The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-03-12
WEDNESDAY, MARCH II. 1880
weSrrxN KANSAS REPRESENTA-
TION.

Inc ai''''o III '"~
of !hc issue of Feby. 2btn. OIL 'ohSi'
and ;,S nrohahl eff
tutlonai convention """ "
,,, Western Kansas, has excited
F''- "P NJ.
no little comment from Tue press. ->"'
rs TN, St,te hut
Only III Tue "eH'oi" P"i' "
,h.rxberes the GLOBE REPUBLICANS
-, uIa Kous.a
views have been eauoIseu' A"o ~
No, ,yE, has AN editorial upon the
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subject which Is right as 10 wnal TIC
d., r,nr.santation unes-
west wants Oh ti'
e.; but clear off on how to get II. The
''''i' '
(ri,hc Saws:
..,>o,.s nj Kansas particularly
=, Inc nv IN mo western part of the
tipse p. ,,iiin,, Tor ;, change in the cOnsti
SUI, ~; arnra,'ce Tn characterization. That
tn''on IN iu,. Ina laws concerning this
the ar ,.,nc ,,,ere can be no oues-
.im,, Smme fine since. while in this city,
C";, In,;.a ,iorton mentioned this point
.i'!'i on,Sant.tiye with the remark
10 d Is ' a,ttar ShnnId he remeded without
-. nv
Tiss constitutional clause in reference to
,o .outa,;or,' iS :. necuIiar one Prior to
is y the conSti,ution required that each or
ni .m cnnntv in the stnte he given at least
Henrouant.tive in the legislature. At
On t; ,h ;n,rnment was amended
80 ,ha nrovis;on was made that each county
I'm which at least $50 votes were cast ut the
in.t nrcce.inp general election should be en-
t;.,.f1 :" a rc,.SIesantntive The provision Oc-
curs also that the number of REPRESENTATIVES
SI.,Il never exceed i25
The state was afterward apportioned. and
H.. limit of REPRESENTATION. and no provision
~. made for na,y Counties The consequence
l. ,hat for yerrs the Legislature has had more
mnrnbprs tk.u the constitution permits The
n.,yiv orysnized COMMITTEES of course send in
their representatives. and it has been the
give them seats. although their standing has
never been full. determinea; ,a Mnich rye
cons:itutionality of laws passed BY the votes
th Nrts have rafnsed tn nronounce such
laws unconstitutional. ,,,.;, tho.
thy are entitled to recognition, and none
o, me paPefs IN o' tha IS % There are now
niaetcen counties of the west that have this
co,nnIaint is made. It is a manifest injustice
to them, and should be remedied. This every
But the Globe does not think that there Is
% ro t G west se of
to which it is entitled, as some allege 1t Will
ali il can when the apportionment comes.
but mere WIZ De no orga1e th anU west When
the present difficulty is remedied: and there
This apportionment matter is r one OF the the
to consider, and taking into consideration
ins Counties ties OF the vest are Virtually without
representation it seems almost in itself OF
a constitutional convention, or, at least, for
cmi,H AN eH,.n vi 'he 'es"'"'e ~
The above suuuests constitutional
convention or an extra session of the leg
islatnre. This remedy is the one that
the west is afraid of. There can be no
convention called unless the western
members favor it. as it requires two
thirds vote. When once submitted then
the eastern mart of the state has il all its
own way What tho west wants is that
tbs nineteen unrenresented counties he
entitled to vote before a convention is
called. so that they can have something
to s.r ah,nt tbe representation i'm the
constitutional convention. This must
follow under the next apportionment.
Tn. G,,bc saws that we in the west claim
the representation. and the eastern part
Of tbe STATE does not DISPUTE it. This is
NOT the fact. During the discussion On
tho resolution for q convention in the
los, Uouse If was openlv nroclaimed that
tbe fine had come when representation
INNS. he based unon nonulation and not
unop territory. There is still doubt but
wbat the convention. if called. would
olive each of these nineteen counties a
commemorative. but would they not so
frame tho representation sectiop Of the
,ou .ous,;,r,;o, that tbev wou,d No, lose
.r .. the;r nrasept suner;or streno,b
h,, ;,.ro.ss :, w,r berond wh,, II Is
now. Tn. ,os, NAV a. ,su No, no ron.
reSs,,.a n, all .s 70 bav. what renresen.
t,,;op i, does have rendered useless bv
an onnor,ionmept that makes Them
rsor,y !. cinber