Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-10-29
THE KANSAS ELECTION.

From the Lawrence Kansas Republican, Oct. Is
Election returns have been received from
nearly every county in Kansas, and the re-
,ult is. every district, except the Leavenworth
and Atchison Districts, has gone overwhelm-
;nry Free State Such display of strength
ras scarcely ever before exhibited between
two coRtcnding parties for power as is seen
in the vote throughout all Kansas, except on
the immediate Missouri border. 20 to nuth-
irs. $50 to 3, 240 to 0, 905 to ii, this is the
vay the vote runs where the polls were not
conyenient of access from Missouri. We
said the Free State ticket was Overwhelmingly
rietorious except in the two districts mention
Cd In this we slightly erred According to
the true yote cast IN this district, the Free
State Party carried the day by 1900 majority,
out of an aggregate of about 2300 votes. All
WAS right SO far, and would stand SO, except
for the fraudulent returns mentioned else.
where.
Admitting, however. the johnson county,
and all fraudulent returns, Marcus j. Parrot
is elected bv about three thousand majority,
and Secretary Stanton has indicated his read
mess to give him his certificate of election.
johnson county has sent up to the Secre.
tary's Office returns giving for the county
of the returns are from the Oxford Precinct,
little town on the Missouri line, or rather
the village, what there is of it, is on the Mis-
souri, side. There are not thirty legal voters
living at that Precinct, and only some so
we're polled the first day. But the polls were
kept open, or pretended to be, another day
and now the pretence is made that from q
thousand to fifteen hundred votes were polIed
the second day. Now, according to the cen
sus Of the Slavery men themselves, John
son county contains only 49G voters and
total population of only 500 inhabitants OF
Course, such m0nstrous returns give prind
tacie evidence Of being fraudulent through
OFT. a majority of 10000 would be Just as
reasonable and honest from johnson county
as this 100 majority.
The Kansas Herald of freedom saws: Gov.
Walker End Secretary Stanton were on Wed
nesday on their way TO the border, to inquire
in person in regard to the fraudulent election
returns from the Oxford Precinct, in John
son county. They exhibit the poll books,
which are upwards Of 40 feet in length. On
enquiry they found, as they report, about 100
o the first votes polled residents Of the
county; the balance of the names are un
known L. any body in the region, and are
merely fictitious names, entered for the occa-
sion.
by telegraph we have the following addi-
tona in reference to the above:
Sr. Louis, Oct. pa protest, signed by
several prominent citizens Of Kansas, was
hed on the 18th inst. against the fraudulent
returns from Oxford Precinct, Johnson county;
and IN reply To- it, after personal examina-
u0n' Messrs. Walker and Stanton published
proclamation in the Herald of Freedom of
,ne -oth' IN which they express determine
Won 10 reject the entire vote of Oxford, aRd
'gre certificates to the Free State candidates.
lhe proclamation produced intense excite
nent amongst the extreme Pro Slavery men,
anu threats Of vengeance against Gov. Wal
AeF ana Secretary Stanton were made.
=" tne 18th INST. protest was made against
assembling the Constitutional Convention by
Mass Convention of the people at Lecomp.