Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-09-06
PACIFIC COAST.
The California Election
SCATTERING RETURNS FROM
SEVERAL COUNTIES
Indications of a Close Fight All
Around
REPUBLICAN GAINS IN Ell DO.
RADIO!
Mayor bryant Reelected I'm san
Francisco!
Mayor Bryant Reelected In San
Francisco!

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. B.
The election thus far has progressed
very quietly. No disturbances of con-
sequence are reported. Voting il GO
ing on slowly, though it is expected a
heavy vote will be polled. Banks, i'm
surance offices. stock and produce ex.
changes are closed, though mercan
tile houses with few exceptions are
opened for business as usual. No re-
turns from any Of the polling places
have been received up to noon.
Scratching is the order of the day.
A force of regular and special police
are on duty. This morning. when the
inspector jointly appointed by the
Taxpayers Republican and Demo-
cratic County Committees, attempted
to enter the polling place i'll the first
precinct of the Sixth Ward, he WAS
fired out by those in charge. A squad
OF police were sent out with orders to
tear down the house or go to any 9TH
or extreme if necessary to secure the
joint Inspector quiet possession.
Their appearance on the scene ena.
bled the inspector to enter upon his
duties. During the forenoon three
prisoners serving sentences in the
branch Jail we're taken out by a deputy
sheriff and voted in the Second Ward.
The whole party were arrested. Ii
was given out that in all probability
all the prisoners would be taken out
for similar purposes during the day,
but on forcibIe representations teing
made to Sheriff human he promised
to prevent it.
Up to 2 o'clock p. NJ. Is, 900 votes
had been polled in this city. IL Is
considered probable now that the to
tai vote will be in the neighborhood OF
81, 900 against over Al 900 last year.
The amount of scratching going on is
Unprecedented, and 1t is impossible to
make even the most vague guess as to
the prospects of candidates on the re.
gular tickets. In the Thirteenth Sena'
torial District John +. Swift, indie,
pendent Anti Water Monopoly candi-
date tor the Senate, seems To be run.
ming ahead of everything and will un.
doubleday be elected. Everything re-
mains quiet and orderly.
Sfill Later.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 5.
Alameda county-MissioD San Jose,
Alameda precinct No. 2 and Liver
more give Lamar, Democratic Senator,
5 majority. Dixon and Juman, Demo
cratic Assemblymen. have majorities,
and Mcclure. Republican Assembly.
man, a majority Of 3.
Red Bluff-56I votes polled. Out
side precincts not heard from. Ma
~jorities not determined, but will be
very close. Democrats probably
ahead in the county.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. s.
Returns from Downieville, Forrest
City, Sierra City, Allegheny and six
outside precincts in Sierra county give
Turner, Republican senator, 1876 ina.
lority; Byington, Democrat for Assem-
bly,. 20 majority.
Sacramento countv-Four precincts
give Tracy, Republican Senator, 81
majority. Average majority for Re.
publican Assemblymen, 30. County
ticket mixed.
Placer county-Roseville, Rocklin,
Penryn and Pine give Norton, Repub.
lican Senator, 900. Martin. Democrat,
1853; Assemblymen, Wilson, Republic
an. 249; Filcher, Democrat. 1877.
FL Dorado County-Mud Springs
Georgetown. White Oak, Latrobe and
! Colons give Brown, Republican