Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-19

al dtstrict. and clearly expressing the intention and will of the electors castr tnE the same vote for and Select tho undersigned contestant as their rep< resentsfipe in congress, to be ilegpi and void ballots, and that said ballots should not be counted as ballots or votes In favor of the underxigned con- testant; and hecause of said .erronequg rulings and decisions of said several moderators said sevefal legal ballots were not counted for any person and were cast out and rejected and the same were not credited to. the under signed contestant i1r the tabulation or count of tie votes for or in his favor, and were not returned as votes for the contestant or for any cther person or candidate to the secretary of state at said election, and the carvassAns board did not count the same as vores, or include them in their count or con slider the same as ballots orlyotes Tn making their declaration set forth in paragra p11 Fifth following
 Fnth-On November 30, 1el0, the secretary, treasurer and comptroller or the state of Cennecticuts in conformity with section 166a Of the general stat utes of the state of cpnnecticut, can vassed and counted the votes Tor rep resentative in congress for said Third
  said several towns in said Third con gressional district. and notw&llstand ing more than 10,5o0 electors or aaio Third congressional district had law fully cast their ballots in favor of this contestant and with intent to eless him as the representative of said dis trict in the Sixty second congress, de- clared that the undersigned contestant received only 9.s53 votes. and that you, the contestee. received 1o.0l1 votes. or
 o . I<..t t,~ nf n a candidates for said office of repre- sentative in congress for said district received the following and only the following votes to wit. Edwin Per lsins Clark 557, James M Young S44, Louis ,Wenearth 9s. J. c. Vallette 2; whereas had ali Of the ballots legally cast as aforesaid but rejected as void by reason Of said erroneous rulings and. decisions of said modasators or presiding officers as set forth 1n para graph fourth, been counted ana re- turned to the secretary of state With the votes which were so returhea. the unxlersianed contestant would have re- ceived on the fact of the returns more than 1D,5o0 votes for said office. and would have been by the canyasserS oi said election declared elected to said office instead of you, the said con- testee.
 Sixth-That at said congressional election held in said Third congres 7 sional district on the said sth day of November, 1910, in addition to me ballots legally cast, counted, returned and canyasssd, there were regularly and legally deposited in the said sev- erai ballot boxes in said severtl towns constitutips said Third congressional district ff3 ballots, more than 500 Of which were upon the erroneous ruling and decision Of the said several mod orators in said sevsral towns, decided to be Illegal and void ssS.llofs, and all pi said ballots, because of sasa erroneous rulings and decisions, were se'sc.eu' cast out and not counted for any eAif- : didate on said ballots; and more thHIl five hundred of said ballots erroneuus- ly rejected as being illegal and-void by said moderators, as aforesaid, were lawfully cast and marked, with the intent of the electors casting the same, to vote for the undersigned contestant, and with the purpose and intent of electing him as their representative in the Sixty-second congress. That nad said several ballots been counted as cast the undersigned would have re- ceived plurality of more. than four votes and would have been entitled to be and would have been declared elected to said office of representative in congress, instead of you, the said conteStee.
 Seventh--That of the said, 10,o11 bal- lots counted as votes for you, the sasd contestee in the said several towns in than three hundred ballots were mark ed contrary to the provisions of said chapter 250 of said Public Acts of 1909. and were thereby rendered illegal and void and should have been rejected and cast out as void ballots; but all of said three hundred and more ballots were ruled upon by said moderators in said congressional district and by them erroneously decided to be valid ballots and they were counted as legal votes for you, the confestee, and returned to the secretary of state as valid votes and so counted by said board of can~ vassers; whereas had said three hum dred and more void ballots so counted for you, been rejected as void your vote would have been returned to the said secretary as less than 9,700 ifl- stead of 10,011, and this contestant would have been by the said board of canvassers declared elected to the off, flee of representative in congress in- stead of you. the contestee.
 Eighth-That at said congressional election held as aforesaid in said Third congressional distriet. by reason of the lack of skill of the said moderators of the several electors meetings in said district, and their failure to properly construe and interpret the provisions of the said chapter 250 of the said Public Acts of 1909, there were count ed and returned as votes in your favor certain illegal and void ballots which should have been rejected and not counted because marked contrary to the provisions of said chapter 250 of said Public Acts of 1909; and there were cast out and rejected as void by said several noderators certain legal ballots which should have been. count ed and returned as votes for and in favor of the undersigned contestant the number of which ballots follow
 Illegal ballots Legal ballots
 counted for for Contestant Town. Contestee rejected as void Bozrah ... 3 s
 Colchester .. 2 12
 East Lyme IF 10
 Franklin ... ; 8
 Griswold Is 22
 C4roton .... IT s5
 Lebanon ... 10
 Ledyard ...l.
 Lisbon .--..
 Lyme ...--. ,
 Montville =. 20 Is
 N. London .15e 75
 Norwich .-. 75 96
 N. Ston'ton 25 32