Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-25
lrRoM A srArr CORRESPONDENT

lFROM STAFF CORRESPONDENT
HARRISBURG, March "a. - The Dem
ocrats OF the Legislature have taken a hand
in the construction of a Congressional ap-
portionment bill, copy of which was in
troduccd in the Senate and House by SEN
ator Meek and Representative Ritter, re-
spectively. Leading members of the minor
ity party think their opponents have been
fairly treated in the proposed apportion-
ment, but the latter take quite q different
view of the bill, because it affords fight
ing chance for several districts which have
been made safely Democratic.
According 10 their calculation a little
friction in their party might almost equal
ize the representation of the political organ
izations in the lower house of Congress. and
when the Republican bill emerges from the
House committee to which it has been re-
ferred, il will show that the Democrats are
entitled to scarcely one-fourth of the 80
districts in the State. The Democratic ap-
portioument gives Philadelphia six dis
tricts, all but one OF which are framed to
elect Republican Congressman. The Repub.
lican bill is expected to give that party a
clean sweep in that city.
the bill introduced to-day is based on the
vote for President at the last election, and if
at tie next Congressional election the vote
should be the same as that cast for Harrison
and Cleveland it would stand thus in the
district outside of Phiadelphia:
Seventh-Chester and Delaware, Republican
majority, $500
cratic Majority. 9S1.
Ninth-BerEs and Lebanon, Democratic ma
iority, 5,05S
Tenth-Lancaster, Republican majority. H.
OIL.
EIeventh-N northampton and Bucks, Demo-
cratic majority, $50.
Twelft6-Lackawanna, Pike and Monroe,
Democratic majority, 2 49,
Thirteenth-Luzerne. Republican majority,
Fourreenth-SchuylkiTl and Carbon, Demo-
cratic majority. 9lS
Fifteenth-Bradforc, Susquehanna Wy
6, oming and Wayne. Republican majority,
Sixteenth-Clinton. Lycoming. Sullivan and
Columbia, Democratic majority. 667L.
Seventeenth - Northumberland. Montour,
Snyder, Union, Juniata and Mifhin, Repub-
lican majority, l74S.
Eishteenth-Dauphin and York, Democratic
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Perry, Adams,
Franklin and Fulton, Democratic majority,
Z75.
Som rset, Republican majority, 6.5S5
Twenty -trst-Westmoreland and Fayette.
Republican majority, 407
Twenty-second - Cambria, Indiana. Arm
Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth and Twenty
fifth Allegheny. Republican majority, 20. 40S
Observation-Disclosures Ciearneld, Center
and Elk, Democratic majority. IN.
Twenty-seventh-Tioga. Potter, Mexican,
Cameron and Forest, Republican majority.
8 Sa2
Twenty-eighth-ErIo and Crawford, Repub.
lican ma jority, 4, ,SSS7.
Twenty ty-ninth-Mercer Venango. Lawrence
and Butler. Republican majority. 6,l72
Thirtieth-Beaver, Washington and Greene,
Republican majority, 2057.
First district-FirsI Second, Twenty-sixth
and Thirtieth wards. Philadelphia.
Second dIstrict-Third Fourth, Fifth, Sixth.
Seventh, Eighth. Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and
Twelfth wards, Philade pha.
Third dlstrict--Slxtee1th, Seventeenth,
Eighteenth. Nineteenth and Twentieth wards
Fourth district-Thirreeuth. Fourteenth,
Fif eanrh. Twenty-ninth and Thirty-second
wards. Philadelphia
Fifth distrlc;-Twenty-tbird, Twenty-dfth,
Thirty-frst, Thirty-third and
Thirty-tifth wards Philadelphia.
Sixth hdistrict-Twenty-frst. Twenty-second.
Twenty-seveuth and Thirty
fourth wards, Philadelphia.
The Eighteenth and Nineteenth districts
arranged in the proposed apportionment
were Democratic by very small majoritIes {
the last Presidential election, but under
ordinary circumstances they could be car
ried by that party without much difficulty.
Thew would also have a good chance of COM
ing out ahead in the Thirteenth, Seventeenth,
and Tnirtieth districts. Twenty
of the districts as proposed to be framed
went Republican in 1888 and ten Demo-
cratic,