Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-15
The Democratic Committees.


The action of the Committees throughout
the different counties indicates an absolute
triumph for Douglas in the coming election.
In Sacramento, one half Of the COMMITTEE
was for Douglas. In Amador, the whole. In
Yuba two out of three, two members being
out Of the State In Sutter, the majority.
In Marin, the majority. In Santa Clara, the
whole. In El Dorado, third. And SO the
proportion goes throughout the State. II
these Douglas Committeeman carry one haIf
the votes Of their party with them, Douglas,
will have a majority Of at least twenty thou
sand in the State. If they carry fourth
only, and they certainly will do much more,
even then the Douglas ticket will have a ma
ioritv of ten thousand. The calculation is
easily made These members of the Com
mittees were appointed by the strict Admin
istration party, and placed in that position
because of their positive Administration prin-
ciples and preudices. Men of no other char
acter were trusted upon these Committees at
all Consequently, it is very clear that these
members must represent the feeling and sen
timeut of the Administration party in what
they now do. They must naturally lead with
them such proportion of the masses as they
they themselves constitute in the Committee.
Now, suppose that that they lead with them
one half of the masses who voted for Latham.
The whole vote polled for Latham was 6l,-
455. The Anti-Lecompton Democratic vote
was 3l,302. Take from 81 ,455 one half and
it leaves 3O,727 Add this to 81, 1902 and it
makes ~ ,O29, or a clear majority of over
thirty thousand for Douglas. Reduce this
majority by supposing that the Committee
men who have declared for Douglas will only
carry one. fourth of their party, and you still
have a majority for Douglas of over ten
thousand.
We confess we have not the comprehen-
sion to see how in the face of these facts, the
Breckenridge men can have any heart at al
in the present contest. Their case is despe
rate, and they must see IT,
Our calculation is made upon the basis that
the anti-Lecompton vote for Governor in
1859 will be given in very nearly its full
strength for Douglas this year. But the Sac
ramento Bee, which barring its Republican
leaninss, is shrewd calculator of politica
chances, foots up the thing a little differently
imagining that the late ant-Lecompton vot,
was made up Of a considerable proportion Q
Republicans who would now go for Lincoln
Granting this for the mere sake of maxim.
all sorts of allowances against our figures
and still the calculation foots up largely 70
the Douglas side. The Bee says:
The vote last year stood, Latham, (Adm.,
. 6l,455; Currey, (Anh) 1902 Stanford
(R") l0,l39. Now we are assured that NOR
than half the Administration committeenel
throughout the State are for Douglas-bu
say that only two and half out of six ar
(and that is much below the mark) W.
will have, on this basis, 2550O of Latham
vote for the Douglas men, leaving Breckin
ridge with $4,000. Say ten thousand o
Cnrrey votes were Republicans, the Doug
lasites have 81 900 to begin on, and 25,50C
to add, making a total of 46, 500 votes; and
give the ten thousand Republican votes cast
for Currey to Lincoln, with Stanford's ter
thousand added, and ten thousand additiona
which they will pick up, making thirty
thousand in all, and we will have total vot,
of 800 in the State. But Bell and Ey
erett are TO have say ten thousand votes, anC
where are they to come from ? We thinl
the State ought to cast 10000 votes at tn,
coming election, and in this number there
would be 1900 for the Union ticket withou
drawing from the figures of either the othel
parties. But if the whole vote shall be IL g.,
500 and the Union men must have ten thou
sand, which of the other three will lose most
Not the Douglas men, for, as matters now
stand, it is the desire Of the Union men tc
give the State to Douglas rather than to
Breckinridge or Lincoln, so as to throw the
election into the House, and, if possible, into
the Senate. And even if they were all taken
from Douglas he can spare them, and still be
pretty nearly sure of an election upon the
very basis some of the Breckinridge men rely
for the success of their own man. Bets are
now being offered that Lincoln will beat
Breckenridge in California, and if things 90
on as they are doing, we shall not be sur
/ prised If this shall be so.