New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-03
KANSAS DEMOCRATIC CONTENTION.
From Oar Own Correspondent
LAWRENCE, X. T., Oct. q. 1850.

but the places tnhl once Knew Them, now Know
them no more The Nominating Convention of
the Democracy for the Territorial election in No
yember met in Topeka. The Republican State
Convention went TO Topeka, whereupon the De-
nocracy do the only other more funny thing they
could do-hod their State Nominating Convention
in Lawrence. The resident Democrats Of Law
renee are rather few and select. There is a some
what ambitious standing prediction Of the Dernoc-
racy that Lawrence vii! be ''One dav largely Dem
ocratic." Whether this movement to hold Con-
veution OF theirs in Lawrence was a superstitous
way Of making this prediction literally true,
cannot say bur if this regard for the truth Of
prophecy Was the animating motive, the result was
unfortunate a. the Convention, with all ts attaches
and eSpectants, was rather meager. number Of
otes IN the Convention were cast by proxies, and
Individuals threw the votes of whole districts. The
son of the venerable SamTnedary, for instance
-Samniedary, jr.-threw the vote of the whole
District (the Riley District)-a fact redounding to
;he interest of Sanrnedary, ST., who was candi-
date for the gubernatorial chair
But, if the Kansas Democracy worshiped
within the walls Of the Abolition synagogue, they
permitted the heresy to go no further. Democracy
here ia reported 10 have two wings-a Douglas
wing and Administration or Pro- Slayery wing.
In This COnE eltlOn the DOugI3s scafcfy maze
q futter. II ceud not aspire to the dignity OF
eng tail, aud was kicked out incOntnently by
The old PrO-Slatery faction, who are after all the
backbone Of the concern. As this Douglas wing is
the recruiting wing Of the party there were some
blue faces, aud curses not loud but deep Threats OF
going over to the Republicans were even muttered.
Toward the close Of the Convention, "a resolution
reindorsng the Cincinnati platform, Buchanans ac-
ceptance Of it, and Douglass late reafiirmatiOn of
h. lly
drawn, was rejected promptly, amid groans, and
motions to lay on the table, and 10 adjourn.
The Convention was organized by electing Mr.
FaiIchild of Atchison President, and Mr.. Aver Of
Linn Secretary. A motion to have new platform
WIS rejected, but Committee brought in resou-
ton, which was adopted reaffirming the Tecumseh
Platform, and the reimbursement Of it adopted at
Topeka. This places the Democracy of Kansas in
rather funny attitude. What they have thus re-
iEGOrsed contains rejection Of the WyandOtte
Constitution, and an Endorsement Of the conduct OF
tie Democratic delegates who refused 10 sign it.
Having Gone this. the Convention proceeds very
grayely TO nominate State ticket under lis prOvis
ions. There is something accommodating IN all this.
If Democracy in Washington kill the Constitution
because il does not recognize Slavery, then il il
Democratic; and if they do not succeed in doing
80, the Democrats will at least try to secure the
power of the State Government. One speaker
shrewdly alluded TO what is doubtless an important
fact, that Z" if the Democrats could elect their
" otfcels and thus bring III the State Democratic,
he believed il would get into the Union"
His oily Exccleucy, the present Federal incum-
bent, was nominated for continuation Of guberna-
torial honors. Sammedary, Mayor Denman of Leay
cDwor;h, and {. X. Holiday, esq, of Topeka, were
the candidates for Governor. Mr. Holiday, very
recently Republican, and who still more recently
has TUNED some awful summersets, who has tied
himself 10 the stumpDg baggage wagon OF Sanders
W. Johnston and pcrambulated the Territory against
the Republican nominee for Delegate to Congress,
Mr. Parrot, evidently fattered himself that Democ-
racy could not fail to appreciate and reward such
services The gentleman who put him in nomna-
ten mOdestly urged his claims on the ground that
he was prominent Republican candidate for the
same position prior 10 his acrobatie exploits. How
weighty this reason il did not seem to carry
the unteliifcd with it, Mr. Holiday received only
10 votes including those OF his own county. Tbs
WIS., / think, shameless swindng out OF the
thirty pieces" However the Democracy was
thereby enabled to indorse the Administration by
nominating Medary, and also subscribed To the doc
trne of the extension of the Federal power into the
State Government.
Denmnn got good many more votes than Holi
DAY, but went to the bottom without bubble.
Sairmedary was grateful prophetic, mysterious
Democratic and coDgratuatory tie accepted the
nomination, of course, as all good Democrats do
fight he can.
Mr.. John b. Slough of Lcavenworth is the nomi-
nee for Observation-Disclosures. MIR. Slough refused
to sign the Constitution the ground that it was
not fit to be State Constitution for the people OF
Kansas, but he accepts the nomination OF Lleuten-
ant Governor under II, with praseworthy CELEBRITY,
having doubtless an honest conviction that Demo
cratic officers would do much to modify 1t. The
gentleman il chiefly famous legislative bully,
and If elected, hopes no doubt, to be able to keep
the Senate in order
Federal Judge Williams, of Fort Scott memory,
one of the very weakest dishes ofjudcial dishwater
ever sent out by the grace OF james buchanan to
purify the unclean vessels of this region, got the
n, mnation for Chief Justice. s. A. Stinson Of
Leayenworth, and X. Il. Mitchell OF Linn are the
nominees for Associate Justices. Mr.. Stnson Is q
yeung man of considerable Democratic polish.
Like Slough, he refused 10 sign the Constitution at
Wyandot being also one OF the Democratic MEM
bers of that Convention He and his friends prose-
cuted his claims with remarkable ardor seeing il
was for a place under unsuitable an instrument
His opponent our QuOndam friend, H. Miles
Moore OF early Free State memory. MIR. Moore
smc ked the stump of a cigar with desperate energy.
and his Democratic forehead was contracted with
all the mortal thrces of calculating and expectant
patriotism while this part Of the contest was gong
forward. Iscariot again went down without his
thirty pieces.
Next to the Gubernatorial contest the struggle
for Representative To Congress most heenly
contested. MIR. John = Halderman. of Border
Ri fian memory was the candidate of the Straight
out Faithful. Mr.. Mitchell! of Linn, u PROSTATE
Democrat, had made prodigious efforts for recog-
nil on OF his own claims and those of the recruit-g
or Douglas wing of the party. All that commercial
politics could do was done. Mr.. Stephens Of lie
compton, another Border Rutfian, was also candi-
date, and thus detracted from Mr.. llalderman's
strength. An indiscret friend ofMr. HaldermaD's,
from, I a,vanuortb also iniured him by making