Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-23
TEE PRIMARY.

III
TEE PRIMARY.
AN EXCITING CONTEST AND THE
RESULT.
The "Anti-Boss' Ticket Elected in
First, Third and Fourth Wards
and Generally in the
County.
The Republican County Primary cleo
ton held on Saturday afternoon to elect
delegates to the County Convention to be
held on Thursday next, was one of the
Eveliest ever witnessed in the State. The
polls were opened at P. M, and from that
hour to O'Clock the contest was waged
with unremitting effort by large number
of experienced workers at nearly all the
polling places. There were opposition
tickets in nearly every precinct through
generally designated as Boss" and
Anti Boss" Those supporting the latter
prosecuted their work as if in an earnest
purpose to not only win. but like the boy
| who was pounding q dead woodchuck, and
explained his action by saying he wanted
to teach this ere particular woodchuck that
there was punishment after death" The
supporters of the so-called Boss ticket
were no less active, and conducted their
campaign with even greater vigor. and as
if it was matter of life and death, and
| that they had no intention of submitting
| to political demise.
The result of the political battle is given
| in the returns below and shows that the
entire "Ant-Boss list of delegates was
elected in the First, Third and Fourth
| Wards, and also, with the exception of a
very few precincts, throughout the county.
In the Second Ward, two tickets were run
but the "Anti-Boss' ticket there was only
put forward, it is stated, to keep a portion
OF the Second Ward boss" forces from
operating in the First Ward No serious
effort was therefore made by the ANTI
bossites'' TO carry this ward, and il was
| safely held by the usual ward forces
The result of the primary gives the
Anti-Boss" side of the contest the organ
| lzation and entire control of the County
| Convention, the nomination of the Legis-
| lative and county ticket, selection of dele
| gates to the State Convention and forma-
ton of the County Central Committee.
| The general expression throughout the
city yesterday and last evening was that
the question of local control having been
fought out and definitely settled by the
arbitrament of regular primary and by an
honest count, that the Republicans of the
city and county will now pull together as
| one man for the success of the National.
State and county tickets.
FIRST WARD ACTIVITIES
The scenes about the First Ward polls
around which the chief interest conferred
| during the voting hours. were very excit-
ing. The efforts made in behalf of the
regular or boss ticket We're, in the main.
not only discreditable but disgraeeful.
| Citizens, reliable and competent TO Judge.
who watched the vote all dav. assert that
there were not to exceed fifty Republicans
who voted the regular ticket, its other sup
port being Democrats run in by the pro-
ponents Of the ticket.
| Among the chief workers for this ticket
| were Democrats, and the chief challenger.
Michael Sullivan, is member OF the Dem
ocratic City Central Committee. The ac-
tivity of Democrats in a party election, in
which they should have had no participa-
| ton, incensed many uptown Democrats,
some of whom came to the polls and en-
! deavored to prevent their colleagues from
participating. The police arrangements
were excellent. Chief Lee detailed to at.
tend at this point officers R. s. Frazee, r.
! w. Ash, VIM. Arlington, Frank Rider and
W. ?. Harlow. They served faithfully,
impartially and tirelessly under circum-
| stances wearying, to say the least After
the polls closed and it became evident that
! the Regular ticket was in peril by the
close run of the count between the regular
and the unpledged ticket, abuse of the DO
lice was open and bitter by friends of the
defeated ticket.
Among the boisterous and offensive
workers for the Boss ticket was Steve
| Lang, striker from San Francisco and
VIM. Brown of this city. 1t is simply
| wonderful that in all the heat of contest
| and the many scrimmages and encounters
! of the day at the First Ward polls that no
one was seriously hurt. When the count
of votes began Mike Sullivan bolted into
the polling room through the open window.
against protest, and went sprawling upon
the floor. He remained in the room during
the count making officious suggestions con-
| corning the ballots, and at its close uues-
| toned the right of ChairGau Davis
| of the Republican County Central Com
mittee to take charge of the
| ballot-box, which was sealed up Chair
man Davis insisted upon his right, while
| Sullivan wanted the box turned over
to The Ward committeeman, and for time
it looked as if there might be personal
encounter. The friends of the winning
| ticket were present in strong force and
supported Mr.. Davis in his claim, TO which
Sullivan finally and grudginglv acceded
There was intensely bitter feeling
and open denunciation that this man
| who is a member, as before stated
of the Democratic City Central Committee,
should have the impotence to invade the
polling place or even interiect his voice in
a Republican primary matter.
1t was finally agreed, on the proposition
of Mr.. Davis, and by consent of Sheriff.
Drew, that the box should be deposited bv
the former in the vault of the Sheriff s
| office, which was done, and the key deliy.
| cred to Mr.. Davis. The latter humorousIy
| remarked that as he had the kew.
it might De said ne could en-
ter the vault at will; Sheriff Drew.
| equally as ready-witted, gave the vault
combination knob whirl, and remarked
| that he had the combination and Mr..
| Davis the key, and therefore neither could
| Oiltci "ltIAOul iEo ClleI. 1DlS DIT OF
| pleasantly ended the most notable contest
ever held in the First Ward, and the over
throw of local control that has existed for
many years.
| 1t Is stated by those who watched the yot-
| ing in this ward that not less than so or 60
| citizens heretofore known as Democrats
| voted at the primary who, under challenge
| being sworn. announced that they had
| voted for Blaine and Logan, and would
vote for Harrison and Morton, and under
| the call claimed the right to freely vote at
a Republican primary. There was noted
at, and congregated about the polls during
| the day and evening large proportion OF
| the element generally estimated as the
vicious and purchasable class, and old First
Warders were open in their expression
| that they had never before seen SO MANY
| rough looking and undesirable fellows al
the polls EXCEPT at the spring election,
when the San Francisco contingent of 800
took hand.
The activities and scenes about these
polls might we'll fill columns in description.
The Election Board was generally compl-
| mented for its disposition to have fair play
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