New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-04
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
ELECTION FORECASTS FRAUD KNOCKED
OUT IN COURT--GENERAL NEWS.
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San Francisco. Nov. s-As Election Day draw
| near the California Republicans feel more hope
ful II victory Estee has made far better i'm
preston upon the country audiences than Budd.
because he has Wisely ignored personal questions
and has simply discussed the great issues that
concern three-quarters Of the producers and
business men Of California. The northern coun-
ties have always been strongly Democratic, but
from man who has made a careful canvass
OF this section it is learned that the Democrats
will lose heavily because OF the reduction in the
duty on hops and wool some of the largest hop
growers in the world are in Northern California.
and these men are forced to let their fine crop
this year rot the vines. they can't pick
and pack hops for the market price In the same
way wool-growers Of these northern counties
have made good profit. while the duty
barred out Australian and Argentine wool. Now
the sheep will have to be sold for mutton. as
money Will be lost this year on wool. 1t is the
fatal Democratic blow at these two industries
which promises TO insure the defeat of Congress
man Geary in the Ist District. 1t is pretty safe
10 say that five out Of seven Republican Con-
gressmen will be elected The Republicans have
made good fight by calling the attention Of
California fruit growers ana farmers to the re-
stronger than this logic Of events which has
taken the profit out of barley beet sugar and
all kinds OF fruits and nuts California barley
last year commanded a gilt-edge price for brew
ing. but this year Canadian barley practically
put the free list by Democrats. will capture
the Eastern market. The worst blow il that
delivered against beet sugar. The Wilson law
has caused the manufacturers to cut the price
Of beets. and will resul, in a great decrease Of
the output
The shrewd scheme Of the Democratic mana
gers TO vote $40 sailors at Mare Island has been
knocked out by a Solano County Superior Court
decision. Never before were there many blue
Jackets gathered at the Navy Yard as now and 1t
looks very much though Cleveland's Secre-
tary Of the Navy helped to bring in these pros
pective Democratic voters. Had they been al
lowed to east their ballots. "A Democratic Con-
gresham in the llId District would have been
elected by a big majority. How fagrantly the
roll was stuffed by these sailors and Navy en-
ployes. who have no fixed residence. * seen when
IL Is stated that In one precinc: which has 81
legal voters the registration this year was
lOOl The defeat Of this scheme gives good hope
Of the success Of IIilborn. Republican nominee
for Congress from the lid District
1t announced this week that after next
Sunday one may ride from the ferries to the
CHI House for one fve-cent fare. This Is a
virtual surrender of the Market stree: Car Com
pany to Adolph Sutro. who has been arranging
TO run an opposition electric line from the fer
ries To the Ocean Beach On this proposition
Sutro entered the local campaign as an indie
pendent candidate for Mayor Now that the
wind has been taken out Of his sails by the UNI
expected action of the street car company he
suddenly manufactures new campaign material
by declaring that he will soon build a million
dollar hotel near the Clin House The old mill
ionares canvass Is amusing. with the work
he has cut out for himself he will be the busiest
man In San Francisco for the next five years.
even II he doesn't become Mayor
The leading ne-producers Of California this
week formed an association which will control
the future output Of the vineyards. No attempt
was made TO enlist the cooperation Of the wine
dealers as those men virtually defeated a re-
cent organization The new association binds
Its members to sell only to the union and II the
compact Is maintained the dealers will soon be
without supply. unless they buy of the as
ISOLATION. Ordinary claret Is now selling at lIh