Poll book of Nemaha county, Kansas Territory, October 1, 1855. VOTERS' NAMES. 1. James E. Thompson, 2. T. A. B. Cramer, 3. Samuel Cramer, 4. John Behn, 5. Cyrus Doleman 6. William H. Harris. Delegate-General J. W. Whitfield, 6 votes. We, the undersigned, judges of the election in Nemaha county election district, certify that the foregoing is a correct list of the votes given at an election held on the 1st day of October, 1855, as witness our hands this 1st day of October, A. D. 1855. WILLIAM H. HARRIS, Judges of election. Attest: CYRUS DOLEMAN, Clerks of election. } Clerks of election. WHITFIELD'S ELECTION, OCTOBER 1, 1855.-POLL BOOK OF RILEY COUNTY, We, the undersigned, judges of the election held in Riley county, on October 1, 1855, for delegate to the United States Congress, do certify that J. W. Whitfield received twenty-eight votes. Given under our hands this first of October, 1855. R. D. MOBLEY, H. W. MARTIN J. S. REYNOLDS. TECUMSEH, SHAWNEE COUNTY. Owen C. Stewart, William A. Yager, and James M. Small, as judges of election, and Benjamin J. Newsom and William A. M. Vaughan, as clerks, were sworn according to form of oath on page 1. We, O. C. Stewart, W. O. Yager, and J. M. Small, the undersigned judges of the election in Tecumseh election district, certify that the foregoing is a correct list of the votes given at an election held on Monday, the first day of October, A. D. 1855, as witness our hands this first day of October, A. D. 1855. Attest: BENJAMIN J. NEWSOM, OWEN C. STUART, WM. M. M. VAUGHAN, Clerks of election. SHAWNEE COUNTY.-One Hundred and Ten. We, A. S. Holliman, W. Yocum, and T. B. McGee, do swear (or affirm) that we will impartially discharge the duties of judges of the present election, being an election for delegate to the thirty-fourth Congress of the United States, according to law and the best of our abilities. Sworn to and subscribed before me, September, A. D. 1855. JOHN HORNER, Sheriff of Shawnee County. Oath of Clerks. We, F. M. McGee and William A. Stone, clerks of an election to be held this day for delegate to the thirty-fourth Congress of the United States, do swear (or affirm) that we will faithfully discharge the duties of clerks, according to law and the best of our abilities. Sworn to and subscribed before me, A. D. 1855. JOHN HORNER, Sheriff of Shawnee County. F. M. McGEE, A. H. REEDER. We, the undersigned, judges of the election in One Hundred and Ten election district, certify that the foregoing is a correct list of the votes given at an election held on Monday, the first day of October, A. D. 1855, as witness of our hands, this day of October, 1855. WILLIAM YOCUM, T. P. McGEE, A. S. HOLLIMAN, Attest: F. M. MCGEE, Judges. OCTOBER 30, 1855. The returns of the judges of the election held on the first Monday of October, in pursuance of law, for a delegate to the thirty-fourth Congress, being duly examined, and John W. Whitfield having received a majority of the legal votes polled, is declared by the governor to be duly elected, and a certificate of election by the governor, under the seal of the Territory, is accordingly issued to the said John W. Whitfield. ELECTION OF OCTOBER 9, 1855, (or REEDER.) PATRICK LAUGHLIN testifies. I have been to no free-soil elections, except those held last fall. I was at the election of the 9th of October last, and voted for Reeder. When at Lawrence, at the time I went to the 5th of September convention, I saw a great number of people in tents, who appeared not to be settled, but only appeared to be remaining for only a limited length of time. I had a conversation with some of them, who told me they were going to return to the States about the latter part of the fall. The public instructions of the executive committee, of which I have been speaking, are already published, but their private instructions were, in case pro-slavery men attempt to vote, and are likely to outnumber you, you can adjourn from day to day, and finally to any free-soil district in the Territory. These instructions were never given to the judges, but were given to me by Marcus J. Parrott. I never gave them to any one. LEAVENWORTH CITY, K. T., May 28, 1856. PAT. LAUGHLIN. MARCUS J. PARROTT called and sworn. To Governor King: I am a resident of the Territory of Kansas. On the 30th of August I was at Kansas City, in Missouri, at the American hotel. Governor Reeder was then stopping there at that time. We sat up and conversed together about what was to be done there. At the same time I was on my way to another convention, to be held at Tecumseh on the 31st day of August. The object of that convention was to meet with persons who were desirous to organize the democratic party in the Territory. While we were together, Governor Reeder spoke about making some arrangements about going up himself to attend the convention at Big Springs. His trunks at that time were in the office at the hotel, which comprised, so far as I know, all the personal property he had in the Territory. He wanted to get a valise to take some clothes up into the Territory. He borrowed a valise of Major Eldredge, of the hotel, which was brought out in my presence, put into the buggy, and he left before I did. I overtook him in company with Judge Johnson at the Shawnee Mission. We both started out on the road at night, and we separated at Donaldson, where Governor Reeder tarried all night, but Judge Johnson and myself drove on all night for Tecumseh. I did not see Reeder again until two or three days afterwards, at Lawrence, and then had some conversation with him concerning his being a candidate of the Big Spring convention for delegate to Congress. The impression left upon my mind was, that unless he became a candidate he was going to leave the Territory. Afterwards, on the first day of the convention, I think, there was a good deal said about his not being a resident of the Territory. I was myself of that opinion, and, in order to determine exactly about that matter, I agreed with Colonel Lane and some others to call him out and ask him the question. I did call him out and ask him if he was a resident of the Territory. He stated, in reply to that, something about the reason he did not bring his family here, as that was the ground of complaint generally here. He did not answer the question directly at all, but answered it argumentatively, by stating some things in connexion with his position in the Territory. I do not recollect that he satisfied the persons who had been called there to hear his answer to the question. 1 know that some of them were not satisfied that he was a resident of the Territory. Colonel Lane and myself afterwards spoke of it, and neither of us were satisfied with the answer he gave to the question. Since that time I have never known him to have any visible domicil or residence in the Territory. In the conversation at Lawrence, he spoke of a claim that he thought he would buy, if his wife liked it, but his wife and family were not, and never have been in the Territory, and were understood to be in Pennsylvania. To Mr. Sherman: Colonel Lane was spoken of as a candidate. I was in favor of Judge Johnson. I never heard any one speak of Colonel Lane being a candidate but himself. Reeder was nominated without a vote, and by acclamation. To Governor King: My objection to Governor Reeder was on account of some resolutions. which he had with him at Kansas City, and written by him, and adopted at the Big Spring convention, which provided for the election of delegate to Congress being held on a different day from that provided by the territorial law; and also to other resolutions written by him, which looked to a repudiation of the laws by force. I objected to this latter part in public in the convention. I saw resolutions, called miscellaneous resolutions, which were in Governor Reeder's handwriting. MARCUS J. PARROTT. LEAVENWORTH CITY, K. T., May 28, 1856. CHARLES BLAKELEY called and sworn. By Governor King: I reside at Iowa Point township, Doniphan county, Kansas Territory, and have resided there since about July last. This is the place of voting for that township. There was no election held at that place on the 9th of October last, and no poll opened, and no vote cast for anybody, it being the day of election fixed by the Big Spring conention for the election of a delegate to Congress, and at which elec |