939 Hermann Williams 940 J. C. Gordon 941 C. W. Babcock 942 Harrison Nichols 943 Geo. A. Gordon 944 S. N. Simpson 945 Wm. B. Lee 946 Z. F. Reynolds 947 Lemuel Reynolds 948 John Haynes 949 E. W. Brewn 950 J. L. Baldwin 951 S. B. Dudley 952 Charles Munroe 953 David Conger 954 Frederick Kimball 955 J. T. Grant 956 Curtis F. Keyes 957 Abram Wilder 958 Thos. J. Stone 959 George Gilbert 960 Joshua Smith 961 D. C. Buffum 962 O. H. Lamb 963 William Cheny 964 Edward Winslow 966 John Day 970 J. L. Merrill 971 D. L. Wells 972 Adam Wilbart 973 J. A. Brown 974 James Carll 975 B. F. Hoffar 978 John Floyd 983 Albert Irish 984 N. E. Ridder 986 George Ballinger 994 George G. Kimball 995 A. F. Whiting 996 Orlando Rawlinson 997 G. L. Crosby 998 N. C. High 999 L. Litchfield 1000 H. M. Severance 1001 H. C. Harman 1002 Parsons Haskell 1003 Edmund Jones 1004 Charles Liscom 1005 Jos. P. Lockey 1006 Anson Abrason 1007 John W. Luce 1008 Converse L. Greaves 1009 James McGubaums 1010 Francis Davis 1011 Moses Hubbard 1012 Arthur Mecan 1013 Wm. W. Henderson 1014 Charles L. Wilber 1015 H. F. Fisher 1016 D. H. Moore 1017 Wm. H. Brown 1018 Edward Plummer 1019 J. M. Fogg 1020 Z. P. Page 1024 E. S. Scudder 1025 Josiah Reed 1026 Charles Hathaway 1029 Province McDaniel 1030 Luther Dame 1031 Jos. C. Miller 1032 Rufus Learey 1038 Theo. E. Benjamin 1040 Jas. P. Wood 1041 Holland Sumner 1042 P. Richmond Brooks 1043 David Brown 1044 Thomas Brooke 10 less for errors 1034 total. We, the undersigned, judges of an election held on the 30th day of March, A. D. 1855, at the house of W. H. R. Lykins, in the årst election district, for the election of members of the council and of the house of representatives, for the Territory of Kansas, do hereby certify that the following is a true and correct return of the votes polled at such election, [by lawful resident voters,]* viz: • The words in brackets were erased from printed form. We, the undersigned, judges for the second representative district in Kansas Territory, do certify, that pursuant to a proclamation issued by Governor A. H. Reeder, dated 8th day of March, 1855, the election was called to order by Hugh Cameron and James B. Abbott, two of the judges appointed by said proclamation. A. B. Blandon not being present, the said two judges filled his place by appointing Robert A. Cummins to fill the vacancy; and James B. Abbott resigning, the other two judges filled his place by appointing Theodore Benjamin to fill the vacancy. The election was then called to order by said judges, and proceeded to receive votes. James Whitlock received for representative.. 780 votes. 781 A. B. Wade 66 James Whitlock, A. B. Wade, and John M. Banks receiving the largest number of legal votes for representatives, are declared duly elected. Given under our hands and seals this 30th day of March, A. D. 1855, at the house of W. H. R. Lykins, in the town of Lawrence. ROBERT A. CUMMINS. THEODORE E. BENJAMIN. To his excellency Andrew H. Reeder, governor of Kansas Territory : We, the undersigned, residents of the first district, Kansas Terri tory, being duly sworn, would respectfully submit the following facts We have resided for several months in the above district, and know most of the present residents in said district. On the 29th and 30th days of March, A. D. 1855, according to our best judgments and estimation, between six and seven hundred armed men, to us unknown, came on the road leading from Kansas, Mo., to this place, and encamped in the vicinity of the polls for this district. On the morning of the 30th, before any voting, most of the above number collected around the polls and kept them in their possession until late in the afternoon, preventing nearly every citizen of this place from voting before about four o'clock p. m., thus occupying the time in casting their own votes. During the day, violence was threatened to the citizens of this place by these strangers, and as we understand and believe many were thereby put in fear, left the polls and did not vote. During the afternoon of the same day, and during the ensuing night, the whole company started back towards Missouri. We heard several of the most prominent among their number say that they had come from Missouri for the purpose of voting, and that they should not take the oath required by your excellency, and they intended after voting to return to Missouri. And we further understand and believe that two of the judges of election, officially appointed, resigned, and that their places were filled by men selected by the leaders of the crowd of foreign voters. We believe that Joel K. Goodwin and S. N. Wood for the council, and John Hutchinson, Erastus D. Ladd, and Philip P. Fowler for the assembly, were elected by a majority of the legal votes cast in this district, and should they not receive a certificate of election from your excellency, we would hereby petition that the election of E. Chapman, Thomas Johnson, James Whitlock, A. B. Wade, and John M. Banks, in this district, be declared void, and therefore set aside. Samuel F. Tappan C. H. Carpenter J. S. Emery Norman Allen J. C. Gordon Samuel C. Harrington S. Y. Lum G. W. Brown A. H. Mallory Sworn and subscribed before me this 2d day of April, A. D. 1855. A. Allen Joshua Smith H. Nichols JOHN SPEER, J. P. J. H. Gleason John Doy Sworn and subscribed before me this 2d day of April, A. D. 1855. JOHN SPEER, J. P. N. B. Blandon being duly sworn, deposes and says, that after his appointment as a judge of election for district No. 1, and immediately preceding the election held on the 30th inst., he was accosted by certain individuals who represented themselves as citizens of Missouri, and then on their way to Lawrence to vote; and he was asked if he should permit them to vote, and upon his saying that he could not, upon his oath, allow citizens of Missouri to exercise the right of franchise in Kansas Territory, the said individuals attempted to bribe this deponent, offering him money and other inducements to disregard his oath as a judge of election. And deponent further says, that the persons aforesaid threatened to kill him if he would not allow them the privilege of voting at the said election; and through fear of them and their threats made as above, this deponent did not dare to act as a judge of election on the 30th instant; and deponent says, upon his information and belief, the said individuals were present and voted at the said election. NAPOLEON B. BLANTON. Subscribed and sworn before me this 31st day of March, 1855. I, Harrison Nichols, of Lawrence, district No. 1, Kansas Territory, of lawful age, being duly sworn, say that I am constable for the 1st district, and that I was present at the polls all the time of voting on the 30th instant, except about one hour; that I have lived in this district several months, and know by sight or name nearly all the residents in this district. I saw nearly every person who cast his vote while I was present, and should say that over six hundred persons that I never saw until the day of the election, or the day previous, voted. I saw several who I think came into this place on the day previous to the day of election, vote without answering any questions, and without being questioned by the judges of election. That a majority of those unknown to me did not take the oath required by your excellency, but only said they were residents of the Territory and district. I heard Mr. Cummins, one of the judges, say he did not regard the oath required by the governor, and that he should not carry out his instructions. I saw on the 30th and 29th instant some eight hundred persons come into this place, who remained until the afternoon or night after election, and then started back towards Missouri. Sworn before me this 31st day of March, 1855. H. NICHOLS. J. S. EMERY, J. P. I, David Conger, of Lawrence, Kansas Territory, being duly sworn, say, that I was present at a meeting of a company of several hundred persons, who came into this place, as I understand, on the 29th day of March, A. D. 1855. That I heard a man called, I believe, one Grant, from Liberty, Missouri, state, in a speech, that they came here to establish squatter sovereignty. That they would, on the morrow, defend this principle, if need be, at the point of the bayonet and bowie-knife. That they had some three hundred more voters than would be required to carry the election, and that two hundred could be spared for Tecumseh; and he called upon that number to volunteer for that point. That a large number did march out for some point. DAVID CONGER. Sworn to before me this 31st day of March, A. D. 1855. Further verified by the affidavits of Edwin Bond and Samuel Jones. SECOND AND EIGHTH DISTRICTS. This is to certify that the returns of the election held on the 30th day of March, A. D. 1855, in the 2d and 8th election districts in the Territory of Kansas, together with the poll-books, were delivered with the other returns of said election to a committee of the Territorial legislature in July last, and that they were mislaid or lost, and are not now on the files of the executive of said Territory. THIRD DISTRICT. I, James M. Small, do swear that I will perform my duties as judge of the election, to be held this day at the house of Thomas N. Stinson, in the third election district of the Territory of Kansas, to the best of my judgment and ability; that I will keep a true, correct, and faithful record or list of all persons who shall vote at said election; that I will poll no ticket from any person who is not an actual inhabitant and resident of said Territory on the day of the election; * * * * * *(1) and that I will truly count and record the votes received, and make a true and faithful return thereof to the governor of said Territory. JAMES M. SMALL. Sworn and subscribed, March 30, 1855, previous to opening the polls, before me. JOHN HOMER, (1)At this point the following language is erased with a pen :-" and whom I shall not onestly believe to be a qualified voter, according to the provisions of the act of Congress organizing said Territory; that I will reject the votes of all non-residents who I shall believe have come into the Terriry for the mere purpose of voting; that in all cases where I am ignorant of the voter's right, I will equire legal evidence thereof, by his own oath or otherwise." H. Rep. 200-29* |