The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-10
CHARLESTON NEWS.
Col. Freer Prepares a Fair Ap,
portionment Bill.
HOW THE DISTRICTS APPEAR.
As the Democrats Are Given no Ad.
vantage 1t Will not Pass.-.The
Military Bali a Great Success.
Notes from the Capital.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 9.-It |
pnderstood that the committee on tn
apportionment OF the State will not b
ready to report for some days, and TEL
suspected that when II does, the plal
viii provide for Democratic adyantag,
II there is any possible way to SO ar
range 1t.
They all claim only to desire to redis
trict according to population and geo
prpbical location Of counties, although
some people are unkind enough to ques
ton the sincerity Of the Democratic
brethren in this. Hon. Romeo H. Freer
OF Richie, believing they are honest il
their protestations, has prepared bill
which will probably be introduced to
morrow. He hos studied the matter
carefully, and thinks the following, ar
ranged on basis Of 10000 for counties
and delegate districts, and ranging from
5000 to 81 600 for Congressional dis.
tricls, is about the right thing. The bill
provides ior Congressional districts as
iollowH:
First-Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Mar
shall, Wetzel, Tyler, Doddridge, Harri.
son, Gilmcr, Lewis and Richie.
Second-Monongalla, Marion, Preston,
Taylor, Barbour, Randolph, Tucker,
Pendleton, Hardy, Mineral, Hampshire,
Grant, Morgan, Jefferson, Berkeley and
Webster.
Third-Wyoming, Mcdowell, Mercer,
Raleigh, Kanawha, Fayette, Clay, Brax-
ton, Nicholas, Greenbrier, Monroe, Sum-
mers, PoCabontas and Upshur.
Fourth-Pleasants Wood, Writ, Cal
houn, Jackson, Roane, Mason, Putnam,
Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Boone and Wy
oming.
The other bill arrangcs for Senators
and Delegates as follows:
First Senatorial district Hancock,
Brooke and Ohio.
Spcond-Marshall Wetzsl and Marion.
Third-RiIchie, DoddridRe, Harrison
FOnrth-Tyler, Peasants, Wood and
Writ.
Sixth-Mason, Jackson and Roane.
sixth-Putnam, Oabell and Wayne.
seventh-Lincoln, Logan, Wyoming,
Mcdowell, MeCer and Raleigh.
Eighth-Greenbrier, Monroe, Sum.
mers and Fayette.
Ninth-KRnawha, Clay, Nicholas and
Tent Tsnih-Lewls, Upshur, BraxtOn aud
Webster.
EIsyenth-prestOn, Monongalia, Tay-
lor and Barbour.
Tucker, Pendleton, Randolph and Poca-
hontss.
Thirteenth--Berkeley Morgan, Hamp.
shire and Jefferson.
Itincreases the number OF delegates
10 seventy.six, and apportions them as
follows: II
Ohio and Kanawha, four each; Wood,
three; Berkeley, Cabell, Fayette, Green:
brier, Harrison, jackson, Marion, Mar
shall, Mason, Preston, Ritchie, Wayne
and Wetzel, two each; Barbour, Boone,
Braxton, Brooke, Calhoun, Doddridge,
Gilmer, Grant, Hampshire, Hancock,
Hardy, Jefferson, Lewis, Lincoln,
Logan, Mcdowell, Mercer, Mineral,
Monongalia, Monroe, Morgan, Nicholas,
PendletoA, Peasants, Pocahontas, Put
nam, Raleigh, Randolph, Roane, stm'
merg, Tyler. Tucker, Taylor, Upslnr,
Writ and Wyoming, one each. Dele
gate district: First-Roane and Clay;
Standardization and Webster; Third
Mercer and Summers.
All who have veen Mr.. Freer's bill
agree that it would be very difficult to
propose a better arrangement. The
only argument that can be offered
against It ia that 1t does not give Demo.
Gratis the advantage where tits supposed
they desire, but for fair and equitable
arrangement 1t will be hard to beat.