Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-01
POLITICAL MAZES.
THE TROUBLES AND rRIBULATIoEs OF
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE.
The Rumors Of the street-Defections
Hopes, Fears, Doubts, Guesses and
General Confusion.

winch tne neAVen.IAvor6Q nero olegIrleC
whom Odin protected, sailed from the shat
owy realm CT Iserland, where he had plunge
through wall of fire, and, by the magic c
his kiss, Weakened from her wakeless slumber
the sleeping beauty Brunhild, the silent oars
men of his bark brought him to the shores c
the strange and unknown Nibelungen land
enveloped in mist and clouds. This he cam
to conquer, and all uncertain as to the path
ne must tread, and unknowing as to the GU:
come ct his perilous venture, be went into it
gloom to do or die, as the gods should deter
mine for him. But the darksomeness of hi
venture, compared to the paths of politics
aspirants in Sacramento county at this iunct
ure, was as the blaze Of the MONDAY sun T.
the deepest darkness of the most sombe
night that ever enwrapped world in gloom
THE POLITICAL GODS
Have not shown the gauge of their favor OF
this occasion to be measured by the desires O
aspirations If any candidate now before th
people of this particular part of California;
area. The truth is, that the candidates wan
der in q Cretan-like labyrinth, more deviou
in its ways and iDtricacies than that which
Dadalus devised to secure the Minotaur
Their game is more uncertain than that which
depends on the mere turn of die, and theil
hopes rest on foundations that may prove
either sand or rock To look upon the ceuu
tenances Of most of then. one realizes tn.
wit and the wisdom that dwells in the coup
let:
Uncertain ways unsafest are,
And doubt greater mischief than despair
One of the candidates being Intercepted
x-ao -, oh fal l.
was like the man of whom Cowpe- wrote:
He would not, in peremptory tone,
Assert the nose upon his face his own.
Outside Of San Francisco, where the unex
pected always happens in politics, as in most
other things, there is, probably, no county il
the State where the outcome of the election
as regards local ticket. is involved in sc
much uncertainty, and where the political
prophets have been so flank in admitting
their loss of cunning in foretelling the result
of the storm of next Tuesday. There are in
this county
-FOUR TICKETS,
Republican, Democratic, Prohibition and
Greenback. The latter is said to be toe IL.
significant in the strength it represents to be
taken into calculation by the political sooth.
ssyers-and yet it is known that single vote
once determined who should be Governor of
shall say that the single ballot of some de.
spised adherent of that ticket and party msy
not swing into place the fortunate man this
year? sit is safe 20 bet," say the political
gamblers THAT the Greenbackers will not
cast fifty votes in the county, and not a
straight one at that-and, after ali, the ticket
is made up, with the exception of few
minor nominations. OF the men on the other
tickets-so tbs vote of the party amounts
only to so many scratched tickets, and OF
these we shall have a stomach full this season.
ard don't you forget it" The men toward
whom most attention is just now directed are
the organized citizens who have adopted the
euphonious title. League of Freedom. u
This body, composed in the main of the men
interested, either directly or indirectly, in the
sale Of bibulous connections that steal away
the brains and put money in the purses OF
those who stand behind bars and fat bellied
casks, claim voting strength Of 1,2e0 and
express determination to "ciuch" every
candidate who, to their way of thinking, is
not sound on the liquor and the Sunday law
questions.
RUMoR HAS IT
That this body, by its Executive Committee,
neld meeting last week, and Endorsed for
State Senators Cox on the Democratic ticket
and Routier on the Republican ticket, but
e,
the Sunday law and temperance people.
would in retaliation vote "plumpers for
johnson, they this week reformed their plans
aud swallowed the whole Democratic ticket
from stem to stern. This they did for the
reason that to stand to their original pro.
gramms would secure the election Of Man.
love, the other Democratic Senatorial nomi.
nee. One of the most genial Of the officials
of that body beingapproached yesterday by an
atfably inclined reporter, as to the truth that
dwell in that story, smiled the smile that
only barkeeper can, and replied, Now,
you are trying to pump mel"
'Well. tell rue the whole biz, and I'll take
out the sucker from the pump log"
" ID you think I'm a greeny
"Well, you folks have Endorsed the whole
local Democratic ticket, haven't you ?"
''I'm not at liberty to say"
THAT'S equivalent to an affirmative"
s Put it mp Just as you wish, my boy"
swell, you took down Reuter- and wen;
the whole p9rcine quadruped, didn't you,
now? -
"pm rot at liberty to say. Look here
when the pie iscooked we will invite you &c
the feast"
CIV nat does that mean?"
WHEN our ticket is finished you viii
know all abousis"
Then it is not yet complete 2"
mo"
"When willit be-"
1--WE meet at 4 NJ to-day come around
and maybe will tell you, and maybe j
won't"
How many votes do you claim to con.
troll"
"We can swing 1000 certain"
A Pc, hibiti On ticket made its appearance
here this week. 1t came up from San Fran.
cisco, ready printed, and is something of 8
commentary upon the financial condition Of
the party in this county. However the party
il not to be despi:ed, and will cast more
votes. say its prophets, than the people ara
just now giving it credit for. The ticket ha;
swallowed the Republican nominations il
toto, with the exception Of Judge Holl, fol
District Attorney-"a man who reyel
spends ten-cent piece at whisky bar,
said wide. awake publican yesterdsy-anG
indorses in his place j. L. Carey. "who,
added the landlord. "don't go On benders, j
is true. but when the boys are putting up 8
bar John can hold his own with the bes
of EN-"
The came party has made an exception a
to County Clerk in favor of Beard, the Demo
cratic nominee, and sgainst Coglan, the Re
publican nominee. But il showed its coursg,
when it bolted both the tickets, and nom
mated for Supervisor of the First Ward Johr
f. brennan, the Greenback candidate, mar
who wears by bis side the temperance blade
"Balmung," before which no armor car
stand. and whose prohibition proclivities ere
as a tower of strength, and with whom IS e
leader the party will go forth in that super
visorial fight. couquering and TO conquer
What has awakened the surprise Of street
gossips, however, most is the failure of chs
Prohibitionists TO take Henry into camp, tbs
Democratic nominee for Police judge, in
stead OF Stafford-the situation now beinf
that the liquor men will support Henry, who
is not for them, and the PrOhioiti0nists viii
cle2ye to Stafford, whose methods are not Of
ter their models. The same party has sa
down upon the ambition Of st least one @
the Republican aspirants for the office o
Justice CT the Peace, and has Endorsed in
stead the Democratic nominee, CiarEen. Ii
short, the surprises of this ticket are Of
character to knock
THE POLITICAL BREATH
Out of the most valiant of the soldiers o
party" Another political rumor that ha
bsen born of the present travail, is that tn
Inemb sEship of the Turn Verein Association
have, IN regular meeting. resolved 10 stsnt
| by the liquor mems ticket, SO far as count,
officers are concerned. This rumor an ex
| oticisl of the society enpaatieslly denies
| be Gays the society has discussed men an,
tickets. "a il al gays does all public matters
but the members were widely divided and n
! resolution was passed, aud no declaration Q
| favoritism made. That tbs membership vii
! support Germsas who are candidates, Their
YVES. be thought, little doub.
| The Prohibition vote is estimated all th
way from IS to lbs on straight Prohibition
tickets, but the greater number OF experts d
] r,nt y1fara the ynsa zhnva S0