The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-07-02
The rr,Sun,s, ON Kansas.

The Tribune on Kansas.
Its correspondent, who seems to be the
author of the recent proclamation to the
Republicans of Kansas, charges that the
Democrats were guilty of fraudulent vot-
ing of all kinds. Yet he solves the de-
feat in Leavenworth thus an Leaven-
worth, where cunning political quacks
sought to cater for the votes of anti Re-
publicans, where policy was to supersede
principle, and cunning show its SUPERIOR
ty to truth, the banner of Republicanism
fell" He adds "Let every Republican
read the handwriting on the wall. Dis
honesty is not the best policy"
Yet, the same writer charges that Doni-
iphan and Leavenworth counties were
really carried by fraud. The Tribune
then affirms that other counties did not
go Democratic, because "there were not
the same facilities for influence and
fraud" 1t then proceeds to speak of
another duty which the members of this
Convention owe to their constituents and
to the country. Let them make thor
ough investigation into the means which
have been employed to pack the conven-
ton" 1t also advises that the conven-
ton should not "allow any person elected
by such means, to take any part" in its
deliberations.
"The means which have been employ
ed to pack the convention !" 81 thank
thee, Jew, for teaching me that word T"
The frss duty of the convention will
then consist in exposing the fraudulent
manner in which the nominating CONVEX
ton Of Douglas county was called, and
certain candidates forced upon the PEG.
pie. The convention will doubtless send
a commissioner to discover the necessity
which made it proper to issue the cal
for primary nominating conventions il
such manner, and with such short no.
tice, that the people could not know O
them, and thus secured the success Of the
plan of the clique at Lawrence. They
will pay particular attention to the man.
ner in which Mr.. P. H. Townsend secured
his election to the county Convention
ond mas o,tlor;,ad 20 oo.4 r.. l;-.l
the six votes of the township which h,
pretended to represent They will alst
test the mathematical accuracy of thu
Lawrence multiplication rule, by which
Lawrence obtained more than her shar,
of the representation. This investiga
ton is just what the "honest' Tribune
the fraud-hating Tribune, urges upon tn,
convention as their first duty.
The fraud, which it is charged DIR. J
B. Wheeler and A. Larzalere practiceC
in Doniphan county to secure nomina
tons, and then to defeat the regular Re
publican nominees, will also come in fo
a share of the consideration of the con
vention. How refreshing sight it viii
be to see ex-Speaker Larzalere summoned
to the bar of the convention, to answer t.
the charge of fraudulently suffering
squads of Irishmen to vote for the cleo
ton of candidates for whom he hac
sympathy.
7 The smelling committee" will alst
investigate the means by which Osag,
county which only polled thirty votes OF
a county-seat question, under a tire,
months rule, managed to poll 55 vote
under the six months residence required
by the convention bill.
We doubt not the investigating com
mittee of the convention, will have
happy time in exposing the manner il
which the Thacher, Vaughan and Ian
clique, managed to pack the convention
to the extent of their ability. But tn
| Republicans dare not chew to the line
and let the chips fly where they will,
hence the advice of the Tribune will b
unheedcd. Neither they or the Vaughan
clique care so much for the purity of tn
polls, as they do to make political capita
out of the investigation.
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