Show seeking the political cauldron cauldren caul dron is boiling s furi furl asly as ever in california and arid lilen iten are not wanting who in their own estimation if n not go 80 considered by others are qualified for office aspiring severally according to their ideas of fitness or the chance of success for the incumbency of stations from a seat in congress the gubernatorial chair of or a judicial bench down to the lowest office in the gift of the dear people or that can be obtained froni from individuals or corporations having an appointive power the aspirants forthe for the office of governor of that state ef of the lecompton compton Le or administration w wing I 1 ng of the democratic party according to the sacramento union are john B weller the present incumbent milton S latham james W aden den ver alien allen P dudley and john nugent the anti lecompton aspirants are john curry joseph W mccorkle R T sprague john conness Con nesb neep J C mckibben A reddington and H griffith griff tb for a seat in the next congress t john C burch henry aie Afe meredith redith H P haun thomas H rv williams illiams charles L scott E W mckinstry samuel merritt IV van voorhies hieb bies cameron E thom thorn J lancaster brent and arid samuel A booker of the administration wing and J C mckibben john conness IV L dudley and J W coffroth of the be antl anti lecompton side of the same party are candidates or aspirants A judge of the supreme court of that state is also to be elected at the next general election and W T barbour W W cope joseph P hoge 0 J R mcconnelly Mc Connelli and R T sprague john curry and H 0 beatty anti arti are anxious for the honor of being preferred for that important office in these lists are the names of several men who as many of our readers will remember bad a penchant for official stations in other nates elates before they located in california and it would seem that when men once imbibe the edea idea j of seeking for promotion to official stations eions it is no easy matter to eradicate it from their mauds or to lo dissuade them from their purpose the aspirants of the democratic stamp for the obber elective offices are very numerous and in each of the other political factions with which that state in common with the other states add anil territories abound abounds ep there are hundreds hungering and thirsting thi rating for the honors or emolument emoluments bof bot f office the latter no doubt being the principal prini pai pal object of their ambition As there agrenot offices enough to be filled to supply mor more than about one line fiftieth p part a rt of f those who are thila thus as aspiring with places the chances of success ae are great collectively hence the extra extraordinary exertions of these worthies to defeat not liot only their political opponents but those of 0 their own party who are striving for the be bame hame ame such fierce political scrambles generally result in the triumph of the most uri unprincipled principled aspirants and during their continuance in irk office the people mourn though they beldom seldom learn wisdom by the stiffe sufferings rings they have to endure california is not the only S ate that has a superabundance of that class of citizens who prefer office to other pursuits and leave no scheme untried that might promote heir their designs collectively they are a curse to co community in a adib adie disgrace grace to the state that accepts of their proffered services and a foul blot upon the american character |