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Show Thursjav November Baker Barbeque Used as N.H. Lure By RICHARD H. GROWALD I PI National Reporter - CONCORD. N.H. tl'Pli The Tina Welsh Band, busy amongst its portable amplifiers, sounded "Your Cheatin Heart" through the National Guard Armory on the hill north of the golden domed State Capitol In the armory kitchen Mose Lobetti stirred the 350 pounds of barbecued pork he flew from Lenoir. Tenn Next to the podium friends made bets whether George T. Webb family friend and spearcarner in Sen. Howard Baker's presidential campaign would, as usual keep his hands ungracefully jammed in his pockets while testing the microphone. Out of the going-hom- e rush dusk automobiles turned off the Portsmouth road and toward the armory sweethearts coming to be wooed. folk enjoying their every fourth-yea- r treat of sampling presidential candidates, the curious in search of a sample of the "real Tennessee barbecue" used as a lure by Mike Hanson and other Baker backers. Outside the armory the fall foliage mostly had fallen. Skimobile dealers were advertising. Weathermen told the public to treasure any day in the 50s Motel restaurants again had business The season had opened for votes in the nation's first 1980 presidential primary election, to be held Feb 26 the white clothed tables holding the Hanson a with noticeable barbecue Baker s traveling aides had gray hair was director ot Republican appeared and smiled Baker s New Hampshire campaign He They smiled when police estimated wore no Baker button the armory crowd at 4.000 Biggest On his lapel was a round Baker paper campaign event yet for any candidate of a the size badge, piece in New Hampshire." Hanson said "All we have are the stickers no butThey smiled when reviewing predic" tons or bumper stickers Hanson said tions their man would win a Maine He made a face. GOP straw poll the next day Baker "Buttons bumper stickers and lost that one. nosed by George Bush baloney They're not for winning votes They clapped when Baker made his but only for pleasing collectors. Oh. I entrance between 10 high school drum suppose we'll have some to please majorettes and the Tina Welsh four those who want to decorate their walls. burst into "Rocky Top." Baker's camBut right now, I'm more concerned paign tune. with spending campaign money on acNew Hampshire campaign workers curate polling data telephones and for John Connally. George Bush and other musts." GOP rivals filtered in. not Hanson said, "New Hampshire has other the barbecue Texans might touching 146.0OC 177.000 Republican voters. a beefier barbecue; perhaps the prefer 140.000 and about Democrats indepen did not wish to break bread with dents and they all are very intelligent rivals but watching, looking at Bakerites Buttons don't convince too many. name and tags counting noses. "The New Hampshire voter wants A Baker aide said Connally s men all her or his opportunity to see the can seemed to be very conservatively dresdidate, touch the candidate, hear the sed all with close hair all appearing as candidate. And now they're having of Richard Nixon's staff of their chance to see, touch and heai members past campaigns Another Baker aide Howard Baker." leaned forward and whispered with a Hanson's fellows had offered tickets grin "They ARE Nixon people " for $25 a family. But the hosts seemed Baker moved among the long tables more concerned to take from the arrivof barbecue samplers, shaking hands ing voters their names and addresses and smiling and exclaiming howOn the cement armory floor, beyond nt i - pleased he was to see vou and ou and you and meaning it I r jf.r THE HKHALD. Provo. I tah 197y Page 3D v.; ; vou and l'p front young Webb hopped onto the podium and leaned forward and jammed his hands into his pants pockets and spoke into the microphone "Testing testing ." Webb supporters had lost their bets At one table Leo Lachabelle. sausage maker of Manchester ate his barbecue and also that of two more Manchester Republicans. Mrs Fabiola Proulx and Mrs Laura Venne "The barbecue s all right yes sir. all right " The two women tried to combine political and foodstuff honesty "I like Baker.' Mrs Proulx said "And. uh the cold slaw was fine "1 like Baker, too " Mrs Venne said "The doughnuts were good " Lachabelle smiled I like Baker and his barbecue " he said Baker had reached the podium He smiled like a swain. He told the barbecue eaters that by George. New Hampshire and its primary had picked Presidents before. "And with your help, and God's will New Hampshire will do it again!" he said Back among the tables. Ms Diane Myers 24. of Walpole, wiped her lips and said, "Yum. I'm leaning toward Baker." Brian Miller. 18 of Walpole. said 'The barbecue was fine. I haven't made up my mind about candidates." -9.-- ' 'Ait MIKE HANSON, Z4, imilei near a poster of the candidate be Is backing for the 1980 Republican presidential nomination. Hanson A is the New Hampshire campaign director for Sen. Howard Baker of Tennessee. 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