Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-09
POLITICAL.
THE SECOND DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL
FIeHr-REPUBLIcAN PRIMARIES.

choose delegates to the County Convention
which meets in this city in the metropolitan
Theater at II o'clock noon, to-day. In thi
city 1920 votes were cast. The contest wal
exceedingly warm and has not been equallet
in many years for energy of electioneerins
and exhibition OF feeling. In the First Ware
there was not much excitement, the regula
caucus ticket being elected without opposition
save in the case of one candidate.
Z In the Second Ward two regular ciul
tickets were in the field, and were pushed
with great vigor by their friends. The strug
| gle in this ward, while it involved to somt
extent Page ard anti-Page men on the Con
gressional fight, really centered about the
candidates for Supervisor, j. w. Wilson ano
w. ID. Stalker, the former achieving an ad
mitted victory.
In the Third Ward there was the widest
split. 1t was here not only Page and anti
Page, but involved the candidacy of L. ii.
Berkey and S. S. Beede for County Clerk,
and John Rider, H. S. Beals and A. s.
Greenlaw for Treasurer. The regular club
caucus ticket met foe at the outset
| in an opposition ticket which was
pushed with une1ampled energy and
won for its friends the choice OF eight OF
the twenty delegates. while the same side
claims three more that were on the regular
ticket. The scenes were in this ward not
only exciting but were characterized by much
bitterness of feeling, and brought on hot dis
putes and personal reflections, and the ex.
change of passionate expressions calculated
to inhame and excite to open breach OF the
peace The result has not greatly lessened
the soreness, and both sides go into the Con-
faal,por acb of ar
! During all day yesterday the fight in the
Third Ward was the chief topic of converse.
ton on the streets. The opposition claimed
that matters had been fixed up for Page in
the caucus, and that the ticket was not so
| fairly made up as to be representative
of the Republicans of the ward. On the
other hand the regulars claimed that their
| ticket was the result of an open caucus, and
fair expression and vote in an open and
unfettered meeting, and that to attack it was
an evidence of soreheadedness rather than OF
a true interest in the party.
In the Fourth Ward the contest was be.
tween the regular or Central Hall ticket and
an opposition ticket, and involved the ques-
ton of the candidacy of S. w. Butler for
Supervisor and Robert Parker for Sheriff,
and also the Page and anti Page issue. Mr..
| Parker's candidacy also was an element in all
the wards, but was more prominent in the
| Fourth than elsewhere. i. Nj. Stevens is
known to be candidate for Sheriff, but his
fight is supposeds to have been made.
mainly in the country, though he did not lack
bent, Sheriff Hebron, was recognized as a
candidate for nomination and reelection, and
his fight was made in every ward and his can
didacy was central point for the struggles
of all other claimants of the shrievalty. j.
NJ Henderson and p. A. Miller, as candi-
dates for County Treasurer, made contest
in all the wards, but did not manifest it in
the support of this or that ticket 30 warmly
as others, their canvass being mostly per-
sonal. The canvass yesterday at the polls
also involved the candidacy of W. Z. Gerber
for the Office of Auditor, in the Third Ward
of Ezra Pearson for Supervisor. and in the
First Ward of John +. brennan and j. j.
Bauer as Supervisors. The candidacy OF
gentlemen for other Offices did not depend sc
much upon the success Of particular tickets
except in the First Ward, where a. J. Yer
milya, for Coroner, was understood to be the
caucus choice.
During the heat of the contest in the
Second, Third and Fourth Wards wordy en-.
counters were frequent, challenging was bold
and plentiful, and the register was consulted
in lustriously The following racy converse
ton between a regular" and an "opposi
ton leader, in the midst of large crowd
which cheered each one alternately, is
| fair sample of some of the scenes
Regular-Why do you oppose the Ciut
ticket?
Opposition Because manipulators put il
up a. the meeting.
R.-Weren't you there:
O.-You bet, | was.
R.-Yes, by and you tried to put VI
a ticket, too, didn't you,
O-Of course l did. Had right to.
R.-Yes; and you were beaten out Of your
O.-Hadn't a right to propose names,
and be beaten?
R.-Wno questioned it-certainly you had
and the majority decided against you, that's
what's the manner with Hannah.
O.-0h, you be id; the thing was cut
and dried.
| R.-And because you couldn't cut and dry
| it, you bolt.
O.-Wel what of it. d-n you.
R-Why, don't like that kind. The
! club was open and above board. You and
your men went there and voted, and the ma
| iority selected these names. That makes il
right. The names were openly nominated
and openly balloted for, and majority
elected these. and you soreheads, after voting
bolt-thats what's the matter
O.-Weve got right to vote for whom we
please.
R.-You bet you have. Go and do it.
o. mean to, and l mean also to see yor
fellows don't run everything the way you
want to. Somebody else has rights, by
R-Well, look here, my friend whenever
hear chap talk and howl about cutand
dried things, nine times out of ten, you be
your bottom he got beat at his own cutting
and drying. So now -.
Ooh, you go on with your chin music
You can't run this ward
R-Nor you either.
OIL don'5 want to.
R-Nor /.
O.-What are you growing about, then?
R-Because if Teller electioneers for del
egates you charge him with manipulating
aud cutting and drying, and all that foolish
ness.
O.-Oh, give us rest.
RIO to hi, will you.
The result of the primaries in the ware
may be thus summarized.
In the First Ward the regular ticket wa
elected with one exception. Each Of thes
persons received 242 votes, the whole mum
Der cast Henry Edgertou, H. Gribble
Thomas ii. Reynolds, George K. Rider, A
!. Rhoads, Joseph r. Wilkinson, J. w
Rock, John Downer, Daniel Mccain, J. ID
Tate, George w. brennan, Il. Cavanaugh, w
A. Anderson, w. J.. Emery. h. +. Haswell
who was on the regular ticket, received 10l
and j. Fitch, who appeared as an opponen
to him, received 40 and was elected
In the Second Ward there were cast CO.
votes. The regular ticket OF the Fourth
street Club was chosen as follows: PHILLIP
Herzog. SIG; William r. JONES' 5l6 !; n. l.
Drew, sos Clarence n. Nelson, go; J. A
Robin, 5ll; Charles 7. Jones, 5l3 Johl
hatcher, 500; 0. n. Morse, 4S0; James II
Sullivan, 49,; Isaiah Dunlap, 5l6; Thoma
Kenny, 5l6; Henry Burnhan, SIS; Richar
Leslie, 514; Homer l.. Mckee, 5li; JOSEF
Goddard, 466.
The opposition or regular ticket of tn
, From street Club received this support
w. d. Stalker, III; ID. w. Welty, 16l
Andrew Black, l55 +; J. i. Farnsworth, ISL
Alex. Nelson, 1g7 Antoine Brewer, 16i; J
S. Watson. 1913; Jesse Slaughter, 1874; \. S
Nichols, 1872 !; A. j. Senate, 1856; Addiso
Sage, 179; C. p. Evans, 100; VIM. NJ. Igor
16l +. NJ. I.eitch, l57; Albert Hart, l6.
In the Third Ward the total vote cast wa
ASH. There were two tickets, the regula
Club ticket and an opposition. Names Q
both tickets received these votes j.
Hill, 475; Frank Smith, AS; j. r. Watson
46l; Thomas Warmly, 476; Benjami
Welch, Az; Horatio Hurd. 459; Fred Kerr
: Az; w. A Houghton, 400; NJ. Miller, All
Dugall ellis, 4b5 Names on the reguls
ticket only: James l. Felter, 1879 j. ID. Lore
2S2; w. X. Cantweli, pa; L. Il. Mcfarland
264 Win. j. Davis, 2i9; l.. Elkus, 271
9 William Gwynu. 236 c. H. Hubbard, %
n 40