things quieted down temporarily although the polls had shown the free-state abolitionists were clearly in the majority. many of the pro-slavery men from missouri lost interest in the political affairs of kansas. many of the more radical abolitionists did also. the territorial legislature proceeded to find a way for kansas to become a state. on february 9, 1859 the legislature passed an act to create one more constitutional convention. the new governor, samuel medary, signed the bill. a vote held on march 28 showed 5,306 kansans were for the measure while 1,425 were against it. by this time it was widely thought kansas would be a free state, if approved for statehood. but other issues were being debated. these included state boundaries, suffrage and temperance. deligates to the convention were elected and on july 5 met at wyandotte, a town that later became part of kansas city. on july 29, the wyandotte constitution was adopted (without signatures of many of the democrats at the convention). it was presented to the people of kansas on october 4 and was approved by a vote of 10,421 to 5,530.