Show SAX FUASCISCO fartiejism Played Cat Sac cess or the Citizen Union San Francisco 31The latest returns from various precincts show a weeping victory for the Citizns Union their ticket receiving 16339 veto against 10 I 240 for the workingmen About 4500 votes aio yet to be counted Tho result may be acceded as evidence that a great number of workirgmen hive tired of the agitation and ivoarneyism and are pro pared to unite in an effort b restoro confidence con-fidence and forward business activities The vote so far as counted shows that republicans have cnt nearly a full vote as compared with the election hut Sep tember the falling off having manifeted itself among the workingmen and their democratic allies The small demo cratic element undoubtedly helped to swell the citizens vote The result causes the greatest satisfaction and is expected ex-pected to have a marked good effect upon public interest New York 31Tbe Telegram this evening It is to bo regretted that the conservative con-servative party in baa Francisco has forrcitcd the moral advantage of its position posi-tion in the city election yeterday The citizens union ticket it is charged was printed on paper differing in color weight and texture from that prescribed by law This being so it the day shall havo bean carried by conservatives their opponents would be justified in challenging tbe result and claiming the election Such U the social condition of San Francisco that the triumph of tbo protectarian element ele-ment at this time would be undoubtedly a public calamity It would bo double a calamity if that result should obtain through the law and order partys disregard dis-regard of law Tho only motive which can ba presumed for any variation from the legal form of ballots is an attempt to exercise an improper espionage over individual in-dividual rights of voters This is a blunder The rcpublian party ia I Minneapolis committed this blunder whan it caused ballots in tho working mens district to be numbered in order to determine what and how many mill hands voed tho ticket prescribed for them by their employers On account of this act among others a member of Congress Con-gress now is threatened with the loss of bis seat No party either in San iran cisco or elfewhere is so respectable that it can afford to perpetrate outrages of this nature in order to attain success |