New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-30
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.


VTs
..s1a,e,t IN Thursday reported plan for the
ppson If this city into eight Congressional us
ul',1 Under the present apporhonmcnt seven
.ssr,sr are elected IL the cly soath OF the
.1s, river Tic Twenty-third and twenty
u,ris living north of the Harlem RIVER
u at If the XIIth Congressional District 10
'o'." . ,ros+chester County also belongs. The TWO
-. wards will form. under the proposed ap
so,,,rsnt part Of one of the city districts Inc
IN the citvs population Is thus IN measure
,,,ed bv the plan proposed but the large anu
isa,.ing Republican minority receives even
.nn.iderat.on than under the present
- Only one district III the clty-lhe FlIu'
-, tod bv Arson q. McCook-s no" s"I'n'y NJ
t,i.,r The Xlth District has twice eiecVcu
ppaa,l,I;oao in the last four years ou' IN Aoor
Do,ocrat was elected by over . wv 'n'joi'' 10y -
csualy been Democratic by Few
trndre1 votes only The Repu'HcauS' "l'0 ,'",
COST over A third o. he city Yote' nave
'i '''e 80 .r.s.rsn alleged them under the pro-
guy oocrtiourlent detailed review % the pro-
Po''u Sffrirs byvs some interesting features Ihe
PC ,.,, rs frey were east for Lieutenant
- 1870 for Chief Judge ot the CoarU OF
IN $50 and for Secretary OF
60 :r ISL as in those cases there
l,,,l or fscrional divisions to COM
r,.cstc The result
rt. r-o,os,d Is Congressional District com
49, MT II tle c.ty south 81 FouT-
tth aud Vvc..h-sts., west OF 5r'Rl"ay' anu
...b If co-7rc and Farry-7ts., east 81 broa'Way'
,',,,os ire Tst,-d Vth Assembly Districts en-
-, .,,.,.,-f-e election districts # the VIM A.
III I,.s+,ict. AID twray-thrce election districts
,,+he KIN Assembly District. 1t differs from me
,-...D: Vth Congressional District IN leaving ou1
ro Democrats stronghold in the I'D Assembly DIS
t-ct. lnclrIioe tie Eve Points lie lower ere
3;..-;lts ~ the lila Assembly Ui,'r' are also
.r l--+ri.- and instead vor-
d., VUts and IXth Assembly Dis
-.s -.rr,sertfrz 20 Ee7nhl c2n majority Of
so ava .rl.6 to o., strong
+-i- t" 7-1 y;.+ri.+s
- Democratic i' qua ......s .rr..
,. -.. 7.rf- the Htrt hii'Jn voi" Oh Ho 4F'l'. pr
'.> ...,it. i..l.frl in tlis proposed NJ -'rici
. gay VI T,.,,',rri. majority az 1882 in ~" IT
- - 1c-e /. sIoG sv.uly divided between ne
fFo ilc. I,-' I'D ''' i'''
-,,,s.3 ia Congressional District - so
'- tir.-i,.,- Tl,r,ocrst.. tat, Republican can
o., ... b,ra It .ir CHARGE of cL lection. even II
he were 'Ni 49," "' J.. 81. tra whole Of he
nearly t4I!. ''.-.,.. H. rior. a.G twentr-lvc
- @nr ,,,ricfs of ,ae NIh and twenty Of the
SeGriI!p3n H.,o,lIv District The two 1rst-uarle'
- - H.. ~, ones In tho city III ouch tAe
.v,tc,,, Of The last Pr,sleuIa- clr pale ser,el
- increa,c the Democratic n..j II'.-e inc u.s.
-s-f f
.t.L +. : Cor b4. rrn-rscntcd for many years i
sI'l.L =, , ~ tIc within As.a.rlly District show
80 ..,- o. Rn.r.lican majority 81 l.n>2, Is.
IN .'so ,I.',tr5 a1i ,rs VOC rendered iHe.ec
tr,,,-o.s.or.,, clrctions by IFS coub.-at.or
- 'tber di.+rjcts Tn Democratic maiorIt-s ~
e., ,r,,,,,sed district were: H. 1879. l1,>JJ; d.
S.6 o. so and i'm ISL G.fG3 IN 1850 toja!
80 of ~ 49, was east IN tse proposed district
'Ihe tl,lr3 If tho districts laid ont 10y the con-
r,ttee ., also strongly democratic. IL lies cast oI
BroslNay between RiviuEton and Canal-s:s; o. the
,o,tt grl F,rrtrrrih seyeufk and eleventh af-0h
tbr north II comprises the Xth and Aliih Assem-
hly Districts entire tie irst - election Us icts ~
~ MA Assembly, District. the 81
to 9TH election districts # the vita
Assembly District aud the 2jst 10 2't1 .-l@ctl9H
Districts Of the With Assembly ylsflcti; Inc
KILN District anc tho part taken OF Tie u-n Ate
Deiuncrltic hy large uDolitcs aug TIE reSi OF VIC
District is nearly evenly balanced Dei Fee.i Iue wv"
poiIcal parties. lhc Democratic mW9HJl.s III ,Iia
portion Of the clsy we're 7.l47 10 1919, 1885 ~
tssO. and $40 LII 1851. he total V''s IL 1850
ras % III.
The proposed iVfh Congressional District - Re
publican 10y sale majority. II ineiuGeS wo SiilLe
Republican AsscnhiS D.tIlcJs, the @I.H I!lt VIC
Aliiih, the paris oi 'he lI1 an" ~. Ie wv I'll 90
n"r'h o. ";-l ~. ~ Of the XXIst District
Hwrl'tI-sI, VIE" ',a' pa. % 80 s,'lIr H..
Ccuih OF rory =; H. = = - ,a,,e . i,e,,,h-
1Tlc' ana p'I.on - .li U,.tr,ct SgorS ,,,. ie
ucau majority lu ISL: me "ls'iO' 49, 80
large part OF the territory eADr@ced 10 ne rtsrn'
With Congressional Ii",fIGt tepIes'uiN'- ny -
er2l Mcl ook, ana ""uN give a1ot1 ~, s"i'' Ia
jority for Republican, candidate IL eA'ciUs Ig.n
me North River 10 LtNIngt "h-AFe; ia 80 ,io
district cast csc more Republican tha lleIocfaslc
votes Iu 1850 5.3"s a1c N 1eS1' Iva. me
NAcle vet IA 80 n - = 4, (1.-+t ,,.- r,,
BE AIt IN a. -. 80, 10 w ~ ~ fort
trcts with mat part Oh l'c HA'L H"1l'i " - -
seyeath-st. D. Is proposed 20 loti" mo ,ne ~ -
2resslonal District us boundaries are 'iG I'9t
River, Eleventh-str Avenue .. >eHehth-N'., AFehue
~ II. MaTks-place IhTd-aVe, "eul y-OhiId-5'.,
LeXingtOn-ave. and toTty -5eNeut-~st' ENeIy part
Of tue district Is Democratic, ana t-e majority
would be as large as that ~ "lIch 4. = he"li|
eho low represents nearly the same part 81 lhe
city. elected. Two DeinocIale cAhdf@lcs
could run with = doubtful Chance ioI hepurlcdh.
4 Democratic majority OF lO33t Vctcs %as SHOWN
Il 1879, u 9,5Zl IN 1o>O dnd 81 $500 IL 4So-
26,j43 votes we're cast ~ ISL -, ~,
iwo strongly Democratic alstricts the A. ~ ana
with, are used r ihe formation CT TIE
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