The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-16
INJUSTICE INTO LAW.
outrageously Partisan and Unfair APP
portionment Of Ohio For Senators and
Representatives-.-A Clean Out Steal.
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portionment Of Ohio For Senators and
Representatives-.-AC Clean Out Steal.
(Plain Dealer Specially
COLUMBUS, April 13.-The apportion-
ment board, consisting of Gov. Campbell,
Auditor Poe and Secretary of State Ryan,
completed tonight the work of appor-
tioning the senators and representatives
for the next ten years. As indicated in
last nights specials, Ryan and Poe forced
| through their manifestly unfair division.
They went into the session with cut and
dried program, having the apportionment
already made and printed. Gov. Camp
bell endeavored to amend their program,
but they would not consent to any change.
| So outrageously unfair and unconstitu-
| tional is the work of the majority that
Gov. Campbell has concluded TO call halt
on the work of the partisan majority who
disregarded the spirit of the constitution
by commencing in the center of the State
| to form the senatorial districts.
| The Governor was seen regarding the
new apportionment and said that although
he signed the report it was after he had
moved TO substitute an apportionment he
had made, beginning with the first Sena-
torial district, and his motion had been
voted down. He states that he protested
against the apportionment made and
adopted by the Secretary and the Auditor
of State and had his protests spread on
the minutes. He did not think that it was
constitutional. The Governors plan
started with the first district and made
eight double districts out of sixteen while
| the Auditor and Secretary of State made
nine double districts out of eighteen dis
tricts by their plan, thus unnecessarily
| absorbing the ninth and fifteenth districts
| which are in his opinion entitled to sepa-
| rate representation and could not or
should not be absorbed by starting the ap-
portionment numerically or geographical
| ly in the center of the State. The Govern
or said he was compelled to publish the
| report, and that mandamus proceedings
| would probably be brought at once to COM
pei the board to convene and make a
proper re-apportionment of the State.
| The Governor inclines to the belief that
mandamus will lie against the unprece-
dented methods of the majority. Senator
| Lowry, who is thrown into Republican
| district, will institute the proceedings
Il
| probably tomorrow.
NoTE-In this apportionment Stark and
Carroll are put in one district, the 21st.
Columbiana Is entitled to two represen-
tatives in the first, second and third ses-
sions, and one each in the fourth and fifth.
The counties OF Belmont, Clark, Mahon-
| ing and Summit are entitled to one rep
resentatiye in the first, second and fifth,
| and two in the third and fourth session.
Butler, Muskingum, guscarawas and
Wood one representative each in the first,
second, third and fourth, and two In the
| fifth session.
Stark has two representatives in the
| first, second, third and fourth and three
| in the fifth session.
Lucas and Montgomery are each enti-
| tied 10 two representatives In the fourth
and fifth and three In the first, second
and third session.
franklin county has three in the first,
second, third and fourth and four In the
| fifth session.
Cuyahoga has eight In the first, second
| and fifth and niue In the third and fourth.
Hamilton has ten In each of the Ave ses-
sions.
The counties of Carroll. Morrow,
GeauRa, Lake, Vinton and Pike, having
less than one-half the representative ratio
of population, have been attached to ad-
joining counties, forming representative
districts as follows: Carol and Harrison,
Morrow and Marion, Geauga and Lake,
Vinton and Hooking, Pike and Adams
tive for each session.
According to this appcrtionment there
are sixteen Republican senatorial dis
tricts, eleven Democratic and two doubt
full Democratic and two doubtful Republi.
can,