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The Southern Enterprise
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina
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In Kansas's first election for congressional delegate, pro-slavery candidate Gen. J. W. Whitfield defeated free-soil candidate Robert P. Fleniken by a large majority, leading by about 700 votes north of the Kansas River. Polling disturbances in Kansas City and Boston resulted in two deaths.
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It was announced under our telegraphic head yesterday that Gen. J. W. Whitfield, the slave candidate, had been elected delegate to Congress, from Kansas, over Robert P. Fleniken, Esq. the candidate of the free soilers
The following are some of the returns:
Whitfield, Fleniken
Douglas City 234
Lawrence City 30 maj
Shawnee Agency 49 13
Fourth district, 131 maj
Three precincts, not named, 450
One precinct named, 130 23
We learn further, by telegraph, that Whitfield was some seven hundred votes ahead of Fleniken north of the Kansas river, and that he was certainly elected by a large majority.
The election did not pass off as quietly as could have been desired. A disturbance occurred at the polls at Kansas City, in which a man named Davis, from Missouri, was wounded and died within an hour. A man was also killed at the polls in the town of Boston.
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whitfield elected by large majority, ahead by seven hundred votes north of the kansas river. davis wounded and died at kansas city polls. a man killed at polls in boston.
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Gen. J. W. Whitfield, the slave candidate, elected delegate to Congress from Kansas over Robert P. Fleniken, the free soilers candidate. Returns from Douglas City, Lawrence City, Shawnee Agency, Fourth district, three unnamed precincts, and one named precinct show Whitfield leading. Election disturbances at Kansas City and Boston.