The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1855-12-29
Free State Convention.

The first Convention of the Free
State party of Kansas for the nomination
of candidates for the various Offices of
State, assembled in the city of Lawrence
on the forenoon of Saturday. December
18th.
Prayer was offered up By Rev. DIR.
luton.
The Convention was temporarily or
ganized by the election of Gen. CHAs.
RoBINsoS Of Lawrence as President and
Gen. Deitzler of Lawrence, Secretary.
Col. Jas. III. Lane moved that each
delegation be permitted to cast the en-
tire vote to which their district is entitled.
whether every delegate was present or
no. Carried unanimously.
The President, on motion of G. P.
Lowry, thenappointed the following gen
tlemen as committee on permanent or
ganization:
Col. G. W. Deitzler of Lawrence,
]. A. Wakefield of Bloomington, j. A.
Wordsworth of Manhattan, A. Stevens
of Mount Pleasant, Mr.. Higgins of Osa-
watomie. Major G. S. Hillyer of 9th Sen
atorial District, A. B. Marshall of 9Th
Senatorial District, II. House of 18th
Representative District, John Lands of
Doniphan, J. Fl. Cole of 9th Senatorial
District, Major James Redpath of Leay-
enworth. and Mr.. Nesbit of Waubonsa.
A committee of twelve on credentials,
on motion of Major Klotz of Pawnee,
was elected by the delegates from the
various delegations.
The Convention adjourned till 2 P. NJ,
when the committee on permanent or
ganization reported in favor of
E. III. Thurston of Manhattan, as Pres
ident; j. M. Cole of 9th Senatorial Dis
trict, DIR. Cutler of Doniphan, G. s.
Hillyer of 9Th Senatorial District, and
Mr.. Hoover of 9Th Senatorial District,
as Vice Presidents James Redpath of
Leavenworth, and G. P. Lowry of Law
renee as Secretaries.
The report was adopted.
The committee on credentials submit
ted the subjoined report, which was
adopted. as reported, after some discus.
sion on the validity of an election in the
Sd Senatorial District.
The committee on credentials have re-
ceived the election returns from the diff
ferent Districts and beg leave to submit
the following report
FIRST SENATORIAL DIsTRIcT.-Chas
Robinson, Joel Grover, w. [. r. Black
man, Morris Hunt, j. s. Emery, j. b.
Abbott, S. G. Smith, J.. Blood. G. w.
Deitzler, ]. D. Barnes, G. P. Lowry.
| SECOND SENATORIAL DIsTRIcT.-A.
Curtiss. J. II. Lane, J. III. luton, ]. A.
Wakefield.
THIRD SENATORIAL DIsrRIcT.-Messrs.
Holiday, Mcintyre, Robinson, Howard.
FOURTH SENATORIAL D1sTRIoT.-Sam-
uel Mewhinney, Perry Fuller and John
Loo khart.
FIFTH SENATORIAL DIsTRIcT.J. B.
Higgins, Charles Cronston, Noah Bar
ker, J. w. Vaughn, HI. HI. Williams,
VIM. Hoover, VIM. Dyer, w. I. Turn
er, J. D. Stockton, G. B. Raun, VIM.
Partridge. One vacancy.
SIXTH SENATORIAL DIsTRIcT.-J. III.
Nesbitt, A. B. Marshall, P. G. Schuyler,
VIM. Haven. Three vacancies.
SEVENTH SENATORIAL DIsrRIcr.-E.
M. Thurston, j. D. Woodward, Alex
ander Shaw, Robert Klotz, VIM. NJ. Nc
Clure.
EIGHTH SENATORIAL DIsTRIcT.-M.
F. Conway, J. NJ. Cole, H. Houst. One
vacancy.
NINTH SENATORIAL D1sTR1cT-G. S.
Hillyer, VIM. Hicks, VIM. Donaldson.
| TENTH SENATORIAL DIsrRIcr.-Geo
A. Cutler, John Lands, 7. J. Collins,
B. G. Cady, VIM. Bell, VIM. Wilson, A.
A. Jameson. Two vacancies.
| ELEVENTH SENATORIAL DILTRIcT.-
VIM. Crosby, w. H. Nichols, E. r. Zim.
hermann, j. L. Hathaway. Two vacan-
cies.
| TWELFTH SENATORIAL DIsTRICT.-Mr
OpdIhS, MI OtOWH, -. N 41dtld, y. Al
Green, H. G. Webbing, S. A. Anthony,
H. N. Hook, William Phillips, jaime.
Redpath, N. Sage, George Gosling, H
Miles Moore.
! The President, on taking the chair, de
llivered brief and appropriate address Il
| the delegates.
The Convention then commenced tt
nominate candidates for the various Off
ces of State.
James. H. Lane, Charles Robinson
w. Y. Roberts, and G. w. Smith were
. nominated for the Office of Governor.
i CHARLES ROBINSON was elected.
| w. Y. ROBERTS was elected Lieuten.
ant Governor without opposition.
! MARK w. DELAHAY of Leayenworth,
was the successful candidate for Repre-
sentative to Congress. Robert Klotz OIL
Fort Riley, and NJ. F. Conway Of Silver
Lake, were his competitors.
/ S. N. LATTA of Leayenworth, NOR
RIs Hunt of Lawrence, and M. F. Cox
WAY of Silver Lake, were elected as can.
didates for Judges of the Supreme
Court. G. w. Smith, J. A. Wakefield,
and ]. D.. Woodward were unsuccessful.
| ly nominated as candidates.
| G. w. Brown, r. G. Elliott, John
/ Craa- arI n Guroro;,o.e rva.. ,,or,i