The morning call., 1894-11-12
BUT THOSE ARE FOR ESTEE.
Republicans and Democrats on
the Anxious Seat.
DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY STAND
At the Same Time Both Sides Feel
Confident That Their Man
viii Win.

The headquarters of the Republican and
Democratic parties at the present time re-
semble the camps of two rival armies
which are resting on their arms after a
drawn battle, and waiting to catch their
second wind, as the saying is, with pos.
sibility of the struggle being renewed.
At the Democratic State headquarters
in the California Hotel the exultant feel
Ing of victory which has predOminaied
since last Wednesday is still In existence.
Budd Is looked upon as the man of des-
tiny and as the next Governor. The man
ner in which Estee has been reducing the
plurality of the man from Stockton has
had no rerceptlble effect, and the proba-
bility Of his overcoming Budd's figures and
winning out is pooh-poohed.
On the other hand, at the stand of the
Republican State Central Committee con-
fidence in Estee's ultimate victory is un-
limited. They have no special figures
coming upon which TO base their claims,
nor even special advices. Notwithstand-
ing. both Mr.. Higgins and the naughty
Jake SteDpacher claim several hundred
plurality for Mr.. Estee. 1t was boastful
Jake who several days before the election
declared most emphatcally that Estee
would go into Office with a plurality of
about 10000 at the least
Jake's abilities as q prophet without
honor In his own handiwork are only
equalled by his ability to be discourteous
TO inquiring partisans when he is suffering
from an attack of sorehead fever. There
was quite gathering around the head
quarters yesterday of interested parties
who were anxious TO learn how the man
from Napa was gaining over the man from
Stockton, but there were no figures at
hand to reassure them. A hopeful feel
ing animated the gathering, however, aud
according to their expressions MIR. Estee
had mfre than fighting chance to be the
next Governor.
Last night the headquarters presented
the same aspect at the Democratic rooms
in the California, though there was more
elated feeling perceptibe. Some returns
had been received which were in Budd's
favor. Those present then took to 1igur.
ing and. after allowing al that was
claimed for Estee in the city. 5hey claimed
that figures which could not lie showed
Budd's plurality to be 1850 with less than
200 precincts to hear from.
From Yreka the total vote of SO cut of
43 precincts gave Estee 1909 and Budd
1143, showing a majority for Estee of 166
votes.
In Fresno 56 precincts are all that can
be heard from. it was reported, until the
official canvass is made.
With the close of the work of collecting
returns on the contest in California Satur-
day night complete returns had been re-
ceived from 20S4 in the 1924 precncnts in
the State aud the result showed a
plurality of 757 votes for Budd, or if the
figures accepted by the Democratic State
Central Committee as Budd's plurality in
San francisco. namely 11.703. are con-
sidered then Budd's plurality iE the State
at large at the close of the count Saturday
was 1874, with 100 precincts to hear from.
Every effort was made yesterday 10
collect the returns from as many of these
missing precincts as possible, but they are
in remote districts with no telegraph or
telephone connections, and with a very
few exceptions no positive information in
regard to the vote cast in these precincts
has been obtained from the various county
seats. The fact that nearly all telegraph
offices in the State are open but few
hours on Sunday has added to the diff
Guilty of collecting information.
The only news of a positive character
which was received by the Associated
Press yesterday is the returns from five
additional precincts In Siskiyou County
which give Estee gain of ~, and the COM
plete returns OF Orange County, making
three additional precincts, which give
Estee gain of 56. Budd's plurality in
San Francisco, according to the count re-
ported at the Registrars Office yesterday
is 11,454, with three precincts to hear
from. 1t Is not claimed that these three
precincts gave Budd more than 100 plural
ity, SO that as far as can be determined
now his plurality in this city is Il, $50.
Reckoned upon that basis and including
the returns from eight additional precincts
in Orange and Siskiyou counties received
yesterday, the count now stands as fol-
lows: Two thousand and ninety-two pre-
cincts in a total of 2274 precincts give Budd
107, 1914, Estee 106. 21t; Budd's plurality 9o3.
In addition TO the above figures the AS
sociated Press has received some estimates
from the counties of Marin. Sierra, Shasta
and Es.Dorado,in in which there were twenty
five precincts from which no returns had
peen received. These estimates are as
follows: Sierra County. go plurality for
Estee; Shasta. 180 for Estee; Marin 1876 for
Estee: Ell Dorado 50 for Budd. These figures
represent the following gains for Estee
over the figures whicn had previously
been received from all the precincts In
those counties which had reported: Sierra
154, Shasta Z, Marin 100; total gain 261.
lu the case of Ell Dorado County there is a
gain of 6votes for Budd, making Estee's net
gain on these estimates 255 The precincts
which they represent number %, and de-
ducting the 255 votes from Budd's plurality
as given above il leaves his plurality in
2117 precincts 72S, with 157 precincts to
hear from. These missing precincts are
located in 27 counties. Seventeen of these
counties have. as far as the returns have
been received, given plurallties for Estee
and the other ten have given pluralities
for Budd.
The counties in which the missing pre-
cincts are located with the number of the
same(, which have so far given Republican
pluralities, are as follows: Alpine 5, Butte
., Hum boldt 4, Lassen 2, Los Angeles l,