crack That made 5S1 votes without
the ballot which [ picked up on the
floor after it was discovered by Colonel
Ullman. And the final report consid-
cred the ballot that was found under
the counters table and did not take
into consideration the ballot that was
discovered by Colonel UIlman, as was
wrongly stated by the Hartford COur-
ant And it was on this ballot that
the roll call was finally ordered and
not on the ballot discovered by Colonel
Gilman.
Ballot in Pocket
I viii say further that in the midst
! of the excitement which waged when
the final situation was known and
when various people were clustered
around and near Chairman Hill | slip
| ped my hand into an outer pocket of
the sack coat, which I was wearing
| and felt a piece of paper there that
| seemed about the size of a ballot. L
! had not to my knowledge taken any
| ballot from any one. L cannot tell
| how it came in my pocket but it was
| there. | drew my hand out with the
| piece of paper in it, looked at 1t and
saw it was another Goodwin ballot. l
| involuntarily exclaimed, Here is that
| Eo1 CON
| Hill Immediately called my attention
| to the fact that l had already given
| him the ballot which l, of course,
knew but on the impulse of finding
that ballot in my pocket L inVoluntar-
| lily called his attention to it.
| Exact Statement of Facts.
| The above is an exact statement of
! the facts as they come to my mind
| and as [ know them to be which will
| be corroborated by the gentlemen
mentioned in connection with the mat
| ter. l feel that my reputation for in
! tegrity and square political dealing de-
mands this full and explicit state
ment of facts in view of what has
! been said about these various matters.
| [ regret that this controversy has
! been raised at this juncture. when the
| entire energies of the republican party
! should be devoted to the election of
| the candidates of the unusually good
i ticket which was put into nomination
| by the convention. We are for Good
| win first, last and always here as our
1 nominee and expect and desire the
| loyal support of all republicans under
| conditions which are very unusual in
| the nation as well as in the state.
Colonel Ulman Confirms.
New Haven, Sept 16.-Colonel Un-
man fully and completely confirms Mr..
Noyes' statements with respect to the
ballot picked up back of the tellers'
| chairs.
Colonel Ullman said he knew moth
| ing about the ballot found under the
| table by Mr.. Baldwin