The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-03

Clinton. 500 Rocklani ......... 81 3
Cortland. 3d. Schcnect t.5St
Essex .6.42N Sclioharie. .J63
FRANKLIN. 144S schuyler. .3,Ii
FUTON ana Hamilton .pJl1 u O9l
Genessee. sullivan. $3.50
Greene. 1854 T0ga .."...........7.2I2
Lewis I,4s2 Tompkins 151
Livingston 43S Warren. I. 354
Orleans .......... sB5 Wyoming. ...........Gs7I
Putnam .3.39ilfacs ................511O
or these twenty-four counties six went DEM
2eratic ut the late election Greene. Nichmond.
ecal. the other. eighteen were Republican.
Accordingly the Republicans start, IN any ap-
portionment, with tho advantage Of a dozen
| members. an advantage which no enumeration
Excluding these twenty four counties there
and Fulton together. from further considera.
ton. 1t Is clear TINT the Constitution requires u
other thirty-five counties in consequence Of
the deficiency in each Of these twenty -four. On
he basis SsL Of thu vote cast It the late election
| county one. Monroe county one. Onondnga
county one. and Kings county four These
SattarauEus, Niagara. Otsego St. Lawrence.
This change would be rather to tn" advantage
OF The Democrats. but not materially: for an
| would not necessarily imply that there would
bean addition of five to the Democratic dele
| trary. It would involve u reapportionment OF
the districts in both cities, aud such reappor-
Republicans or the reason following ing VI wv
In the city Of New York the bulk Of the Re-
publican vote, which used to b, be found above
Fifty: ninth street. The downtown districts,
which regularly return Democrats. hive not
OF one .Assembiyman to New York would re-
CITY district. At the lute election hut s. c(D
votes were cast in the First Assembly district;
sSe f he SssSpd in d Ss s il the T15S 55 i
Fourteenth. Ali Of these are Intensely Demo-
be the, required standard Of representation.
Indeed. with the exception of the Tenth As
YORK Below Fourteenth Street Which Would ie be-
able to hold its Assemblyman on new appor-
daed and the result this Would be nss Of
certainly three or four to the Democracy.
On the other hand. there were ~. 100 votes
twenty third. and 400 In tie Twenty. fourth:
twenty fourth viii 10th be represented BY Re.
IEubcans in the ,e, next Assembly. and should
saqe Of
crease. or in other words. about what the Dem
M99d eSs d9%n to
and four Repu bicans Under: a, new division.
MhiCIl Wouiu ny tte wy TeIItseICt-
would hays Repabilian g representativrs. for
more evenly distributed than is the bemocratdic
vote. and small majority elects to office Just
In Kings county the situation ia substan-
tally the same. The one district which the
Repubicans carried at last years election cast
5000. An addition Of four Assemblymen in
seaaencs q it. Would certainly Operate more no
RemSerats, the Republican strength being
the Democratic ,strongholds are in those por-
tions Of town where the population is not rap
, In aprortionine State Senators thcre is no
constitutional cXemption ia fnvor Of counties
stitution contains n provision which is Of
very neary the sane elect It il thiT Each
shall Ie divided in the formation OF Senate
district except such county shall! be eIuitably
On the basis OF the vote cast at the late cleo
ton 81 ;OoD electors in each Senatorial district
The vote Of Erie county amounted to J7.:jSi.
The Constitution nrerlndes the addition Of ono
result OF this Eriss Chances Of rYu gans a SEN
vote east. New York city would gain one Sena-
tor. getting eight instead OF seven aS now. But
the districts are so constituted now that all
seven are Democratic. whereas in the event Of
certainly two. and perhaps three. districts Of
the city would te Republican. Fassett re-
sssns NsE 9Ss or Pn Knss eon
famous Massachusetts statesman., whose OK.
a1ssas ss wth The Word caua
not, Il living. SO cut and carve the Brooklyn
districts as to give the DEMOCRATS four and tho
tinuc to cast 45 g per cent, Of the total vote and
the Democrats % per cent
WI 90 to degaEs
ably disposed Rsmosratic Legislature to 50 ar
them. But II the lesson Of Ohio, and Indiana
has been lost upon students of atrai rs else
political stake is much greater, aud tho teach
ings OF experience are nsaaiy taken much
ono nar IT. IN advamtaee in nm appartdnaent
il Is necessary to throw ali the districts in
which its opponents are strong together. icay-
in those remaining. A. small margin is a
dangerous thing for at the first reverse II is
apt es q Pths sTsE. =. az" s,n.
noshns o knd there is
New q aha 81 all
scFibed by the present Constituti9p are due
would be for the next Legislature to arrange
for es Collins g sst the T ts hs &
getting at the root OF the trouble TO expect
that any Legislature can. with safety, with
New YORK city voter the same representatioS
In tho Legislature us Is accorded t., the Cat
tarallgus county. Putnam county or wyoming
county voter ana no less. II fitllaciOuS tor IL
cannot under present conditions be done.
however much desired aud by whomsOcyer
NEW NOEK Dec. .