St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-17
STATE APPORTIONMENT.

The st. Paul GLOBE is the first daily
paper to figure cut a new arrangement
of congressional districts In its issue
last Sunday the GLOBE published a
map of the state divided into seven dis
trictS. The average population would
be 1S5. rs, so it will be seen that as far
as population is concerned the arrange
ment is as near correct as could be
wished. st. Paul and Minneapolis
could each have representative in con-
greSs. The Third district will still have
its Donnelly. The great Fifth district
will be no more, as that number is
given to Ramsey, Anoka, Isanti and
Washington. Political geography will
have to be learned anew, and the man
who can now give the names of the
counties in the congressional districts
so glibly will be obliged to refer to the
list in his vest pocket. The necessity
for reapportiOnment is only another
proof of the great growth in the North
west.-Northfield News.
The st. Paul GLOBE has kindly taken
upon its Democratic shoulders the ardu-
Gus task of reapportloning Minnesota
under the new census. 1t places AnOka
IN the Fifth district, with Ramsey,
Washington and 1Santi counties, Hen
nepin county composeS a district
Anoka Herald.
The st. Paul GLOBE publishes map
of what it considers the proper appor
tiOnment of congressional districts UNI
der the new law, which will give Min
neSota seven congressman instead of
five. According to the GLOBES plan
the Seventh district will take the place
of what is now the Fifth district, with
three OF four counties taken Off, giving
II q nj
territory as all the other districts put
together. and with a population of about
1000 more than any of the others. The
GLOBES map was evidently drawn with
one object III view, viz: to give the two
additional congressman to the south ern
part of the state, and while it has car
ried out the idea quite successfully, we
will venture the assertion that its map
will not be adopted as offieial.-Crooks-
ton Times.
In it's issue of last Sunday the ST. Paul
GLOBE presented a scheme for the re-
apportionment of this state which can
not help but meet with the approval Of
the next legislature if it is disposed to
do the fair thing. The GLOBES idea
certainly cannot be improved upon, and
as the redistricting is suggested with no
regard to politics, we have no doubt that
but few changes will be made. By the
GLOBES idea Swift county will be
placed in the Sixth district, the whole
number in the state being seven.-Swift
Monitor.
The st. Paul GLOBE of Sunday pre-
sents scheme for the reapportionment
of Minnesota into seven congressional
districts, which seems to be fair diviS-
ion. The Third district will be rendered
slightly more compact, if the GLOBES
plan is followed, by the addition of Sib-
ley and LIE Sueur counties in the Mime
sofa valley and the Topping off of Chip
pewa, Swift and Meeker counties on the
extreme west. The duty of making the
division will devolve upon the coming
legislature. News.
The st. Paul GLOBE has a good plan
for basis of redistricting the state. If
congress passes the law it is doubtful if
the legislature does its work, because it
will legiSlate half the senators out of
Office. 1t seems that the legislators
think more Of Office than duty to the
state in many eases.-Alexandria Post.