Weekly Trinity journal., 1867-09-21
Mem. on California Politicians.

There has been considerable talk in our town
during the week about the California election.
We footed up ''ten thousand majority
Monday, relying the Union press of Calfor-
MIA but it seems that got the figues credited
to the wrong candidate, and in that particular
alone were at fault. Every true Union man will
feel and express profound regret over the defeat,
and we hope it will be productive of such action
on the part of the Nevada Unonsts will re-
deem the great cause have at heart from jeo-
pardy in this State. AS we have elsewhere re-
marked the defeat of the whole Union State
ticket, Congressman and Legislators (majority,)
was anticipated by very few persons, if any, on
this Coast The affair is decidedly fresh, in its
totality
Henry II. IIaght will be the next Governor of
California Let us look at him again. Small in
stature, pleasant face, altogether modest
style"-quite unobtrusive and unpretcnding-
a gentleman, n scholar and Democrat. One
evening in the Summer of 1860, Mr. Haight was
at the office of Henry Love, (there was homo
genous gathering = Haight and Love- where
were assembled Captain Thomas Gray, John P.
Hale Wentworth, Gilbert A Grant, Delos Lake,
DR.. B. J. Smith and about score of q young
men - beside, and there and then was formed
the . San Francisco Young Mems Democratic
Republican Club" This was before Lincoln 5
nomination. The youthful Captain (Grayl was
elected President of the organization. The con-
stitution and bylaws, which we presume are
still in the possession of Capt. Gray, Will show
/ that the Club named was Radical one-for
those days. And do not hesitate TO say
what we know to be the fact, that that Club did
more to aid in carrying California for Lincoln
than did any similar organization. 1t did not
make so much - demonstration Us the Wide
Awakes and the Central Republican Club, but ii
q mate votes." 1t circulated three times the
number of documents distributed by the State
Committee, procured the printing and circula-
tion of several California speeches, and held
several very effective outdoor meetings.
The most liberal contributor to the funds of
this Club II. II. Haght, and rustler -
Captain Gray mas not his equal on this Coast
Haight and Gray old St. Louis Tom Ben
tonites, and Benton said of Gray &c If you had
remained in St. Louis should not have been
beaten for the Senate, after thirty years service
in it," Haight and Gray knew how to pro-
gramme for votes. No nonsense about them
Gray went to Washington in 1861, was an appli-
cant for Collector of the Port of San Francisco ;
was actually appointed and then oycrsaughed,
through Horace Greeley influence in the favor
of blue-beied Vigilance Committee, Peoples
Party creature, named Rankin WAS appointed
when the war broke out, as Depot Commissary ;
the field in several battles, and received
high encomums from General Pope and others ;
was promoted to a Colonecy in his Department :;
was appointed Naval Officer of San Francisco ;
was ousted by Conness, whose mind had been
poisoned against Gray by slanderng
wretches.
lIaight left the Union party when the Emanci
patton Proclamation issued Gray sustained
that proclamation, but supported llaight on
anti-Coole and anti-Radical grounds We have
brought these two names together, as they are
politically connected, and because the most ef
ficient supporter of Ilaight was his old comrade
g the Captain" Gray concentrated the anti
Coolie sentiment in practical organizations, and
then managed to bring it solid, for Ilaight
whose nomnation he secured. Captain Gray is
the - old man behind the curtain, who fixed
all those things. As political planner and
manager, he has not his equal on this Coast. He
is knowing to points and ready and fertile in
expedients. Broderick, and Baker and Edmund
andolph--in the Lecompton mpnign-public-
ly announced that he was the Prince of political
strategists and, wthal. can honest man. =
/ Gold HM (Ner.) Nems.