The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10
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| he did not take any names off the
democratic primary list or place
any names on the list illegally.
Asked If there had been any hear
ings as to the removal of the Is
names in question from the repub-
lican primary list he said that he
did not remember. He said that
there were no records of such
| hearings kept.
Done by Republicans
Registrar O'Connor said that the
work of removing any of the names
from the republican primary list
was done by tho republican regis
trar Or his deputy. He said that
on his part such work, as con-
Germs the democratic primary list,
is assigned to his deputy, Mr.
Slavin. He stated, upon direct
questioning from Judge Dickinson,
that he has never had anything to
do with the republican primary list
and that the republican registrar
,, never does anything with the dem
ocratic primary list.
How long has this practice been
In force?" asked Judge Dickinson.
Since 1904" replied Registrar
lO'Connor. The latte. explained that
Deputy Slavin cohsults Deputy
Faller when republicans want to
be transferred to the democratic
primary list or when democrats
want to be transferred to the re-
publican primary list.
Any changes on the republican
primary book were done by Regis
| trar Dillane, he said, and any
changes on the democratic primary
book were done by himself.
In the course of the examination
| of Registrar O'Connor it was
Brought out that the Is persons
mentioned in the petition have
| been on the republican and demo-
cratic primary lists for many, many
years.
Registrar Dillane stated under
questioning from Attorney Epson
that he had turned the applica-
tons for enrolment for 1881, 1882
and 1893 over to his deputy, Mr.
Faller. They were filed by the lat
ter in the town clerks Office an
mex. he scid. He said he instructed
Deputy Faller to do so. This GUS
tom was always followed, he said.
Some Records Missing
There were some of the records
missing when Deputy Faller was
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early this afternoon he went to the
City Hall and returned with them
to the superior court. Registrar
Dillane stated that there were no
hearings for removals from the
primary list held during 1898. He
identified the circular letter re-
ferred to under the examination of
Registrar O'Connor and said that
his deputy had sent them out.
Were the names in question re-
moved retained on the democratic
list" he was asked.
$50 it has been reported to me-"
replied Mr. Dillane.
II removed nobody without writ
ten application" added Registrar
Dillane. s,t
Mr. Dillane, admitted to Attorney
O'Cononr that he wrote in five
names on the republican list after
he had been requested to do so by
the quintet. Mr. Dillane then gave
his history upon questioning by Mr.
O'Connor. He said before holding
office of registrar he was superin-
tendent of the welfare department
for four years.
Before that he served four years
on the bureau of assessment and
prior to that was a foreman for
20 years in the American Ring Co,
He denied he ever removed any
body's name from the republican
list without an application being
filed. He said he had no i'll feel
ing against anyone.
He admitted to Attorney eager
that he served in the registrars
office in 1897. At that time he
said he filled out an unexpired
term of the democratic registrar
of voters.