New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-08
FROM KANSAS.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

HE CONSl1l u IlONhL CcNNfNlicN'
From Our Special Correspondent
LAWRENCE, X. t. Monday Dec. "a, lS55.
The Convention to nominate candidates for the
State ticket Of the future State of Kansas closed its
active lsbors on Saturday night about midnight,
providing however for h short session this fore
noon to adopt q platform. The Convention was
well attended In spite of the severity Of the
weather there were only some seven or eight va
cancies in the whole Of the delegations from differ
ent parts Of the Territory. An active interest
seemed TO pervade the Delegates, and had there
been no doubt or contingency as to the success OF
the movement to give State Government to Kan
sas, there could have been no more sangune snx-
iety as to the result. The forenoon session was
short Gen. Robinson was called to the chair and
Mr.. Cole acted as Secretary. resolution was
introduced authorizing such delegations as had not
their full numbers to throw full vote. The ap-
pointment Of Committee on Credenta, and one
On the Organization of the Convention being made
the forenoon session closed.
During the afternoon session there was little done
but the csnysssing and debating about the seats OF
delegates. Mr.. Thurston Of Manhattan was NOM
mated President of the Convention. Messrs. Red
path and Lowry Secretaries, and lot of Vice
Presidents, whose names forget There was also
a Committee TO draft platfoHn, consisting OF
Messrs. Robinson, Schuyler Lane and Phillips.
At length the nominating machinery went to
work, and after long and repeated bsllOtlDgs, the
following gentlemen were putt nomination:
20, 10. e,noy.......C CHARLES ROBINSON, (RePJ
ro F., s f pEhAHo a Linz Den DEM
F. StsS s,a'66 S GrTEfR RIB! sE51P
For S a9''1 Ttta: ;c, 4 wAkEFktD
For JDd' wA k1T .Td M Si aS7 SSS
For Crk Sup. Court. 5 SD B FLOYD LON lpsm Nan,
r., IT, General. n MILES MORE, nat. DEM
For Pubic Printcr...JOHN sPEER, rep
1t Will thus be seen that most of those who voted
for the Kansas Nebraska resolutions of Delabay
have been left off the ticket save Col. Delabay,
who received the nomination for Congress. This
he received by very close vote, and believe on
local division of the officers That majority OF
the people of the Territory wish him to represent
them, or that he can properly represent them do
not believe. There disposition to give nomi-
nations to men living in different parts OF the Fer
ritory and also to men of different politics, and
those parties who thus got nominations got them
on the question of the unity of the Free-State
party on the bare question of Free State.
There was quite contest between Robinson and
Lane. or rather between the friends of these gem
tlemen, for the Office Of Governor. The latter
gentleman used all the political skill he so emf
nently POSSESSES, but on the final ballot it stood,
Robinson, IS; Lane, Or This vote may indicate
the true sentiment here better than anything else
The weather is now terribly severe. To-day the
thermometer has been down to IL degrees Delo"
zero; il is showing, and the wind drifts the snow
about in its .eddies 1rayelingis almost impossible
Nj, ink freezes while | write. must confess
.sthe purpose Of my firm philosophy has not pre-
pared he for anything so fresh from the North foie
a. tbis weather. To face the Border Rufiians IL
nothing compared to facing the north-wester.
will give you more full particulars OF the ConSen
tion, snd also of my recent arduous tour when
tbraw out There has been no platform adopted
to-day; in fact it was too cold TO meet
rbe vote on the Constitution has been very light
To the north of the Kaw River, along the Missouri,
il was almost total failure, owing to the mobblng
If fine baIlot-box and the other means of ntim-
dstion resorted to by the Border Rufians. On this
side of the Kaw River, and all through the south
part of the Territory the vote has been light. In
consequence Of the recent war, which prevented
the sending Of poll-books or the making OF any
effort in IFS favor, the vote will fall short Of two
thousand.