The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-20

SEATTLE. Nov. u. lseo
TO THE EDrfoR: Ny atten tion was today called
b IN article in Z recent number OF tbs Olympia
Tribune In which it WAS charged that the CEN
sus nguFes telssraphed to Governor Fsrry dur.
Ing the special session Of the legislature had
been arbitrarily changed Ia favor of King
county and that the apportionment bill, -
passed BY the legislature, was based upon the
altered figures rather than upon the correct
oneA The alleged result Of this tampering
with the dgures was that King county
secured = representation in excess Of
that to which It was entitled. The Tribune, In
the same issue, says editorially: "The principal
blame appears to rest with the committee upon
privileges and elections Of the House. which re-
ported bill to the House based upon figures
which did not agres with the ofiicial figures be.
fore that body"
AsI was chairman Of the House committee on
privileges and elections. feel that it il my
duty, In justice to my feilow.memben Of the
committee, ~ well ~ TO myself to deny, both that
the committee blnndered In preparing the bill
and thai an intentional fraud was perpetrated
Ia favor OF King county or any other county
The statement that the bill reported BY the
committee was based upon figures which did
not agree with the ono al figures Of the House
IL entirely false Al matter of fact. the appor-
uonment inside BY the House committee Was
based upon the figures submitted to the House
by Governor Ferry. and not upon the ngures -
printed.
1t viii be remembered that the population Of
the state by counties ves received 81 Governor
Ferry from the census once 81 Washtuerou sev-
eral weeks bsfore tina cnnven,ng ~ The leeiala-
ture. These figures were received. think. by
mail. aud not 81 telee1anh. The rovernor ala
not deem this sufficient data upon which to base
IN appOrtionment bill. and urged the census Of
fcials TO hasten their work % that the popula-
ton Of the state BY precincts might be known.
These figures were teleeraphed to the governor
at OLYMPIA altar the leoiaiatura had r,nv.ned
in specisl sersion +. We tnsss that the sovsrn.
or laid before the leeislature.
II was noticed that in thia telesr.nsed state-
ton given for ali the nrecfncta il I countv did
not. ia every instance. arree win the 6rures
teleeraphed q The totsi nornletion al that
county thonrh fha totai rnru1a.ton ~ ~.
counties g telexranhsd. aereed Il svsrv n.
stance viii the 6ru,es rsceivel Nv the rovsrnor
several veeks before The inierenas. ,hsrefor.
was that mis- akes had been made in The 6rures
for COUNTIES were corrent II ccnseonsrce 81
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