Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-12-26
An Interesting Study for the
Political Leaders.
A BIG ADVANTAGE IN SIGHT FOR
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
A Democratic Governor viii Have a
Say in the Legislative ApportiOn-
ment for the First Time i'm
Thirty Years,
Special dispatch to the EnquIrerl

tionment will be made six months prio
to the general election for 1891.
There can be no change of districts
as their boundaries are fixed by the con
stitution. The apportionment consist
simply in determining the ratio for
Senator and grouping the districts tina
have less than three-fourths ratio.
To ascertain the ratio for Senator
the total population of the State is
DIVIDED BY THIRTY-FIvE,
And the quotient is the full ratio
Three-fOurths of a ratio will entitle ;
district 20 separate Senator, but wher
a district has less than three-fourths oI
a ratio it must be attached to some othel
district for the ensuing ten years; and il
the two combined have one and three
fourths ratios, the joint district elect.
two Senators. I'll less, then floating
Senator is allowed for one or more
terms, according to the size of the frac
tion.
Under the apportionment of19S1, 81 ;.
900 was full ratio and $4,000 three.
fourth ratio. For
THE NEXT DECENNIAL PERIOD
The full ratio is likely to be 10000 and
the three-fourth 92,40O. Under the
apportionment of 1881 there were
digit districts, namely the Sixteenth,
Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Nineteeth,
Twenty-fourth, Twenty-seventh and
Twenty-ninth when had less than a
three-fOurths ratio, and they were
grouped with other districts.
They all lay compactly together, and
six of them will have less than three
fourths ratio in 1891. The Sixth, COM
posed of Licking and Delaware, and the
twenty-ninth, composed of Richland
and Ashland, will have Overa three
fourths ratio and be entitled to
A SEPARATE SENATOR,
And there will again be eight districts,
namely: the Sixteenth, Seventeeth,
Eighteenth, Nineteenth; Twentieth,
Twenty-fourth, Twenty-seventh and
Twenty-eighth, lying in a body to be
consolidated into four districts.
In making the apportionment in 1881
Governor Foster so grouped the eight
deficient districts as to deprive Demo-
Gratis of four Senators during the whole
period Of ten years. Instead of fmaking
four joint districts of the eight deficient
ones, he attached the Sixteenth to the
Fifteenth, which was entitled to SEN
ator aud was Democratic; thus reduc-
ing its representation three terms dur
ing the ten years.
The Twenty-sixth was entitled to a
separate Senator, but the eTwenty-fourth
was attached to it. Both were Repub-
lican, but
THIS GROUPING WAS MADE
So that the four Democratic districts,
the Seventeeth, Twenty-eighth, Eigh-
teenth and Nineteenth, could be thrown
together, cutting out six Democratic
Senators during the ten years, and the
Democratic Twenty-ninth was attached
to the Republican Twenty-seventh,
thus beating the Democrats out of four
more Senatorial terms.
The proper grouping will be as fol-
lows: The Sixteenth and Seventeenth,
composed of Licking and Delaware, and
Knox and Morrow. The Eighteenth
and Twenty-eighth, Coshocton and
Tuscarawas, and Wayne and Holmes
The Nineteenth and Twentieth, Guern.
sey, Monroe, part of Noble aud Belmont
and Harrison. The Twenty-sixth and
Twenty-seventh, Portage and Summit,
and Medina and Lorain. This would
be fair all around.
In advance of the census it is known
| that '.
THE INCREASE OF POPULATION
Is not general over the State, but thai
the largest part of it is in certain locali
ties, notably in the First, Third, Tenth
Twenty-fifth, Thirtieth, Thirty-first
Thirty-second aed Thirty-third Dis
tricts. In these eight districts, embrac
ing Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus
Dayton, Toledo and the rapidly grow
ing Norshwest, will be found more thar
one-half of the increase of Ohio's popu'
lation, and making a marked change in
the Senatorial preponderance. In 9th
er parts Of the State the growth of pop
ulatiOn is 80 slow that Senators will be
lost instead of gained. The First Dis
trict will have four Senators in each o
THE FIVE LEGISLATURES.
The Third is likely to have two, ant
will certainly have two for three terms
out of the five. The Tenth will have
two in each Legislature. The Twenty
fifth will have three FLOATS" IN,
Thirteenth will have two, and possibl,
| LNO AOdtS' 1ue 1ulTIp -llESl Will get wv
or three floats. The Thirty second will
have three during the whole decade
and the Thirty-third will have tn,
same.
There are likely to be thirty-sevel
Senators elected in 1891, and
] THE DEMOCRATS STAND TO WIN
Inthe Second, Third, Fourth and Mint
one each; In the Tenth. two, in tn
Twelfth and Fifteenth one each, in tn
joint Sixteeth and Seventeenth one, i
the joint Eighteenth AVID Twenty eight
one, In the joint Nineteeath and Twen
tieth one; in the Twenty-ninth one, i
the Thirtieth two, in the Thirty-firs
one and In the Thirty-second and Thil
ty-third three each, a total of twenty
one, while Hamilton's four would max
twenty-five, without counting any {
the close districts. a
4 1t is safe to say that If the Democrat
act wisely they will control the Stat
Senate for the next ten years bya stanC
ing majority of from to 10. The drit
of population has placed the Senate
, the hands Of the Democrats for te
, years. The fortunate circumstance {
q Democratic Governor at this time wi
lprevent the Senatorial gerrymander I
1901. '. g 5VT w. A. r.
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