During Kansas' first elections for a territorial government on March 30, 1855, nearly 5,000 Missouri men, led by United States Senator David Rice Atchison and other prominent pro-slavery Missourians, entered the territory, took over the polling places, and elected pro-slavery candidates.
During Kansas' first elections for a territorial government on March 30, 1855, nearly 5,000 Missouri men, led by Senator David Rice Atchison and other prominent pro-slavery Missourians, interfered with the democratic process by taking over polling places and voting in favor of pro-slavery candidates.