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Show SHAFROTH QUITS SEAT Denver Representative Causes Sensation - in Congress. : .. . . .1, ' : ' ( . - . ; , . .... .. ' , ?. ' WASHINGTON, Peb. ,45. Repreeen-tative Repreeen-tative Shafroth from the Denver (Colo.) ! district, voluntarily relinauished his seat In the House at the convening of that body today. . ' ' ' "- , The contest for his seat by Robert W. Bonyinge and the examination of. ballots, bal-lots, he said, revealed fraud In twenty-' nine precincts. If he was a. Judge on the bench he would have to. find against himself, and he invited the. Elections committee to present. a . resolution seating seat-ing Bonyinge. " ' . The statement created a sensation, land at Its conclusion greats applause was heard on both sides of the house. . |