The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-31
The Golden Gate.
intense Excitement Over
Yesterdays Election.
Dennis Kearney Tumbles Over
In a Fit.
National Associated Press to the Star

SAN FRANCISCO, March 31.-Kearney has
been beaten in the contest he invited, and
Freud, his candidate for State Senator. is
defeated by James M. Byrnes the Repub-
Ilican candidate, by over 5000 majority
according to the returns as at present
counted. A bulletin has just been posted
Announcing that the vote thus far footed
kup gives the Citizens ticket for freehold
ers 12,4oO and the Workingmen Dem.
5000. The Kearne yites are furious, and
are making vigorous charges Of fraud
One of their allegations is that the vote
for the Citizens candidate can MT be
counted. as the ballots were printed on
paper different from that defined by the
law. They also claim that their candidate
for State Senator was sold out by the Demo-
Gratis, who opposed his Endorsement in the
County Convention.
Second Dispatch1
The city is intensely excited over the re-
suit of the election, which is a sweeping
victory for the Citizens Protective Union.
and the present indications are that the
majority will be upwards OF seven thou
sand. Over twentv-six thousand votes have
already been counted.
KEARNEY HAS A FIT.
Kearney and his followers are furious.
When Kearney realized that he was beaten
he absolutely raved like madman and
worked himself up into such an excited
state that he fell in fit, foaming at the
mouth, and was carried to his residence
and physicians summoned.
His prostration has served to intensity
the public excitement, and there are no
end of rumors afoat regarding his condi-
ton. His opponents assert that his illness
Is simulated and that the fit was piece of
acting for the purpose of infaming his fol-
lowers and influencing Judge Freelon of
the Superior Court in passing upon his ap-
peal from the sentence of Judge RIx.
Kearney's intimates still loudly pro-
claim that he will not 60 to the Peniten-
tiary.
WHAT MAYOR KALLoCH SAYS.
Mayor Kalloch says the ballots for the
3Citizens' Protective Union shall not be
counted, as they were not made in accord
ance with the law. When informed that
the provisions OF the law had been OBJ
served in - most minute particulars, he
said vellemently: ut makes no difference,
he ticket will not be considered valid. 1t
an unjust discrimination in the title and
violation of the principles of the elective
rancbise."
CALIFORNIA ELECTION.
SAN Francisco. March 3l.-The election
|assed off quietly. The total vote cast
as 30, ,67S against Al 900 at the election last
ear. The light vote is considered as un-
avorable for the success of the citizens
icket.
LATER.-The count now stands $3.50 for
he Citizens ticket. and 10, 240 for the DEM
cratic. Kearney alliance.
HENDRICKS B. WRIGHT ON THE CHINESE.
NEW YoRK, March 81. - Congressman
Hendricks b. Wright, of Pennsylvania,
addressed the Central Greenback Labor
Club at Cooper's Union last evening. The
lall was about two-thirds full and upon
he platform were DR.. Peter Cooper, DR.. E.
3. Wright and DR.. 4. G. Miller, and the
bfficers of the Club. AS lie was about to
clnse bis remarks some one in the audience
lsked Mr.. Wright his views on the Chinese
question.
His answer was that this country could
mot afford to have its Caucasian blood
mixed with that of the Chinese, and al.
| though it was hard to shut the doors of EN-
igration 10 any people they ought to be
closed to Chinese.