The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-29
Our SAN Francisco Correspondence.

SAN IRlSusoo, sept. d, 1s5S
The Slate Eleetions-Tiumph Of tie Democracy DE-.
The annual State election took place 1st instant
and resulted in the choice Of Joseph G. Baldwin for Judge
Of the Supreme Court and A. X Mlhony for state Comp
oIier. The majority in favor Of both these gentlemen
will be small not reaching 5,ooo-perhaps about 5000
Mr. Baldwin, upon whose election tho chief fight was
made, received the nomination of the Democratic con.
vcnton that passed resolutions endorsing the aimnisa
ton Of Mr.. Buchanan Mr.. Curry, his opponent, the
candidate OF that section Of the democracy o California
who approve of the pursued by Mr. Broderc and
OF the republicans The returns though not all received
will probably show these lgurcs-Badwn, IS 900 Cur
ry, IS ooo IL Is proper state that the democratic par
y strictly avoided any reference to Kansas; and the
state Convention. in laying down its platform likewise
declined saying word 10 condemnation Of Brcdcrick
But Mr.. Broderick not willing 70 accept the olive
branch, and he proceeded organise convention con
sistng Of about sixty delegates Of three hundred re-
gulary elected aud others who opposed the Lccompon
constitution, hut who nevertheless had always
been democrats. II -, Of course, understood that
Mr. Bsoderiek did net appear before the public as
the prime mover IN the business, but he Saoamen
to and in constant communication with his friends who
formed the Convention and BY their actions endorsed his
conduct and the expressed by him In tho senate
The ticket put forward By the friends os Mr. Brodcrck
has been defeated by about the majority above stated
Mr. Frederick made tho issue with tho administration
though the friends of the latter did all in their power to
avoid causing division. and Sec he received tho
entire republican vote su hc has been werstcd in the
light, The democratic convention did not make any nor
nations for Congress consequence of the legislature at
It's last session posiponng the election until 1859 fshe
present members elected In 1850 Tor several causes
unnecessary g. mentol. The antIecompt0n Convention
and republicans both nominated Congrcssmcn-Mr 10
sphC MKOben being the candidate u each of these par
n. v. no al her fsr
Congress on the republican ticket. Mr. W. = Dudley the
anti.leoompiou nomuee, y undoubtedly elected over
Tracy Ibe contest as to Congrcgnen course be-
tween thc two latter gentcrlcn This result shows that
the antiIecompton democrats, Rroicrick mcn cut.
nnmb,r the rcpableans " this state, though they arc
cs- combined than The democrats who adhere 70 tho ad
mnlstntiun.
TIE election IN San Francisco passed with the ut
most quiet There two democratic tickets on the
same grounds the split occurred IN the State Convcn.
ton There was also republican ticket and fof local
Offices set of candidates ur by what called the peo.
Pies party-the latter being relic or enctoss,r Of the
Vigilance Committee The republicans voted for pco.
pies nominations county officers they receiving IN r
support for their legislative nonlnpes This coalition
which has existed since 1856 brougn abou the same r..
suit as herctooresucccss, with iew exceptions Scvc.
raj democrats have been elected In this county and had
the divisions nat taken place ia the party the last rem
nant u tho Vigilance notions would have becn wiped out
The next Legislature will contain about twouy i've anti
Lccumpton democrats and ten republicans.
The falling oil IN the vote of the State worthy &C re-
mark The Fraser river gold fever has brought
10 20ooo less than last year In san Francisco the
tss u about 1000 The ah-ercss are for the most par
democrats which would no, have changed ,hc relative
nature Of the result probahc they would be
nearly equally divided.
The city or San francisco on sr $500 the entire mum
Der Of votes pollcd, majority u 250o Tor Curry
while IN some counties the latter 81 600 votes vii
not receive twenty.
nvkb nhTwEEN SEssRs. ". :. FxHcVsos AND eFo
PENN JOHNSTON.
A duel, remarkable IN many respects took place on
the 2st August Angel Island The Bsy of San Fran.
CISCO between George Penn Johnston rerk Of The United
states Circuit Court and editor the ya1aaf ami WIN
J. Ferguson, State Senator IRON Sacramento county
Ferguson took ground, months ago against The Kansas
policy ot The administration aud more than ono occ,
sion, in public addresses, proved himself t bc an abe
orator and skilled in the of augmentation Hc h
known the state much BY certain ccccntrices
all his own, as, by an ndomtabe perseverance and
energy that has brought him 10 the senate over the
greatest combinations effected solely 10 procure his de.
Feat Johnston s ardctt supporter OF Mr. buchanan
and In the columns Of the National which has taken the
place ol the Globe exhibits vigorous but coarse stylc of
writing His forte s pitching in 10 Mr.. Broicrici.
Ferguson personal and of course political lticud of
Mr. Frederick
Ferguson visit 80 this csy, and me, Johnston
accidentally about midnight at the Bunk Exchange T1a
parties had been on friendly terms and the conversation
naturally turned political Affairs However neither
ignorant Of the tact that they differed widely on the
kansas question. Il was Wen understood they intended