Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-11-16
PACIFIC COAST DISPATCHES.
FROM CALIFORNIA.
AN OMNIBUS CIRCULAR FROM
THE CALIFORNIA STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Purported Dispatch from VIM. n.
Gwin to Senator Kelly.
The Election Middle in San Fran
cisco.
Col. Barnes Don't Want any In
vestigation, But Some
Others Do.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. Is.


The Republican state Central Com
mittee has prepared d circular to be
sent to the various political clubs
throughout the State requesting them
TO maintain and strengthen their Or
gauiZationS, and on no account to al
low them to be dissolved; to hold
meetings from time to time and keep
up the interest, promising further
communications from time to time
with regard TO this request. The cir
cular will probably be issued to-mor-
row.
The only sensation on the streets TO-
day was the bulletining of a dispatch
from w. NJ. Gwin, OF New York, to
Senator Kelly, Of Oregon, dated the
| llth instant, and obtained here by pri
vate hands, as follows: Il supposed
we had reason to relv upon your state.
We have private advices that an effort
is being made to count us out. Spare
no exeitious or expense in looking
after the State. / will be responsible
and rely upon you"
A crowd gathered aronnd the board
and commented in accordance with
their individual view of the
speakers. The Democrats view
ing it as a proper caution to the
Democrats of Oregon To look az
ter the interests of their party III a
legitin ale manner, while the Repub
leans we're disposed to view 1t al a di-
rect hint to make the State out Demo-
cratic " hatever the honest result at the
polls.
TIE investigation OF the Finance
Committee of the Board of Supervisors
into the alleged election frauds com
$1,000 tL. Il.ArA EAr
present the members of the committee,
Col. w. ii. l. Barnes, Alex. Campbell
and A. G.. Abel in bchalf of the Re-
publican State Central Committee; Dis
trict Attorney Murphy, on behalf OF
the people, and JOS. NJ. Nougues. t.
NJ. O'Conner and j. ID. Fay on beh-lf
of the Democracy. Marshal Marsel-
lus and Deputy Supervisor Holmes,
on behalf of the United States; County
Clerk Reynolds and Assessor Badlam
were also present. After considerable
discussion of law. Col. Barnes ex-
pressed his opinion that the Finance
Committee had no power to SO into
the investigation.
Mr.. Wise replied that under the Con.
solidation act the committee had power
to act.
Messrs. Reynolds and Badlan said
they we're willing to waive tech
nical objections and go into an
investigation. Col. Barnes commended
that outside of the finances of the city
and county the Finance Committee had
no power under the Consolidation Act
to act. The committee had no power
to act as a Judicial tribunal. There
was great danger in the Finance Com
mittee usurping the duties of courts,
If any officer of the city had commit'
ted any violation of the law, the code
provided a remedy.
Wise suggested as a solution that
the committee decide that they have
power to investigate and that Colonel
Barnes obtain an injunction restrain
ing them, and so bring it before the
courts.
Barnes deprecated any such proceed
ings. In this time of political excite
ment it was not right.
MIR. Wise-Is there any objection to
MIR. REYNOLDS opening these papers?
Colonel Barnes--I could not say I'M
til / examine the law. This is a vita
question t o the people.
Before Barnes could finish his re
marks, Mr.. Reynolds tool. a knife oul
of his pocket and ripped open a bun
die of certificates, whereupon Colonel
Barnes said there was no necessity e.
make any ostentatious display before
the investigation commenced. He
would like the committee to take coun-
sci OF the legal adj wiser of the city.
Mr.. Wise said that they would &c
ahead with the investigation and open
the certificates.
Colonel Barnes said that before he
began he would like the names of all
citizens naturalized forty days before
the election with their witnesses. He
thought that some people would have
a healthy list of acquaintance.
Mr.. Carson said the investigation
would slow all that.
The committee then adjourned unit
tomorrow at two o'clock, with the un