The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-23
PACIFIC COAST POLITICS.
n oer Ea,ay savue~t, whcs-Tbc Entries ~
the Senatorial Sweepstakes.


fAN Francisco, Sept. 1.-THE election Of
,,a, week in this State deserves a word OF OK
ANIMATION. In California and In Nevada there
ore rolAenl organizations called Democratic
and Repub lican. respectively. but these desig-
nations are more conveneuccs. Party politics.
a. they are known and Understood east OF tho
Roxy mountains, are unknown on this coast
unlees they have place in Oregon. ~ which !
know nothing. In tho two States first men
toncd cinlues and combinations. formed in the
int,rcets of individuals or on peculiarly local
Issues bold sway. taking party names merely
becau.c tiat il more digniilod or convenient
II iaa lamcntabe fact that there ia very little
community Of interest political or other felt
hero with the States east of tho mountains.
There "a no failure to recognin' the 'at that we
form pnrl and pnr'el Of the United States. and
ARE subject. in national affairs 10 tho general
Government; hut tho tie that binds Is not un-
Ike that existing between the people Of Canada
md lho~c o., England.
Thctl. graph has told you TINT at tho election
atlas, w..b tie Democrats seeurcd tho f"''is-
,.,...,.,.rt f,i. Siata hv " -svtty OF MY ON
I"',.u -..,s insures the return OF a Cali.
lorna Democrat to tho United States Senate in
The place { Eilily Sargent Bat do not antici-
mats that ID pronounced Democratic statesman
ike Bava~d Thurman. Herman. or Eaton ia to
lake SIR. ut's seat. Undoubtedly. the man
who sr,ur- tho prize VIII ally himself with
The Nat 1l Democratic party: but he will
REQUIRE tu'riago before ho becomes a
valuable or trusty gu stion. That the result
OF the .tion ~ s'd.sastcr TO tho Republican
party admits " no serious question. and is dis
putd by uo Intelligent person. The licpub-
lean pa.'e here has fvr several years. been
merely lhc following 81 Friry Sargent II was
HAT party which y wou L 10Th beat when he
hecanf lArsnor aud sender. Bus alter that
defeat Slrtrut rror-nn,I'i his party. secured
me entir' Federal patronage and intrench"d
himself us con p'ete ma ~tfr oi fhesituation. For
four y"ar. he has ruled IN" politics uI the state
with al sci 'uie authority. II wns h's genius that
organized the Hayes victory ~ "a year ago IN
this Stat tlrNu-h fraud ami oprn corruption
And now that Booth has been forced by associn-
tons in Washington to ally himself openly
with the kcpnnhcnns. he mad no alter
natye this Tall hut 70 como bark bore
and play second fiddle Ia S"r-eni. and lend
him what uil be could townrd ,onlroiiing the
election aud securing HIS own reelection. That
Wa the only issue IN the Danvi'-s. was sim
Div Sut ut iSht Tor rrclc 'tinn nothing more.
And 10 SECURE that Sarg'n had managed not
pnly Ia pl"ale Booth. oui t. ,'rm al othorre-
thing OK q following curry in .ln canvass. but
Sargent forced hin, TO withdraw 50 Also George
L. Gorhsm ginc home hig witn rN p'cti ION. but
IN due til" ne surrendcr'd al ri.nis and uan-
Tested perfect willingness io SUPPORT Sargent
There was actually no oppn- ion N the So
callcd h"iunilcnn party 20 Sdrs us candida
ture tn result shows the n~i rnatr put upon
him nv his constituents. His own county. which
has AWAY been esteemed u h.publiran strong
hold went against him, hors'. loot. and dra-
go0ns. IL own Assembly p --iDt returned
Democrat. The y natorial distgit in which W.
resid,- viii De- reprcs ,nt'i ia tho STATE Senate
by a Democrat san Francis o. whore the great
Federal on rs are located. all ililcd with his IA
Tb , comfy IN wbicb t,n War; snnJ Ya ,n
Yard u lu H'ed. and where thu power oi Fed ral
patronng' has usually been most significantly
maniiesp turur AGAINST hlu. In lat. II II =
Waterloo leieat Tor Sargent and Sargentisln. II
j. annn,l alton. Vale Sargent! Gone TO meet
VIC is to he The Successor? Two years ago
Irwin Wac elected Governor On combination
by yrfpe of which the Scnat'rsuip. IN tn" event
wa to he gwen - jim FARLEY. F.gl's il menu
Der Of tn state Senate from Amudor county. He
was ciet'f two years ago on ~ platform plrdg-
MG ~ ynpi"misins host by t. tArCcntral ~
nlnc hallroli Company. He Wa undoubtedly
The shrew ''S Il pol ticitn in the Senate, ani was
rrcxnD I - In" Democratic leader; though, To
avoid -il.nrraSs complications. he usually
tNerrietd his authority through lieut.. nauts.
He Is "a man 81 moderate ahi..ti, = ~ uondrrous
physical -'rn ture, good iovrr Of whskey. a
Inssabu poker player, thinks BE- can beat faro.
ma man SIS but little regard for moral prln-
hioral calrer at the last soss on WIS to go ha K
on TIE pl'Ises on which hg hli been elected.
defeat thr Archer freight and Far blli and ex-
lrlcate thn Central Paill' Company from tho
dangers that threatened thrl ~ the hands Of
moro honest lex sl.tlls. Sn"udJlin Farley So
euro tnc election Ia VIII hD - 'fyile tool of
thnt great inCuupoly AZ Srrg .nt aHs been.
Judge G.. l. Eyland Of Sun lose, an IS Judge.
lawyer Of much dhllitv. a man of cousidcraNi 81,
legislative eNperi, "a 1. nt'n.an In pryHt'
life. and one who commands tir respect OF al
VINO know him ignores tue bargain made Two
years ago between Irwin and Farley. AMI Is an
open candil.at His r,-our~'s are by no mean
contsmptble. He Will certainly have the sun
port oil Il majority OF tho mrht1rrs elect from
the southern portion OF the state. even conced-
inE to Farley those from the northern So tom.
But b@Meen these I'VE, San Fran so int.,r.
fhc state u Nsvada. bat with tho solitary eNcrp-