The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-09-27

was asserted that money had been paid for
votes, and that the Collector and Assessor
were using their patronage to buy up votes.
A Committee was raised to investigate these
charges, but resulted in establishing mona
of them.
After getting through with the quarrel
about fraud, the Convention proceeded TO
| nominate a Governor. On the first vote
Thos. Carney was nominated, as follows
Carney, az; Collamore. 90; Phillips. g.
Crawford's name having been Withdrawn.
| The Convention then adjourned; and after
reassembling nominated the balance of the
ticket, as follows:
Lieutenant Governor-Thos. A. Osborn,
so; J. J. ingalls,. &c.
George A. Crawford was then nominated
for Secretary of State. by acclamation.
Auditor-Asa Hairgrove, 80; M. Ander-
son, 6: Samuel Lappin, "a; c. S. Lambdin,
5; - spaulding, l. Hairgrove was de-
clared the nominee.
Treasurer VIM. Spriggs, 40; ]. A.
Wakefield. SO; ]. R. Swallow, 8. Spriggs
was declared the nominee.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
John Francis, IT; I. T. Goodenow, 81; S.
NJ. Thorp. 8; Abraham Ellis, 9; R. H.
Bishop, 6; s. w. Greer, g; H. D. Preston,
2; ]. H. Watson, 1. Goodenow was then
nominated by reclamation.
Attorney Generate. K. Gilchrist, 90;
- Guthrie, az. Guthrie nominated.
Associate Justice-On the second ballot
L. D. Bailey received IA votes, and J. H.
Watson 90; Bailey's majority sixteen.
There were seven ballots for Congress
man, on the last of which A. c. Wilder, of
Leavenworth, was nominated, amidst great
applause-having received Al votes. In the
balloting, Mr.. Conway's vote ran up TO 81,
that of Mr.. Lawrence 10, and Mr.. Thacher
Is.
TWAS thought that the Convention would
have to nominate a Chief Justice, Judge
Ewing having stated in published card his
intention of resigning; but just before the
close of the session the following letter from
the Judge was read in the Convention, and
there was no nomination made:
Topeka, Sept. II, 1862.
Hon. Jas. L. McDowell-Dear Sir: In
response to your inquiry, would say that
have not yet resigned the Office of Chief
Justice.
My purpose in publishing the card, as
will be seen by reference to it, was to ena-
bic the Convention to nominate my sue
cessor, if they desired to do so. If a nomi-
nation is made by this Convention, will
tender my resignation at once. But if the
Convention should not see fit to make al
nomination for Chief Justice, shall not re-
sign in time for an election this fall to fill
the vacancy, nor until am commissioned.
am we'll advised that the Governor has
said that he would not issue commission
as Colonel of the 18th Kansas Regiment,
on the ground that the Constitution of the
State prohibits me from holding an office
under the United States. during the term
for which I was chosen Chief Justice. I'll
he adheres to that position, will not re-
ceive a commission as Colonel, nor resign
the place of Chief Justice until the next
Governor of Kansas takes his seat.
Very respectfully, THos. EWING, JR.
Committees were appointed to wait upon
Messrs. Carney and Wilder, aud inform
them of their nomination to gil the high
and important Offices of Governor and Con-
gresham. They entered the hall, and were
greeted with the most boisterous enthusi-
asm. Mr.. Carney, being introduced to the
Convention, addressed them at some
length:
He returned his thanks for the high honor
which had been conferred upon him in Sc
Letting him to be their standard bearer in
the coming canvass. He was proud to be
a candidate for the Chief Magistracy of |
State like Kansas State whose past rec
ord was luminous with heroic deeds-who
had early responded to the call of the Pres
ident, and sent its brave men into the con-
test against the rebellion, to shed their
blood upon its first battle field, and to make
the name of the young State they represent
ed illustrious by their valor; State which
to the second call of the President, had re-
sponded with still nobler zeal and alacrity
with greater number than its proportion
of its brave sons.
If elected to the Office for which he had
been nominated, he would not be the Gov
ernor of any particular locality, but the
whole State. He would watch over it's in
terests and project its credit. He would CO.
operate with the General Government in |
their endeaYors to crush out this Ubiquitous
rebellion. and advance the cause of free
labor. He would conduct his administra-
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