Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-08-15
California Politics.

The situation in the State Of Calfor-
MIA in regard to politics, is cery oDcour-
aging Three candidates are in the field
for Governor--two Republican, and one
Democratic There is also great dissats-
faction concerning several other nomina-
tons on the Republican State ticket
The Radicals are in terrible wrangle
about Gorham and Bidwell, and Parks
and McCallum. This Gisaifection reach.
es to the nominations in the counties to
their candidates for Sheriff, Auditor &c,
who are compelled to stand by Bidwell
or by Gorham. The radicals papers are
continually asserting that Biiwell has
Withdrawn, but as yet we have seen no
authority on that head. We notice that
the "Great Union" still claims and urges
that Bidwel must run, that the Chico
Courant, the Generals home organ, sup
ports the substituted nominees. These
papers it is evident prefer the election of
any one before Gorham the lobbyist.
His doom is sealed. He is fair demon
stration of the fact that party can, des-
pite its discipline and cohesion, put on
its ticket persons for whom even radicals
will not vote. On the other hand the De-
mocracy in California, are at this time a
unit, with neither disaffection nor strug-
Cling in its ranks. The State ticket
headed by Haight is in every respect
an able and popular one. The enemy is
demoralized fighting among themselves
over the great interests Of the State, that
overthe spoils and emoluments Of Office.
The prospect is fair one. Gorham as
the regular nominee will make the race.
and Bidwell as the candidate of the poo
pie must whether he will or not /; an anon
alous position certainly and for occu.
plying which he deserves to be beaten.
An honest man would either decline or
accept definitely. Gorham staggering
under the disgusting load of Chinese and
Negro suffrage, is handicapped for more
than be can possibly carry and win
Haight will beat either one Of them.
The Union fixes the vote Of the State at
100000; Of these it says Gorham will
get $4,000, Haight 81, 800, and Bidwell
the remainder, or the same with Haight.
Now the vote for Mcclellan amounted to
upwards Of 5000, and it is not at all
probable that the Democratic strength
has fallen away since, but it has ratier
increased. With these figures it is clear
that Haight would have a fair show even
if the radicals we're united on either
Go7ham or Bidwell The chances are
that Haight will receive $4,000 votes.
The Democracy of California then have
many good and substantial foreshadow-
ings as to the result in September next.
And if Democrats do their duty-if they
detect and ventilate all such acts as the
the attempted Registry fraud in Sacra.
mento by Johnson-if they keep steadily
and untiringly before the people a true
account of the bank and railroad swindles
of Gorham-of the hideous corruption
and nefarious intentions that so obvious
ly protrude themselves in Mr.. Conness,
Gorham and their rabid horde; they will
have the satisfaction of administering a
signal defeat to party who in its short
lived enjoyment of power has shown it.
self to be thousand fold more venal
than it ever charged its Democratic pre-
decessor to be during six decades Of po-
litical success.
Ba-We see that Bidwell has at last
defined his position and declined to run.
Caleb T. Fay is the substitute, put on we
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