The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-20
Districtlng the State.

we see several OF our cotemporaries
are figuring upon re-districting the
State for congressman, under the new
apportionment. Michigan will proba-
bly, have six members of the next Con-
gress, which will require the creation
of two more districts than at present.
The Grand Rapids Eagle has suggest
ed the following arrangement
:. First District-Wayne, Washtenaw,
Macomb-137, 48I. 8tTIi :
Second District-Monroe, Lenawee,
Hillsdale, Branch St. Joseph-227 ,513.
Third District-Jackson, Calhoun,
kalamazoo, Van Buren,, Berrien, Cass
-133,552.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures, Ing
ham, Eaton, Clinton, Shiawassee, Sagi-
nav, Gratiot, Midland, Isabella, Glad
win, Clare-117,5IO. d 9S8ksl u -
Fifth District-Oa Oakland, Lapeer, st.
Clair, Sanilac, Huron, Tuscola. Bay,
the Upper Peninsula, Iosco, Alpena.
Altoona, Ogemaw, Roscommon, o.
coda, Crawford, Otsego, Montmorenci,
Presque, Isle, Cheboygan-l2O,9 9e.
Sirth District Kent, Ionia, Ottawa,
Allegan, Barry, Montcalm, Newaygo,
Mecosta, Oceana, Ministee, Wexford,
Missaukee, Kalkaska, Grand Traverse,
Antrim, Emmett, Lelenaw, Manitou,
MuskegOn-111,784. sie1 oiasa oos
We notice that Genesee and one or
two of the smaller counties are omitted
in this enumeration unintentionally of
course. 3ai pa saaiq
The following is another Lewiston
which has been suggested, and is per-
haps worthy of consideration. EEL
First District Wayne, Monroe, Len
awee-population $4,000 rolill
Second Observation-Disclosures Branch,
St. Joseph, Berrien, Cass, Van Buren,
population, 124,l29.
Third district ashtenaw, Jack
son, Calhoun Eaton, Ingham-popula-
ton, 10000.
Fourth District = Kalamazoo, AL
Logan, Barry, Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon,
Oceana, Newaygo, Lake, Mecosta, Os-
ceola, Mason, Manistee, Grand Tyav-
erse, Lelanaw, Manitou, Emmett, Char
levoix, Wexford, and Antrim-popula-
ton, $4,000.
Fifth District-Oakland, Macomb,
Livingston, Ionia, Clinton, Shiawassee,
Montcalm, Gratiot-population, 12s,-
900.
4
Sicth District-Genesee, Lapeer, st.
Clair, Sanilac, Huron, Tuscola, Sagi.
nav, Midland, Gladwin, Bay, Arenac,
Missaukee, Roscommon, Isabella, Clara
Ogemaw, Iosco, Altoona, Oscoda, Craw.
ford Kalkaska, Otsego, Montmoren-
cy, Alpena, Presque, Isle, Cheboygan,
Mackinaw, Chippewa, Delta, Mar.
quette, Schoolcraft, Houghton, Onton
agon-population, 100000
The above we think better arrange
ment, at least so far as Cass county is
concerned, than that proposed by the
Eagle. In this connection the Jackson
Citizen figures up third plan as fol
lows:
First District = Wayne, Macomb
and st. Clair-population, 1875, 1O4.
Second Observation-Disclosures, Lenawee
Hillsdale, Branch, and st. Joseph
population,12 613.
| Third District = Kalamazoo, Cass
Berrien, Barry, Van Buren,, Allegan
and Eaton-population, 123,441.
Fourth District-W ashtenaw, Jack
son, Calhoun, Ingham, Livingston
population, $50, 957. as4
| Fifth District-Shiawassee, Clinton
/ Gratiot, Isabella, Clara Ionia, Mont
calm, Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, Gee
ana, Newaygo Mecosta. Osceola, Lake
Mason, Manistee, Wexford, Missaukee
Kalkaska, Grand Traverse, Lelanaw
4 Manitou, Antrim, Cherlevoix, Emmett
Delta, and Mackinaw = population
l2O,674. @ ie ~
] Sirtb District Genesee
Lapeer, Sanilac, Huron, Tuscola, Sagi
nav, Bay, Midland, Gladwin, Arenac
Iosco, Ogemaw, Roscommon, Craw
ford, Oscoda, Altoona, Alpena, Mont
morency, Otsego, Presque Isle, Che
T boygan, Chippewa, Schoolcraft, Mar
quette, Houghton, and Ontonagon-
population, 22,273.
! Here are three propositions, none o
them positively bad, and yet none o
them will exactly suit everybody, bu
they will do to think of until some 9th
: er is suggested. The probabilities ar
: . :
that, there will be, considerable strif
and difference of opinion as to the form
alton of Congressional districts, an,
the more time is devoted to thinking Q
it the less satisfied viii politicians be
come, but as the thing must be did
let,us all have chance to express a
opinion about it. - eofl sst
Secretary CObb's Resignation.