The union Democrat. [volume] (Sonora, Calif.) 1854-1946, 1871-11-18

1T 10 interesting to witness the conaictrow
being carried on by the Republican press Of
California in relation not only to United States
Senator, but as to who shall be Speaker aud
Clerk of the next Assembly. Cole ard Sar-
gent from the moment it was known that the
Republicans had secured majority in the
Legislature. were, and still are the prominent
candidates fo- q. S. Senator. The friends Of
each of these men are abusing the other in
true political style. Papers in the Cole inte-
rest 20 after Sargent and abuse him far worse
than the Democrats did in the last camraign
when he was running for Congress. The Ne
vada statesman, as he is sometimes called, is
charged with being the head, body and soul
of the Mineral Land Law, and with having
secured its massage that he might take unto
himself large tract which he did take, and
has since sold to an English Company for
$500, 900. He is also being represented as in
the interest of the railroad corporations
Sargent's friends go for Cole because Cole if
reelected will 60 for them. Cole has not
made any particular point during his term as
statesman, but in common with politicians
Of his party with moderate abilities, who at
tain to an exalted position, he has an army
of pap suckers who are dependent on his in
fuence for their uncertain tenure to subordi-
nate portions. One of these men are almost
certain to be the Senator notwithstanding the
Sacramento Union took q scare few days
ago, probably through pure Imagination that
the Democrats were cooking up a scheme to
beat them. 1t is hardly to be anticipated
that sixteen OF the Republican mem bers cleo.
could be influenced with coin or otherwise to
vote for a moderate Democrat or week-kneed
Republican. We have no stock in this fight
and want no say about it. If Sargent beats
Cole or Cole beats Sargent or some other man
comes in and beats them both 1t is all the
same. Fate has decreed that California shall
have another radical Senator and it will make
bnt little difference to their opponents who
that radical is.
The contest for Speaker and Clerk of the
Assembly is exciting as much interest and
splitting as much ink among the purest and
best as that for Senator. The Sacramento
Uhion appears to want the privilege of run
ming the government of this State without let
or hindrance. It's candidate for Governor
having been elected, that sheet has become
very egotstical in regard to it's power and in
huence. Shannon, of San Francisco, was
strongly supported for Speaker by his party
and Boruck for Clerk, neither of which sneeze
when che onion takes snuff, therefore they
must not be allowed such high places. DIR.
Harvey, of Sacramento, will oppose Shannon,
and Owens, of Santa Clara, is being pitted
against Boruck, and the Union is laboring
like locomotive on an up grade to abuse
Shannon and Boruck, together with every
paper that favcrs their aspirations. Less
than three weeks will settle who is to be
Speaker and who is to be Clerk, and during
next month it will be determined who shall
be Senator, after th4t we would like to have
peace, but are fearful that the people of Cali
fornia will have little quiet rest, until the
next Legislature has completed its session
when they may see if anything, that could be
legislated away-has been left.