New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-11

On the Other hand, II the ALN illth Congress
should be taken as the basis state here and there
would gain over TIE strength IL would have Oh tIe
basis Of the XLNlith Congress. Kansas, for ex-
ample. which. under the new apportionmcnt, gains
four Republican Representatives, would gdiu four
additional district delegates over the number 1t
would have If the additional delegates were based
on the ALVllth Congress The result, It Is thought
would bo 10 produce inequality and confusion.
Mr.. Mcpherson has had this difficulty In mlnd
from the outset and has way Of meeting 1t. lt IS
covered by the phrase The then existing or next
preceding Congress- In the rule submitted by
himself and Mr.. Chandler, Mr.. McPhcrsOa holds
that If State has had Republican Senator In the
XLNilth Congress alone and not in the ALNIIlth,
III the case OF Louisiana the state II emitted To
an additional dccgatc-di-laGgc IN the convention OF
1854 on account of that Senator. So, TOO, II the
State has a Republican Senator in tho ALNIllth
Congress, and had mono in the NLNllth
Congress. as IN the case OF Oregon that State Is en-
titled to an additona! observation-disclosures on account
of the senator lie would follow exactly the same
principle in aliotng the additional district delegate
at-iarLe on account OF Republican kCpIcocut-
atlvcs. For example, the With District Of New
York Is represented IN the ALVIlth Congress by
Republican, General MCCOek, but viii he repre-
sentcdnthe ALVlllth Congress by q Democrat.
The district would nevertheless have its additional
delegate because at some time during the four years
preceding the National Convention il had been
Fopresentcd in the House Of Representative by
Republican. On the other hand, any district which
was represented by Democrat in the NLVilth
Congress and viii be represented by Republican
| in tnc XLNIllth Congress will have lts additional
district delegate hc districts now represented by
Miles Ross aud Henry >. Harris, OF New vTsUy,
would be instances OF this.
Under tuIs rule therefore any district that has been
Tepr ntcd by a Republican, cithern the Congress
existing at the time the National Convention Is
called or the preceding Congress. would be entitled
to an additional delegate III that convention IL IS
believed that this method covering Il whole Prcsi-
Dental period OF four years, Will be the talreSt aud
will give he least for uctuatiOn OF any that
can De devised. 1t will certainly reduce to min
lmuIn tie chances that the Republicans Of n Rcpub-
lcan district viii be deprived of their proper
weight Ia National Convention because they hap
pcned IN one election to lose their COugre IS
man. Talks with utmbcr of the
members OF the National Committee here seem to
show thar prOpos toD to make tho "Oi year OF
COnVr the sole ia of additional representation
would not he accepted. There Is "A general express
sion Of the fcoliug that this would. not make taf
showing OF Republican strength
SuppOsing Tie TWO Congresses To be taken
together as the JOINT basis OF Ihe addl-
uonal delegates, IT NAV be interesting 10
contrast the working OF the Forbes plan with
that OF Mcssrs. Chandler and McPnels son.
The Chandler and McPhcrsOn plan gives each Stat'
IOur delegates, which s the present system OF rep
TcScntatOn IN National COnl entiOns. Then II gives
one additional eicg1te-at-lIfgs for Lcach pupII-
can senator IN either Congress, and one adilt nal
uccgaie 10 each district represented by Rrpubli-
can Representa- i've in either Congress- The fol-
loving table shows how the Convention would DC
made up on Tins plan. Two three districts Iepie-
scntcd IA the ALNlllth Congress, are IN doubt,
perhaps but tho difference IS not important.
CHASDLER-MPuERsON PLAN.