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

entitled to vote. but their residence was IN WyandOu village at the
mouth Of The Kansas River and they had no right to vote in this
DnriG1, They voted the pro.slayery ticket 3cIe Eleven men recently
they had not, at the time ofthe election, so established their residence
as to have entitled them to vote. In both these classes of cases the
JUICES examined the voters under oath, and allowed them to vote, and
no all respects the election seems to have been conducted fairly. The
rejection ofboth would not have changed the result This and the 9Th
Election District, formed one Representative District, and was the
only one to whchthe invasion from Missouri did not extend
ELEVENTH DISTRICT.
The 9th, 10Th, l1th and 18th election Districts, being all sparsely
settled, were attached together as a Council District, and the llh and
18th as a Representative District This Election District is 60 miles
north from Pownee4 and 100 miles from Kansas City. It's the north
west settlement in the Territory, aud contained, when the census was
aiken, but 80 inbobdonts, ofwhom q were voters, Th he was on the
ing, for 10 miles, except that Marshall & Bishop kept a store and
miuee was unable to procure witnesses from this District Persons
who were present at The election, were duly summoned by an officer,
and among them was +. } Marshall the member oi the House from
that District On his return the officer was arrested and detained, and
persons bearing the names Of some Of the witnesses summoned, were
The returns show that, in defiance ofthe Governors proclamation the
oo tP%o r e Toos' 2, Hs ,Ua6 6d I ,ba, En- = gtbs Ya mSy yo noI"'' T E% nc %oso
!, V Yo a' 6 ST" 30 R {om, " nV "F ~ u II N v a %g ''T va 'c oSiof owner Ine p Of tbe
store at Maysylle, and was there sometimes, but his family lived IN
Weston. John Donaldson, the candidate voted for. for the Council,
On the day after the election, Mr.. Marshall, with % or 30 men from
! Weston, Mo, was on the way from Maysvile to he State. Some
ofthe party told a witness, who had formerly resided at Weston, that
they had voted about $50 votes. Mr.. Marshall paid the bill at that
point h ior l Inc party a,,.,r 10 b,.o h., ,v omi,..fon MO, h., NE.
d tictin March, 1855, after the census was taken, and Judging from the
cast in the District, and 32l illegal
i TWELFTH DISTRICT
= The election in this District was conducted fairly No complaint
was made that illegal votes were cast.
81 THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.
Previous to the day of election, several hundreds of Missourians
from Platte. Clay, Boone Clinton, and Howard Counties, came into
Il the Dusuc. in wagons and on horseback, and camped there. They
n were armed with guns, reyovws and bowie knives, and had badges
o. ofhemp ia their buuon-hoes and elsewhere about their persons. They
claimed to have a right to vote, from me TACT that they were there on
the ground, and had, or intended to make, claims in the Territory, al
o. though their families were in Missouri.
e The Judges appointed by the Governor opened the polls and some
persons offered to vote, and when their votes were rejected, on the
n ground that they were not residents ofthe District, the crowd threat
H. ened to tear The house down, if the Judges did not leave. The Judges
pf then Withdrew, taking the poll books with Them. The crowd then
ID proceeded o select Olher persons $40 aCt as Judges, and the election went
r on. Those persons voting, who were sworn, were asked if they con-
e sldevd themselves residents Of the District, and if they said they did,
= they were allowed to vote. But few Of the residents were present and
d voted, and the Free State men, as q general thing, did not vote. After
Il the Missoulans got through voting, they returned home. A formal
return was made by the Judges Of election, setting out the facts, bu it
d was not verified. The number oflegal voters in this District was IS,
d of whom a majority were Free State men,. Ofthese- voted. The
b. total number of votes cast was 269.
ID FOURTEENTH DISTRICT.
rs Il was generally rumored in tas District, for some days before the
81 election, that the Missourians were coming over to vote. Previousto
Of eered for the Pro-Slavery candidates Gen. David r. Atchison and
party controlled the nominations in one of the primary elections,
BURR OAK PRECINCT.
Several hundred Mssounans from Buchanan, Platte and Andrew
g Counties, No, including a great many Of the prominent citizens Of
a ST. Joseph, came into his precinct the day before, and on the dv of
re election in wagons and on horses, and encamped there. Arrange
ar ments were made for them to cross the ferry at ST. Joseph, free Of ex-
n, pense to themselves. They were armed with bowie knives and pistols,
guns and rifles. On the morning Of the election, the Free State can.
didotes resigned in a body, on account of the presence ofthe large num-
II her of armed Missourons, at which the crowd chcerCd and hurrahed.
~ Gen. y. l.. St1ngieIow was present. aud was prominent in promo-
" ing the election Of the ProSlavery ticket, as was also Hon. Willard
v" p. Hall, and others Of the most prominent citizens of St. JOSEPH, Mo.
But one tthe Judges of Election, appointed by the Governor, served
on that day, and the crowd chose two others to supply the vacancies.
as The Missounons said they came there to vote for and secure the
ed election Of Major VIM. p. Richardson. Major Richardson, elected to
nn the Council, had had a farm in Missouri, where his wife and daughter
as lived with his soninluw, Willard +. Hall, he himself generally going
Of home TO Missouri every Saturday night. The farm was generally
In known rs the Richardson farm. He had q claim in the Territory