Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-12
GEN. BAKERS ELECTION.
A Contest Threatened in the second New
Hampshire District.

Contest Threatened in the second New
Hampshire District.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
CONCORD, n. H., Nov. 12.-The only con-
tested point yet remaining in New England Is
Gen. Henry NJ. Bakers claim to election in the
second New Hampshire congressional district.
Gen. Baker himself, with characteristic spirit,
throws his gauntlet into the ring
and announces himself ready to
meet those who propose to contest his seat.
He says: Il nm perfectly willing that the DEM
ocrats shall contest my seat in Congress. to
which have been honestly and fairly elected
by plurality which is over $50 If an investi-
CATION Is to be made want il done thoroughly,
and l ask no favors from any quarter. II
the question of my election, however, is raised
L do not propose to have the investigation
confined to the votes cast for me, but
shall take the aggressive and shall make an
equally thorough investigation into the manner
In which and into the means that were used,
not only by the democratic state committee.
but by Mr.. Parker himself. in the dcmo-
cratic prosecution Of the canvass .. the
second district. If an investigation is con-
Quoted on that basis, as it certainly
will be If one is instituted, l shall
not have the slightest anxiety as to the out
come. 1t should certainly show bribery and
corruption on the part of the democrats that
would most effectively prove that MIR. Parker
has no legal or constitutional right to repre-
sent the second New Hampshire district in the
Congress of the United States
OUTLINE OF THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST GEN. BAKER
Secretary Jackson of the democratic state
committee outlines the campaign against Gen.
Bakers seat as follows: First, we shall ask for
recount, and should the result fail to wipe out
national House of Representatives and shall
make allegations Of specific cases Of bribery in
SUFFICIENT numbers to prove our position
We shall specify bribery in Warren, Camptou,
Whitfield, Lancaster and ward in Concord and
all through Co.'s and Cheshire counties. We
shall produce individual cases sufficient in num-
Der to unseat Gen. Baker"
leading democrat from Cheshire county
said; 1--WE shall be prepared to furnish numer-
Gus specific cases of bribery by Gen. Baker in
our county"
DON'T BELIEVE THE CHARGES.
Chairman Jewett OF the republican state COM
mittee is unterriied. He says: II believe Gen.
Baker was nominated by republican conven-
ton, legally called and held. TO have been
legally elected and to be entitled to his seat in
the next Congress. He has undoubted plu-
rality of votes, legally cast, as appears by re-
turns already in of 800 more. The canvass
In his district has been fairly conducted
on the part Of the republican party and there
Is no reason to my mind why any attack on his
election with a view of contesting his seat
should be made by the democratic candidate.
Mr.. Parker, Or the democratic party. 1 fully
disbelieye the charges of fraud and bribery
made against Mr.. Baker any body connected
with his canvass
SIMPLY BLUFF.
leading republican says: 1T is notorious
that the democrats spent a large amount of
money in the second district, notably in Ber-
lin. Whitefeld and Lancaster. and in parts Of
Hillsboro' county. This threat to contest
Gen. Bakers seat is simply bluff to let thenf
selves down easy. The democrats are SO dis
gusted at their utter rout in this state that they
are ready to undertake almost anything"