The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-18

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A mass meeting of the Free State party
of ohnson County, was held at Monticello,
Sept. 18th, 1858, for the purpose of ratify-
ing the nominations made at the County
Convention, held at Olathe, Sept. 4th
S. F. Hill was chosen President; c. A.
0sgood, Vice President, and j. NJ Hadley
and Charles Mayo, Secretaries.
A Committee on Resolutions were ap-
pointed, who reported the following,
which. were, after animated speeches by
several members of the Convention, in
support thereof, unanimously adopted:
Whereas, There has been, since the
County Convention of the Free State
party of the County of johnson, a dis
satisfaction expressed by the delegates
from the precinct of Gardner, in said
county;
And, phereas, said delegates did, at said
Convention, bolt the Convention, and by
their influence, and with some persons
from the town of Shawnee, have caused
notices to be posted, calling another Con-
vention, for the purpose of putting in
nomination two other candidates to take
the place Of JOHN LocKHART and j. b.
HovEY, Esgs., the persons nominated by
the regular Free State County Convention,
held at Olathe, Sept. A, 1858;
And, tohsreas, pursuant to said notices,
the Gardner and Shawnee precincts have
met by delegates, and with several per-
sons from other portions of said county,
representing themselves to be delegates,
are now holding another Convention, for
the purposes aforesaid;
And, ,chereas, Precinct Conventions have
been held in several of the townships of
said county, ratifying and confirming the
nominations made by said Convention !;
Therefore, we, the Free State voters of
the County of johnson, in Mass Conven-
ton assembled, do hereby denounce and
condemn the course pursued by the boilers
aforesaid, by not quietly abiding the decs-
ion of majority of said Free State Con-
vention in putting in nomination JOHN
LocKHART and j. B. HovEY, Esqs., as the
standard bearers of the Free State party
of said county in the present campaign
and being in minority, have thus at
tempted to cause division, and faction
in the Free State party of said county.
Therefore,
ReSolUed, That we hereby ratify and
confirm the nominations already made at
the Convention aforesaid, pledging the
candidates our hearty support and coop
Grafton, and that we repudiate and con-
denim any and all efforts to distract OF
divide the Free State party of the county,
come from what source it may.
Resolved, That we hold ourselves ready
always to abide by decision made by a
majority of the Free State party, fairly
expressed in Convention.
RESOLVED, That we believe our candi-
dates will represent the best interests Of
our county, and use their best efforts to
preserve unrestricted our present county
lines, and that we will use all rightful
means to secure their election, and re-
commend their nomination to the favora-
bic consideration of the Free State voters
of the County of Douglas.
RESOLVED, That the above nominations
were made at Free State County Con-
vention regularly called by the regularly
constituted County Committee, and that
we regret to see a small portion of the
party in the county, calling "a Bolter'.
Convention" having, as is our belief, nc
just or laudable grounds for so doing, bu
thereby creating a disunion of the party
detrimental to its present or future success
in the county, and giving aid and comfort
to our enemies.
ReSolUed, That our motto shall ever be
Nothing for men, but everything for the
cause" and that we will not cease in oul
labors in the cause of Freedom for Kan
sas, until Freedom shall have triumphed
and it is Free.
Voted, that the proceedings of this
Convention be published in the Fret
State papers of Douglas county.
ST. HILL, President.
J. NJ. HADLEY, s,cretar;e,
CHARLES MAYo,} '''' ''"' ''''