The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-05-02
Conclusion of the Work by
the Democratic Caucus
Committee.
As Might Have Been Expected,
Majority and Minority Re-
ports are Presented.
The Former Will Give Thir-
teen Solid Democratic AMI
a Republican District.

AT Last, after MANY weary hours ol
labor. discussion. calculation. specula
tiun and gerrymandering. io he candid
about it. the democratic cailcu.
committee have
COMPLETED THEIR LABoR>.
and the prospects ior III early adjourn
meni are beginning - i"ok bright.
They adjourned at 1890 last night,
ai,er perieciiuy their measures, 10 re,
port to the caucus this morning. But
after all their work. they were unable
to devise a scheme which would
MEET THE APPROPRIATION
of all Of the committee, and hence
there were two reports prepared for
submission to the caucus. The final
meeting was as secret a. the former
meeting, but the result leaked out. as
il always does and, following We ap
pend the districts As provided for in
the bill
ADOPTED By THE MAJORITY
of the committee. II provides for
thirteen solid democratic districts and
gives the opposition district in the
southwest. in which they have a
majority of 1851. The districts are
formed As follows:
First district Schuyler,
Clarke, Adair. Knox, Lewis, Macon,
Shelby and Marion. Democratic ma.
Ijority, l.12O-
Second district-Sullivan, Grundy.
Linn. Livingston. Carroll. Charlton,
Randolph and Monroe. Democratic
majority, 2,iS6.
Third district w crth. Gentry, Har.
rison. Mercer. Dekalb. Davies, Cald-
well. Clay, Ray and Clinton. Demo.
cratic majority, 1913.
Fourth district-Atchison, Noda-
way, Holt. Andrew, Buchanan and
Platte. Democratic majority, 6Il.
Fifth Naturalization, Lafayette
and johnson. Democratic majority,
2,l6l.
Sixth district-Saline. Cooper, Pet.
It's, Benton. Morgan, Hickory, Cam.
den, Boone, Howard and MOniteau.
Democratic majority, 1910.
Seventh district-Rslls, Pike. Au-
drain, Lincoln, Montgomery, War.
rem, st. Charles and Franklin. Demo
cratic majority, 2,04O
| Eighth district-The 4th, 9th, Sth,
18th, l4th, 10th, Doth, I'D and 18th
wards in the city of St. Louis and ST.
Ferdinand township in St. Louis.
county. Democratic majority, Gil.
i Ninth district-The lst, 2ud, Sd,
| IOth, 18th, 18th, 18th, 18th, 18th
18th and 9th wards of st. Louis city
Democratic majority, 500.
Tenth district-The 9th, 9TH, 9th
18th, Dist, 22d, 24th and 18th ward.
Of st. Louis city and St. Louis county
Except st. Louis township and JEFF
ferson. Washington, st. Francois, Ste
Genevieve, Madison, Iron and Rey
nolds and Perry counties. Democratic
majority, 1854.
Eleventh district Cole
Usage, Gasconade, Miller, Maries
Pulaski, Phelps, Crawford, Laclede
Dent. Texas and Wright. Demo
cratic majority 1903.
Twelfth district-Cass, Bates, Yer
non, Barton, Henry, st Clair. Cedar
and Dade Democratic majority
800.
Thirteenth district-Polk, Dallas
Jasper, Lawrence. Greene. Webster
Christian. fancy, Stone. Barry, New
ton and Mcdonald. Opposition ma
prity, 1851.
Fourteenth district BOllin
ger, Cape Girardeau, Stoddard
Scott. Mississippi, New Madrid
Dunklin, Pemiscot, Wayne, Butler
. Carter, Ripley, Shannon, Oregon,
Howell. Douglas and Ozark. Demo
cratic majority. 6,4l7.
THE MINORITY REPORT
consisted Of bill forming fourteen
democratic districts, with majOritie'
, ranging from 617 to 2,786, the small
, est one being that formed of th'
Platte purchase and the largest th'
, second district In the northeastern
, part of the state. 1t meets with grea
. favor from the stalwart democracy
! The following are the districts IS pro
posed by them.
First district-Putnam, Schuyler
Scotland, Clark, Lewis, Knox, Adair
, Macon and Shelby. Democratic ma
E jority. 1,12O.
Second district-Sullivan, Grundy
Livingston, Linn, Carroll, Charlton