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This committee called new convention at Topeka,
which convened on the 23d OF October 1855. This body
formed SrArE CONSTITUTION and it was promulgated in
due form on the 18th Of MISUNDERSTANDING signed by the
president j. H. Lane the seerearies and the members
provides that this instrument shall be submitted to the
people for ratification the 18th of December that in
ease 1t was accepted sthe chairman Of the executive
ittee of Kansas Territory" should procamations
for election for governor and other officers on the third
Tuesday Of january 1885, and that the general assembly
should meet on the 4th of March, 1885, at Topeka This
convention authorized Certificates Of Indebtedness to be
issued by athe territorial executive committee for all
cesary expenses accruing for the formation Of the State
government not TO exceed $25,Oc0.
Here then, instituted political organization,
side of the existing government Indeed, the functions of
government under executive officers committeeSwere
Immediately assumed. A loan authorized and
tive proceedings carried Thus Executive committee
n Kansas Territory" superseded the executive appointed
by the President of the United States under the authority
Of the laws of Congress We have before the Kansas
Herald Of December 1885. From this paper take the
following advertisement: ..
.~PRocLAaAroN--BLAcKL Aws--By authority vested in
chairman Of the executive committee of Kansas Ter
ritory do hereby proclaim that the qualified electors OF
said Territory will the 18th day Of December, A. d.
1885, express their approval disappoya of the passage
Of laws by the general assembly providing exc
sion Of free negroes from the SHIT, OF Kansas in the fol-
lowing manner BY voting at the said election written
printed ticket labelled Exclusion Of negroes and
latoes--yes y those In favor voting yes" and
those against The result Of such vote operate
Instructions 70 the frat general assembly upon the subject
The said votes be resolved by the judges and the
election conducted provided in the proclamation of
date herewith 10 reference 10 the constitution and general
Given under my hand at the Office OF the executive COM
mtee Of Kansas Territory, at Topeka this 2ih day Of
JH. LANE, Chairman
j. GooDu, Secretary.
The reader will bear in mind dates. The constitu-
ton published in the Kansas Register of December
1885, and it provided for voting accepting the consti
tuition December l5 1866 and in the advertising columns
Of the same issue Of the Register Is the following:
ssSats NoeeThe free-slate voters of Kansas Terri
tory requested to meet In their respective districts
the 18th of December next to choose delegates
State convention 10 lie held Lawrence Saturday De
cernber 81 1885, nominate candidates for governor
secretary OF State treasurer auditor
State printer attorney general three supreme judges clerk
and reporter Of the supreme court and all other State off,
to be voted for the third Tuesday Of January next
and TO transact any other business that may properly
before the convention.
The number Of delegates from each district respectively
10 equal the number Of State senator's and represe
according to the apportonment by the constitutional
yention. Z. ROBINSON,
Chairman Free-State Executive Committee.
NJ j. X. GooDis, Secretary.
Thus, party convention to nominate candidates for
Office was summoned to meet on the day on which
the State constitution to be voted on as though It's rat
i6caton was foregone conclusion! This was taking
time by the foreock On the 18th of December The con-
situton declared to be ratified and on this day the
"free-Sate Convention" nominated the following AS State
ticket For governor, Charles Robinson for lieutenant
governor W. Y Roberts for Congress- NJ W. Deahay :;
for secretary Of State p G. Schnger for auditor of State
q. A. Cutler for treasurer of State G. A. Wakefield for
supreme judges s. NJ Lata, NJ r. Conway Morris Hunt
for clerk of the supreme court D. Floyd for reporter of
the supreme court, - Thurston for State printer
Speer.
The election held the 18th of January We have
full accounts Of subsequent proceedings but were
assured Wednesday, February b. 1856 by the Boston
Daily Advertiser that @the real government Of Kansas is
represented in Lane chairman and Robinson, che PEG
Pies governor electr ~
But the President Of the United States bis proclama-
ton, states Chat combinations within the Territory are
endeavong by the agency Of essares and other WISE to
induce individual States of the Union to intervene 10 a
fairs thereof In violation Of the constitution Of the United
States" No States named In the proclamation
These two personagcs Lane and however have
sent the following document to the governors Of some OF
the States:
LAWRENCE CRY, kansas Territory
.. .. January q, 1856
TO his EIeeilency the Governor Of Ohio: ,-
SR We have authentic information that an overwhem-
Ing force Of the citizens of Missouri arc organizing upon
our border amply supplied with artillery for the ayowed
purpose OF invading our Territory demoshing our towns
aud butcherng our unodendng free-State citizens
hope TO be able hold until assistance can reach
u.s. respectfully request behalf Of the citizens OF
States humanity suggests to prevent the successful car
rying out OF so inhuman an outrage
Respectfully oh.,,m. JOIN ~ d y; LASE
@. ROBINSON
Governor Elect Of Kansas.
GEo. DErrztKR, Secretary.