The herald., 1898-11-10
SITUATION IN COUNTY
ONE UNION CANDIDATE COMES
IN AHEAD
JUSTICE MORRISON DEFEATED
Cooper and Fitz-Gerald Make a Good
Ehowing-Legislative Candidates
Money Well Spent

1t was a chilly day for Democrats yester-
day. Early in the morning the Democratic
county central committee and the Peoples
party central committe packed up and
moved out OF their rooms at the Nadeau
hotel, and the signs directing tho voter to
the founts of information were turned
toward the wall.
The Republicans, although they carried
their entire state and county ticket, with
the exception Of Justice Morrison, were not
unduly elated.
The victory cost the Republicans many a
dollar and Uncle Coils did not foot all the
bills by any means. In truth, last night
there were several anxious partisans wait
ing for kilograms from the state central COM
mittee giving them permission to draw at
sight" for sundry sums expended for the
good of the cause, the good hard coin being
furnished here upon the understanding-not
the promise-that it would be returned with
thanks as interest.
1t is now rumored that the Republican
state central committee feels that the Los
Angeles stalwarts, in view of the fact that
the governor comes from this city, should
feel honored in being allowed to have ex-
pended "the amounts set opposite their
names," and should not expect, much less
ask, for any return of their money.
The stalwarts don't see it that way ex-
actly, but they can't see how they are going
to help themselves. There will probably be
howl if some of the loans are not repaid,
and in that event some very interesting facts
as to how the remarkable landslide was
"slid" will be forthcoming.
Frank Cooper for clerk and DR.. Fitz-Ger-
aid for coroner on the union county ticket
made phenomenal runs, but the pressure
was too strong on the head of the ticket to
allow them to win. Under ordinary cir
cumstances they both would have beaten
their opponents, but as the union forces
were absolutely without money for legiti-
mate campaign expenses, to fay nothing Of
indulgng in luxuries in the way of persuad-
ing voters, it was useless to attempt to stem
the tide of coin that was poured out in al
most every precinct in the county.
James Hanley's defeat for sheriff was due
to the same cause, while in the case of Bar
low for congress the expenditures on behalf
of his opponent may be described as mag
nificent muniiicence.
Toland's race against Arnold for the state
board of equalization was another striking
instance of the persuasive power of the al
mighty dollar. Mr.. Toland made gallant
fight, running ahead of his ticket through
out the district, but he found that he had
the full force of the Southern Pacific COM
bne against him and he was powerless in
the face of this opposition.
With one exception, the entire legislative
ticket is Republican. In the Seventy-third
assembly district William Mead distanced
his competitor, Jim" Meredith. Justice ID.
c. Morrison is the only Republican candidate
ON the county ticket who went under.
The vote for governor was disappoint-
ment to the Populists and Silver Republi-
cans, as well as the Democrats. For some
unaccountable reason, other than that men
toned, members of the allied parties in the
county failed to rally and poll their full
vote. Everywhere that the vote was light
the union ticket suffered far more in COM
parison than the Republican ticket. There
seemed to be an unaccountable lack of en-.
thusasm on both sides among the solid
voters, while the Republicans had the
means of controlling the floating vote, and
captured it almost to a man.
The Democrats had another thing to con-
tend with especially in this city, and
that was the traitors in their own camp,
who sacrificed the union ticket in the inter
SSe VA Viz Aoihoot, dl'OioSlHiIS loi tiiSll az
tion upon the score that ''they wanted to
get even with certain local leaders of the
party" The work of this element in the
party did much to defeat Hanley and
Cooper, these two candidates suffering
most from the trades made in precincts
where they should have been the strongest
"While the work for the state ticket which
was done by the Republicans undoubtedly
m ffppt pH fba tiolyat ,, CIo;
Hill, yesterday, "still it did not affect it to
the extent shown by the vote cast. We
were betrayed by men whom we trusted,
and the work they did gave the Republicans
an easy victory. Money was scarce with
prised to find men whom we depended
upon, and who had told us to depend upon
them for work in the ranks of the enemy.
Their only excuse was that they were paid
for their time and labor by the other side
~ould have had to work for our
ticket for nothing. In my opinion money
alone, outside the work of the deserters, is
for our defeat"
1t will probably be several days yet be-
fore complete returns of the vote in the
state can be given, but enough is now known
to settle all question except those based
upOh dCtudl IudJOIltlcS. AIIGr all tne talk.
bluster and blow made it is surprising to
lind how little money was actually wagered
on the result. Less than $4,000 will cover
every bet made in this city and county.
Up to the very last the Republican betting
men held on to even money, or slight odds
evidently fearful of the result, and even
after the polls were closed they were not
willing to take any desperate chances.
The returns given include all except two
precincts in this city and seven in the
county. The ballot was heavy one, and
the work of segregating it has proven
both tedious and difficult. The official re.
turns will be made next week, and not until
the canvass by the supervisors will the cor
rect totals be obtainable.
AT late hour last night it was rumored
that Ioland had defeated Arnold, but this
Is not believed by those best posted.