The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-15
CALIFORNIA POLITICS.

We have watched the working OF the plot IN this
State against the administration and democratic or
ganization with no little interest. Messrs. Broderick
and McKibbin had chosen to signaze their entrance
into Congress by studied neglect Of the business of
their constituents and elaborate attacks upon the
party to whom they owed their elevation Like
Mr.. Douglas, they had not affected any squeamish
ness on the subject of an alliance with the backre
publicans. On the contrary, they appeared to felc
tate themselves as much upon this unworthy in
rgue as if it were some notable act of virtue. Not
only did they vote with them on all occasions in
volving the slavery question in any form, but on
every other question where hate thought it possible
to inhict stab upon the administration Even on
the cardinal feature Of the protective policy the
name of MIR. Broderick is found recorded with those
of Wilson and Seward. Such was his democracy,
and SUCH too, we suspect, would have been the de-
mocracy Of Mr. McKibbin had the same question
arisen in the House of Representatives and had he
by accident some strange punctualiity IN attend
ance, been present to vote upon it.
Ere these worthless left us for the Pacific coast
fend their disobedence to the positive instructions
of the California legislature, it was well understood
that they were to contest the possession of the demo-
cratic State convention shortly to be held and that
in event of they would use it as an engine
against the President and to denounce the Kansas
Conference BILL 1t was further understood and pre-
dicted that their programme was, like that of their
Douglas brethren on this side of the continent when
ever they were beaten in the primary election of a
county, to bolt, organize separate convention, and
send on contestng and rival delegates. If in spite
Of all this the convention could not be secured to
the purposes of faction, none who knew the ante
cedents of these leaders and the servity of their
followers could doubt that to the bitter end the game
of schism would be played out. No one could sus-
derncss for the integrity and success of the demo-
cratic party though with it they everything and
without it were nothing.
These predictions have been fully confirmed by
events. In San Francisco county, heretofore deemed
Mr.. Brodericks stronghold, he has been beaten on
fair trial of strength, two to one. Yet rival set of
delegates were gotten up by his dictaon. In Alame-
da, Nevada, and Ell Dorado counties, the same game
was played and rival delegates gotten up after dis
graceful defeat of his followers. In every instance,
however they had been previously routed at the polls
Out of convention, composed of 324 delegates, Mr..
Broderick, despite the. aid of his lieutenant Nc
Kibbin, managed to secure only some forty or fifty
bogus delegates, who claimed, but had no shadow of
right to seats, Granting him, however all of these,
he was still in woful minority What was he to
do? If he went into convention and even obtained
the seats thus fraudulenty contested he was beaten
nevertheless more than two to one by the national
democracy. These Douglas factionists accordingly
determined to keep out of the regular convention.
They spurned the idea of regularity, called con-
vention at separate place, got together about a
hundred regular and bogus delegates in ALL and pro-
ceeded to make crisp nominations of their own.
Among them are Curry for supreme court Judge,
and Dudley and McKibbin for Congress Curry is an
ex-know-nothing Dudley weak vessel of the
democracy, who, afflicted with ungratifed desire
for Congress- has betaken himself to the isms and
McKibbin, whom we know already.
The black-republican convention was held about
the same time and at the same place. They passed
resolutions similar to those of the boilers conven-
ton, and among them two, especially compliment
ing the course of Messrs. Broderick and McKibbin
as manly, courageous, and just" thanking them for
their opposition to the administration" They pro
ceeded to nominate Curry for Judge and McKibbin
and Tracy for Congress. The unfortunate Dudley,
nominated by the boilers, being rather neophyte
in black-republicanism, was not considered sufli-
GENTLY dusky in his political hue to be associated
with the Hon. Mr.. McKibbin and they have there
fore given the lattcr for comrade Mr. +. r. Tracy,
noted Fremonter, and specially distinguished by
his defamation of southern character in the last pres
identia election
The fusion is thus pretty well completed in Cali
forna. Broderick and McKibbin warmly on
dorsed by the blackrcpubcans, and the latter nomi-
mated for Congress by them. In the course OF time
Mr. Frederick may receive his reward The story
has its moral and is applicable to other States be-
sides California. It shows the tendencies and aims
Of Dougassm, and foreshadows the future course
Of Douglas, the leader. 1t is in admirable keeping