The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-09-11
CALIFORNIA ELECTION.
Large Democratic Galiis-fioriiam's Eicc-
tiOn D0ubtfni-Legisimtiye Union Nh
j0rity Probably Lost.

SAN FRANcIsoo, September g.
Partial returns from less than halfthC
counties in the State, but including the
most populous, show large Democratic
gains everywhere. IIaight has from
two thousand to twenty-five hundred
majority in San Francisco. 1t is
doubtful if Gorham's majority in tht
interior will aggregate to overwhelm
this. OF the general Union there is
probably elected at least two Con
gressmen. The Democratic legislative
ticket in San Francisco and Sacrament
to is probably elected in great part,
1t is thought this defeats the re-elec-
ton of Senator Conness. 1t is uncer-
tain if the Union majority is retained
in the Legislature. If lost, Governor
Low is expected to call an extra session
Of the present Legislature to ratify the
Constitutional Amendment.
The total vote of San Francisco is
1885, about 5000 less than the reg
istercd vote. Some thousand Union
votes were lost through the apathy
resulting from disgust at abuses in the
party.
1t is impossible to give reliable es-
Inmates Of the general result.
SAN FRANCrsco, September S.
Further returns from the interior are
more favorable to liaight, and render
his election tolerably certain. Nothing
more is known oftlle fate of the gem
eral Union ticket, thought it is believ-
cd to be ahead.
Phelps, Union candidate for Con-
gresham in the San Francisco district,
is probably defeated. The Union
local tickets are generally ahead in
counties formerly Union, so far as
known. The vote for Fay, lndepen-
dent Union, is very small, but helped
the general ticket.
1t is the opinion of Union men that
if Bidwcll had,bcen nominated, instead
Of Gorham,t the State wonld, have gone
twenty thousand Union, and that the
partial defeat is altogether owing to
the disailection in the Union ranks.
A great effort will be made to consoli-
date the Union strength for victory at
the judicial election next month, but
the Democrats claim the State irres-
pective of Union disscnsions, although
they admit they could have done lit
tie against Bidwell.
SAN FRANcIsco, September s.
San Francisco gives IIaight q majority
of thirty-eight hundred and forty
eight. To the surprise of everybody,
every ward went Democratic. The
whole Democratic county and mnici-
pal ticket, except two Or three, is cleo
ted.
Returns from twcnty-six counties
show lIaight over five thousand ahead,
with scarcely possibility that Cor
ham can catch mp.
The Union press deny any political
significance in the result.
The Ercaing Bulletin, which oppos-
ed Gorham, says llaight's success is
due wholly to the determination of
the masses Of the Union party to re-
bullc al immoral system Of party
management, anl break down corrupt
combination schcme@ and demago-
gues, which threatened 10 ALLEVIATE hon
orablc public property wrongly and
impose extra burdens on tax payers
for the benefit of specutations.
LATER.-Fuller returns from the
most populous counties, including the
strongholds, continue to swell Haight's
majority, and make the Northern
Congrcssmen uncertain.-PWs. Ga
zcttc.
SAN Francisco, September r.
Iaight's majority in San Francisco
now stands over 1000. This might
have been overcome if the full vote
had not been prevented by apathy.
The same apathy prevailed in the in
terror. Nevada county, one of the
strongest Republican counties, polled
only $500 out of $500 registered,
giving lIaight IS majority. This is a
representative instance. Several small
counties are to-day reported for Cor
ham by majorities averaging less than
one hundred, but do not change the
result announced. Highly, Union, for
Congress is 700 ahead.