The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-05-08
The 1fsfalo Of Freedom.
LAWRENCE, K. IT.
Saturday Morning, May 8, 1858.
rha Topeka Conrsnnen.

convened sgreeably to the request of &
sslf.constituted caucus, which met in
Leayenworth while the Leavenworth Con-
..itutional Convention was in session, and
which dictated the entire programme tG
the Union Central Committee. The lat
Ter were Inadvertently induced to accepi
the trap, in consequence of minority o.
the whole number of the Committee who
constituted a majority of those present
when the matter was finally settled upon
shaving axes to grind" and who felt dis
uosed to favor the dictation.
The masses of the people looking upon
the whole Constitutional movement as a
farce, outside of the law, and having been
called away from their business so repeat
edly to participate in similar Conventions,
paid but little or 10 attention to the cleo
ton of Delegates. While the Topeka
ties, and those who were expecting of
fees, and had decided at Leavenworth
that they would have them, turned out in
sufficient numbers, 80 as to give ap-
pearance to the thing, these Delegates
were elected to endorse the action of the
sdf.o0lstituted caucus, who decided the
whole matter at Leavenworth, weeks ago.
The Topeka Convention of the 28th
and 29th, put in nomination the following
ticket:
GovsrnOr-Henry j. Adams, of Leaven-
worth.
Lieutenant Gouernor-Cyrus K. Holli-
dsy, of Topeka.
Secretary Of State. P. Bancroft, oi
Emporia.
Treasurer of State. B. Wheeler, Of
Doniphan.
AHditor Of Ssate-George Hillyer, oI
Grasshopper Falls.
Attorney Geaeral-C. A. Foster, of Os-
sawattomie.
Superintendent of Public Instructiol-J
n. Walden, of Quindaro.
Commissioner Of School Land-J. w
Robinson, of Manhattan.
representative to Congress-M. F. Con.
way, Of Lawrence.
Supreme Jldees-Wm. 4. Phillips, o.
Lawrence, years; Lorenzo Dow, o.
Topeka, years VIM. M'Kay, of Wy
sndott, 6 years.
Reporter Of Supreme Court-A. D. Rich
ar6sOn, of Sumner.
Cerkof Supreme Court-W. F. NJ. Army
Of Hyatt.
The ticket is about identical with the
one furnished us several weeks ago, a.
the selection Of the self-constituted eau.
Gus previously alluded to. The only diff
ference was in substituting the names o.
Messrs. Bancroft and Wheeler in place o
Hutchinson aud Harvey, and slightly
changing the position of some of the othel
candidates on the ticket, and adding thI
names of Dow and Judge M'Kay to the
List of Supreme Judges.
Mr.. Dow we do not know; but the
balance of the ticket, save Judge M'Kay
are of the radical Topeka element. Mr.
Holiday was formerly more moderate il
his positions, but recently has fallen int
the line, and is cooperating with the ex
tremists. As men, we have no disposition
to say word against any of them; in
deed, of most of the candidates, we have
very favorable opinion as gentlemen, bu
as politicians we cannot endorse them, no.
follow in their lead. Adams, Bancroft
Foster, Walden, Conway, Phillips, Rich.
ardson, and Arny-all of them, probably
but the first mentioned, were opposed tC
participating in the election in 0cto.
Der last, to wrest the Territorial Gov.
eminent from the hands of the Pro-Sla.
very party, all refused to participat,
with the voting party in January last, and
nave been standing outside and censurins
'nose who felt disposed to do something
70 wrest the Government from the hands
OF their oppressors.
Such men, until they give evidence o
reformation, cannot be our standard bear
eS' They will of course be elected
anu do not need our vote or influence e
secure that result. There is no principl,
involved In the contest. The Constitution
under which they will hold Office, in tn,
.anguage OF nearly every prominent maj
IN Kansas, will amount to nothing :" i
Is mere repetition of the Topeka fare
"a larger scale, and it is proper that tn,
iOpeSa radicals should perform their par
in the play.
What claims Mr.. Adams, of Leaven
WORTH has for the post to which he
nominated, we cannot understand. Whel
we people of Kansas were threatenin
o3a0ss with death, he joined in lette
!" mat same CALHOUN. promising him pro
'ee.lOn II he would locate in Lsavenwortl
WIN the Surveyor Generals Office! ]
may be suitable to reward such service
WIN the highest Offices, but we can't fee
that way.
M Bancroft is quite a young mar
'v'neriy from Michigan; probably a ma
u n'eat, and adapted to the post, but it i
'suiar that it had not been discovers
su'.hs the year he has resided among u.
mf. PARaoTT was showed aside to civ
pace to Mr. Conway very exceller
sansemens for Mr.. Parrott would hav
ven out OF place on such a ticket.
"es. W. F. M. Army was defeated a
candidate for Commissioner of the Com
-40n school Fund, having previously a