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From the San Francisco Herald Sept l6
TRIUMPH OF THE KNOW NOrHINGs IN SAN FRAN
CISCO.
The late election was probably the most exciting that
ever took place in California, and in San Francisco in
PARTICULAR the excitement reached to alarming height
and the Eost serious consequences apprshended.
be necessary remind Eastern friends that calor-
mia has always been democratic state. In the last To-
gslstIre the whss were in such SCRABBLE minority
ture section q the democracy repeatedly attempt
vae.ncy that vii not occur tin March 1885, and the
duties Of which Office win not commence till the fol-
sion defeated Day by day the split in the par par
ty became wider and wider till at length two distinct
factions began to be formed and designated
the tlectlonist and tho other as the Anti Eectonst
party. The fight continued to the State Conven-
cn when formal split took place. which resulted in
topsts Ienoninated our late representatives in the
National Congress-, and the Anti E'ectionists Messrs.
Dominate3 Mossrs Bowie and Benham On the eve of
the election Mr. Latham arrived from Washington and
having been made acquainted with tho position OF affairs
withdrew his and the Eiectionists nominated in
his stead James Churchman Of Nevada. Thus mat
tsrs stood the day of election. The election re-
but it is generally understood that Messrs Denver and
Herbert the nominees Of the Anti Eectonst convention
sSsy ss sscea 20 far a beard sm
ysent this morning. that Bowie, one Of the whg can
digates would BE- elected By very smal maiGrit, The
Of the State emphatic and decided In the muucipal
elections matters took quite different turn just previ
to the organization of the Know Nothpgs all the
State expected that their influence would be
ons were realized but in San Francisco they carried eli
before them electionist city and county 1entens
met and nominated members for the Legislature and city
and county officers The anti did likewise but
another split here took place. and the seceders organized
th avention and put in nomination kind of bybrd
ticket composed Of the othcr two The wings held their
convention and formed ticket The association known
as the Cuidacos put forward another List Of for
Themselves Ihe People hung out another banner The
Know Nothipgs nominated ticket Of their own, but Il
having subsequently, transpired that their nominee for
the Mayoralty Mr.. Luoieu Hermann, estimable eti
zen and well known In the community. was Roman
Catholic they repudated the first ticket and nominated
Nothing tickets There was, lastly, Know Something
ticket. During the election in this city the most in
Sr5ery saa ballot sns Wsrs r
fights tot place, and several persons were wounded
Attempts were made to destroy ballot boxes in some
great that the most serious consequences sp
pretended suspicion Of foul play directed in par
ticular to tho First ward in this city The ynchins Of
all the parties connecsed with the election in this To-
cay Was freely discussed and to protect themselves
canncns were got out, planted at the corners Of the
streets and loaded with deadly charges Of pieces Of
iron, pals and every thing that came to hand. The
gloom which hung over the city gradually disappeared,
triumph having elected their entire ticket consist.
ing Of Mayor, (S r. Webbl, Comptroller, City Treasurer,
s.s 81 Sy b asss &.
TRAITOR and both boards of the Common Council, With
the Alderman end Assistant Alderman Of the First
ward. new election win probably be ordered 10 this
for .n s
purely Know Nothing and were other ticket The
other nominations conseting Of Comptroller, Judge of
were all the democratic tickets also, and tho nomina
tons for Tax Collector. City Marshal City Attorney and
the exceptions mentioned above, the members of the
Common Council elect Know Nothings, asd also
The next legislature viii be constituted as follows
whiss.................3 "a Election democrats . IL
Anti election democrats. "a
SENATE
ANTI election dsmoci ats. 10 ~ N''e'- =
[rrcm the San Francisco Transcript Sept 15.l
RESULT OF THE ELECTION.
The election, which held in this State the 9th
instant resulted in the triumph of the true democracy
tho wings and the slectionists NJ Latham, who
democrats against Bis wishes, withdrew Immediately
upon his return from washiuston, and Mr.. Church
man. OF Nevada, Was named BY the Bogus Central Com
democratic nominees, it will bs by tho follow
ing returns, elected by upwards Of cne thousand
joIy the whg candidatss In many Of the counties
the returns partis! and unofficial but are very
nearly correct The counties Of Fan Diego. stat slaus
are the only ones from vheh we have no re-
turns Beard, the whg candidate for Clerk Of the Su
prtme Court, leads Lesks the regular democratic nom
me- about thousand votes and 10 probably elected
1he counties to be heard from are democratic. The
Know Nothings, who made up their tickets mainly BY
selections from the democratic and wbig tickets, have
succeeded in electiDg their In San Francisco and
Nevada counties-the only two in which they seem to
merly Of Salon Bass taken up by them for Mayor
Of this city independent Of any other nomination and
beat the Former Mayor. G. X. Garrison by upwards Of
democrats and whgs the Assembly forty six demo.
crats and thirty three whlgssan LEGO TO hear FROM
IemoerAtic majority joint ballot, thirty two
IRON the San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 1el
THE ELECTION.
The general election was held on tn 9th inst For
Congress there three tickets in the aeId Trode
rick and anti Broderck demccrats and wings. The
turns from half dozen counties yet to be received
but enough known TO establish the election Of j. W.
Denver and P. 7. Herbert anti Broderick democrats
The anti Broderick ticket has 80 far COO voter the
vhg ticket about o0O and the Broderick ticket about
0O0 II is doubtful whether Beard the wing candidate
for Clerk Of the Scpreme Court, or Lsskc his anti Bro
derrick opponent, IL elected
In the Legislature, so far as known, there arc 20
democratic to why Senator's and f6 democrats TO 35
wings in the Assembly But 1t very uncer tain wfe
ther the democrats will be able to unite any cand
date for the United States Senate.
In San anciaco the Know Nothiugs carried every
thing before them They elected, as their condi
cate for Mayor, y p Webb. formerly Mayor CT Salem
Mass. by majority Of $50 his highest opponent
On ticket with twenty seven names, the Know No
things selected twenty from the nominees OF the Whs
and Anti Broderick Conventions, and werc tn,
mine of th Know Nothngs only. They elected al
al of