The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-03-10
SEC 10 relative to the location of the election

SEC. 20 requires all votes to be pira Uoce.
SEC. 81 gives a tabulor form for the returns.
Above bill passed over governors veto on the
10Th Of February, 1857.
A registry Of the voters was accordingly taken,
in pursuance OF the act of the territorial legis-
lrture, so FAR as it was possible, under the pecu
liar state of things then existing to do so. 1t
appears that portion of the inhabitants refused
to be registered; some gave fctitsons names, and
others prevented the officers from complying
with the law.
Mr.. Stanton, then acting governor ofKansas,
says on that subject:
at is not my purpose to reply to your state
ment ofiacts; cannot do so from any personal
knowledge enabling me either to admit or de-
ny them | may say, however, have heard
statements quite as authentic as your own, and
in some instances from members of your own
party (republcans,) to the effect that your po-
litcal friends have very generally-indeed al
most niversally-refused to participate in the
pending proceedings for registering the names of
the legal voters. In some instances they have
gwen fictitious Names and in numerous others
they refused to give any names at all. You can.
not deny that your party have heretofore resolv-
ed not to take part in the registration, and it
appears to me that, without indulging ungener-
Gus suspicious of the integrity Of officers, you
might well attribute any errors and omissions of
! the sherifS to the existence of this well known
and controlling fact"
But Notwithstanding all these difficulties in
making the registry oil voters, 9.26l names were
legally returned in the following counties and
districts viz: Doniphan, Brown, Nemaha, Atchi-
son, Leavenworth, Jefferson Calhoun, Marshall
Pottawatomie, Johnson Douglas Shawnee,
LyIlns, Linn, Bourbon, McGce, Dorm, Allen.
In the following countles-kchardSon, DAVIS
Franklin, Weller, breckenridge, WISE, Madl-
son, Butler, Colley, Anderson, Woodson, WI
son, Godfrey, Greenwood, Hunter-no registry
was taken on account of the facts above stated
All OF the last-named counties together contain
cd but avery small population or vote. IL Is
beleYed, rom the statement made Oy Ueheral
Calhoun now before the committee, that many
OF these counties dld not contain ten cNes, ana
al OF them together not 50 many as l'oVO-
ne counties were marked out by a description
OF boundaries and named; but some OF them were
without INHABITANTS ana many OF thcm were
attached 10 adJacent counties iof civil ana mill
tary purposes.
All ol mem were equally proV'deu NoF ny tuo
law ealing the convention, ana any OMISSION
that may have occurred resulted from causes
not IN the control OF the majority OF the people
The largest vote ever had III the territory up
the list December last IS about l2,ooo' 30
that 1t appears from the ihcts before the com
inlttee Notwithstanding the refusal 10 comply
with the low on d the part oil th0se opposed 10 IT,
oily aoouC o,OoO, OF less, col'lo PoSSio'y nave
peeh oh1teo III lhe registration; anu even th"I
OMISSION was the result Oh thelr own ac'S'
Ohe "iioie llohth was a''erWaius "llo"eu ui-
der me law, as before stated ior ti'e Goriec'lGh
o! 'he lists a''er due notlce 10 the puoiIc' py au-
uihS 10 OF StlkrhS OH falhes iihproperiy i,'Heic
ea or omitted; 70 oe aeVerhnined OIL iega1 eVl-
dehce' snohhttco oy any PaItieS conceil'eu Us
'o'e IeeHl tr'O"h"h IN "Iui'lon 10 "h'o'i' ~
aPe"'S thaI INC governor Vi 'iie iefli'oi5 ii'""e
every ehort 10 lhoace the people 10 CouiPly WIN
tile III" callihS lhe Co!l'euIioi' anu " ei'e oli
ioIGe , anu euect 10 an It's provisions: ,,
nus every opportunity was ahoroeu 10 q"
lhe people oi hahSaS 70 register 'he" names as
!eS'i voters II 'Aey possessed 'le iequ'Sic qua
'hca''ons' AI'ef the registration was cioscd
iancordlaS 10 inc law, AT' stanton, 'heh gov
ernor OF NahSaS, maze the aPport'ohllo"Ln n Vi
delegates amongst 'he several dis'flctS' Inc
elec'ion was egaliy hela pursuant to'he la",-
At 'he 'lme 'o'S appoT''o!lnenC was 'nlao 'ile
governor knew as ilaeh concerning tiie cou.''ieS
ana ie7Pie hoC reS,SteFeo' III consequence .. aG''
Wh'cH no law could prevent as s'nce' ana II lne
iaclS, as theh presented, were "ir enough 70
justly 'he appoTtiohileht' is now 100 i"tv e., "
make any complaint against 'hat ACTON ! nc
law allowed ouISl&1y members nor 'he conVen-
Non, ana tho governor, win the 'ull kno"ieoge
o' 'le reSS'ra'oh ooloFe nun hPpoi'lico .'l0
m'io'' 'luil''' "ii.o"s>V 'o u'''i 'e'' "i',
M .ieS When the registry had neen mace; lGaVng
y, l'poSHlole lor 0'HeI counties llcI .l'Gluoeu u,
'he registration ny l''eii own misconduct anu