The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-01-07
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NJ. NJ. MURDOCH, Edi,o-.
wNHirA. THURSDAY. JAN. :. is,
The New Apportionment.

The New Apportionment.
A. required by law, the township
assessors Of the various townships are
required 10 take the census of the
state, upon which 10 make new APP
portionnent OF senator's and repre-
sentatives, TO be elected in 1876. Upon
a fair and equitable apportionmenf,
the counties of southwestern Kansas
will gain the following number of sem
ate representatives: Howard county.
2: Butler, /; Cowlcy, 4; Sedgwick, J !;
Marion, 1: total G.
The counties comprising the 18th
senatorial district will probably be
divided into three districts, thus Civ
lug ms two moro senator's. 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, southwest
western Kansas viii then have the fol-
loving number OF senators: Lyon
and Chase. 1; Howard and Green
wood, L; Butler and Cowley, L: Ma
rion aud Harvey, 4: counties west, / !;
sedgwick and Sumner, L; tota,6.
We will also be entitled 10 the fol-
lowing Representatives in the lower
house: Lyoa county, 3; Greenwood,
/; Howard, 3: Cowley, 9: Butler, 2 (;
Sumner, /; sedgwick, 2; Chase, |;
Marion, 2: Harvey, i; Reno, /; Nc
Pherson. L: Ford, /; Pawnee, /; Ed
wards, L; Rice, /; Barton, L; Bar
boar, 1: Comanche, l: Harper, l /;
Kingman, /; Clarke, ! Hamilton, 1
total So
This will give our section of the
state six senator's and thirty members
Of the house, or a total vote of thirty
xix in joint ballot. Should the appor-
iionment of the state be filed, there
would be l5s members IN the senate
and house. This .woald give TO our
section almost onc-fourtli the mem
bers of the entire state
1t is notable fact that this locality
Of The stale has been practically n unit
on all political questions that have
come before the people OF this state
for the past three or four years. II
seems 10 be generally admitted thai
our local and material interests arr
one and the same.
Should no unforeseen accident hap
pen within the next two years, ii j,
fair TO presume that southwestern
Kansas will take an advanced position
on all political questions, and will. i
necessary. compel other portions o
the state TO recognize us as a "powel
in The land" With that unanlmity o.
effort that has heretofore characterized
oar action, we can WELD an iniluenc.
I'm the state that will command res
pect from all. We can in q grea
measure. dictate the policy TO b,
pursued in the government Of oul
state; we can name tie candidates fol
high official positions, can direc
our state legislation into such chan
mel as will be of local and materia
benefit TO this young and growing sec
ton. heretofore almost entirely ignor.
cd by other portions of our com
monwcalth. We do not publish thes'
facts TO in any way reflect on others
but rs gentle reminder of the ''sit
usiion 10 be" of officers within thu
next two years.
Taking into consideration the fac
that we have in this section Of Kansas
some of the very best men to be fount
in our state; and, also, that the mos
Of our prominent men are 10 a grca
extent free ircm the political corrup
tion. which is so chargeable agains
many of the politicians OF TIL
older settled portions, we ca'
consistently claim as a just distribu
ton OF patronage, many Of the yer,
hes, positions in the gift of the people
We shall. therefore, in connection
with the people of the great south
west ash such a representative recogni
ton from The Older settled portions o
oar state. as our population am
wealth demands, and hope il will b
ohecrfully accorded to US as on
right: and as n just recognition o
portion of the state that stands to
day ready TO unite with all section
and localities 10 advance the prosper
iiy Of the entire state.