Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-17
REGISTRATION IMBROGLIO.

A REGISTRATION IMBROGLIO.
t. The past has been a remarkable
year in the closeness, %indecision, and
mixed character of elections, distin-
guished particularly in the presidential
contest, and also ~singularly notable in
California. In one Congressional Dis
trict the election is not decided yet,
Wiggington, by a clerical error being
counted in with two majority, and is
opposed by Pacheco, who, with a cor
rect count, has one majority. To
whichever goes the certificate will
make but little difference to the voters
OF the district, as they are evenly di-
vided and each can claim the right to
be represented. But of all the singu
lar incidents and condolences of the
campaign, the finale Of the San Fran
cisco election promises to be the most
farcicai, II it does not end in tragedy.
The investigation into the supposed
fraudulent voting has been such a
ridiculous fiasco that it has brought
political investigations into contempt
and made a laughing stock of its pro-
motors. The frau dulent voters abso-
lutely discovered nu mbered upwards
Of three thousand and a "black list "
was published with a great flourish OF
trumpets. Upon examination, how
ever, this list of so called fraudulent
voters was found to contain the names
of the County Clerk, the Chairman OF
the Democratic State Central Commit
tee, and hundreds of others of the old
est aud most prominent men OF the
city. Considerable indignation has
been expressed, but it would seem that
80 great has been the blunder and so
apparent the imbecility of the investi-
CATION that it would be folly to be
offended by it. In view of the
developments, it is more noticeable
as a subject of ridicule than serious con-
sideration. Since the publication of
the list. another Supervisor, Mr.. Druc
ker, has made a minority report, in
(which he goes heavily for the instigat-
or of the investigation and for its re
suits. In his report he says: ITO
satisfy members OF the defeated party,
as we'll as to disprove the false accusa
lions publicly made by the Secretary
of tho Democratic State Central Com
mitlee, l assisted in the investigation.
Numerous meetings were held in pub
ic; notice given to all cognizant on
fraud to come forward and testify;
able counsel we're employed, and SO
far as the charges refesred to were con
cerned, the investigation vas ALSO
lutely farcical, and instead OF fraud it
was clearly shown that on no previous
occasion had the same are been taken
to prevent and detect fraudulent regis
tration." Rather jnconsistently, how
ever, he says: "That II there was any
fraud committed it was by the defeated
party, it being conclusive to me that
had the Republicans the majority that
honestly belonged TO them, it would
not have fallen much short OF 5000
votes" While tho previous reports
and publications have reduce d the in
vestigation to an absurdity, showing
the ''wise" authors to be donkeys OF
the longest cared class, this Of MIR.
Drucker looks rather bellieerent. He
ut first charges the Secretary Of the
Democratic Central Committee with
publicly making false accusations.
This is q serious charge. and as said
Secretary assumes to be q high toned
'.Chiv," he will probably require some
apologies from the Supervisor. But it
Is a little singular that the latter should
say that there were no frauds commit
ted, and then that il the Republicans
had received the vote that honestly
belonged to them they would have
had 5000 majority instead OF the 1900
counted. We must say that things
look very badly mixed in the ''enlight-
ened" city of San Francisco.
Mn TIYnrN will aail for Eurnpa