Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-08
CONVERSATIONAL. SCHEMES.
The ReappOrtionment Committee
Agree TO Disagree and will submit
EOur RenOriS.

The Special Joint Committee OH Con-
gressional ReapportiOnment, had second
meeting last night, but still without any
complete result. Nearly every member
had his own idea Of his individual district,
and as each separate district depended on
the others, each committeeman may
be said to have his own idea of
the entire state. The greatest trouble
seemed to be with the First district, so it
was said, but it was afterward found each
one had its own difficulty. Mr.. Quarter
said: "Get your First district fixed up,
and We will quickly decide upon the rest,
whereupon the members from this end got
down to work Judge Morrow, Senator
Douehoo and Mr.. Sep Hall agreed upon the
following:
First district-Hancock, Brooke, Ohio.
Marshall, Wetzel, Tyler Harrison bod
bridge, Lewis Gilmer and Braxton; popu-
lation, l53, ,05i; Democratic majority, 1856.
But Mr.. Edmiston wanted to throw his
county of Lewis down with kanawha, by
putting in Ritchie. Writ, Calhoun and
Peasants, and taking out Gilmer, Lewis
and BraXton. This would give q p0pula-
ton of l55. "a aud Democratic majority
of about 900. Senator McGrew wanted
Monongalia and Wood in the district and
figured out q Republican majority OF 81.
Another proposition was to take out
Braxton and put in Calhoun and PleaSantS,
which would give about the same pOpula-
ton and Democratic majority Of ,2G5.
No agreement could be reached. The en-
tire committee poured over maps and dot
ted out the counties with parti-cOlored pa
per, but no agreement could be reached.
Finally Mr.. Carrier proposed a solution:
Judge Morrow had mapped out the State
into four districts, which seemed favorable
to majority OF the Northern men, let the
SouthernerS make an apportionment and
then the one which received the largest
vote would be submitted as the majority
and the other a. the minority report. This
was agreed to, and MesSrs. Quarter, Stoll-
ings and Tippett retired= Presentlyfthey
returned and submitted plan proposed
By Mr.. FulkerSQn, as follows:
First-Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall,
Wetzel, Tyler, Doddridge, Lewis, Harrison,
Marion. Population, l53,3i9. Democratic
majority, 1907.
Second-Monongalia Preston, Tay lor,
Barbour, Upshur, Randolph, Pendleton,
Tucker, Grant, Hardy Mineral, Hamp-
shire, Morgan, Berkeley and Jefferson.
Pop 154, ,9Ol. Dem. maj. 2,736.
Third-Pocahontas Webster, Nicholas,
Greenbrier, Monroe, Mercer, Raleigh, Fay
ette, Kanawha, Boone, Lincoln, Wayne,
Logan, Wyoming, and Mcdowell. Pop.
l55, 800 Dem. majority 1902.
Fourth-PleaSants, Wood, Ritchie, Writ,
Gilmer, Calhoun. ROane, Jackson, Mason,
Putnam and Cabell. Pop. l55,l7?. Dem.
mai. l,3S5.
The proposition Of Judge Morrow is as
follows:
First-Hancock, Brooke Ohio, Marshall,
Wetzel, Tyler, Doddridge, Harrison Lewis,
Gilmer and Braxton. Pop. l53,Oji. Demo-
cratic majority, 1856.
Seoond-hlarion, Monongalia, Preston,
Barbour, Tucker, Randolph, Pendleton.
Grant, Mineral, Hardy, Hampshire, Nor
gan, Berkeley and jefferson. Population
55,2l3; Democratic majority about l, 800
Third--Logan, Boone, Kanawha, Clay,
Mcdowell, Wyoming Fayette, Mercer,
Raleigh, Nicholas, Webster, Sum.
mers, Monroe. Greenbrier, Upshur ard
Pocahontas. Population l55,309; Demo
cratic majority about 5000
Fourth-Pieasants, Wood, Richie, Writ,
Jackson, Roane, Calhoun, Mason, Putnam.
Cabell, Lincoln and Wayne. Population,
l54. $50: Democratic majority about 200.
This plan received four votes, and the
Fulkerson plan two. Edmiston will pre-
sent his own. McGrew his and Siler has not
made up his mind. And SO the committee
stood when il adjourned.