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Show THE CALIFOKNIi ELECTION. The Californians are just entering I upon their elate camp lign, for 1S75, And although the political conventions conven-tions have not y-t bei-n held, there appears to lie uu dnuht that the election elec-tion will he coiiL. st-.l by three separ-at. separ-at. and di-Ui t parties the republi-eaii, republi-eaii, de iioer oic ai d independent. T'v L.st i.- tii.n in this state that had any p ! i:"u .I - innineance was ( that of winii tii'i presidential , vot.- wa.-ulivid.d as loilows: Greeley, 1 lhVral, -10,718; Giant, republican, ' rA ,-. Th.e rej.ublicans at the election of 1872 elu so threo of the four members f the last congress, but their aggregate majority on congressmen con-gressmen was only 2,401. The last legislature, whi.-h elected Newton Booth United St ites senator, was composed of 3'J republicans, -12 democrats and 3S independents, and the demo.TaLs united with the independents inde-pendents in the election of Booth. The election ol lS'.'l was for a judge of the supreme coil it, the vote having the lull: wing re.-ult: McKee, demo-' demo-' crat, 19,2-17: Dwinelle, republican, '. 13,841; MetCinstry, independent, 24,251. 1 The election oeeurs on the first i Wc-dui avlay o! September, when a ' governor aud other state officers, members of the legislature aud repre sentatives to congress will be chosen. The canvass promUcs to be a lively one. The republican party proper in the state is weak, a large majority of khose who supported Grant in 1872 hiving joined the independents. The unexpected t-trenglh shown by the democrats in the east and south last fall is likely to weaken the independent independ-ent movement, aud it is probable that the democratic ticket will take the lead in the approaching election. Booth is tne acknowledged leader of the independents, aud his name has been extensively mentioned as a probable pro-bable presidential candidate in 1876, and ttiere arc are a great many conservative con-servative republicans who, while they would not support a straight democrat demo-crat might vote for an independent candidate, although the Greeley canvass can-vass is not an encouraging precedeut upou which to b.ise a repetition of such political action. The democrats will have a large majority in thu next national houso of representatives, and an opportunity opportun-ity to rtdeem themselves from the : abuse of tiieir opponents, by laying 1 down a broad national platform and initiating some great popular reforms, ' which were never more demanded by 1 the country than now. If with sev-' sev-' enty ex-con federates in the house the majority can demonstrate its ability " ti t.irow aside the abstractions of the k p . . aud legislate for the wants of the 1 p ople, there can be little doubt that ' the democracy will carry the presi-1 ' dential election sweepingly. There will ' then be no room for an independent J partv, aud all opponents of republi canism will hasten to make then-peace then-peace with the reorganized democracy. democ-racy. But until this disposition aud ability is clearly manifested, the independent inde-pendent movement will be maintained, main-tained, and republicanism will not finally be buried in thfl oblivinn to which its career should consign it. At present it exists as a foil to the supposed sup-posed rebel democracy. If such democracy de-mocracy is dead, the republican party goes under its a matter of course. The California election will not do much towards testing the question of the future of parties, but the 44th congress will settle their late, and determine whether Grant ism or a new and progressive pro-gressive American party, based upon the Monroe doctrine and a popular financial policy, shall rulo the country. |