, 1875-07-03
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CALF ORN'A.
THE lNLETfCAL GAHyAes.
.9reeiai Correspondence Of TAs Chrraoo Trtbune
SIX FRAStisto, Cal. .s5hlse' 2f.--tfie political
situation at Catiforta sYut} Of intufest to spcc-
tators and participn.ots The domination OF
Mr.. Phelps by the 1topublcan Stale Con7ont,op,'
which assembled ut Sacramento on tito 1Uth lust;
was Tho eignal for all opening Of nn unprincipsol
onHotnpon tho loath,!g uumtffcGi md tho aetiyo
n.cn of tho Convention. Over tint assclnblago
u representative hcpubllchus Of tho State,
HIiSAroh sAhdESr
presided. Ills position 10 III eminent advocate
OF Republican principles, Lis constant loyalty to
thu party, and hia Known familiarity With Cal
lfurnia intcrosts. suggested him AZ Quo watli
Tilted for tho responsibilities Of tho Chair, yet
his presence Oh presiding otlicor scozna to have
given tho lnlcpondont party most srioyoua
shock. II is admitted Hghs and Just shat Mr.
Sargent should, from his place' In tho United
SLatea seuatc. ai'eak for tho people Of Califor-
nia without regard to creed or political senti4
iucnt; but, accurding to tho eihics OF 'tDolly-
vardcnisu." ho sho,lld DO essoppod from
participation in tho councils of. lapublican-
ism. Az tho roooghizea representative Of tho
Republican pu1ty Of California in tie Congress
of the United s,atos. it would seem in harmony
with the eternal fitness Of things political that
his rEescncs on important occaHious at homo
should bo bad, If ho' should desert his post OF
duty in Nashi,gton to visit sacramento iu hia
ow.. auy other individual iusoi c4t. thu charge
10 nude with u tctaGlalieo u l7opiiiyty: "But
Sargent and dothan' 1na4Hiitu}ated tho: tonycn-
toll" nay tho fnd9r6ndc1stn,' and tho Demo-
Gratis kern in tho putantt' Of ovhry advantage,
,slterate tts r sFy "lhoIPs j. not tho ei.oieo II
simply tle fytd:1tna E :saFiEsiit anl 'dbfhnn,,
tAe politics Of tho Btate;".
AH.' ruHLrs
nas %! she CHOICE ot Democrats or eo-casea 1u~
bettur Suited tAent. There afo no ,yn1ucfat!e
ytaces in ti!a' r1corl: His political carner
ii lnuWnili Califotnix sud, bsing known, needs
no o1pianutips. Hq has mover been the creature
l,n 10 nlnuii'1Iatc IesisIatuses. ~ As y. RopuS. %
leah. ho' nfuiutsinca atfdlqance'' to tfa bsity,
Until tholosie of esdtlta lnroil1d him to tenn
porari3y ally himself Nth n continuation
Of 5o,, pa!lS, o" .otSs, r. resist tae ouoroaah
liesids tltas public ,iataroal .loil}euiesi liz
support uf hoT. .looth fo2' uufted btnteb Bena-
tu1. ho sile! With .hAs movement. and cd1tfih-
ntcd, by hts inaueucc and b5 hid yoto to the
then that the exigcnciea qt tho limos would up
n,onapo7iea but, X sfo'xsid, aiibFoatlent eyets
taught him tLas Tho Republican party yaH equal
|" tho emergency, and roalY to do Its duty. TO-
ward she whole people.
Now lie hive ..-
TUE stsnuLAr' srEcrlciE
Of a war upon Mr: rhofpa3 by nuwbpnpefass whose
u'unago,n left 1.-The Republican rksty'for tho satno
Icunonh tl1as challenged Mf: Phelps SUPPORT Ut
tiov. l}oatb. Cotitfato4cy ID a ia1Gl worry. rare
Indeed among lntopendcnt Journals Of tito Pa
s,llc Coast.
Ii n,ay be observed lsrn that .bs Republican
phr.y of California Ind been PLACED usilpf tnp
thetc' was k'pubhc den,aud-a:. :.sjgotut,s!y-
szpsesacd desire-for ralwa,.uav4Einnbuf
md Republicans seeking 10 PLACE tho party.in''
harinony with measures Of e'teFprtss: wlifuh
promised the speedleas doycior,ntnt mud quick.
sst nestomcnt Or tho State! probably ,gays :tLo
railroads lvfsot ftanctlsa Ind srcetes privileges
than wtro contihtont With; pubic sAfety.
B,it, pesr,.ying thp drift Of popalar etdti-'
ment, und ready to Keep naco with
estS 81 a ns'ty in = cohxo ,',s sa;
5Aetasltense. ;soclurfied their absolute ndeyeud-
enee Of FHs!sfa .tlittaslon; aud With holiness
which, should arrest ndmltat,on, uue4ulvoea'ly
Rssert6d the right 'ot'the htatV tt c9htrul lhe
Ind cohviet'ons on tllts 4!i-important question,
snd. wllns. Wat hcttet still, had courage 10 asuw
tlsta' and "copblstenty to nct3inato n.cn we'll
titied ID represent them.
THE EAAPhttN' IVAN FORMALLY OPENED
Tuesday evening 1nf IkHt week, WHOM Mr., phclhB
adssteeHtai worry largo aul,cncp Of toptcsc1iFa-
tive citizens Of Satt FfAnc,tco. at'PTatlA JlhjI,
Ills speoch waa i model ofro!it,cll p.oprlo.y.
II LreatlieA cdursgs Withou. raIulpny, md car-
ssa eqnv,ss0t to ps,y Tlio ws's ia oet IT.
.ivs, but wa!!.spokan 1aan ot tic cotii-
mon walks Of life; aid Ills 1nahner
is thaks Of. . eitizen who has Rsinvd 1Hsfor-
ment BY hinee1a md tAonghtfu! Advocacy u
Ito began BY eitin,: tllG tarfeh of tho ChrSnire
aud bntttH, arid. pItnkS 20 ftsuthfullY, sud 70
wcii'tcMpated Nthai, ilr ro}|y' to tho tnost in-
genions Misrepresentation thatthe very jour
ssas that aasat!ed him could neither eoutrosett
US conclusions, or brsnK sn.ht s;aattss hin nase-
d puiislcaI hutl6t. or seltiall, ,Bchou4ug
tctnhsoguo, Calitofu1a Woo caoaks itse}g ii
!, le'aeanos 10 settsie ansl so ful' ot.a1kWard
bs!jug'lishrd troln the genuine '1hp pos!tlfo
applause which tsetlusiitty greeted Mr, Phelps
stsestcd lha HxttrtAcs,on Ut Respectable portion
of tlo community with his principles.
FRIDAY eyctiilE following.
MM. 'DEolAtE e. ti1HuAN 84oKE
~ AL itlEntnso :Aualaues. u Union Halt,
aea men, WIZ hs I'D tls net @A'ts!5 ot .f5ss: &C.:
SION wsthout ;. Tho" fault Of ,nAhg9ancs.
spteuous feAtu.us ot:the platform Of tho Ndpqb.
lirxu Cdn7cutou. Tho railroad resolhtiou1 wero
explained, aud hkenise tho deriafations fcsnett-
tus The pIesous Administration Of thh National
Hoyerunssat e Tho speech desofves, for its 1tli-
lily ~ m.l "a Tot Ito geniaIity and timely hundos
~ be road throughout tho HtAts.
SENATOR ssnoEsr n sro1x
TO vast cohercgas,bn Of citizens, 1t Pst.s Tall,
and Fecsiysd fropa Ais bearers the most resfbct-
1al. atssp1taa. 4 Ash ecaa 'ehafgea " ~ Now
eq,nblaatietf nith ". ooorge d. G9rdAal 1here.
10 il Nss stipulated hat the for1ef should retire
froaa poAscal lite ii tho sftt.f4sioq'of his pres-
ent term in the Repass. and give the iat.er his
suppon fqf sas tseptto1isl suecetsidn. Whiia