Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-09
his NAME is STEPHENS.
THE MAN WHO WON THE DAY AT THE
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.
Every Precinct in the City, Except Two
Goes His Way, and One of
These Tie.

There are great many Democrats in
town who will prolong their slumbers this
morning beyond the usual hour They
| are very weary, for yesterday was one OF
| labor and excitement. 1t was the iiveliest
primary the Democrats have held in this
city in many day; in tact, it was more
Ike Republican contest between the up
town and downtown wings of the party,
or one of the old. time Long-Hair and
Short-Hai battles for the control of a con-
vention.
Perhaps 1t was owing TO the fact that a
few Republicans-or men who sometimes
train in the Republican ranks-seemed to
be taking an active interest in the proceed
ings that gave such q ginger-like aspect to
the scenes about one or two of the polling
places. Some Democrats kicked very Wig
orously at what they regarded as the inter
ference of Republican workers at the
Seventh and street polling place. Those
recognized as Republicans were W. p
Harlow, J. I. Stafford and Robert Goode,
and they were working for the Stephens
ticket. There were several professional
challenges, who work for any party or
person who will pay for their services con.
spieuous about the same polling place, bat
they are not Republicans. They are any,
and-everything, for revenue only, and
seem to be perfectly at home in crowd of
Democrats.
When Republican politicians desire the
services of these men they employ them,
and Democrats do the same. They have no
politics, and will fight as quick for one
political boss as another when paid to do
so.
Mr.. Stephens friends claim that there
was nothing else in the contest but the
fight made by the friends of John P. Dunn,
bis rival for the nomination for Controller.
The majority of the County Central Com
mittee were in favor of Dunn, and appor-
toned the delegates and fixed the bounda-
ries OF the precincts in manner entirely
unsatisfactory to the Stephens element, but
the latter defeated them even with this hand
leap. An instance of unfair apportionment
is cited in the case of Brighton and Folsom.
The former was given six delegates on
vote Of ~, while the latter was given only
seven delegates on a vote of l12 Ste
phens' friends also claim that their oppo-
nents put Republicans on their tickets and
had Republican workers, citing Tim Scri-
yer, Whitaker and Stone among them.
The result of the city primaries gives
Stephens "a! votes, and Dunn 243 votes.
There was some delay in opening the
Seventh and street polls, owing to the ab-
sence OF one member of the Election Board.
The Dunn element put G. 6. Pickett in to
fill the place, and J. NJ Sullivan concluded
that he was none too small for that duty,
himself, in the interest of Stephens. There
was a long and loud wraDgle over the
matter, and several outside the window
stood ready, like so many baseball short
stops, to catch Pickett when he should
come flying through the window with
downward curve. But compromise was
finally effected by both Sullivan and
Pickett giving way to Peter Finn
And then the voting commenced. To-
ward the close of the afternoon there were
a few small fights, but no serious disturb
ances. Everything went on smoothly
enough at the other polling-places, but
more than the usual life was apparent.
The result of the days voting will be
found below