The Shasta courier., 1870-02-26
who is TO be the next Governor |!

As the session Of the Legislature is fast
drawing to close and as politicians are
hocking to the Capitol, to be in at the
grand scramble and rush of business of the
last few weeks of the session, good op-
portunity is afforded of ascertaning likes
and dislikes entertained by the various
sections of the country, in regard TO the
approaching Gubernatorial contest. That
the Republicans will elect their man, is
beyond doubt The people will not
tolerate longer, party which promised SO
much in the shape of retrenchment and
reform, and has since it came in power,
done but little else than transfer the peo-
Piles money from the Treasury into the
pockets of politicians. During the past
few DAYS there has been considerable talk
as to who is to succeed Governor Haight,
who will on vacating his present position,
stretch his limbs in the race for the United
States Senatorship. The Democrats
have put their heads together and had
talk on this subject several times lately.
| Senator Mandervile's chances have been
thoroughly canvassed, but the combina-
tious which he made in trying to secure
the position of President, protein, of the
Senate, made for him goodly number of
enemies and then again it is conceded
that he would not run well. Next came
Judge Hager, who was very popular 1t
the beginning of the session. He is a gen
tleman of fine education, and his eloquent
speech on the Fifteenth Amendment made
him host of admirers. But his growing
popularity has been checked by the Lewis
and Pendegast factions of the party, both
of which are now arrayed against him.
With these forces antagonistc it is consid-
cred that his chances are hopeless. At
the last Democratic pow-wow and talk,
which closed with a counting Of noses, it
was found that Ex-Governor Bigler was
the choice of the majority for rubernatori
al honOrs. There is now considerable talk
on the outside and everything goes to in
dicate that the rank and file agree with
their leaders, and that Ex-Governor John
Bigler is now head and neck ahead of his
competitors The Republicans have, of
course, canvassed the chances of few of
their leaders, but as yet [ believe, there
has been no effort made on the part of the
prominent representative men Of the party
to start the ball in motion From present
indications | find there is pretty general
desire to see Gen. Bidwell once more as
sumo the pos. tion of standard bearer for
the party. Another name which is pro
minently spoken of in connection with the
office OF Chief magistrate is that of Judge
E. W. Roberts, of Nevada county. Sen
ator Roberts is to-day the leading represen-
tative man of the Republican party in the
State. He is the only man in the Legisla-
ture, who can curb down the frey and
untamed eloquence OF the Democracy, and
compel such orators as Hager, Lewis and
Pendesast to postpone questions few
days, that they may prepare themselv S
with fit speeches. He is ready and elo-
quent debater, and always found at his
post Of duty on the right side of the ques-
-tion. The above is, as near as | have been
able to, ascertain, the expression of both
parties as represented at the capital at the
present time Alta Sacramento Cor