The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-14
BIC REPUBLICAN
GAINS ASSURED
Democrats Lose Ground
in Shasta County.
ALL FAVOR GAGE AND NEFF
sIsKIYoU, TRINITY, MoDoc AND
LASSEN IN LINE.
Results of Recent Primaries In Red
ding a Revelation to Politicians
in the Northern Coun-
ties.
sIsKIYoU, TRINITY, MoDoC AND
LASSEN IN LINE.

REDDING, Sept, 13-Such extraor-
binary activity is manifested in the
ranks of the Republican party Of this
county this fall that the primaries held
throughout Shasta County Saturday
were marked by more enthusiasm than
at any time since the Blaine campaign.
The Republicans are so confident OF a
sweeping victory that everybody wanted
to be delegate to the county conven-
ton which meets in Redding on the
nth inst. Returns show that in nearly
every precinct there was more than one
ticket in the field and an unusually
large vote was polled
For the first time in any general cleo
ton Redding is divided into three pre-
cincts. The new polling district dis
tinguished itself Saturday by casting
a larger vote than either of the old
precincts. In South Redding Precinct,
where two years ago but eleven votes
were cast at the Republican primary,
fifty-eight ballots were polled yester-
day. Bets were freely offered, with no
takers, that on election day South Red
ding Precinct will poll two-thirds of the
vote cast. This is an extraordinary
state of affairs, when it is considered
that Shasta was one of the banner
Bryan counties of the State at the last
Presidential election, as the free-silver
candidate received majority Of al
most 900 votes in Shasta County. Re-
ports from every precinct in the county
have been received, showing the same
and even a larger ratio Of falling off in
the POpocratic vote, as noted in South
Redding Precinct.
One thousand new names have been
added to the Great Register this year.
County Clerk Drynan asserts that two
thirds of this new vote is Solidly Re
publican. The town Of KeSwick, which
has sprung up within six miles of Red
ding, is depended upon to add to the
Republican plurality. Keswicks exist
ence is due solely to the vast operations
of the Mountain Copper Company, en-
ploying all the way from 500 to 1900
men. This in a measure accounts for
the large number Of new registrations.
Nearly every precinct in the county
will show marked gain in votes COM
pared to last election.
From Northeastern Shasta reports
show the most remarkable falling off
in Popocratic strength. In Fall River
Valley, where the PopulistS two years
ago outvoted the Democrats and Re-
publicans combined not enough inter
est was taken in the success Of the Pop
ulist party in this campaign to even
send delegation to the county conven-
ton. Republicans will sweep that en-
tire section this year.
Most f1attering news comes from Mo-
doc County, hitherto invariably Demo
cratic. The chief factor Of interest
there is the fight for State Senator
Second DistricD between J. T. Laird,
Republican candidate, and John e.
Raker, Democrat. Both are residents
of Alturas, the county seat. The Altu-
ras Plaindealer, the only Democratic
paper in Modoc County, is bitterly OPP
posed to Raker, charging that his NOM
ination was obtained by trickery. The
Plaindealer is backed by the leading
Democrats Of the county The disaf-
lection caused by this acrimonious fight
has spread to the legislative and county
ticket. Raker will be beaten in his own
Democratic county by at least 400
votes.
Trinity County will increase it's Re-
publican majority. The Republican
State ticket will win In Siskiyou, Trim
ity, Modoc, Lassen and Shasta coun-
ties, but in the latter Mcguire will run
slightly ahead of the remainder of the
fusion ticket. The Second District will
send a Republican to the Senate by a
large plurality. In the Fifth Assembly
District (Modoc and Shasta counties)
the Republican candidate will win, but
by smaller vote than IN the Second
Senatorial District