Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-20

Below we present the first of series OF |
interviews with Republicans, taken as the |
gentlemen were met, or could be found in |
their offices, and without any solicitation |
whatever, concerning the outlook for the |
Republican party in Sacramento county. |
Incidentally, local politics are referred to |
and the probable majority Sacramento will |
give the ticket, etc. These interviews are
intended 10 reflect the current sentiment |
and belief, and the result of observation as
TO campaign prospects.
A. C. TUFTS.
/ meet many Democrats who will vote
for Harrison and Morton because of the
tariff issue. / could name q dozen right
now. The Republicans are gaining daily.
| meet many people and know. Locally
there is much feeling about the attempt to
bulldoze the Fourth Ward and fix the appor-
tionment so that voters are represented in
one district and vote in another. In the
Third Ward the polls for all of us east of
Twelfth street are out on Twentieth street
Most men living there do business down
town, and all have to leave it to go to the
polls That will weaken the vote. Maybe
that's what the bosses want. 1t looks as if
1t were done on purpose" If the Re-,
publicans get q fair show in their own
party it will be simply right, and they
must have it. If they don't get it there
will be trouble. No one wants any boiling.
but We don't wait everything rammed
down our throats. If it is attempted
think the disposition will be to give dose
| of what they got last spring.
b. r. JOHNSON.
Oh yes, / meet hundreds of people from
all parts of the city and county and every
| one who ever was Republican is still so
this year and strong for the ticket. think
HeTison gains-the people all talk as if
that were true. There is dissatisfaction up
| here in the Fourth Weird about the appor-
| tionment and there will be an opposition
| ticket to that of the Bosses I've talked
with many Republicans, and there is great
| dissatisfaction about the apportionment for
| delegates and the loss of representation due
from the lower blocks of this ward. The
! people say they will not stand these things
| II the bosses can get the First and Second
| Wards and q few country precincts they
| can carry the Convention. Even down the
| Riverside road there is trouble about pre-
cinct that has got six and they claim it is
| entitled to but two. | know we can carry
SACRAMENTO county this year by q hand
some majority and the party ought there
| fore to see that there is a fair deal and fair
representation all around.
! N. NJ. DREW.
/ think the outlook for general Republi-
can success this fall is good. There Is no
| question in my mind about Harrison and
| MortOn's election. / believe the party
will be equally successful IN this State in
its general ticket. | am satisfied also that
| our local tiCket-Whoever it shall be COM
posed of-will be elected throughout, if the
nominations are made fairly. Under sur
| rounding circumstances came in late as a
candidate. but the people of the county
I know me and know from past services
upon my part, whether they want me. All
l wish is to see a perfectly fair primary
10 select delegates to the County Conven-
| ton and then whatever the Convention
does will satisfy me, whether it is in my
favor or not. Mind you, however, | say |
wish to see perfectly fair primary. We
don't want any more Fourth Ward bust
ness, such as we had at the last primary,
which was not only disgrace to the ward.
but to the city. That, however, the people
| set a just seal of condemnation upon and
| hope the like will never be attempted
here again. But if it is, the people will
treat it again in similar manner.
ED. N. MARTIN.
I've seen a good many Democrats who
| say they will go for Harrison and Morton
because OF protection of home interests. |
was with SIX in one group recently-tive
young and one old man-au Democrats
and all for Harrison and protection. |
have met no Republican who talks of de-
serting-not one. l was over in the rail-
| road shops, and became convinced that the
| great majority of the men will vote for pro-
| lection TO home industries by voting our
| ticket. l think this county will have its
oldtime majority if they will stop this
business" | mean that the Big Twenty
| SIX can get away with the situation if
they want 10. l am a First Werder. and
want my ward to get all it can-to have a
| good representation-but it ought to be
| confined to the ward. This basiDg repre-
| sentation for ward on vote that is out
side of it now is not right. 1t was in bad
taste for Mr.. White to present that oues-
| uon, because he was once on the other side
| in the same business. Nevertheless. it is q
! question of right, and | can't excuse the
action of the committee The Third
| Warders will claim their Just representa-
| ton, and | think the Convention will be
the proper party to pass upon it.
RICHMOND DAVIS.
think General Harrison is gaining, and
! that the Republican party has not LOST any
| thing, aud il will not, but will continue to
| gain. In the coming primaries there is
some dissatisfaction. The Third Ward
| people don't think they have got their full
| representation. Then the polls being put
| on Twentieth street is bad. They should
| be further down town, in nv Opinion
| There will be two tickets up there, if Mr.
Hancock gets control of the caucus, and if
so he Will be got away with at the primary,
| in my opinion. The people are very tired
OF this downtown rule. Except for this
local trouble, the party is in good condition
| and gaining daily.
O. NJ. COOLEY.
1 think our ticket is gaining l know it
is not losing strength. | believe there
are many Democrats who will vote it. AS
TO local troubles, | think they will all be
harmonized. There is tendency to that
end. There will probably be opposition
tickets at the primaries. l know of no
Republican who has given any indication
OF an idea to support the Democracy be-
cause OF the tariff issue or otherwise.
RICHARD DALE.
Ny positive opinion is that Harrison is
going to be elected sure. With my know
ledge of the operations of free trade in
England, l do not believe there is going to
be large number, when they come 10
understand il, who will be SO insane as TO
vote for free trade in the United States.
The adoption of the free trade heresy in this |
country would inevitably cause the cutting |
down of all wages and cause correspond |
ing depression in all directions The cleo |
ton of Harrison is therefore a matter of |
national importance and of the utmost |
personal concern of every voter. By |
the way, we are to have the |
commencement of the local caupa;pn /
here TO- morrow, and it is to be earnestly |
hoped that no repetition of the Fourth |
Ward scenes of last spring will be at
tempted, for we cannot afford to be di
verted from giving the largest possible Re-
publican vote this fall, and making Sacra-
mento the banner county of the State. Let
us have fair vote and clean count that
no one NAV have occasion to object to nor
resent I'M Republican methods in the Re-
publican party.
J. W. Wilson.
Haze met no Republicaa-and have met
huhdneds-but is going to stand firm for
Harrison and Morton. Yes, Harrison is
gaining in the respect of the people daily
I've talked with Democrats who impress
me with the idea that they will go for the
Republican ticket this time because of pro-
lection. think we will carry Sacramento