New-York tribune., 1871-09-08
REpUBLJCAN CALIFORNIA.

The Republicans have nObly carried Call
fornia. and the Golden State is restored
to the ranks of the great National
Party. The victory is notable, as 1t is
conclusive upon points of national con-
troyersy; the issue was clearly mato
upon the abstract principles espoused by the
Republican and Democratic parties OF the
country. Upon local questions there was no
annreciable difference in the platforms adopted
by the two parties and the whele canvass
which has been dignifcd and manly, has been
carried On with almost exclusive reference 10
the share which the two contending oTganiza-
tions have had or may hereafter have In tho
conduct of national affairs To. be sure, there
was some occasion to examine the record OF
tho different candidates and of the party now
in power in the State-the DemOcrat'e-whch
seeks an extension of its official existence;
and in this comparison and examination TIC
Republicans have had o decided advantage
over the Democrats, who have much to con-
ceal. The Democrats have been divided some
what by the adoption in their platform OF the
New Departure dogma and the lnnumeraDle
teraiversations Of their candidate for Governor
have embarrassed them very much. The ke-
publcans have been united and have pushed
the canvass with hopeful enthusiasm. The re-
suit is a complete deliverance of the State
from the harsh partisan rule of the Democ-
racy by the election of full board OF State
officers to serve four years from Jan. 1, 1872.
The Republican majority is not certainly
determined, and cannot be for several days
YETI but it fully answers the expectations OF
the most sanguine of our friends on this side
of the continent, though some of the more
hopeful California Republicans estimated the
outside figures at 10000 rather than 1000,
which last estimate will probably be some
where near the actual majority of Newton
Booth for Governor. The Hon. A. A. Sargent
has been the only Republican representative
in Congress from California during the last
four years but not onlyis he reelected from the
Second District, but John NJ. Coghlan, Republi-
can. is elected to succeed johnson in the Third,
and s. O. Houghton, Republican, is possibly
elected to succeed Axtell in the First (San
Francisco) District. San Francisco elects
nearly one sixth of the whole of the Legisla-
ture, and has chosen the entire Republican ticket
This. with considerable reenforcements from
the interior counties, makes it tolerably certain
that the Republicans will have the Legisla-
ture which is to elect United States Sen
ator next Winter in place of the Hon. Z.
Cole. And, to make the victory wholly COM
plete, the City of San Francisco has
chosen board of municipal officers
nominated by citizens and taxpayers,
in opposition to the partisan Democracy.
The last State election was held in 1857,
when Haignt, who had just been beaten for re-
election, received majority of 9,546 in a total
vote of 9O,2s4. I'm 1858, Grant had majority
of 514 over Seymour, and there is snow every rea-
son to believe that Booths majority will show n
Democratic defeat which will be 80 utter and
overwhelming as to cut off all hopes of that
party ever resuming the reins of power in any
of the States OF the Pacific, in all of which
the influence of California is potential and
pervasive. The victory is decided, significant,
and full of cheer for the future.