The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-03

California Leads or To-day md Maine
NeXt MOndny-EIOw tile Chances Look
New FORK Republican Convention To-
'lny.
The State Of California holds the general
election to-day, September Sd. She is to
choose State officers, u new Legislature
and four Representatives in Congress.
There arc five tickets in the field, and
owing to the confusion which has grown
out Of THE struggle over the adoption Of
the new constitution il is impossible %
forecast the result wikh-any degree Of
certainly. The election Of Congressman is
important for 4 special reason. As parties
now stand, II the Presidential election
should be thrown into the House the
States are equally divided among the
Democrats and Republicans. ltCalifornia
should elect three Democrats or three
Republicans ont Of the four Representa-
liyeg, 10 which she is entitled, It would
give the winning party a majority Of one.
The parties in the field in California
with tickets are the Republicans, Demo.
Gratis, New Constitution party, Working
men mud the PrOhibitiOnists. One Of the
great issues in California next to the
Chinese question: is the land tenure sys-
TEN Of the State, against which the new
Constitution strikes quite radically land
perhaps justly in the way Of taxation.
Take the following statement OF the
Sacramento Record Union to show the con-
ditiOn of the landed tenure in a single
county in that State. Itsays: 1.-The total
number Of acres assessed for taxes in
Sacramento county is Gl0,4GG. Out of
this total acreage assessed nearly fifty per
cent or 3O9,9O3 acres, is in the possession
Of 50 persons. That is 10 say, IS persons
who own more than 1000 acres each
This statement, however, by no means
Thoroughly indicates the actual state Of al
fairs. When VIC examine the list in de
tail We find that, while there arc
So who own 1000 acres aud upward
each, there are IL who own 2,00C
acres and under 5000; : who own 5000
and under 1000 acres; 1 who own 1900
nd.undcr 5000 acres; ! who owns 5000
and under 1000 acres; . who own 1000
aud under 5000 acres; | who owns 5000
and under 5000 acres; | who WINS 5000
and under 10000 acres: | who owns 1900
acres; | who owns $4,000 acresi . who
" over 10000 acres each; and one who
owns over $4,000 acres" II this condition
Of ownership were to continue for two OF
three generations, it would be the source
Of infinite trouble. One OF the worst fea'
lures Of the great land grants made by the
Government to railroad companies is the
opportunity afforded by management to
turn over vast bodies Of farming land to
the hands OF single owners. The public
domain is the heritage Of the whole PEG.
pie, and it should only be disposed of for
their greatest advantage.
The list Of offices to be filled at this cleo
ton in California is enormously long, in
Gliding, besides the general State officers
and Representatives in Congress, six Asso.
ciatc Judges and the Clerk OF the Supreme
Court, forty State Senators, eighty Repre-
sentatives, sixty.cight Judges of the SUI
perior Courts, three Railroad Commission
crs, and four members OF the State Board
Of Equalization. In addition there are
county and municipal officers. The PEG.
pie are also to express their will as to the
continuance or prohibition of Chinese I'M
migration, by placing on their ballots the
words, "For Chinese immigration" or
against Chinese Immigration"
The vote Of California in recent cleo
tiona has been rs follows:
Year. Ohiee. Rep. DEM. erik Ind.
Is7G-rreaIdcuI ,..... 1900 7G,NA u ..n.
.iS7i-UOyrTnOT =, Ei ,s22 $500 :" %,TSs
For Representative in Congress the vote