John Stringfellow was one of its strongest supporters, and harshly condemned Acting-Governor Frederick Stanton for hosting a second referendum on it at Leavenworth,[
Judge Rush Elmore was sent on an unsuccessful last minute attempt to stop the president from presenting it. John Stringfellow was one of its strongest supporters, and harshly condemned Acting-Governor Frederick Stanton for hosting a second referendum on it at Leavenworth,[*] where the vote was sharply opposed to it. A committee led by Congressman William English attempted to pass it in the form of a compromise bill nicknamed the "English Swindle," but it still failed to be approved locally and was rejected in favor of another document drawn up at Wyandotte. Stephen Douglas was a vocal opponent of James Buchanan's efforts to pass, FTP, what 1857 constitution that supported the admission of Kansas as a slave state?
Judge Rush Elmore was sent on an unsuccessful last minute attempt to stop the president from presenting it.
{Lecompton} Constitution