Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-10-23
THE NEW PRECINCTS.

Voters should make a note of this
change and govern themselves according
~ for while the ostensible purpose of this
change was to make it more convenient
for electors, there is also very cunning
scheme in this matter.
The county has heretofore been largely
republican and the commissioners at
present are republican, there has however
quite a number of democrats settled in
Trego county during the past year and
near the north line OF each of the new
precincts il is largely Democratic and OF
course under the new order of things it
will make it quite inconvenient for them
to attend the polls. While further south
there are more republicans and the new
polling places will be on their route to
Collyer or Wa-Keeney the trading the
railroad IVa-Reeney Tribune.
BY the time for it to issue last week,
the Democratic organ had made the dis
covery that two new voting precincts had
been formed early in the present month.
The above extract from that paper re-
fleets its views in the case. We are not
responsible for the lamentably lame
grammar which imps along throughout
the length and breadth OF the article.
But, getting down toward what that
paper seems to want to say, we ascertain
that the commissioners have done some
thing which it does not like. Their hav-
ing done so forms no excuse for the
Democratic organs effort to accuse them
of perpetrating "a very cunning scheme"
The fact is, the commissioners recognized
that the population Of the southern
part of this county has increased very
materially within the past year. Not one
OF the commissioners, at the time the
formation of these new precincts was
considered, knew how the political senti-
ment of the people in that portion OF the
county was divided. In forming the new
precincts, the object was to give the peo-
pie of the south part of Trego county, re-
gardless of political views, a chance to
vote without being compelled to travel
long distances to Collyer or Wa-Keeney.
Lat ~ see whether this point was well
taken:
Looking to the new Banner precinct,
We find that the voting place is almost
four miles from the north line Of that ter
ritory. That north line is also the south
line Of Collyer precinct as the latter
now exists. That line is almost six miles
from Coilyer. If, then, as general rule,
no voter in the northern part of the new
Banner precinct will be disconnected by
this change. what is there to urge against
the formation Of the new precinct? Is
the fact of the people in the central and
southern portions being placed within
convenient reach OF the voting place the
objection which the 7,i1mSe would urges
Going into the new precinct Of Will
COX, we find even q more decided reason
Tor praising the action OF the commits
sioners. The north line Of this new pre-
rinct il five miles north OF the voting
place at Wilcox post-office. This same
north line Il ten miles from Wa-Keepey.
IA very largo voting element-we do not
know how they are divided politically
who have seldom, If ever. come to We
keeney to vote, are placed within easy
reach of the voting place at air. WILL
rDx's.
The heavy Democratic population
nlong the northern portion Of the new
rrecincts exists only in tho mind OF the
newest editor OF the 7yi1ssc. This ar
tic.e fully establishes the fact that II
such population was reality, it would
riot be dioccmmodsd by the wise action
- the commissioners in forming these
swo new precincts.
IT is said that Land Register Beard
~ about to take charge OF the Oakee
Mouse aud run il at e hugh pressure ]