New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-09-09
CdLJFOPNIA ELECTIONS.


Themselves Democrats, though many of them
| had been Wings in the Slave States whence
they migrated. IL 1856, tle Democrats from
Northern States, Who had for years submitted
with i'll grace to this Southern rule, were SO
| skillfully organized and so encrgetlcaly
led by David c. Brodolick, graduate
! from Tammauy Hall, that they achieved
the control of the party machinery and
chose Brodcricl1 U. $. Senator; but an
! other seat falling vacant Just then, Brodenck
was induced TO assent TO VIM. NJ OWNS cleo
| ton thereto, under promise that Gwin would
defer to him in regard to all Federal appoint
mcnts. This promise was made to DC proheh'
! and was broken. as might have been foreseeh'
| Under Buchanan, tho Chivalry," led by Gwin'
| had their own way at the White House anu
when Brodclick made fight they read HIM out
Of tho partv. broke him down, and one of them
CHALLENGED and shot him. In his death, the
| Northern Democracy were temporarily oblit-
| Grated
The Lccompton struggle renewed their vital
ity; but Gwin still ruled the party, and headed
an anti Douglas delegation at the Charleston
Convention. Douglas being nominated, how
ever. The NOrtheIners rallied. aud, under the
prestige of regular nominations" beat the
Chivary" in the Presidential vote of 1860.
When the tocsin of Rebellion was sounded,
the Chivaly openly took the side of the Re-
belIion, hoping to secure at least the neu-
trality Of the Pacific slope, if not its actual
adhesion to the COnfedemcy. Failing IN this,
through pretty general rally of the Doug
Iasites to the Union standard, many of them
Including Judge Terry, the slayer of Brod-
erck, Gen. Albert Sidney johnson, who was
killed at Shiloh and Philemon i. Herbert, ex
NJ. c. made their way over to the Confederacy,
and did good service in its ranks. But every
such fitting helped the Union cause in Cali
! fornia, while the eloquencc and zeal OF the
Rev r. Starr King, who had just migrated to
that state, powerfully aided to bring many
| Douglas Democrats into its support Thus an
! invincibe party WIS gradually consolidated.
| which, for the last two or three years, has ruled
| the State by 1900 to 10000 majority.
In 1864 L. 5. Senator was chosen 20 re-
place cx-GOY. Latham, "Chiyalry' man,
though bora in Ohio. Mcssrs. i. q. Phelps
and A. A. Sargent, Representatives in Con
grcse, were long the leading candidates, with
nearly equal strength but the rivalry between
them was so keen that the choice ultimately
been a BrodcIicl and Douglas Democrat, and
is "a citizen of marked integrity, ability, and
worth but who seems to Labor under a chronic
inability to regard those who are not his per
sonal adIcients as incapable of stealing what
ever they can lay their hands on His col
league being a Democrat and the victim of an
unfortunate habit, Mr. ConneSs was thus CON
stituted power in California politics. aud his
sway has raised up host OF implacablc enc
mics, resolved at all events to defeat his re-
election by the Legislature TO be chosen in 1867.
At the Union State Convention Of this year,
the friends of CoDncss were barely successful
his enemies say, by foul means They charge
that the CONFESS men elected their delegates
from the great counties of San Fran
cisco and Sacramento by stufng the boxes
with Democratic votes. They charge that
George e. GOrham whom the CONFESS men
nominated for Governor, was lobbyist, and
had repeatedly been engaged in legislative jobs
TO enrich individuals at the expense OF the
public. We do not know that these charges
were true but they have certainly proved eff
fective. Gorham is beaten us any Conncssman
would probably have been; the boilers setting
up man of straw, but casting their votes di-
candidate, who is a leading lawyer in San Fan
cisco and an uneXceptionabe citizen. The fact
that Haight was an early and prominent Re
publican for some years Chairman of the Re-
publican State Committee, was made to tell in
his favor, though, if he does not prove Bit
terer and more venOmous COpperhead than any
original, consistent Democrat, he will prove
that there is no rule without its exceptions.
! OF course, the bOlters-whO control the Asso
ciated Press dispatches, as they controlled an
the leading California journals--say that, if
Bdwell had been nominated for Governor, IA.
would have been elected by 10000 majority.
SO he might have been prorided the Conness
men had supported him rs the anti Conness
men failed to support Gorham. On this point
all is guess work and speculation.
A Judicial Election is to be held next month";
when an effort is promised to retrieve the dis.
astef of last week; we shall see with what
success. A great party, long excluded from
power, is not apt to be defeated in the first
flush Of an overwhelming victory, which its
opponents have, by quaueling, thrown into its
hands and the patronage of the newly chosen
Governor, State Officers, Legislature, San Fran
cisco municipality, &c, &c. will stimulate the
Democrats to do their utmost. The probability
is that the Union party cannot be rallied and
reorganized until the Presidential canvass next
year.
The following is the aggregate vote of the |
State at the most important elections: |
lSJ4' seott.''...SW7 Pierce....iO6g6 Hae..... 100
1891 n JohnsonK NJ. osg Bgler D,n.........4911
lS.6' Fremont. 2o6 Buehsn,p.. .511 Fillmore lss
ISoo' lincoln Douglss....J 1916 BrecLrge ~ IJf
1901 STANFORD SOS Ceoness...1Osa Mcconnell % $50
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