Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-09
POLITICS IN CALIFORNIA.

The general election in California takes
place on the 81 prox., three weeks from
Wednesday next. On the 10Th of Octo-
Der next the special judicial election IS
held, at which Justice OF the Supreme
Court to succeed Justice Belcher who
now holds by Gubernatorial appoint
ment in place of Justice Sprague, de-
ceased), and perhaps successor to JUS
tice Croker will be chosen. The judi
cial election amounts to bat little, and is
almost lost sight of by the transcenden-
tai Importance Of the general election,
when twenty-one of the forty Senators
are to be chosen, besides the entire
eighty members of the Assembly. The
choice of United States Senator to sue
coed Mr.. Casserly, whose term expires
March 3, 1875, engrosses great attention.
At the same time, however, the question
of fence or uo-fence in the agricultural
counties, the various subsidy schemes,
and the interests of the railroads against
the people, eclipse all else. The great
manipulation of the Pacific coast Geo.
c. Gorham) is fairly in the field as a
Republican candidate for the United
States Senate. Gorham is willy,
energetic. INSCRIPTIONS and ambi-
tious. He will be United States
Senator. or. failing, will hand the Golden
State over to the Democracy. In his
ambitious designs he is seconded by Sen
ator Sargent, supported by the saera-
mento Record, and prompted by ex-Gov-
ernor Stanford (the Railroad king) and
and the whole power of the Central Pa
cific Railroad Company. Governor Booth
has been put forward by the Sacramento
Union as the peoples champion in OPP
position to the railroad monopoly. In
this the Union receives IA half-hearted
support from the San Francisco Chroni-
Gle, while its efforts to save the State are
damned with faint praise by the Alta and
Call. The Bulletin, San Jose Mercury,
and other Republican papers, however,
are sincere in their efforts to thwart the
designs of the railroad ring. 1t is no.
ticeable fact that several Republican
county conventions have declared pref
erence for Booth, while none have done
the same for Gorham. This fact SHOULD
not be accepted as evidence that Gorhan
is not working While Booth is exhaust
ing his strength upon the primaries II
some counties, Gorham is getting wha
he can from the primaries, but awaits tn
assembling OF the Legislature in Decem
Der, when by grand storming of tn
ememy's works he hopes to brea
down the popular barricade whic
stands between his ambition an
the Senate of the Unite
States. Gorham IS undoubtedly tn
champion OF the Republican part
proper, but so intense is the hostility {
many staunch Republicans to h
schemes that they will do anything
overthrow him. Out of this bitterness
grow the various Independent. Liber
Republican, Peoples and Taxpayer
tickets in parts of the State. The oil
line Democracy are also silently at wor
From the discussions in the Republic
ranks they hope to carry the Legislatu1
and while we deem it very unlikely IL
the Republicans can carry the State,
are not so sure that the Democrats C
do it. The probability is that the mt
California Legislature will comprise
plurality of Democratic members, will
respectable minority numerically spe'
ing of Republicans proper, while
Liberal Republicans, Independents, T
pies and Taxpayers will hold the
ance of power How such discord'
elements can ever be brought to Gel
upon any one man for United Stf
Senator remains to be seen.