The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-12-31
MIss0URt's ELEcToRs.

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ierreo 10 pr57iaes That in case OF an increase
In the number OF Representatives which may be
givon 10 any state under this ftppcrtfgufnent
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a9stri5s ~ 800, 4 - :
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ne stte Deing enttled 70 wv scrt.I1 ~ ~,
ia,teen i REPRESENTATIVES, ~ tneieloIe enueieu M q
HhoRsc seventeen pfehluenthl electoTsf IN aueh
iiannei do 'ne i'Sis'n.uIs s'll si'il uneo.
The provisions OF the missouri statute are as
follows; -
Section 1858 Hereafter at all elections held id
this state for the offices Of president and vice
president q the United States the Gle itoral as
trets int1 ss;e , state shsiI he SiSided md
fhe same nnnher IL riest9rs "a there NAV he
distriets shall he chfsan bv the Qualified Vofefa,
one Of whom shall be resident Of each district
ard IN addition thereto two electors shall Do
chosen by the state at large
The section OF the statutc Immediately fol-
lowed this provides;
Section 235a. When any new apportionment
shall be made Of the members 10 be elected TO
the house q Representatives q the United states,
nneteoy tne hnnnsI OF eisctors ~ 70 Nilipn n 'ns ~
minishs1 n sbsii 10 ths dntv 81 fhe Sovernor 10
law on the state into as many districts al shall
be eqhal To the number OF electors to which this
state shall then be entitled, so that the said dis
tr1cts contain as near as may be an equal num-
Der Oh mhaptahts-
Now there has been a new appointment ~
the late act Of congress. by which the number
OF electors to which tiiia state Is entitled has
been eeen increased by an addition oi owe 70 i., the
nerative on the govsrnor e n tba sbSenca of anv
further legislation Of the state on the subject,
to lay of the state in electoral districts, corre-
spondne with the number OF electors 70 when
,i mow ~ a.
Sress, There arc AT pTesen. fourteen districts,
because the state has heretofore beon entitled
to only fourteen members Of congress, but
now. now sue is eh'itieu 10 hi'eeh members oi cum
1t might be argued that inasmuch as the two
electors representing the two. senators are not
CHOSEN rom olstrlcts oat rom the ,s s.s ,,as A'
sections sho,, o,.5 .s,. - ~
corraarondng ~ IN, ,,,,,sa, 20 ,,,o,aioss ~
congress 70 ,.hieh ~ 80. - .,,.i,ias o.. an,
lansnago ~ a,i easo ~ -, 49, -.
tion decares tbat ..it shaii ~ ~, A., - ,h
governor 10 inv on tba sta,e ;rto % ,o.n1, ~ dis9
to which this state shall M then he entitsd n II
does not state that tho governor is required
to divide the state into as many electoral dis
@ sIlc.s as there are representatives in con-
ststnte bSd 90 aacl"rd then Yonr d,,tr 'do ~
divide the state into fifteen districts wouid be
plain, but the state is now entitled to seventeen
electors and you are required to lay of the
sors 10 wbcS ,bo ta eo & 20 ,ns . nuoer 81 ssf
thai Is, under the new apportionment n there
were no increase or decrease in the number OF
when thore % is an G Increase ' or % decrease OfS IN
then it becomes necessary to nJse make
new electoral districts corresponding