Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-18
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s.f The fifteen town clerks of the county or Wihdham appeared before Warren R. BufruMs of New London in this city Monday morning to give testimony relative to tho election boxes used at the last state election. Mir. Burrows examined the clerks in the superior court room He had assistants who properlv. iabelssi. the. ballot boxes, which ;wore. shipred to New London Monday Aftexnnen. The teAtimphy was secured for the purpose Of deciding the contro- Eersy. over the election of a representa- tive to. congress from the. Third con 4reEsionaI district at the election of NoN & 1910.
 Mr Burruws is a notary public of New London who was selected hy both Congressman Edwin w. Higgins of Norwich and Raymond !. Jodoin of
 Baltic who is contesting the election of Congressman Higgins to take. the desired testimony. The testimony con- s1ated of a series of quest tions agreed upon by both the congressman and the contestant. The questions all referred .to the fact that the boxea weye in the same condition now as when theyWere del1Sefed to the town clerks byE the moderators of the election last Novem- lbes.
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 . Present at the examination were ex- lAAyor Henney of Hartford. 1ohn F- 'CarRentar of Putnam and Charless B. Whtttlesey of New London, who are locking ont. for the interests of Con sressman Higgins, and Mayer Thayer of Norwich, who represents Raymond J. Jpd0in of Baltic.
 All Sorts ef Boxes.
 The superior court room looked as though it was the shipping office of an express comnany- There were all sorts of boxes biz ones and small. new ones and old ones boxes of all shapes and H stub hQN one which had formerly :hse9t uSed tn ship one dozen bottles of RE J. HnStetter,s Stomach. Bitters. Woodstoeh. had a box 55 years old, while Chaplin made it's. ballot box so hurriedly last fall that the. matter of a lock on the box was overlooked and cOnRAauARt]x the SeleftLnen of the town are liable under the law. The town of 'NoQdatack had three tin bread hoxes with proper ventilators and. the covers eecured with large and heavy padlocks. Many of the boxes did not meet the requirements of the law. but as this has nothinG to; do with the ballots in them litt4e if any attention was paid to the nature of the boxes by the off, cialS-
 The town clerks all gave their testi- Mony aksd signed the dispositions which will be forwarded to the clerk of the house in rcQngross. It is, not expected that tha matter of the recount will be taken up by congress until the opening of the regular session in December. Tfle boHea In the meantime will be un- der the care and custody of Warren B. New London. Over seventy hSxes were turned over to him by the town clerks; of New London county and tAeae with the Windlaam county boxes will be kent in a large room at New Eon3en which Will be. locked up and sealed with nearly fifteen varieties of seals.
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 when congress decides what will be done Mir Burrows will act accordingly. III is belfaweya that the boxes will be taken to Wa4hinoton. where the ballots will be cofnted In the event the canezeGeioHA committee. on contested elections deeftess to count the ballots in. Waalington rather than come to Connetticut to do the work, a special train will be arranged for, to be known as the Third Congressional Limited. It iNEfNl be mGf7e uR of several coaches, with ax- Mayor HeRneE of Hartford as eoads$etRf o the republican portion, wh3is th4 damQcratie. section will be nhder the cEArea of Mayor Thayer of 4bEHiiG G@nGnessin@n Higgins wiH NHxeA t6a. 4ont door of the special essE IT the heall{tred or more box e l)H M starad while Raxm0nd T San heEth. will keep watch - -sss ffehfs of both parties will fill the