The Portland daily press., 1882-12-14
TIE APPoRTroNMENT.
Views Of More Prominent Republicans

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The Lewiston Journal publishes the follow
ing additional communications relative to the
Congressional apportionme
Hon. D. N. Mortland, Knox County.
| RocKLANp, Dec. 1882.
In answer to your inquiry as to what, un-
| der all the circumstances will be the best plan
10 De adopted by the next Legislature for APP
| poruoning the State for Representatives to
| Congress-" | will say that have given the
subject considerable thought, and am willing
| TO express my views, which are as follows
LIST, think all political considerations should
DC dlsregarded, and also the location and am
Dirions OF known Candidates; I'd, that county
lines should be followed in making each dis
trict, and each district should be composed of
| adjoining counties, and SO far as possible, OF
counties In the same portion of the State; ID,
that the population of the State should be divi-
ded as nearly equal as possible, into four parts,
giving to each district, as nearly as county
lines will give 1t, one-fourth of the whole
population, having regard to the probable loss
or increase OF each during the decade, BY
adopting the above rules, and by putting them
| into practical operation, ] find the population
| OF the State to be 652, 289; that one-fourth of
that number would be about 163, 074 the num-
| Der entitled to Representative to Congress. l
md that the counties of York and Cumberland
| have l40,625 population though these two
| counties have not the required number of
| population now, they will be very likely to in
| crease very much more in ten years than many
other counties. therefore would make them
| again the first district find that the counties
OF oxford, Androscoggin, Franklin, Somerset
| and Sagadahoc are adjoining counties and
have population Of lat All. This, too, is be-
low the required number but has the growing
manufacturing cities of Lewiston, Auburn and
Bath. These would make the second district.
The counties of Kennebec, Lincoln, Knox,
Waldo and Hancock are adjoining counties
and have a population of 1S1 ,331 This is in
excess OF the required number, but they are
more likely to decrease than to increase In
population, during the next decade, Therefore,
would make these counties the third district.
Inc remaining counties would be Washington,
Penobscot, Aroostook and Piscstaquis-ad-
lolnlng counties, with population of 174,S71.
ms number, too, is in excess of the limit
above named, but all of them except Aroos-
took, nave decreased in population, during the
past ten years. These last named count les l
would make the fourth district. Such an APP
poftionment, | think, would be satisfactory to
all political parties, and would. l think, be
satisfactory to the people of the several dis
tricts named. ID. n. MoRTLAND.
w. Il. Stevens. Somerset County.
Mr.. W. 81. Stevens of North New Portland
thinks the old districts should not be broken
more than is absolutely necessary and adds:
can suggest no better assignment for the
First and Second Districts than Cumberland
and York counties for the First; and Andro-
droscoggin, Oxford, Franklin, Sagadahoc,
Lincoln and Knox or Somerset for the Sec
ond. Perhahs the district would be more CON.
pact II Somerset should be assigned to 1t, but
my impression is, that Somerset would prefer
to be embraced IN the Third District, as the
business relations of the county are largely
with the kennebec river towns. For this rea-
son 1t seems to me important that Somerset
should be classed it'll these towns and Knox
go into the Second District. For the Third
District, add to Somerset and Kennebee the
counties OF Waldo and Hancock, leaving the
old Fourth District unbrokeD, to which add
the county OF Washington to make up the
Fourth in the apportionment to be made
Upon consultation with those better gu ali
fed to make suggestions in this matter, quite
likely shall DO under the necessity of revis-
ing the views here given.
Hon. Josiah n. Drummond.
FIRsT DISTRICT.
York, Cumberland and part of Oxford (Hiram,
STOW, Lowell, Waterford, Norway, Paris and He
prom ....... ...,.......... .....16l, 102
szsS SECOND DISTRICT.
Balance of Ox-l
gin, sagadahoc or better ford, Androscog-
Kennebec. lincoln, Sthe COLI gin, franklin, Ken
an part of Waldo, umn on nebec and Waldo
(Burnham, Free the right. .......... 165 1898
Palermo. i63, 1877
THIRD DISTRICT.
Franklin, Somer-l
set Pscataquis, Sagadahoc. Lin
Penebscot an the or coin, Knox Han
rest of Waldo. cock Washington
..........164, 507J .......... 1856
FOURTH DISTRICT.
81: W 8:
prefer the right-hand arrangement. In
view of the probable growth of Androscoggin
and Kennebec counties as compared with the
seaboard counties, the commercial towns in
Waldo on Penobscot Bay miA hit be taken from
the Second and added to the Third District. q
This last arrangement puts the lumber coun-
ties together, the seaboard counties together.
and the manufacturing and farming counties
together, as nearly as practicable.
L have not studied this matter much, ex-
cept that have formed a very decided opn-
ion AS to the First District after very careful
consideration.
Yours truly,
Portland. JOSIAH FL DRUMMoND.