Talk:Lecompton, Kansas

Lecompton Constitution

Lincoln and Douglas were actually both opposed to the Lecompton constitution... AnonMoos 22:09, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Questionable comment

Lecompton played a major historical role as the seat of the pro-slavery Kansas faction during Bleeding Kansas in the 1850s and embraces that history today.

Is the article saying that the residents of Lecompton believe in the merits of slavery? Can someone please clarify this? I tend to think this must be a POV statement added in as personal commentary. Beginning 02:01, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

IMHO, this is a great article (both informative and well written) but the paragraph which starts "The Bleeding Kansas caused . . . " seems to have been added later by someone other than the original author. The paragraph introduces a new subject, "Bleeding Kansas", without any explanatory material, makes statements which are confusing (as the above comment indicates), and generally lacks the professional quality of the rest of the article. I recommend the paragraph be removed . . . I'm just not brave enough to do it. 67.172.153.122 (talk) 20:17, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

I took the liberty of deleting that paragraph and merging some information into an earlier paragraph. I also changed the position of a couple paragraphs to make them chronological. Bhall87 (talk) 20:50, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

Problems

Lecompton was one of two capitols during the territory stage of Kansas. The other was Topeka. Both thought they were the legitimate capital. Also, the Lecompton Constitution was a major debate because it did not adequetly represent the entire state. It was drafted by the Lecompton legislature, and unratified by Free Soil areas of the state who did not receive a chance to vote. That should be cleared up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.184.36.229 (talk) 15:16, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Lecompton was the official capital of Kansas Territory beginning in August 1855 as the territorial legislature designated during a meeting in Shawnee Mission. Most Free State supporters refused to acknowledge Lecompton as the capital opting instead to claim Topeka was the Free State capital. But most people and history deem Lecompton the territorial capital of Kansas because until Kansas became a state, the capital was never changed to Topeka. As for the Lecompton Constitution, people wanting more info can go to the Lecompton Constitution's Wikipedia page which is linked in the article and mentions that the Constitution was boycotted by the free soilers, not that they were not allowed to vote (just like the Topeka Constitution was boycotted by proslavery factions).

The article List of capitals in the United States breaks it down saying that Lecompton was the capital de jure while Topeka was the de facto capital. Bhall87^{Four Score}_{and Seven} 17:35, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

However, the Lecompton faction gerrymandered things to lessen the potential influence of free-soil voters, and there were several notorious cases of voting fraud. AnonMoos (talk) 05:40, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Public Library

Different sources give different addresses for a Perry Lecompton Community Library. Neither is shown on Google maps.

http://www.yellowpages.com/lecompton-ks/libraries 1.Perry Lecompton Community Lib, 609 Cedar StPerry, KS 66073 (785) 597-5031

http://www.manta.com/c/mtgds8p/perry-lecompton-cmty-library 314 Isacks Street Lecompton, KS 66050 - View Map Phone: (785) 597-5031 established 2010.

It looks like Perry-Lecompton Public Library (PLPL) run the main branch in Perry at 609 Cedar and maintain a smaller branch in Lecompton in the Lecompton Community Pride building (Old High School) at 620 Woodson Ave. Bhall87^{Four Score}_{and Seven} 02:20, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

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It's misleading to call Lecompton a city

Legally it is, but a city of 500? Come on. It's a village, or a town, with the historical status of city. Please review https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lecompton%2C_Kansas&type=revision&diff=986815478&oldid=986523866 Do I have any support? deisenbe (talk) 09:44, 3 November 2020 (UTC)