New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-06
POLITICAL.
CALIFORNIA ELECTION.

CALIFORNIA ELECTION.
SAN Francisco, Sept 3.-There is unusual
delay in counting the vote in this city. The Indepen-
dents have elected seby, Mayor Hanna, County Clerk
Freeman, Fire Commissioners three Supervisors and
three School Directors The Democrats have elected
White Sheriff Higgins Recorder; Klopenburg, Treas
urer: Rosenheim, Assessors Byrne, DBtrict-At-
torney, and Marks, Harbor Commissioner The
Independents claim that they have broken the Ring
in the Board Of Supervisors destroyed the partisan
character Of the Police Department prevented the Fire
Department from becoming q political machine, and
pchieyed great victory The Democrats have carried
everything in Sacramento and Nevada Counties, which
were hitherto Republican.
PARsoN BRowNLow AND THE TENNESSEE ELEo-
TON.
Senator BrOwnlow in O letter to The RnoI-
Sie Wig in reply to article in HdrerS weekly says
When the Convention which assembled In NASHVILLE
NJ SegSea SaGe5 and the
Two Republican wore before be e eo Prom G @y
long and intmste knowledge Of the two candidates,
believed Gebter the better and said So giving the
SnSd R IS5 5S s claim that he is such
and shall Inset. not s ssf9e do Something to forfeit tSst
confidence which do not expect Personal Jealousy
had nothing 70 40 wn my v nS tbe
limo had when II was SAFE proper ana 70
restore the right Of the franchise TO those who had ost
son why judged, among which was the recent decls
the the leaders, and deemed 1t unfair after let
ting the leaders, by judicial decision TO Keep
RON But But then stated in my letter Of June a. the
opening Of the canvass how this should be done, VIZ
bV Constitutional Convention and ia COnShluaona1
yaner to consummate which would require Two YEAR
Sn all this was consistent with my former S SoIS vhsre
with the safety of the Republican party IN Ienhessee'
Tests Of the people Of my state Complaints against
tme for recommending the safe ana bIacUAOT racs
,from Republican parties in the North VINO
have been holding me up as syF@n IA 1 the Cover
NOr whose duty 1t was to enforce IT, l IS
message to Ghe 9nS t@e would srTVe when the dsa
Utilities skOuld be removed; and the mlstaAe any, was
summaries for doing It. For jumping N. question by I'M
properly manipulating the UI S 10 in ANU
manner NV Endorsement of Gov Sener has been purely
as RePu6ca9 candidate % Of be treasury
md the Postmaster General in the election ana he way
EeDfeSs Repubican vote would have been many thou
eands greater than was AS II ~ nus KepuDncan n2Ce
lis far TOO considerable to be overlooked and IN my uag
Jnsnt stated my last letter. ms election 10y
y Of the legal voters Of Tennessee is an 90
fact For the returning OF DemocTatc VI
rebel members the Legislature and for any 1hiaWi
anarchcal action they may take neneI h nor
6e that the General Assembly Sha REL use
liove and shall elect United States senator hostile 70
ihe Government and the Administration, my action IN
The premises will be determined by my G9nVGtonS VI
duty W. bho""Ao"'
We see it stated that Senator Grimes who Is
now in health and travelling Europe. has resigned his
Nestas L. s Senator from Iowa. His term of office as
senator expires on the 4th Of March, ISL
DEMOCRATIC UNION GLNERAL COMMITTEE.
The meeting on Saturday evening was well
attended and smith Ely, jr., presided lie was happy
TO be with them again, and glad to unite with the oppo
,,ents of Tammany Hail He had never known such
ururies of success as tins time Heretofore the Tam
many leaders have been content with the ordinary
punder of the public treasury but during the last year
fhcy have assaled great private interests NOhlhg Is
gfe Every mans property is in jeopardy; Tor, having
Jnntrol OF Courts nothing is secure from their
notion The Courts are becoming mere appenuaBes 70
Iaumany Hall, and II one of the Judges preserves ms
tpterty he is refused denomination during MS ate
four i'm Europe Mr. Ely had examined the municipal In
ittions of All the large cties and he had no hesitation
ln asserting that OF them possess the great
advantages OF New-York; but in no one OF them cOuu
ouch municipal government be sustained lnree oh'hs
without producing arey0utlon.
HentDg contestiDg the Chairman OF the Com
lnteo Contested Seats reported IN tavOrOI the
of the delegations headed by Messrs Keller Hugh Mitch.
ell and Fay. Mr. James Gibbons referred 10 tne SnorV
Tammany Hall is making 10 depOse the present CHAIR
man of the National Democratic Committee, that they
Tes0ufiop which, while il did not defend all the actions
ff Mr. Belmont, Etll, he thought, expressed the SEMI
tuens of the Democrauc MASSES 0I @ y cu,. IN. Chair
lnan,hp the National Democratic CSsaii'se o %iSn
he 362l votes behind bis associates Oh VIC Oewo
RsSirca That in I'll. opinion COmte. Mr. Tweed ha, no
qasG ton for ihe hgh position be seek anu E ~ p.noysey
Much enthusiasm prevailed during the reading OF the
resolution which was unanimously aoopteu' Inc ~ ~
Tive Committee will be named at the next meeting winch
Is to take place on the l4th inst.
AN INDEPENDENT woRKINGMEN's CANDIDATE.
Twenty men and boys assembled in Abingdon
square yesterday afternoon TO hear speech by EDWARD
alcouer himself as an independent hoTk
5ngneps candidate for Member Of Assembly from the
1Xth District.