Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1873 — Republican Victory In California. [ARTICLE]

Republican Victory In California.

The election in California has resulted, in most respects, very satisfactorily. Governor Booth, who has become somewhat famous for hi? part in the canvass there, is a Republican, of undoubted character, and some time ago instituted a decided opposition to the Central Pacifi • Railway Company. In San Francisco and vicinity this great railwav monopoly succeeded in enlisting a few liepublicans in its cause, but throughout the State'the fight was between the Republicans as against this unscrupulous corporation, and the Democrats generally, headed by Senator Casserly, supposed to represent it. The result is, that the Legislature is undoubtedly Republican, which will insure the

return of a Republican United States Senator in place of Casserly, Democrat. The assumption by some of the Modoc journalists that the late contest there was a triangular fight between Republicans, Democrats, and Anti-Monopolists, is the merest moonshine. One would think they had gained their knowledge of California politics from the betailed and betoggled John Chinamen who run the Oriental laundry in the South Division of this city. If such were the case, the Associated Press dispatches printed in their own papers would show that it was the Republican and not the Anti-Monopoly ticket that was successful. The dispatch referred to, which appeared in all the city papers, was as follows: “The composition of the next Legislature will be: Republicans, 44; Independent, 36; Democrats, 40. Sixty-one votes will be required to elect a Senator. The Independents and Republicans together would cast eighty votes, assuming that some hold over. The Republicans will vote for Booth, and his strength at the outset will be greater than any other candidate.” It will be seen from the above that the Republicans elected 44, the Democrats 40, and the “Independents” 36, the latter being beaten by both the others. Certainly this is a very slimsy foundation on which to construct a great victory. It reminds one of Artemus Ward’s battles with a Southerner, when the showman held the former firmly down by placing his nose between the fire-eater’s , teeth. The facts are. that Casserly led the Democracy in the camp of the Central Pacific Railway; that Booth led the Anti-Monopolists,--or-Republicans; and the Republicans will vote for the latter for United States Senator; and that the name independent was assumed in some places to secure the cooperation of anti-monopoly Democrats who disliked the railway proclivities of their party, but hated to vote the open Republic in ticket. Republicanism is triumphant in California, as it deserves to be.— Chicago Inter-Ocean.