White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-01-07
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A BoTcnxp JoB.-The Free State
ticket business was one of the most
botched affairs we have seen for 8 long
time. A Convention met at Lawrence
and majority of the Delegates present
were in favor of nominating State
ticket. But g rule was adopted, allowing
the Delegates from each County to cast
the entire number of votes to which their
respective Counties were entitled. And
we are sorry to say that Doniphsn County
decided the question. This County had
three Delegates, who cast sixteen votes
We understand that one or two OF the
Delegates from this County were in
favor of nominating; but that the third
Delegate, Mr.. Thompson, Ofthe Geary
CITY Era, showed letter, in which the
Delegates from this County were instruct
ed to oppose going into the election. The
other Delegates then had no more to say.
The question now arises, where did Mr..
Thompson procure these instructions?
We hope he will explain this matter
A County Convention only would have
authority, to instruct County Delegates,
and no such Convention was held. These
delegates misrepressnted Doniphan Coun-
ty, for nine out of ten of the Free. State
voters of this County were heartily in
favor of voting. and were much chagrined
at the action of the Lawrence Conven-
ton.
Our County Convention did not nomi-
nate ticket, upon receiving the result OF
that Convention. But on last Friday
evening, word was received that State
ticket was nominated, and Convention
had been called to meet at Troy, on
Saturday. to nominate a County ticket
On Friday evening. Delegates were
appointed, who proceeded to Troy. when
they learned that another Convention had
been called at Doniphan. The Delegates
from this place and Iowa Point returned
home. TWAS expected that a ticket
would be nominated at Doniphan, and
the result dispatched throughout the
County. The Free State voters at Iowa
Point withheld their votes until after
nooa, waiting for intelligence from below.
But none coming. they wrote State tick
cts, and voted them.
We have since learned that the Con-
vention met at Doniphan, where Thomp-
son, of the Era, and other Geary City
Delegates. kicked up a muss, and declar-
ed that if they nominated a ticket, some
go or 100 voters in and about Geary
City would not vote, The Convention,
not wishing to run the risk, with the
loss ofthat number of votes, made no
nomination. We believe one of the
objections of the Gsary City men was,
that the Convention had been called at
Doniphan, instead of Geary City. Very
disinterested people, those Geary City
fellows, and have no doubt won the
gratitude Of the balance of the County!
There is no telling how the election has
resulted Some Counties voted State
Ticket, and some did not Some voted
for members of the Legislature, and
some did not. Added to this, is the
fact that the Pro-Slsvery party had
made extensive preparations for frauds.
IfCongress rejects the Lecompton Con-
stitution, there will be no harm done;
but if is accepted, the Free State party
may be placed in a close corner. The
prospect now looks as if the Lecompton
Constitution will pass Congress. The
President is laying up the disaFected,
and the friends of the Constitution appear
very hopeful. and have ciyphered out a
majority it their favor.