Butte record., 1854-11-25
The State Journal says it is rumored,


members of the Legislature for post
ponement Of the Senatorial election un-
til the session." The same paper fur
ther intimates that the recent visit O +
Senator Gwin to Eldorado County was
for The purpose of arranging a postp' ne
ment in case his election cannot be eff
fected at the present session There
can be no doubt but what either of the
San Francisco factions would use their
endors to prevent an election, should ii
be found impossible tor them to elect
their particular candidate. The Brod-
erick faction last winter declared that if
the election was not then brought on,
the question at the next session would
be one of ''men and not measures an d
since there is no possible show for the
election of their chief, the presumption
is that they will not be over anxious to
bring on the election. Indeed, it may
be doubted very much, whether this
faction will 60 into caucus at all, and
should they go into caucus, its decision
would not considered binding by them,
uFless Broderick should succeed in get
ting the nomination. Here en- is one
faction ready to create an interregnunl
in the office of Senator, by postponing
the election, unless their particular can
didate can be elected. This conclusion
is arrived at from their declaration last
winter, that the election at the next
session should be question of men in
stead Of men, instead of measures.
We lay the fattering unction to our
soul that the Gwin faction, or at least,
the number of his ardent admirers, who
are willing to sacrifice an election for
him, is too small 10 accomplish post
ponement There are some few mem
bars of the Legislature from the interior
of the State, who would support Gwin in
preference to Broderick, but the infu-
ence of such would hardly be used for
the postponcment of the election for the
purpose of securing his success. Ih s
is why the Gwinites are laboring to bring
the issue between Gwin ard Broderick,
knowing that when this is accomplished
they secure the support Of the admins
tration members Of the interior. But
even in this event, it will yet be found
impossible to return Gwin to the Sen
ate-l. Because the Broderick faction
will not be induced by the action of
caucus to support Gwin, and-2. 1t can
not be done without their support. We
have not made tour of the State to
ascertain these facts, but have come TO
that conclusion after an examination Of
the list of members of the next legisla
ture. The whole number of votes in
joint convention will be 113-recessary
to elect Senator 81 votes. There are
80 wings, and 6 Independent members
in the Legislature-making an opposi
ton of A Of the balance, Broderick
has II, and we think 13, votes in the
Senate and 9 in the Assembly, making
81 votes in joint convention Thus we
see after narrowing the contest down to
one between Gwin and Broderick, and
giving the former the support Of every
member elected as an Administrations
democrat, he will still lack nine votes of
an election. Give him all those naked
Independent" F" and he will still want 3
votes. 1t may be that we have placed
Broderlck's vote in the Assembly to low,
but feel confident that we have not over
rated it. The only possible show for
" " III oiO-OiOStlOH > ny Iuc ueAt leplSla-
ture, is to secure the support of Brod-
erick men, and that we deem quite as
impossible as it would be to secure the
support of the wings. After having
passed through the recent bitter contest,
1t is not to be expected that those who
have secured their election as Broderick
men will be induced By the action of a
caucus to vote for Gwin but judging
from the action of their State Conven-
ton, they will be found ready, after see
ing the imposs bility of electing Broder-
ick, 10 unite upon some prominent man
from the interior of the State 1t sho'd
/ also be borne in mind that, in the above
figuring, we have given Gwin every
/ Democratic vote in the Legislature,
while he is only the "Jack-at-a- pinch
choice of four-ffths of them, and will
only receive their support after it has
been found impossible to nominate their
first choice. The San Francisco Gwin
faction, therefore, if they would secure
the reelection of Dr. G win, should turn
their attention to the conversion of the