New-York tribune., 1867-08-30
POLITICAL.
CALIFORNIA.

CALIFORNIA.
The annual election in this State will be held
on the 4th Of September for Governor and otel 9a'e
officers Legislature and local officers Before the Union
Convention met It was supposed that John Bld"en' hep
TesCnative in the last Congress would be nominated al
most without opposition. II turned out, however that
George C. Gorham secured the place by means IL is Iee
ly charged not exactly proper even in nominating ION
vention. The Francisco BulefiR The SHciaahento
fatty bOtrd the ground that GOrham was an unscr,c ~
guous Lobbyist. and had endeayorGd 10 e, @ % State
Legislature two schemes that Would nave Pe P ioamd
many millions III debt These schemes were te 1o 'i m
matter, in which an effort was hago g tbc
courts, and put 100000 worth of public lands rl
into the hands Of private parties and the NcSe,m lm e
deayored to procure subsidies to the extent OF fDVV ~
reporter san Francisco paper tihe Attd was hl'l
the United states Circu't Court His COMPETITOR inc
Hon John BdWen Is well known by his course III Con-
prege Il hartman OF Committee on Agriculture dhu
member o the Pacific Railroad Committed. and cspec
Tally famed being the weahest agricutmlSt III the
There were other men put upon the Gorham ticket: TO
which strong objections were urged ny me bdNeu , SUI
VIM. H. Parks for Secretary Of state ana JOSIAH hoNeu
for Controller. are charged with abusing h'lr s
members Of the state Central Committee to so bpotoh
the Convention and manipulate It's earlier POceeIihEs
that GOrlam won by fraudulent ana lhengeI hlgTLuy
and Mr. Mccarthy of The SIN francisco ttdg candidate
office"
soon after these nominations the Bdwellparty against
his protcst got up convention and nominated him Tor
Governor. lie promptly declined, whereupOn lheE Put
mp Mr.. Caleb Fay, prosperous merchant OF san ran %
CISCO who has never held any notable public ohce Inc
opposition 10 Gorham and those named WIN DIN u
persistent and bitter and it is not improbable @ tnat
enough votes will be drawn away from him TO- elect
Henry II. Haigt the Democratic nominee. Mr. IlMghtt
Is young awyerofSdn Francisco son OF the late nitcu
States Judge. Fletcher M Haight ana has already won
the distinction Of "the James r. Brady OF the California
sonal reputation. and is decidedly popular tit.
Upon national questions, both wings oI the kel eluD'Hn ~
party are pronounccdly Radical MI Goham POM pynt1 tho m
speeches aud newspaper articles sary ul,co' ~ a' . &
tTcachcry of Andrew johnson and denouncing ms nol
icy Senator C3nness IS one o le @
(o Radicals, and his public record aS neen c9StcH,.
member of the first Congress the William Highly
"A member Of the last two Congresses; ana Chahcelor
Harrison, man and Radical There was an % lhue
pendent candidate in the lila District hut he mas WIN
drawn ana the regular Union nominees are expected 10
come GoIham The full tickets to be voted for are rs
I5HS lar Republican. Democrats Sl7rt mir Rpal!rr'a
FOL. GOVERNOR.
Geo. C. Gorham. Henry n. Haght, Caleb T Fay.
John p. Jones' William Holden John F. Jones.
FOR sECRETNRl ui STATE.
William HParkcs, II. /. Nichols. B L. NchcI-"h
1o.,, Howell ES5elt FSE fPNIaGllr" Mai william Jones.
.RomualdoTachcco.An Antonio Corouc RomualdoPacheco
FOR srEyLloEGtNLHAI ,
Charles 7. Reed, John W. Bost, Charles l. Reed.
TOE ATTORNEY -oENERA N - go ,,,
J. q. Mccullough, Joseph Hamilton j IT, MctullouSH
IIARBOR COHhlsslONLE.
FoR CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT.
J.. c. Waite, George Scckc, l. g. Waite.
FOR STATE PRINTER.
d. O. Mccarthy. DmI w. GeVicks, h. G. Jcieris.
EOR CONGHE>s.
First DSiFtc.
PTim'y c. Phelps &. y. Axtcll. fTimy G.. Phelps
second district
.Willam IIirly James W. Coaroth, william nighy.
Third district
ChauClOr Harrison. James y johnson, tharc oi dllso
For The October Judicial EloctionI
TOR JUSTICE OF TIE sCrEEWE COURT.
John Currcy Royal 7. SpmgUc. John tuncy.
por ~TI'IEfNTi NiliNT OF ~ RII. IN~IRICTIpN.
John SWEET, o. L. Fitzgerald, John SWEET
For reelection fErN G.. .--
At the Presidential election n 1901 the stat" cast lo'I5
votes Lincoln having 1929 majority At the Last ecC-
ton for Governor l-6 the total was lo32, Frederick
Il. Low beating James g.. DOwncy by 1872 majority.
The local Union papers estimate that ihr Union vote Tor
both GoIhlm and Fay Will reach 62'uo AMI that Tor
Iiigt about 90 -CU, leaving 2jnO Union majority The
chief Of interest f.. Of course, ua Governor ana III
Is not U Yg,sibc that the Democratic nominee may sip
i'm for 1rccycars lease of office. But BE- would bc al
most 30 crlcss. both brJn,ho ~ The Legislature are
largely Union, aud likely to remain 90 FOR ah indefinite
period.
SAN FRAECIsCO Aug. 29.-1hc Union jour
nal. Of tins city discuss The issue made between Con
Grant and the President, and sustain Grant The EHtSiH
calls hc course ~ the President suicidal public meet
ing was held last night at which the Presidents policy
was strongly denounced.