Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-12-30
$1.OO Per Annum.
Hon. Eugene c. Baugher's Answer
to Dr.. Jesse L. Eaton's Notice
of Contest.

In the House Of Representatives
ot the Thirty ninth General Assem-
bly, OF the State Of Missouri, to be
begun and held at the City Of JET
ferson on the first Wednesday after
tho first day of January, 1897,
Jesse L. Eaton, Contestor,
Engene G. Baugher, Contestee.
To Jesse'L. Eaton, of the town
Of Irondale, in Washington County,
Missouri.
You are hereby notified by way
of answer and reply to your notice
of contest for a seat in the House
of Representatives of the Thirty
ninth General Assembly of the
State of Missouri, from the County
of Washington in said State, which
you. served upon lne on the 7th day
Of December, 1896, that /, Eugene
e. Baugher, contestee, of Rich
woods township, County of Wash
ington aforesaid, deny each and
every allegation in said notice con-
tained. EXCEPT as hereinafter ex-
pressly admitted.
This contestee states that at the
general election mentioned in the
notice of contest aforesaid, which
was held on the Bird day Of Novcm-
ber, 1896, the said contestor, Jesse
L. Eaton, was the candidate on the
Democratic ticket of Washington
County, Mo-, for member of the
House of Representatives Of the
Thirty-ninth General Assembly OF
the State of Missouri; that this con.
testec, Eugene G. Baugher, was
the candidate on the Republican
ticket of Washington County, Mo-,
for member of the House of Rep
rcsentatives of the Thirty nintl
General Assembly of the State o.
Missouri; that the said confession
and the said contcstee were the on
ly candidates voted for for sale
Office at said general election in thu
County of Washington aforesaid
that according to the returns from
the several voting precincts in sale
County Of Washington, made by
the judges and clerks of said cleo
ton to the county clerk of sale
county, and by him examined ant
cast up with the assistance of tw'
Justices of the peace of said county
according to law, said Jesse L
Eaton, contestor herein, rcceive'
1889 votes, and that the said Eu
gene'C.. Baugher, contestee herein
received 1895 votes; that thereupo1
the contestce was given the certifi
cate of election as a member of th
said House of Representatives G
the Thirty-ninth General Assembl
of, the State of Missouri, and bt
came and was duly elected. to sal
Office.
You are further notified that
will contest the votes of the follow
ing persons who voted for you an
whose votes were counted for yo
at said election for said Office {
member of the House Of Reprcscl
tivcs aforesaid, and, against nj
upon the ground that tho votes ca
by aid'persons hereinafter name
wcro illegal and should not ha,
been counted for you for the fo
lowing reasons, to-wit:
JFor the purpose of cOndcnSatit
we leave off Il mass of legal verbiag
giving tlIe precincts, names of vote
whose votes are contested and I'll
reasons therefor in as brief a mann
as possible
Potosi precinct-W. S. Puckct
alias Sylvester Ruckctt, had bee
convicted Of felony and had IL
been granted full pardon prcvio'
to voting as aforesaid; Claren'
Sparks, who was under the age
twenty-one years; Charles Ram
who was under the age Of twcnt
one years; Ellis Owens, who w
under the age Of twcnty-onc yeal
Samuel Ramo, who was not re
dent; William Meyers, WHO W
not resident; John N. Thoms
who was not resident; Ernest
Saunders, who was not a rcsidel
j. w. Castleman,, who was not
resident; l.. F. Castleman, W
not u resident; John V. Teasda
who was not a. resident; Fra
Davidson, who was not Il rcsidcl
Mineral Point precinct-Lc
WaldnmD, who was not a citizen
the United States; Paul Z. Boy
who had beon convicted of fclo
and has not been fully pardoned.