The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-03-17
THE NEW AppoRrroSMEsT.

and representative districts. And there
seems to be disposition also, on the part OF
many, to do little gerrymanderipg' Inc
rights and requirements OF north Texas are
an eyesore, bette noir to some OF the east
ern and south eastern members, it appears.
The fact is, that east Texss, the earliest
settled portion of tho state and for years ana
years the centre of the states population
has had the preponderance in the legislature
SO long, and BY superiority of numbers
been able to dictate legislation, thst 1t IS now
losth to divide its reign, ana
concede TO other sections their leg'i-
mat, voice. We do not cay this
in any spirit of invidiousncss, with any In
tentjon to be unjust or unkind to section OF
the state that is great in 20 many things;
great in its natural products and its resources;
great in the intelligence and the refinement
of its people; great as compared with many
other portions of the state, in its develop
ment of all material interests; great in the
mighty minds it has given to Texas to aid 10
shaping it's destiny, from the earliest days OF
the republic to the present time, and great in
its agricultural, commercial and
social qualities. We can only &C
knowledge THAT its every section and por-
ton is one of number Of sections and por-
ti,ns, each dependent in one way or another
upon the other, and all making one grand
unit, with diversity of interests, no one OF
which can be ignored or neglected without
effecting the mass detrimenially. The time
has come when there must be y new sppor-
tionment uf the senatorial and representative
districts, that the Legislature OF the state
may best compor. with the interests OF the
whole state To effect this, to mike tina
apportionment fsir, equal aud just to all,
there is but one thing to consider, and that
i, population. The apportion ment must be
upon the basis of popul .tion otherwise how
can it be fairly done, how meet the require
ments of each geographical division OF the
state? Let us take the senatorial, districts as
organized now and see how they foot up
in population. The first district made
up of Liberty. Chambers, San Jacinto,
Hardin, Tyler, Jefferson, Jasper, Orange,
Newton and Polk counties has population
according to tue last census, of 44S22. The
second district, Houston, Angelina, Nacog-
doches, San Augustine and Sabine counties,
ha. population of 42,7s7. The third dis
trict, Rusk, Pamela and Shelby counties, with
a population of 40729. The fourth district,
Harrison county, with 25,l75 people, The
fifth district, Marioo, Cas-, Bowie and Morris
counties, with population of 43,1O5. The
sixth district, ked River, Titus, Franklin and
Hopkins counties, containing 1884 people.
The seventh district, Camp, Upshur, Gregg
and Smith counties, With population OF
1885. The eighth district, Cherokee An
derson and Henderson counties, with popu-
laton of 1858. The ninth district, Lamar,
Fannin and Delta counties, with population
of 58,2S9. The tenth district, Wood, Van
z ,ndt, Ksufmsn, Rains, R,ckwail and Hunt
counties, with population of 62,52S The
eleventh district, Grayson and poke coun-
ties, with population vi 5S'499.
The twelfth district, Ooll;n and Denton
counties, with population of 44,i3o.
The thirteenth district, Dallas and Ellis
counties, with population of 5i,7S4. The
fourteenth district, Navarro, Limestone and
Freestone counties, with population of
52,S73. Tho fifteenth district, Leon, Robert
son and Brszos counties, with u population
of 4S,783. The sixteenth district, Madison,
Walker and Trinity counties, with popula-
tio= of 23,110. Tho seventeenth district,
Waller, Fort Bsnd and Wharton countiei,
with o population Of % o5S The eighteenth
district, Harris and Montgomery counties,
with population Of $3.50. The nineteenth
district, Galveston. Brazoria and MatagorlA
counties, With population of 1886. Tbs
twentieth district, Austin, Washington nni
Burleson counties, with population OF
5l,255. Tho twenty-frs. district, Falls,
Milan and Bell counties, with population
Of 55,42O. The twenty. second district, john
son, Hill and McLennsn counties, with
population of 61,404 The tweny-thiri
district, Tarrsut, Parker, Wise, Montagus,
Clay, Jack and Young counties, with pop
ulstion of s4,sl6. The tweniy-fourth
district Coryell, Bosqus/ Hsmil-
.on, Brown, ColemaD/ Conan
che, Et.ih,. Sonervsll, Hood. PAlo
Pinto, Essslsnd, SnsckelfYrd, iiunnels' Tay
or, Cslahsu, Jones snd Stephsns counties
with population of ese22. Tue twenty
fifth district, Travis, Williamson, Burns' ADD
Lsmpsss, counties, with population 81
81. 4O6 The iwenty-sixth district, Fayetie.
Bastrop and Lee counties,with population OF
5i.l5s. The twenty-seyenth district, Colorado
Lsvscs and Gonzales counties, with popu-
ls,ion Of 45,l55. The tEenty-sighth district
Calhoun, Victoria, Dewitt. ArsnEAs. ksfu-
pio, Bee, Golisa, Ksrnss, Wilson, Jscksrn
and Atascoss counties, with poSalaion q
s22s. The twenty ninth disiric.s Cameron,
Hidslro, Starr. Zspsia, Webb, Maverick,
Kinney, Urzlte, Medios. Nuecss, San fat'i-
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