Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-12
CITY ELECTION.
THE RESULT A SURPRISE TO BOTH
POLITICAL PARTIES.
COmstock Defeats Gregory for Mayor
Large AIajorities for the Other Re-
publican Candidates.

The city election came off yesterday, ac-
cording to previous announcement, but it
did not result, in all respects, as was gen.
orally supposed it would. There were
probably not dozen well informed per-
sons in the city yesterday morning who
really believed that Mayor Gregory would
be defeated in his candidacy for election,
while there were as the result shows a
majority prepared to vote against him, for
reasons best known to themselves and
those who influenced their votes. In short,
Mr.. Gregory was defeated by majority of
fortv-one votes in a total of 4793. The
vote compares favorsbly with those of the
city elections of 1887, 1888, and 1889, in
which were cast, respectively, 1859. 1854
and 4, ,726 votes.
Although the head of the ticket was
Slaughtered" SO to speak, the other Re-
publican candidates received old-time ma
jorities. E. Q. Hart, for City Attorney,
heads the list OF winners with a round
1900 msjority; Warren F. Drew, for Chief
of police, follows well up, with 1,199 and
NJ. A. Howard feels perfectly safe with
his little 965 majority. The candidates for
Trustees of the Free Library received prac-
tically all the votes cast, they being on both
tickets. Here and there one or another of
them lost a vote, but two was the highest
number any of the quintet lost in any
precinct.
Breckenridge, the independent candidate
for Chief Of Police, received a few scatter
ing votes, but not enough to cut any figure
In the count-possibly couple of dozen or
less. In the second precinct of the Second
Ward somebody voted for Z. IL. Stevens
for Chief Of Police, and insthe second pre-
einct of the Third Ward one ballot was
cast fer w. f. Knox for First Trustee
Some parties were circulating ticket con-
tanning the names Of the Democratic candi-
dates, except that of Dillman for Chief Of
Police, for which had been substituted the
name OF Mr.. Breckenridge, but-as the re-
suit shoTs-Tithout any success.
It is conceded on all sides that Mr. Com
stock, the successful candidate for Mayor, is
an honest man and a good citizen. and his
friends believe that he will make an efficient
officer.
The Democrats were jubilant over their
victory last night, and loud in their praises
of the superior generalship of R. D. Steph-
ens,who made theirfght with consummate
skill.
The defeat of Mayor Gregory was un-
questionably great surprise to his friends,
and all sorts of speculations were INDUCED
in last night to account for It, The pro-
gramme of his enemies had been carried
out very quietly, and with deadly effect.
During the day it was rumored that the
Democratic State Central Committee had
sent q large amount OF coin to this city to
defeat him, but this was not generally be-
Ieved until the returns came in. These
seemed to indicate that there was truth in
the rumor
The general opinion seemed to be that
Mr.. Gregory was KNITTED by the friends of
those who were defeated at the primaries,
and was sold out by those who professed to
be working in his interest. There is no
question but that he was the victim of the
grossest treachery on the part of some per-
sons whom he trusted implicitly.
Mayor Gregory was seen by q reporter
last night after he had learned the result
and asked TO what cause he attributed his
defeat. He said that some weeks ago he
had been informed that certain high
State official had declared that he would
secure his defeat in this election in order
to pnt him out of the Gubernatorial fight,
anG he now believed that the threat had
been carried out.
The result of the election is that the
Democrats will have the entire Board OF
City Trustees, and as they already had q
majority OF the BosTd of Supervisors they
are nc doubt quite content with their lot
in this Republican stronghold.
Following is the vote of the city By pre-
cincis and wards, with the total for each
candidate, and the maj0rities: