The Placer herald., 1865-06-03
The San Francisco Flag Bolts from Con.
ness and Low. asacp

municipal election in that city, and accused
them Of selling out the regular Union party
of San Francisco to the Peoples organize.
ton. The following is the Flags article
containing the charges: g8 aiahs a1as.
"To go back little: 1t is remembered
that when the american Flag advocated Mr..
Billings nomination for Congress-, the Di-
rectory's convict newspaper 1.-THE Bulletin]
siaE thai N.Y. ysbs %s eh i5dSrs
court in Sacramento, and having been cou-
suited by the Directory, measures we're taken
to dispose Of Billings, who, it was supposed,
could not be managed by the Directory, and
substitute McRuer, who would be a conven
lent tool for that concern. Conness wanted
to "make" Low Senator, and thought be
could not complete the job without the San
Francisco Legislative delegation; he must
the efore surrender to the Directory and
senatorially eat dirt, after having been booted
all over San Francisco county by the Peo-
pies party organs. The trade was made,
and il then seemed that the Flags advocacy
of Mr.. Billings was trick, as had been
charged by the convict newspaper. We then
saw that Conness.had sold out to the Direc-
tory, including bis gubernator baggage,
and then began to despse an individual for
whom we had sacrificed much time and mo
ney, and on account Of which devotion we
had suffered much disadvantage when estab
fishing the Flag in San Francisco
Mr. Conness had promised the Directory
that if they would send Low delegation to
the Legislature, "HE would not make any
fight in the city electiou" Mr.. Conness
supposed that If lie didn't "make any fight"
nobody else would think of doing 50!
Thenceforward the Peoples party convict
newspaper ceased its backguardism Of Mr..
Conness, and the uninitiated public were
astonished at the reformation, some sup
posing that the main sush-d,rper had been
surrendered to the British Consul
Hence the immediate friends of Mr.. Con
ness were afraid to call County Convention,
in the usual manner, lest the party might
conclude to make flight" contrary to the
agreement entered into with the Directory
by Conness; such an untoward affair would
spoil Mr.. Lows Senatorial broth. So they
broke over the usual economy Of the Union
party, and constructed nominating concern
something like the Peoples: but wi,ha, got
a convention wnlcn couiu not ue manag ed
We disapproved that departure from the
usual policy of the Union party, but, not to
seem factious, did not make public disap
proval Of it.
Nert Step-The understanding between
the C.nness-Low traders and the Directory
was, that proposition was to be made to
the Peoples Committee, which they would
of course refuse; then the Union Convention
aoas TO adjourn without making any nominal
tons! Recolect that such motion apas made
in convention, but that body contained too
many unmanageable men, whom it was not
safe TO trust with the monentous secret
Moreover toe Flag had begun to "bowl' in
very embarrassing way; so no adj journ'
ment could be had
Nert Step: The traders got together and
determined to nominate the most objections
able persons who could decenty be found.
Foiled again; The Convention could not be
managed. Next, the underworking clique
got control Of the Executive Committee, who
therefore did nothing, and let things 60 by
default. The Flag advised the election of a
new County Committee, whose duty it would
be to conduct the canvass; but the clique
| opposed it, because the new Committee
would probably 90 into the canvass vigort
ously, and beat the Peoples Party! and that
would destroy Low! So the nomination Of
a new COMMITTEE was put off until afte,
eection-a thing wholly unprecedented, we
believe
Neat Step: An executive committee o.
five was appointed by the convention TO ac'
with five others from the County Committee
Meantime, the Convention had been dragged
along to within three days of the election
leaving no time to effect much against the
great activity Of the Directory. The Com
mittee did nothing of any consequence, fail
ing to have enough of tickets printed, SO
that more had to be ordered on election day.
The Flag urged mass meeting at Platt's
Hail. and in the several districts; but the
Committee failed to endorse the matter
Little or no money was collected and very
little effort was made to get any; and they
even sent US word that the extra copies of
the Flag and Dispatch circulated gratuitous-
ly, would not be paid for by the Committee.
We sent word back that the papers should
be printed and circulated at our expense;
and they were. 1t was plain enough to our
selves and others that certain persons in the
Committee didn't expect or desire the ticket to
be elected, and now observe aeG
R Gov Low came down three days be-
fore election, remaiped here all the time, and
did everything in, his power to aid the Di'
rectory. No very conspicuous friend oi
Conness and Low distinguished himself by
working eagerly for the Union ticket, while
many such were Industrious for the Opposi
ton. or aSuGti 3Et@A5NV &
Does not the foregoing make the matter
plain to the Union men Of this city, that
they have been shamefully and provokingly
sold out, in order to make an incapable and
personally insignificant man Senator Of the