SAN JOAQUIN
COUNTY HISTORY
CHAPTER X.
ELECTIONS.
Incidents of
Early Elections-Poll List of 1852
At the first County election held in San
Joaquin, on the 1st day of April, 1850 there was no poll list kept; voting was conducted
with great irregularity at this election. In the Isbel
district, on the Calaveras, the hat of A.W. Brush was the ballot-box, and the
owner of the hat was judge of election; Fred. Staples being
clerk. Mr. Brush says, "everything
voted," and the count at night disclosed fifteen votes. In the afternoon
Mr. Staples concluded that he wanted to attend a rodeo, and consequently left
Brush to make out the returns, count the votes, etc., signing them when he
returned from the rodeo ground.
It would seem that matters did not improve
much for several years, for, at the election precinct called the Blue Tent, in
1852, it was found that two tickets had been folded together, and deposited as
one vote. When the count was made after the polls had closed, the tickets were
discovered in the condition they had been voted; whereupon a division of
sentiment arose, as to the right to count both tickets, and a proposition was
made for the judge and inspector to play a game of "seven up," to
decide the question; the game proceeded, the judge defeated the inspector, and
the two votes were counted.
Until after the second city election in
Stockton there had been no excessive irregularities; but, at a special election
held that year, to fill vacancies, caused by the resignation of Aldermen Gillingham, Shurtleff, Boors and
Colt, and City Attorney, H. A. Crabb, things were
decidedly mixed. These gentlemen had resigned because of a feeling created in
the city by a tax of $2 per ton on merchandise, levied by the council. On the
evening of the election (none of the parties having resigned being candidates
for re-election), upon counting the vote, everyone was astonished to find that
the old officers were re-elected by a large majority, and no one was more
surprised at the result than the persons elected. It seems that some ward
politicians from eastern cities had selected Stockton as their abiding place,
and, as a "lark," to show the Stocktonians
how it was done in some other places, had stuffed the ballot-box, having no
other object in doing so than to have some fun at the expense of the public.
The election was declared void, and a new
one called for the 17th of October, 1852; at which time a regular poll list was
kept, which we found among some waste papers in the Court-House loft, from
which it appears that the vote was as follows:
FOR ALDERMEN-Jesse W. Smith, 264; Jos. C.
Morris, 295; W. H. Fairchilds 270; B. W. Owens, 275;
P. E. Jordan, 263; Jno. McNish,
228; Jas. W. O'Neil, 217; Walter Heyer, 204; Chas.
Wallace, 164; scattering, 3. FOR CITY ATTORNEY-E. Endicott, 244; Wm. A. Root, 2. The returns are signed by J.
E. Nuttman, Inspector; Jas. S. McCrery and T. A.
Malloy, Judges; A. H. Brooks and C. J. Buffman,
clerks. The following are the names of the four hundred and seven voters at the
second election as given in the poll list. The * opposite the name indicating
that the man is now residing in the County; a † is placed after the names of
those who are still in California, but not in the County, and this character §
indicates that the person is dead.
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Wm. A. Atlee F. C. Andrew§ G. W. Aylesworth§ H. Amyx* Wm. M. Adee§ L. Allen Jno. Adams R. P. Ashe§ Jos. Adams* Martin W.
Adams John Ayer C. Ames J. H. Allen Jno. Andrews§ Geo. Armstrong D. Y. Bailey§ W. Bush§ A. N. Blake* E. F. Bell C. J. Buffman W. Bell J. Bates James Buck Wm. Barker D. M. Bartlett J. M.
Buffington† T. H. Blount B. H. Brown* J. S. Belcher§ P. M. Bowen† A. H. Brooks R. L. Burr T. R. Bours* W. H. Brown A. G.
Bradford† E. B. Bateman† F. Browning Jacob Brock* H. Ben Jno. Browning John Bell J. Bosnall§ Geo. Buck H. M. Bodfish B. E. Boggs Rasey Biven§ Daniel R.
Brower Henry Burdick H. Toler Booream D. E. Brown E. H. Butler B. Brooking Wm. A. Brown S. C. Bunker R. K. Brown Richard
Brothers T. Baxter J. M. Birdsall§ G. H. Blake§ J. Bagermond Jno. Blackwell John Bell H. N. Brown§ M. Bancroft T. H. Beales S. Bartlett W. H. Cobb J. T. Carter§ Z. Curry E. Chamberlin† Edward Carson J. Canavan* Henry A. Crabb§ Jesse Crank Jospeh Churchill Geo. Campbell* J. H. Carlisle Alex Campbell W. H. Coburn§ Geo. W.
Cannon§ Jno. Campbell Geo. Chase H. J. Chase G. B.
Claiborne* Jno. P. Conner E. D. Chafman M. Conly P. Campbell G. W. Colter† F. W. Chase D. S. Clark§ F. C. Corcoran H. T. Compton* J. G. Candee§ A. M. Church Geo. Caldwell Wm. Clarkson Wm. Clift E. H.
Comstock§ R. Congden E. Cassidy E. G. Crump Jerry Crabb F. T. Colbin Jno. R. Corey* Jno. Chapman W. M. CollinsF C. Detten* B. Delphine J. Van Dyke Jas. Degant C. Dallas† J. A.
Donaldson Geo. H. Davis Wm. Durfee Wm. Dominston L. Day |
H. C. Day J. Dansett R. Driscoll J. Devolf R. Davis R. G. Donnelly A. Daily S. Dean A. C. Emory R. K. Eastman§ White Elliott† J. L. Eyea E. A. Everett* M. Endicott J. S. Evans J. A. Ellison* W. W. Easton R. W. Edmons J. C. Edwards† T. B. Edmunson A. Fredonia Ingle Friend R. Fowler§ Henry Fisher W. H.
Fairchild* S. Frank I. S. Freborn John Fairbanks Jno. A. Ferris§ J. Ferguson Richard S.
Freeman Chas. E.
Foster E. H. Felder H. Forsman† N. D.
Fairbanks Thos. A. Faulkland De Forest Field Rev. C.
Gridley Wm. A. Gibbons Wm. Garkitt E. C. Gilley L. W. Gillet Geo. Grayson John Groves B. Gallup* Wm. Garvin* Ira Griffin L. Goodwin H. W. Gillingham* H. Guild J. E. Grover C. Grattan* E. Gove* N. B. Gay Wm. Gravatt* E. A. Griswold David Glowner J. P. Goodman M. H. Gabell Samuel Gray J. F.
Harrison* John Herron Reuben Hatch W. H. H. Holderman G. W. Hamilton J. Havens S. B. Hart Sampson
Hitchcock§ Geo. Horton Edward
Hickman* F. B. Holmes Walter Hyer A. Hatch W. P. Hazelton Geo. D. Holt W. Hall S. Hall James M. Hill A. Huston H. F. Hubbard* S. Howsington H. Hicks T. G.
Humphrey* John Hitchcock N. M. Hicks C. Herron† N. W. Hammond P. Hoover L. Howard* N. Hazington A. W. Herrick Geo. Huntley E. M. Howison§ Walter Herron A. H. Hoerchner§ C. C. Hall A. Hickman J. B. Hall* J. W. Hunt J. F. Henry T. B. Hill Thos. Ireland J. Ivory§ G. W. Irving F. L. Jeter W. J. Jackson W. Judson J. H. Jenkins Jno. Jassa Jno. B. Johnson W. R. Jeffrey James Kelly B. P. Kooser§ A. M. King W. F. Keeley Samuel Knight§ R. W. Kelty* |
M. B. Kenny Job Kiervan F. M. Kennedy* J. Keeler* Henry Korn J. B. Kanivan Oliver Knapp E. E. Kinney Jno. Kritzner Thos. E.
Kemble W. M. Keith Thos. E.
Ketchum* Andrew Lester§ Ambrose Lyth Dr. Saml. Langdon* J. Leonard J. Luthivan D. W. Lams C. Lennan L. Lithearn James Lynch B. R.
Lippincott G. P. Lane J. F. Lamdin† Jas. Lenmore J. C. Lawrence H. Minors J. A.
Middleton† J. C. Morris M. E. Mozingo J. Mansfield§ Wm. P. Miller* A. H. Miles J. T. Manley J. Morrison F. Morton§ W. H. Mitchell H. Morand J. Mosher R. F. May Edward Miller L. Mann Wm. Markham J. Mabit J. S. Meekly J. C. Morang R. W. Moore Thos. S.
Moffat J. Murphy§ D. Mulford E. H. Myers C. E. Morton Jacob Meyers* A. Myers* S. H. Morse H. Martin J. H. Millmore H. Morse Isaac Moore H. Mitchell§ W. F. McKee§ James McNabb A. McCloud* Benj. McLavin E. R. McLeland Jno. McNish Nicholas
McDonald S. M. McLean† Jas. P. McKee J. McKenty Thos. Neall S. Naull H. S. Norton§ W. H. Noel J. E. Nuttmn§ John B. Nye* Jesse Nance Wm. F. Nye Eli Osbourn John S. Owens T. C. Osborne§ Augelo Oliva§ W. H. Owen B. W. Owens† O.G. Oliver E. Palache† J. Phelps W. W. Pierce R. B. Parker* C. L. Peck D. W. Perley§ V. M. Peyton* D. H. Pearson Robt. Park J. R. Phillips S. H.
Pritchett Samuel Purdy C. L. Peck Geo. W. Pray C. B. Phelps† R. K. Reid,
M.D.* L. H. Reynolds Albert Rodgers F. A. Ramsay Abram Riker J. Robinson* O. J. Ringrose M. T. Robinson M. A.
Robinson* J. R. Reynolds E. Rodgers D. E. Rider J. E. Ruggles W. F. Robbins G. C.
Reynolds* C. S. Roach§ Chas. H. Ross |
John Reddy P. Rothenbush* O. R. Reid A. F. Rudler J. J. Rogers S. Ramsey* Jno. Renford Wm. A. Root§ W. M. Ryer, M.D.† G. A. Shurtleff* D. Shaw§ F. Shafer§ A. Sperry† H. Smith O. K. Smith§ J. W. Smith T. L. Sturgis E. H. Sampson J. Selleck† J. M. Smith E. Swift§ Jas. Shields A. W. Simpson* W. H. Smith Geo. F. Smith* Jas. Smith Wm. B. Shaw† Jas. Shannon J. K. Shafer§ S. F. Shaw T. S. Strout R. E. Smith M. Simsebo Edward Skinner R. Savage J. F. Stephens E. R. Stockwell* L. D. Stevens J. S. Sills J. H. Stearns Geo. H.
Sanderson† C. D. Sharps E. J. Sanders W. Soehlman J. H. Stratton Jas. Smith H. Smith Jack W. Smith R. L. Stewart E. A. Thompson Thos. H. Town O. B. Taylor B. J. Taylor J. G. Thomas T. L. Thomas F. Tall W. W. Trembly S. Thomas Wilson Teaslate J. M.
Thompson§ J. Taber J. C. Treadway Geo. W. Trimbly D. Trembly J. S. Titcomb E. L. Towser J. W.
Underhill P. Umlauff§ Wm. Underwood John Vancott A. F. Vaughn S. Visher* B. F. Whittier A. Wolf* R. Winn Geo. Winston F. F. Went Walter Winn J. C. Westbay§ Geo. Wheeler G. Walker S. F. Wood C. Williams F. A. Walby W. W. Webster† N. S. Wiseman J. T. Wooley J. L. Williams B. G. Weir† Geo. Wallace* Chas. D.
Warder A. D. Wallace Geo. D. White§ J. Wit Wm. Wall§ E. S. Wilson Chas. Wallace Thos. S. Wood* R. A. Webster Jno. N. Washaburn John Ward A. S. Wheaton E. R.
Waterman† A. Ware Big Williams C. F. Whitman C. F. Way Elbert Weeks§ L. Walton David White L. P. Wilson N. L. Williams H. W. Wallis J. S. Whiting E. B. Whitman F. Yeiser |
Transcribed by Sharon Marie Robinson.
Source: “History of San Joaquin County 1879” by Thompson &
West. Pages 28-29.
© 2010 Sharon
Marie Robinson.
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