New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-22
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POLTTIC4L PROSPECTS, IN CALIFORNIA.
The general election to be held in California
Scptembcr 6 attracts considerable attention, as
the contest partakes of national rather than
local character. California is to elect Gov
eruOr and complete board of State officers,
three Members of Congress, a Supreme Judge,
several District Judges, Members of Assembly,
and one-half of the State Senate. In addition
to this, San Francisco, which largely cOlors the
politics of the whole State, chooses a Mayor
and majority of her municipal officers. The
Governor and State officials to be elected
serve for four years from January, 1872. and
the Legislature now to be chosen holds two
sessions during that period, and must elect
United States Senator this Winter. The
judicial officers have terms of various extent.
AS we have heretofore shown, there Is no
radical difference between the Democrats and
Republicans of California upon local questions.
They agree in denouncing the policy of State
subsidies to railroad enterprises, and in depre-
eating the further introduction of Chinese labor
into the State. On these home issues-hereto-
fore at variance - both parties are practically
united. And the Democratic Convention, a.
if to make all differences impossible, accepted
the Amended Constitution, and agreed TO live
faithfully up to its provisions - unpala-
table as they were. The only essen
tal diversity of political opinion brought
out in the Conventional declarations Of
principles, and in the canvass, so far. is, on
one hand, that the national supremacy of the
Republican party has been beneficial to the
country, an element of popular prosperity, and
a credit to the nation and, on the other that
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its destruction is desirable SO Republicansm,
per Sc is put on trial by the combatants. CAL
ifornia has practically been a Republican
State ever since it went for Lincoln in 1860.
At the close of the rebellion many of the old
leaders of the Democracy returned from the
South, where they had been fighting for the
Confederacy, bringing after them train of emf
grafton from Southern batte-tieds, all of which
had due effect on the election for Governor
in 1867. In the Republican camp there were
violent wranglings and differences. One or
two of the most influential newspapers IN the
State, which had always supported Union or
Republican nominees, exercised their right OF
private Judgment and voted the ticket put up
by the Republicans at the June Convention i'll
Sacramento. This caused more or less panic;
the cause, which looked at first dubious, be-
came hopeless, and generalization was accel-
Grated by the entry upon the field of third
ticket, made up of Republicans pushed on by
shrewd Democrats. The Democratic ticket
was elected triumphantly, Haight having a
majority of 9,5i6 over Gorham in a total vote
of 92,3j2. The boilers had created a diversion,
but poed only 2,OSS votes. Some Republicans
staid at home; some even voted for Haight
The very next year. by dint of careful can
wasting and a union of all elements in the
Republican party, a rally was made which, to
the astonishment of the Democrats, carried the
State for Grant by majority. of 5l4 in a total
vote of 1OS670. Since then the population of
California has increased somewhat and the
journals now figure vote of 10000 on the
last census returns. The Republicans are Gu
tilely united on strong ticket, headed by
Newton Booth, candidate OF marked
abilities combining IA blameless and honorable
public record with considerable talents as
business man, orator and politician. The dis
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