Nebraska palladium. [volume] (Bellevieu City, Neb.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-11

sour, w%esprescnt, but did not vote. He said he did not intend to vote,
but came to see that others voted. After the election, the Missourians
The electionn the 9th District was held at Fort Scott, in the SOUTH
east part Of the Territory, and near the Missouri line. A party Of
about 100 men from Cas-, and the Counties IN Missouri south of u,
r%n og aI%"i y" s ems' o nu Ts'V werl made o% 10 SSy,n Them, but two
and as many as chose voted. There were but few resident voters ct
the polls The settlement was sporse-about % actual settlers voted
out of iO6 votes cast, leaving so illegal votes. Aher the voting was
over the Missounsns went to their wagons and commenced leaving
The most shameless fraud praeiced upon the rights Of the settlers
o. this election, was IN the Hhdsirct It's aremoue settlement about
20 miles from the Missouri line, and contained in Febguery, q p
1852 three months aherward, when the census was taken, but % y0-
ton was held at the house Of Frey Mc5ee, at a place called no.
But few Of the actual settlers were present at the polls. A witness
who frmery resided in jackson County, Mo and was well acquaint-
ed with the citizens Of that County, says that he saw a great many
knew from jackson County. DC was in their tents and conversed
wnhsomc of them, aud they told him they had come with the intention
his ticket beng Of a different color from the rest, his vote was chal-
but did not serve. Lemuel Raltone, citizen Of Missouri, was acting
in his place. The witness then challenged ie vote Of q young man
by the name Of Nolan, whom DC knew 10 reside 10 Jackson County.
Finally the thing was hushed up, as the witness had a good many
friends there from that County, and it might lead to a hgla fhe chai-
camp. lie there saw many Of his old acquaintance whom he knew
still resided in that Stale. Bya careful comparison Of The poll lists
with The census rolls, we find but twelve names ON the polb book who
were voters when the census was taken three months aiteTwaIu} ana
we arc satisfied that not more than 20 legal votes couc have oeen
voted, are named by the witness, and are 10 IN num5er-ttmsl leaving
5sl illegal votes cas-. in a remote dlstast where the settlers within
The total number Of white inhabitants in the 18th Disrc; in the
month of February, A, Z. 1855, including men, women and children,
/ show that 25 votes were cast at this election; for reasons stated here
after in regard to the election on the 3Wn OF March, your COMMITTEE
Y were unafe TO procure the Attendance Of witnesses frop tbs Nhstrie'
From the records it clearly appears that the votes cast could not
have been by lawful resident voters The best test IN the absence of
direct poofby which to ascertain the number OF legal votes cast, lsty
a comparison Of the census roll with the poll book, by which Itappears
that but : resident settlers voted, and 23S votes were illegally and
Y faudueudy given.
e The election in the 18th District was held at the house Of Beniamin
5 Handing, a few miles from the town ofSL Joseph, Missouri. Before
= the polls were opened, a large number Of citizens Of Buchanan Co..
d Missouri, and among them many ofthe leading citizens Of 81 Joseph,
e ent At the time appointed by the Governor for opening the polls,
s Two OF the Judges were not there, and II became The duty OF the legal
a. Suggested the name of Mr. Waferson as one OF the Judges-but the
u crowd voted down The proposition Some discussion then arose as TO
5 thu right Of non-residents to vote for Judges during which Mr.. By-
u am was nominated and elected by tue crowd. some nominated
d Cob John Scott as The other Judge, who was then and is now a resi-
J., dent Of ST. Joseph. AT that time he was the City Attorney ofihat
m place, and so continued until this spring, but he claimed that the night
% ing for a month, and considered himself a resident Of Kansas on that
n ground. The Judges appointed by the Governor refused to put the
D. nomination Of Col Scott vote, because he was nota resident After
ID some discussion, Judge Leonard, a citizen Of Missouri, stepped for
Sc ward and putthe vote himself; and Mr.. Scott was declared by him as
IL elected by the crowd, and served as a Judge of Election that day.
" After the election was over he returned 70 -. Joseph, and never since
has resided in The Territory. 1t is manifest that this election Of a
nonresident lawyer as a Judge, was imposed upon the settlers by the
nl citizens Of The State. When the board OF Judges was thus completed,
OF the voting proceeded, but the Eject Of the rule adopted by the Judges,
y allowed many, It not a majority of the non-resldents TO vote. They
is claimed that their presence on the ground, especially when they had
" etata IN the Territory, gave them a night TO Fote-nnuer tha. consnuc
N ton Of the law, they readily, when required, swore that they were
re /" residents" and then voted BY this evasion, as near as your Com
ht miuee can ascertain from the testimony, as many as 90 Illegal votes
IN were cast 10 this district out Of ls3, the whole number pohed.
hi The election in the 18th District was held al PensemaniS on
Stranger Greek, a few miles from Western Missouri. On The day OF
ed the election a large number Of citizens Of Platte County, but chiefly
let 60 horseback, to the polls. Among them were several leading citizens
Sc on That town, and The names OF many fthem are gwen by the wit
RI nesses They generally insisted upon their light to vote, on the ground
by that every man having "a claim IN the Territory, coud vote, no mater
Of where he lived. All voted who chose no man was challenged or
y sworn. Some of the residents did not vote. The purposeo of the stran-
n gers in voting was declared TO be to make Kansas a Slave State We
he And 40 a pl lakef hat t VOTES were c4I-Dt them we Ind mi