Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-02-08

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about it. The Conservative got out al
extra, and D. r. Anthony took bun
die OF papers to Lawrence, where tn
Legislature was in session.
That night there was jollifcatiol
meeting at Lawrence. In few day
the news spread over the state, ant
jollification meetings were held every
where. The day the Kansas bill wa
introduced in Congress Jefferson
Davis and other rebel Senators with
drew from the United States Senate
Galusha A. Grow, who presented th'
bill, now resides in Pennsylvania
and represents that state as Congress
man.at.large.
GOVERNORS OF KANSAS.
Kansas has had twenty five Govern
ors, ten territorial and fifteen state.
Andrew H. Reeder was the first Ter
ritorial Governor, taking the oath o
office July z, 1854. He was removed
by the President on account of trouble
growing out of the purchase of the
half breed" lands.
Daniel Woodson, secretary of the
territory, by virtue of the Office, sue
ceeded Reeder, holding the position
till September Z. 1855, when
Wilson Shannon was appointed
Shannon served until August 1S, 1856
when he was removed by the Presi
dent.
Secretary Woodson acted as Gov
ernor again until the appointment oi
John W. Geary, September o, 1856
Geary served until March IL, 1857
when he resigned. For third time
Secretary Woodson acted as Gov
ernor, serving until April 16, 1857
when he resigned.
Frederick P. Stanton, who had
been appointed Secretary became
Governor. He was succeeded May
q. 1857. by
Robert J. Walker, who served till
November 16, when he resigned.
Stanton again acted as Governor
till December 81, 1857, when he was
succeeded by
James W. Denver, October 10,
1858, Denver resigned.
Secretary Hugh S. Welsh succeed.
ed him.
Samuel Medary succeeded Welsh
December 20, 1858, holding the Office
till December II, 1860, when he re-
signed.
George M. Beebe, Secretary, act.
ed as Governor until the admission
of Kansas into the Union.
All of these Territorial Governors
are dead except Beebe, who resides
in New York.
Charles Robson WAS the first Gov
ernor of the state. He served from
February 9,1861 till January 12
1868. Then came
Thomas Carney, January Is, 1863,
till January 9, 1865;
Samuel j, Crawford. Jan uary 9,
1865, till November 4. 1868;
Nehemiah Green Nieutenant Gov
ernor succeeding Crawford, resig-
ned), November 5, 1868, till Jan.
uary IL, 1869;
James M. Harvey, January IL
1869, till January Is, 1873;
Thomas A. Osborn, January l3
1873, till January 8, 1877;
George T. Anthony. January 8
1877. till January 8, 1879:
John P. st. John. January 8, 1879
till January II, 1888;
George w. Click, January II
1888, till January 13, 1885;
John A. Martin. January IL, 1885
till January IL. 1889;
Lyman q. Humphrey, January IL
1889, till January IL, 1898;
L. D. Lewelling, January IL, 1898
till January 13, 1895;
e. N. Morrill,, January IL, 1895. til
January IL, 1897;
John W. Leedy, January IL, 1897
till January 9. 1899; and
w. E Stanley, the present incum
bent.
OF the Governors named, six ar
dead-Robinson, Carney, Green, An
thony, Martin and Osborn.
FIRST sovENoR's OFFICE.
Governor Reeder, the first Ter
ritorisl Governor, opened his offic'
1t Leavenworth. Business Of stat
was sfterward transacted at Shawne
Lecompton and Lawrence. Th'
Wyandotte constitution, under whicl
the state was admitted, fixed Topeka
as the temporary capital, and il
November. 1851, the people decide
by vote that it should be located Per
manently at Topeka. There was
bitter contest for the capital betwee
Topsks and LswTeuce.