Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1906-11-16
No Protest.

There was some talk about the
manner in which the election was
conducted in Volcano precinct, which
took the shape for a time of a con-
templated effort to have the vote of
that precinct thrown out. 1t was
charged that the election booths
were left open, so that persons were
able to overlook the marking of the
ballots, and see how the voter voted.
OF course this was contrary to the
spirit and letter of the election law.
No specific acts of intimidation or
wrong dong were charged. 1t was
apparently the outcome of careless
aud loose methods. With the Vol
cano precinct eliminated, Marchant
would have received a plurality vote.
However, nothing was done before
the canvassing board. The vote of
Volcano was counted without protest
of any kind. Interested parties wise
ly concluded that it was too technical
and small a matter to make a contest
upon. 1t is not probable that the
result OF the election as declared by
the board of supervisors will be con-
tested in any way.
The vote at the recent election
shows clearly that Amador county, so
far as party principles are concerned,
is firmly planted in the republican
column. All state officers, below the
governor, received a substantial
plurality over their democratic COM
petitors. the pluralties ranging from
10 to over 300. Not within our ex-
perience in Amador county has a re-
publican gubernatorial candidate ran
so far behind his ticket as did Glllett.
Between GiIIett and Colgan, there is
difference of GOO votes. In other
words fully 800 cast their votes for
the popular candidate for controller,
and not only declined to vote for the
head of the ticket, but actually voted
for his opponent.
We republish this week the tabulat-
ed vote of Amador county from the
official count. We have compared
same carefully with the records, and
can say that the table is correct, and
complete, except that some of the
prohibition candidates, for state
offices below the head of the ticket
are omitted from the list, also some
labor union and Independent candi-
dates for subordinate positions on
the state ticket, for whom only a
small scattering vote was cast.
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The outcome of the election in
Calaveras county, which is strongly
republican in sentiment, but which
has been filled by democrats in the
local offices, was a surprise to the
politicians. The republicans this
year made clean sweep except sheriff
and coroner. In Amador county. on
the other hand, which is equally re-
publican on strict party lines, the
democrats as usual swept everything,
except school superintendent and
coroner and public administrator.
All the important offices went to the
party of the minority. 1t is no use
to moralize on the reason for this
preference of the voters. That there
was cause tor the desertinn of the
voters from the nominees of their
party there can be no doubt. 1t was
not from mere caprice or an aimIess
disposition to scratch. 1t will be
we'll to look into the root of the
matter, so that the mistakes which
contributed to the disastrous defeat
may be avoided in future. Men
worthy in every respect to hold office,
and who would reflect credit upon
the party and the county if given
chance, will be chary about putting
themselves in line tor sacrifice in
future, unless something is done to
gather the shattered party adherents
together, and unite them into good
working trim.