St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-13
Redistrieting Dakota for Con-
stitutional Purposes Next
in Order.
The Fargo Argus Suggests
the Vote for Delegate as
q Basis.
Young Russell Harrison Will
Hear Something From
Montana Soon.
A Suspicion That He Has Been
Debating Appointments
Causes Anger.

Special to the Globe
FARGO. n. b., March 12-The Argus
tomorrow will say: One of the first
duties of the new governor will be to
attend to the division of both por-
tons of Dakota into twenty-five dis
tricts preparatory to the election of
members of the constitutional conven-
ton. This will be no easy task. The
omnibus bill provides that each terri
tory must be divided into districts as
near in accord with the present popu-
lation as possible. There have been
many changes since the last census was
taken-that of 1SS5-and that would
hardly DE of late enough date for the
basis. The vote for delegate would
seem the fairest. The law prescribes
that only three delegates can be elected
from district. 1t will, therefore, be
necessary to Subdiyide some counties,
but at the same time wherever possible
portions of two counties should not be
placed in the same district. The total
vote cast in North Dakota in 1888
for delegate was A. 55: divided into
twenty-five districts would give 1,73O
votes to district, Or ST to each dele
Safe. The following statement may in
terest the politicians and set them
u
Richland county's vote, 2.071, en-
titles her to three delegates. with
BAL votes over; therefore, take a
strip from the western part of Rich
land county, and attach it to Sargent,
which has 1885 votes. This would
make another district and give these
two counties six delegates. Cass county
cast 4,971 votes, emitting it to eight del
egates and 351 votes over. Being
more than half it may be called three
districts and nine delegates. Barnes
1,7S0 votes, just one district and three
delegates. Trail, 2,31S votes. one dis
trict, and the western part with Steele
TIC votes. and Griggs SOP, makes a sec
cond district, giving the three counties
six delegates. Grand Forks, q, 100 votes,
seven delegates and 123 votes. Attach
the west tier of townships to Nelson
county, 1,035 votes, makes the
population for three districts, nine
delegates in the two counties. Walsh,
3,5T2 votes; two districts and six dele
gates. Pembina, 2,767 votes, makes it
entitled to but five delegates, but as the
adjoining counties make complete dis
trictss, it would seem best to give it two
districts and six delegates, though it
may be best to add township or two
of Walsh county. Cavalier county
1,3S7 votes and Towner 430 makes one
district and three delegates Ramsey's
1921 votes makes it entitled to three
delegates. Eddy's 500 votes. Foster $40,
Wells 324 and Benson $50 make 1,753,
one district and three delegates. Suits
man 1,56S votes, one district and three
delegates. Ransom 1,519 votes, one dis
trict and three delegates. La Moure S31,
Mcintosh 300, Logan 81. Emmons 467,
total 1,649-one district and three dele
gates. kidder 446 votes, Burleigh LILO,
Mclean 325. total 1,SS1-one district and
three delegates. Rolette 613 votes. Bot
tineau 737, McHenry 339, and Ward GAS,
total 2.332-one district and three dele
gates. Morton 999 votes, Oliver rs,
Mercer Ill, Stark 632. and Billings
As: total, 1855; one district and three
delegates. 1t is probable that the pop
ulatiOn of the northwestern portion of
North Dakota has increased so as to
warrant a greater representation than
that mentioned, but as the counties are
unorganized the voting strength is not
at hand. The above will be sufficient
to set the statesmen thinking on the
problem of appOrtionment.