New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-31

THE ELECTION FRAUDS-THE CONSTITU-
TIONAL CONvENTION--JONES AND
STANTON.
From The Springfield Repablesn 2aa.
We have been favored with call from our friend,
G. H. Branscomb, who left Lawrence, Kansas, on
jec,ed clearly invalid fictitious aud simulated. The
whole county Of johnson has not many legal voters
as az claimed at this one small precinct; it was
physical Dpossioiy that over 800 votes could have
been taken riga roce and recorded In a single day.
The Governor asce,teinsd The spot that not over
thirty or forty persons actually present ct the
polls on that day, and the people Of the pscs treated
the magnitude OF the return made With derision or tn
Returns Of 2O2 Pro Slavery to q Free-state votes
from Mc(3ee County evident, had similar origin
with the Oxford hsud, and will probably be rejected
BY the There ore not 1 s 10
men have the Council to a. and the House, "a to 10,
ar6 1t is sscetant that several Of the avery
m mbers owe their election 70 Missouri votes. Tho
LIZ gslauie will undoubtedly correct these mistakes
Juoge Cato issued mapdamus on the 2lst to compel
the Governor and Secretary to give certificates of
election to the Pro-Slavery men claiming election by
the Oxford fraud. The result Of this effort had not
n aL pred.
The Bogus Constitutional Convention met a. L.
compton on the 18Th, but having no quorum on that
ard the following day, the members occupied their
the osfoId returns. she,s jones who Claimed an an
ell cti,n BY the;e returns called the Secretary and
demanded bic certificate, and, ongbelus refused drew
his bowie Knife upon the Secretary bnt was prevent
ed from doing mischief. The Frees ate men had
Mass Convention at Lscomp.On on the day when the
Bogus Convent met, and passed resolutions odvis
n The members Of the her, since il had been de
.orsustsd tbs thew did not represent the people Of
Karsss, to dissolve and 80 inc. Il s wss aSaeuu
what the Convention would DO. The 80 S,.xsrv
portion Of them were for adopting Pro.s-"y
Constitution, without reference to the people, pun
'be Dore moderate men we've hesitsting as - what
NIGHT be the best policy. They will proOaoly %
governed by the indications Of opinion s the South
Mr.. Branscob represe nts business very lively ..
Lswsi co, the sects taroDged with vehicles baidings
koipg up rapidly, and evidences Of Thrift and entss-
Prise visible On every hand. Eldredgss hQ.si, noble
structure 400 feet ont with wings runnii back 10
feet. erd four ssoris high, approaching completion.
pouring into that rernory aud il is thought BY some
II a, the emigration this Fall will eIc,ed that Of last
Spfie.
Hsys, the murderer Of Bufam. whose admission 10
Jail by Judge Leocmpe led to the rupture WIFI N re
appear for trial. end his bail being sIa~," jlshoe
bas .akeu it's usual course in his as justice is ur
derstood by the Rufiian Judges OF Kansas. One OF
the election judses at kospoo refused to sign the
retuIIs, because tie soldiers ana missouilans Voseo
Ihis Ia another hopeful sigu.
correspondent Of The Boston Trare'cr says:
Slenf Jones, who IL one OF tbs great unl elected,
by The Oxford rstuIns VI mt into 5an,oas o,e this
morning and demsr ded his certificate. Upon the r..
u' al ~ hst gentleman 70 give him, the viians Saern
Fl4i6ers and finally drew a bowie koif,. Saa,ou
WIS NJ armed, or probably tho bully would have me-
biz desert Jones vas prevented fon ipjuripg S:a1too
BY the By star DER bu' both parties arc veiy much
cited ara 'nlS'on see u- almost inevitable"
The LGrrenoe Repsbl,ean OF the I'd SAVE:
The Constitutional Convention me, Mo,Iay aaI
Tuesday without a gaoInn aus spent thei- time 10
,hng dsi ubc'auo, ofG1v Wassr ADJ Scr s.ary
Stanton fay showing " the oSfori ystaras
" Sh riff Jones called ueoo Sisn,oo Cor III csr.i6.
este sxJ on beiog rsfnssd dew La bov,-sa.f. on
ne cI.tsry S.,5:os, ! lid Dos goes trlls f.,
bis can p's.ecBcn.