The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-27
TROUBLES IN THE REPUBLICAN
CAMP OF SAN FRANCISCO.

The action OF the San francisco Ike
publican County Committee in refus-
ing to call primary meetings for the
election of delegates to the Republic
can State Convention, has aroused a
political instruction which shows
that the insubordinate bad blood which
Gorllam set in motion four years ago
is still in a very Incorporate condition..
The autocratic Committee thought it
needless to refer the subject of dele
gates to the people, when its members
could quietly sit down in the s~eclu>ion
of an office with locked doors, and
make out a list of men who would do
their bidding, untrammeled by the
vulgar crowd of plebeEan Republicans
who have no business TO have anything
TO do with politics but to vote the
straight ticket. In adopting this
scheme for controlling the State Con-
ventlon for Selby the Republican Com
mittee only followed the bent of those
c%entraliZing ideas which they have
taught the American people during
late years, and have practically in
grated into the government of the
country. This ukase OF the Commit
tee is another ku kluX bill applied to
gag the Republican voters of San
Francisco, as Congress expects to APP
ply it to the Democracy OF the South,
and as General Grant expects to apply
it to the Republican party to secure
mis- denomination to the Presidency.
1t is the application OF ruffianly, brute
force, which insists upon its purpose
simply because it can accomplish it in
that way, if impossible by any other.
The Republicans who expect to do the
voting are rebelling against the Com
nittee and demanding an election by
the people; the politicians who have
been outwittel by this coup d etat of
their rivals are bowling owe the in
Justice of the decisions; the .'bov>"
who annually expect Il fresh install
ment of coin from the workings of
these incipient elections feel them
selves swindled out Of their
rightful percentage. All around
the scene is altogether lovely for a
prolonged row, which Will find Il cul-
mination in the State Convention not
exactly pleasing to those gullible.
sangUine politicians who have been
looking forward o an easy Republican
triumph in California this Fall. 1t is
the old tale Of Gorham and Bidweil
told over again. Booth and >clby be-
ing this time the figure heads Of two
factions. either of which would prefer
to sink the Republican party than to
see the rival faction attain asupremacy.
Booth as the anti-subsidy candidate
will carry most ofthe country counties.
-, Biiweil did four years ago; but he
will meet with the deadly a~ntagonism
OF the Railroad interest. which is not
likely to he Owe scrUpulous as to the
means adopted to bring Booths head
TO the block, either in the convention,
or afterwards; and Judging from the
tone of the Sacramento Union there IS
no surplus affection wasted on that
side OF the house The split and dis
organization predicted in the Demo-
cratic ranks Over ;he subsidy question
and the rivalry of IIaight and John
son, has opened under the feet of the
unhappy prophets. Politics in the
Republican ranks of San Francisco
are taking the color Of politics in Paris.
The government OF the Commune
seems to be the model of the Central
Committee Of San Francisco.