The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-03-09
The Conversational Districts.

The Richmond correspondent of the Wash
ington Republican, dated March l, refers to the
Congressional Districts In Virginia as follows.
1t gives Virginia ten members of Congress
instead of nine as heretofore. According to
the bill, the coalition will have eight and the
Bourbons two members, if the same proper
Tomato strength of parties is maintained as in
the recent election held last fall
The bills apportions as follows:
The First District, consisting of the counties
of Stafford, King George, Spotsyivania, West
moreand, Caroline, Essex, Richmond, King
William, Northumberland, King and Queen,
Lancaster, Middlesex, Gloucester, Matthews,
York, and the city of Fredericksburg, with a
population of about 131 500. will give Read
| ulster majority of about ,000
The Second District, consisting of the coun-
| ties of Warwick, Elizabeth City, Surry, Isle OF
Wight, Nansemond, Norfolk, Princess Anne,
Accomac, Northampton, and the cities of
| Norfolk and Portsmouth, with population
4 of 156, 800, will give Readjuster majority of
i about $500
| The Third District, consisting of the coun-
| ties of Henry. Chesterfield, Powhatan, Amelia,
New Kent, Charles City, James City, Motto
way, and the cities of Manchester, Richmond,
/ and Williamsburg, with population of 1872
! 600, will give Readjuster majority of about
1000.
/ The Fourth District, consisting of the coun-
! ties of Prince George, Dinwiddie, Sussex,
Lunenburg, Brunswick, Greenville, Mechlen-
burg, Southampton, and the city of Peters
| burg, with population of 133.600, will give
| Readjuster majority OF about 6 900.
| The Fifth District, consisting of the coun-
| ties OF Allegheny. Craig, Botetourt, Roanoke,
Montgomery, Franklin, Floyd, Carroll, Gray
son, Patrick and Henry, with population of
LAG, 700, will give a Readjuster majority OF
| 1900
| The Sixth District, with the counties of AL
bemarle Nelson, Amherst. Bedford, Campbell,
Pittsylvania, and the cities OF Lynchburg and
Danville. with a population OF 1S5,ooO will
| give Democratic or Funder majority OF
about $780,
The Seventh District, with the counties of
| Shenandoah, Page, Roekbridge, Madison,
| Greene, Augusta, Highland, Bath, Rocking
! ham, and the city of Stanton, with popula-
ton of 1888 900, will give Readjuster majority
| OF about 1900.
The Eight District, consisting of the coun-
ties of Frederick, Clarke. Loudoun, Warren.
Fauquier, Fairfax, Prince William. Kappa
hancock, Culpeper, Orange, Alexandria, an d
| the cities of Alexandria and Winchester, with
u population of 100000, will give Democrat
ic majority of nearly 5000.
The Ninth District consisting of the cnun-
ties of Giles, Bland, Tazewell, Pulaski, Wythe,
Smythe, Buchanan, Russell, Wise, Dickinson
Lee, Scott. and Washington, with popula-
ton of 149 00e. will give II Readjuster MAORI
ty Of about $500.
The Tenth District, composed of the coun-
ties of Louisa, Hanover, Fluvanna, Goochland
Cumberland, Buckingham, Appomattox,
Prince Edward, Charlotte, and Halifax, with a
population of 159 900, will give a Readjuster
| majority of about $50.
This apportionment gives the Sixth and
Eighth Districts to the Democrats, and the
other eight TO the Readjusters OF Coalitonists
One of the humorous aspects OF the new bill
is the numb of Congressional aspirants that
are thrown into the Sixth District, at present
represented by Mr.. Randolph Tucker. These
are Tucker himself. Mr.. Robert Coghiii, Mr.
Cabell, Mr.. John W. Daniel, Democrats, and
Mr.. J. T. Stovall, and Mr.. John E. Massey,
Readjusters. The latter was the late first
auditor
Mr.. fuckers home is in Rockbridge, which
under the new apportionment falls TO the sew
enth and not the sixth district-ED. VIR.
GILMAN.