The morning call., 1894-11-13
SLOW, BUT SURE.
Progress of the Official
Canvass.
TEN COUNTIES COMPLETED.
Budd's Plurality Is Now Over
One Thousand.
ESTEE COMEDIES HIS DEFEAT.
The Napa Man Made a Gallant
Struggle and Is Almost Broken
Down.

Little progress was made yesterday in
the official canvass Of the votes cast in the
various counties of the State. In only ten
of the counties was the task com pleted.
Returns received by the Associated
Press up to an early hour this morning
place Budd's plurality at 1913. with 139
precincts and the official canvass IN AZ
counties to hear from.
The lingering hope which the Repubi-
cans of the city entertained of the plural
ity of Budd being overcome by the final
returns from the interior of the State
wilted yesterday like a fat mans collar
on a hot day. and around the headquarters
of the State Central Committee on Market
street it was conceded that Budd had car
ried the State by a small plurality-only a
small one, though, it was added.
The effect of that small plurality made
itself manifest in the attendance. In the
afternoon it was DO larger than a cor
porars guard. aud in the evening the cor
poral would have found it very lonesome
indeed. There were but two men present,
an assistant secretary and another man
who was gazing gloOmily at the empty.
chairs. Once and while some one would
wander upstairs. glance around and then
depart with sigh
While the result Of the election was in
doubt there were busy times around and
the secretaries were hard al work figuring
upon possible results, if such-and-such a
precinct returned sO-and-sO. They were
equipped with tables OF returns, and the
whole State in figures was spread out be-
fore them. While there was hope there
was energy.
1t is stated that Mr.. Es;ee has taken his
defeat very much to heart, although he en-
deavOrs to assume an air of cheerfulness.
He has no longer the buoyant hopes which
animated him for several days after cleo
ton day. even in the face of adverse pros
poets. He maintained that he had been
successful up to the last.
On Sunday his hopes waned, and sew
eral friends who saw him in the Palace
Hotel grlllroOm, in company with Lee
Fairchlld, remarked en- air of dispirted
detection which betOkened his loss of
hope. Even the witty remarks of humor-
ist Farchild failed 10 bring smile to his
face. As one of these friends remarked
Mr.. Estee had gone through his campaign
like warhorse. He had been UP early
and up late, and in his State tnnr had
worked with even more energy than his
younger and successful opponen,. Con-
sidering the Trojan work he performed it
is no wonder that defeat added an extra
wrinkle or two to his brow.
At the rooms OF the Democratic State
Committee last evening there was consid-
cradle hustle, and politicians were coming
and going. Their visits seemed to be more
in the nature Of congratulatory ones than
caused by anxiety about the plurality of
the Democratic candidates. Not one could
be found who entertained small doubt Of
Budd's election. The secretary when
asked If there were any new figures re-
piled that he did not think they were
necessary. Although the entire returns
were not in be could not see how il was
possible for any changes to occur which
would materially alter the result. he was
positive that Budd's majority would be
over 1000. A few returns which had been
received during the evening from the As
ISOLATED Press were favorable to Budd.
With the assurance of success the poll
ticians of the Democratic persuasion are
fCcking around the headquarters like
swarms around the belle of a country
fair. 1t is entertaining to listen to the
variations of marvellous achievements
which they performed during the cam
Two out of every three of the ward poll
ticians who drift in modestly hold them
selves personally responsible for the big
plurality which the curly headed man
from Stockton received in this city. They
do not boast of this because they are beg
ging any reward from MIR. Budd; but
then, if he wanted to remember them,
well-and so they go on.
Mr.. Budd has anticipated this rush of
patriots evidently, and takes very good
care to keep himself in seclusion to avoid
giving away all The patronage which will
fall to his disposal to those admiring
friends before he has had chance to con-
suit with some of the party managers and
his more intimate friends about affairs.
1t is reported that lie is feeling very cheer
full, even elated over his victory.
1t is not Mr.. Budd alone who is afflicted
with the office-seeker plague. All the
municipal officers-eect are kept busy
every day lodging the man who worked
for and elected them.