The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28

protest filed against the election at Law
renee, for importation of voters, there is
defectin the return. The words claw
ful resident voters are stricken out
The Lawrence election is therefore sci
aside, and a new election must be had
for Representatives.
I FOURTH ELECTION DIsTRIcT-Besides
the protest fled in this, there arc material
omissions in oath and return, purposely
made. This must also be set aside.
SEVENTEENTH DIsTRIcT-The form Of
return is correct, as prescribed, and no
protest for illegal voting. The form OF
oath differs from that prescribed, but Is
searching one, and nearly if not quite
equivalent to that prescribed, and per-
haps ought TO be sanctioned. Ifaso, this
district win elect Thomas johnson and
Edwin Chapman TO the Council, and A.
3 Johnson-to the House of Representa-
tives.
This election is, however, notdeciared
at present, but held under advisement
SEcosD CoUSaL DIsTRIcr-The Judg-
es were sworn by G.. w. Taylor, who
had no. authority to administer the oath.
In addition, there is a protest complain
ing of importation of voters, and violent
expulsion of the original Judges. For
want of sufficient oath, the election is SET
aside, and a new election for Council and
Representatives ordered.
THIRD CoUscIL DIsTRIcT- destbe
protest for violent expulsion of the Judges
at the -Tecumseh polls, and for iIlega]
votes, there are material erasures in the
oath, purposely made-return in form,
prescribed. This is held under advise
ment for the present, but win probably
be set aside, and if SO, anew election viii
be ordered for Representatives.
sEyEsTH ELECTION DIsTRIcr-Besides
the protest complaining. of large. mum.
Der of Illegal votes, the Judges do moi
appear to have been sworn at all. This
| poll is therefore set aside.
EIGHrH ELECTION DIsrRrcT-No nro.
test is filed, and the proceedings in regu.
lar prescribed form. A majority of votes
for member of the House of Representa-.
tiyes are cast for a. ]. Baker, ESQ, and
he is declared elected in The Fifth Rep
resentative District For Council the
vote is tie between H. ]. Strickler and
II. Rice, SO that as to Council the result
still depends upon the Tecumseh poll.
FOURTH CouNcIL DIsTRIcT-0f the
four precincts, Bull Creek is the only
one contested-that from Pottowatomie
Creek being Withdrawn. Suppose the
complaint to be true, if successful it can.
nosaiter the result. The remaining three
precincts are uncontested, and in form
and gave a majority to A. Nj. Coffee and
David Lykins, for Council; w. a. Heis.
kell, Allen Wilkinson, Henry Younger
and Samuel Scott, for the House of Rep.
resentiyes, and they are declared elected
+ FIFTH Council DISTRICT The return:
are all in due form, and no protest.
William Barbee, for Council; James An
derson and s. A. Williams, for House o
Representatives; are declared elected.
| SIXTH Council DIsrRIcT-The Nintf
and Tenth Election Districts are in form
as to- their returns; no protest. S.
Honston is declared elected Representa-
| tivein the Eighth Representative District
! In addition to the protest against tn.
Eleventh Election District. (being tn,
lPoll at Marysville, show fatal defect
Instead of conducting the election by
ballot it must have been held viva uoce
tas the manner in which each person vo
ted is recorded at once opposite his name
As the proclamation required the elee
ton to be by ballot, and the tickets to b.
counted after closing the polls, it is i'm
possible to sustain this return. It il
accordingly set aside. The residue o
the district gives NJ. F, Conway ma
/ jority for Council; and he is declared
Eelected.
In the Ninth Representative District
the Marysyille poll being set aside, tn,
returns of st. Marys and Silver Lake Civ,
Solomon Nee Carter 10, FL. Marshall is
Palmer Mccartney z, and Solomon Ne
Cartney is declared to be elected. 1t i
alleged there is no such man, and tha
] the vote for him was cast under mistake
of the name of Palmer Mccartney.
slight difference in names should alway.
be disregarded to carry out the will o
the voter, but the difference here is toc
great to be reconciled. If these fact
are shown, as alleged, the vote for Solo
mon Me Cartney is nullity, and the GER
i tifcate will be granted To Francis I
/ Marshall.
SEVENTH Council DIsTRIcT-The re
turns in form, and no protest. John w
Foreman. for Council J. H. String
fellow, and R. S. Kirk. for House o
Representatives, are delaFed elected.
/ EIGHTH GoUNcrL DTsTRIeT-The re
turns in form, and no protest. VIM. p
Richardson. for Council Joel P Blair
and Thos. w. Wateson. for House o
Representatives, are declared elected.
NINTH CogNcIL DIsTRIcT-Returns il
form, and no protest. d. a. N. Grover
! for Council H. B. G.. Harris, and ]
9 Weddle, for House of Representatives
are declared elected.
/ 4nNl11 OOO-NSAL lis tt---DoclQcS Ill
protest fled against the Leayenwertl
poll for illegal voting, 1T appears that th
Judges purposely struck out materia
part of the prescribed form of return, t.
Wit@thst the votes were polled s'b,
lawful resident voters This poll is Sc
aside, and new election for Representa-
! tiyes becomes necessary. -.
I In the Thirteenth Election District. tn
! i protest fled has been Withdrawn, and tn
!. result stands upon the return of tb
i Judges who conducted the election: AMI
counter statement of the Judges ap
pointed By the Proclamation. who, ate
having taken the oath and entered upol
the performance of their duties, aban
& doned the polls. aad left the ground be
5 cause. as they say. large number o
non-residents were on the ground de
manding TO vote, and obstructing th,
polls, and because no lawful votes Wer
= presented. This is not protest as pro
yided for in the Proclamation, aud even
regarded as a report or return BY them
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