The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-16
THE NEW AppoRrIoNMEsT.

and representative districts. And there
seems 70 be disposition also, on tho part OF
many, to do little gerrymandering. The
rights and requirements of north Texas are
an eyesore, bette noir to some Of the east-
ern and south eastern members, 1t appears.
The fact is, that east Texas, tho earliest
settled portion of the state and for yesrs and
years the centre of the states population
has had tho preponderance in tho legislature
so long, and by superiority of numbers
boon ablo to dictate legislation, thst 1t is now
losth to divide lis reign, and
concede to other sections their leglti-
mate voice. We do not say thli
in any spirit of invidiousness, with any in
tenlion to DO unjust or unkind to section of
the state that Is grest in so many things;
great in It's natural products and its resources;
great in tho intelligence ard tho refinement
Of It's people; great Us compared with many
other portions of the state, in iis develop
mont of Nil material interests; grea. in the
mighty minds il has given to Texas to aid IN
shaping It's destiny, from tho earliest days OF
the republic 10 the present time, md great in
It's agricultural, commercial and
social qualities. We can only ac-
knowledge that It's every section and poG-
ton is one of a number of sections and por-
tins, each dependent in ono way or another
upon TIC other, and all msking one grand
unit, with divcr,ity of interests, no one Of
which can DO ignored or neglected without
elfecting the mass detrimenlally. Tho t'me
has como when there must be u new appor-
tionment of the senatorial and representative
districts, that tho Legislature Of tho state
may best compor. with the interests of the
whole state. To effect this, TO make thai
superintendent fair, equal End just to all,
there il bu. one thing to consider, and TINT
ia population. The spportion ment must be
upon tho basis of populition. otherw wise how
can il DO fairly done, how meet tho requlro'
ments of each geographical division of the
state? Lot us take the senatorial. districts q.
organized now and SEQ how they foot up
ia population. The frs, district made
up of Liberty. Chambers, San Jscintj,
Hardin, Tyler, Jefferson, Jasper, Orange
Newton and Polk counties has population,
according to tho las. census, OF ilS22. Tho
second district, Houston, Angelina, Nscog
doches, San Augustine and Sabine counti,s,
has population of 42,7s7. Tho third dis
trict, Rusk, Panols and Shelby counties. with
a population of 4O,720. The fourth distrc,,
Harrison county, with 25,l75 people. Tho
fifth District, Marioo, Cass, Bowie and Morris
counties, with u population Of 1905. The
sixth dntrict, lied River, Titus, Franklin and
Hopkins counties, containing 1854 poopi'.
The seventh district, Camp, Upshur, Gregg
and Smith colnties, with a population d;
1856. The eighth district, Cherokee, An
dorson and Henderson counties, with popu-
lation Of 1858. Tho ninth district, Lamar.
Fannin and Delta counti,i, with apopulstion
VI oo,soV' Ho Lcltu ulf~iiNsi Nu'u' an
Z,njt, Kaufmsp, Rains, Rock wall and Hunt
counties, with a population Of 6252S. Tho
eleventh district, Grayson snd Cooke coun-
tics, with populAtion of 5S49). |
Tho twelfth district, Collin and Dsnton
counties, with u population of i4,lSO. |
The thirteenth district, Dsllss AMI Ellis
counties, with population of 5i,7Sl. Tho
fourteenth district, Navarro, Limestone and
Freestone counties, with population of
52,s7j Tho fifteenth district, Leon, Robert
son aud Brszos counties, with population
Of 1873. Tho sixteenth district, Msdison,
Walker and Trinity counties, with pcpula-
ton Of 23,ll0. Tho seventeenth district,
Waller, Fort Bond and Wharton counties,
with population of - 953. The eightccn'h
district, Harris and Montgomery counties,
with population OF $3.50. Tho nineteenth
district, Galveston, Brazoria and Matsgor1a
counties, with population of 1886, Tho
twentieth district, Austin, Washington and
Burleson counties, with population OF
5l,255. Tho twenly'tlrst district, Falls,
Milan and Boil counties, with apopulation
of $500. The twenty second district, john
son, Hill and McLcnnn counties, with =
population of 6l,i0i. Tho twen'y.,h,rl
district, TarrSnt, Parker, Wise, Mon@cue,
Clay, Jack and Young counties, withs pop
ula.ion of si,sl6. Tho twenty-Courth
district, Corycll, Bosquo, Hsmir
ton, Brown, Coleman Conan
che, Erstt,. Somorvell, Hood, Palo
Pinto, Esstand, Shackelforl, Runnel,, Ty
Tor, Callahan, Jones anl Stephen, counties,
with population of 98,912, Tao twenty.
fifth district, Travis, Williamson, Burnot aud
Lampasas counties, with population OF
57,406. Tho ,wenty.six,h district, Fayc,,c,
Bsstrop and Loo coun,ieswi,h population OF
5i,l6s. Tho twenty-sovonlh district, Colorado
Lavacs and Gonzales counties, with y popu-
lation Of 1875. Tho twonty-oigh,h district
Calhoun, Victoria, DaWlt, Arkansas, Rehi-
gio, B,c, Golal, Ksrnes, Wilson, jackson
and Atascoes counties, with population OF
1920 Tho twenty ninth district, C,meron
lIidalgo, Starr, Z,pa,a, Webb, Maverick
Kinney, Uvoldc, Medina, Nucccs, San Palri
clio, 1.-Two Oak, Prio Duval, E,cinaL McMul'
lon, la Ssllc, Dimmit aai Z,valla counties
| with A ,,u,,iat,,. ~ 70 MI Vha thir,i,th