The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-10-18
ELECTION NEWS.
California Election--Fun Details--Great
Victory


following statements:
The late Election was probably the
most exciting that overlook place in Cal.
~ifornia, and in San Francisco in particu.
lar the excitement reached to an alarm,
ing hight, and the most serious eonse-
quences were apprehended. In a resume
OF the political history OF California, il
will be necessary to remind our Eastern
friends that California has always beer
a Democratic State. In the last legis
@lature the Wings were in such a misera.
bic minority as scarcely to deserve 40.
tice. The Democrats had an overwhelm-
lug majority. at the last session of the
Legislature one section of the Democra.
cy repeatedly attempted to bring on the
election of a United States Senator tc
fill a vacancy that will not occur till
March, 1855, and the duties of which of
flee Will not commence till the following
December. They were on every occa-
sion defeated. Day by day the split
III the party became wider and wider,
till at length two distinct factions began
to be formed, and one was designated
as the Electionist and the other as the
Anti-Electionist party. The fight was
continued TO the State convention, when
a formal split took place, which resulted
in the nomination of two Democratic
tickets. The Electionists re-nominated
our late Representatives in the National
Congress, and the Anti Electionists
Messrs. Denver and Herbert. The
Wings, confident of success, nominated
Messrs. Bowie and Benham. On the eve
of the election Mr.. Latham arrived from
Washington, and having been made &C
quainted with the position of affairs,
withdrew hisname, and the Elcctionists
nominatedin his stead James Churchman
of Nevada. Thus matters stood ID the
day of the election.
The election returns havenot yet come
in from all parts of the State, but it is
generally understood that Messrs. Den
yer and Herbert, the nominees of the
Anti Electionist Convention are elected
beyond contingency. So far as heard
from they are considerably ahead. A
rumor was, however, prevalent this
morning, that Mr.. Bowie, one of the
Wing candidates, would be elected by
a very small majority. The rebuke re-
ceived by the Electionists, however, in
all parts of the State was emphatic and
decided. In the Municipal Election
matters took quite a different turn
Just previous to the election, rumors
were circulated with reference to the or
ganization of the Know Nothings all over
the State, and it was expected that
their influence would be felt to some ex-
font T1hrnnOhAuf fha Cf,&o 8Jozoo -
pectatiors were realized, but in San Fran
cisco they carried all before them. The
Electionist City and Country Conven-
tions met and nominated members for
the Legislature and county officers =
The Anti Electionists did likewise, but
another split here took place, and the
Seceders organized a third Convention
and put in nomination a kind of hybrid
ticket, composed of the other two, The
Wings held their Convention and form
ed a ticket. The association known as
the Cubiados put forward another list o.
names for the suffragcs of the people.
Certain individuals calling themselves
1.-THE People," hung out another ban
ner. The Know Nothings nomina-
ted a ticket of their own, but it having
subsequently t%ranspired that their NOM
inee for the Meyorality, Mr.. bLucien
Hermann, an estimable citizen and well
known in the community, was a Roman
Catholic, they repudiated the first ticket
and nominated another. So there were
to a certain degree, two Know Nothing
tickets. There was, lastly, a Know
Something ticket. During the election
in this city, the most intense excitement
prevailed. Rumors of corruption, brib-
cry and ballot-box stufing, were-rife.-
Several fights took place, and several
persons were wounded. Attempts were
made to destroy the ballot-boxes in some
of the wards and the popular indigna-
tian became so great that the most Sc
rious consequences were apprehended.-
Suspicion of foul play was directed in
particular to the First Ward in this
city. The lynching of all the parties
connected with the election in this local.
ity was freely discussed, and to protect
themselves n were got out, plan
ted at the corners of streets, and loaded
with deadly charges of pieces of iron,
%uailes, and everything that came to hand
The gloom which hung over the city
gradually DISAPPEARED. The returns
came in, and the Know Nothings achiev-
ed a triumph, having elected their entire
ticket.
The next Legislature will de consti
tuted as follows: Assembly-Whigs
"A; Anti Election Democrats, "a
Election Democrats, IL. Senate
Wings, 7; Anti Election Democrats
%; Election Democrats, Is.