The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-15
Wichita Eagle.
THE NEW ARRORTEON.

AS required by law, the town
ship assessors OF the various towns
ships are required 70 take the cen.
sus of the state, upon which to
make q new superintendent of SEN
ators and representatives, to be
elected in 1876. Upon g fair and
equitable apportionment, the cOun-
ties of southwestern Kansas will
gain the following number of SEN
ate representatives: Howard coun-
ty, 2; Butler, / Cowley, l Sedg.
wick, l Marion, l /; total 6.
The counties comprising the 18th
Senatorial district will probably be
oivided into three districts, thus
giving as two more Senators.
There will be organized within The
next two years at least five new
counties in the southwest. AT the
meeting of the Kansas legislature
In 1877, southwestern Kansas will
| then have the following number Of
senator's: Lyon and Chase l How
ard and Greenwood, / Butler and
Cowley, / {; Marion and Harvey, (;
counties west, 1 I; Sedgwick and
Sumner, /; total G.
We will also be entitled to the
following representatives In the
lower house: Lyon county, 9:
Greenwood, !. Howard, 8; Cowley,
2; Butler ?: Sumner, I; Sedgwick,
2; Chase, 1; Marion, 2; Harvey, l ;
Reno, / Mcpherson. L; Ford, !;
Pawnee, i; Edwards, / Rice, l /;
Barton, l Barbour, L; Commanche,
l; Harper, 1; Kingman, /; Clarke,
l.; Hamilton, L total 30.
This will give our section of the
state six senators and thirty men,
bers of the house, or a total vote of
thirty.six in joint ballot. Should
the superintendent of the state be
filed, there would be 158 members
in the senate and house. This
would give to our section almost
one fourth the members of the en-
tire state. 1t is u notable fact that
this locality of the state has been
practically q unit on all political
questions that have come before the
people of this state for the past
three or four years. 1t seems to be
generally admitted that our local
and material interests are one and
the same.
Should no unforeseen accident
happen within the next two years,
IL is fair to presume that southwest
ern Kansas will take an advanced
position on all political questions,
and will, If necessary, compel other
portions of the state to recognize US
as q "power in tho land" With
that unanimity of effort that has
heretofore characterized our action,
we can WELD an influence in the
state that will command respect
from all. We can in a great meas
ure, dictate the policy to be pursued
in the government of our state we
can name the candidates for high
official positions, can direct our
state legislation into such q channel
as will be of local and material ben
eft to this young and growing Sec
ton, heretofore almost entirely ig-
nored by other portions of our com.
monwealth. We do not publish
these facts to any way reflect on
others, but as q gentle reminder of
the situation to be" of officers
within the next two years.
Taking into consideration the fact
that we have in this section of Kan
sas some of the best men to be
found in our state and also, that
the most of our prominent men are
to a great extent free from the po-
litical corruption, which is so charg-
able against many of the politicians
of the older settled portions, we
can consistently claim as just dis
tribution of patronage, many of the
very best positions in the gift of the
people.
We shall, therefore in connection
with the people of the great south
west ask such representative re-
cognition from the older settled
portions of our state, as our popu-
lation and wealth demand, and hope
it will be cheerfully accorded to us
as our right; and as a just recogni-
ton of n portion of the state that
stands to-day ready TO unite with
all sections and localities to advance
the prosperity of the entire state.