New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-11
TAMMANY'S GERRYMANDER.
ALL MANIPULATED FOR THE WIGWAM.
prprutc,ys sK1LruLLY DEPRIVED OF THEII

REPUBLICANS sKILFULLY DEPRIVED OF THEIR
FAIR SHARE OF REPRESENTATION.
There is a string attached TO every promise MADE Dy
Tammony Hail. For ways that are dark ana iul VI
MYSTERY the statesmen of the WIgwam are ho' S",
passed The latest instance is the deal Dy Win"
votes were secured to pass the Congress District gerry
uander Local home rule was "A good enough NIT
gan until after the gcrrymander was accomplished III
the Legislature. Tammany wanted ten Congress DIS
tricts for New York. Kings County Democrats re-
,cycd the promise Of two extra ones, rs Tar BACK aS
last October Albany Democrats wanted to pass inc
Cohoes Inspectors bill Tammany was wiihAs 10 10
ANYTHING and promise anything to pass the congress
REINFORCEMENT bill In time to elect extra members
this fall. Tammany cares more lor inc 'ohsrr5'
Districts Of York than for legislative re-apporon
ment even The latter come any unic Du' Coh'
-re.,men are elected every two vars. 80 Tamnahy
voted for the Cohocs bill and IT was passed. Gov
ernor Flower vetoed It promptly. Would he nave soou
in the way II Richard Croker. Edward Murphy, IT, ana
Hugh Mclaughlin had favored the bill
Tammany men In Ncw-York arc rejoicing Their
n,on ~ rcopportionment for the New York districts
.lpped through As they thought unnoticcd. Tile tao
tics Of 1888 we're repeated. The breaking mp OF ward
lines and Reproducing by Assembly Districts Wa
the old scheme revived. Lieutenant Governor Hill IN
that ycar VIZ, the monthpcce Of Tildcn, as Lieutenant
Governor Shcchan Is now the mouthpicce Of HILL ON
MAY . 1888. the Congress gcrrymander passed bo'l
houses Ill., presiding officer Of the senate 'h"'
off debate 4 fair measure Of rcapportlonm'ht h"u
been agreed upon suddenly the bill was ridc'N
changed In the senate. the Republican minority was
gagged and hand 'ucd in order to prevent any oppo
.i,ion or any discussion The bill was passed by a
.trlci party vote The Republican members Of As
.cmby supposed there would BE- chance to debate or
under fhe urctcuce Of request to be cNcuSm from
q ting 10 explain their opposition Dewitt moved tnH
previous question. speaker Chaplin declared IT car
rcd tndcr the gag. Republican members had ID NoH
on n nm trey had ~>cn before. They werH not
pcrmtcd f. utter a word Of approval or diSapproval'
scarf a sturdy Democrat from stouben County
managed 10 get FIVE minutes = express his opinion
lie ,ald that the original measure passed 10y
the House one month previously was regarded rs 3"
fair bill The hill then presented by the Dem>cni''
senate he REGARDED Outrage on the voters OF te
state Doubtless be nddcd. the senators had been IN
,,rnc;cd by tho Tldcn regency to make the bill q
t.orouyhly partisan scarf voted against the
Lii Two Other Dcmocras-Craig Of Hteubcn and
Uotchk.s Of Wavnc-rccorded their votes with scarf
When Mr. Roosevelt the Republican leader. demanded
the Hehf 4 speak speaker Chaplin cooy ruled that II
could no, be granted. Upon an appeal. the decision
was susnincd by a vote Of - to a.. Mr.. Cleveland
~ Governor signed the bill
With a change Of n0mes. the conditions under whch
the present gerry mlnder passed were ot1kngy
siuiar to those II 1879 except tina. the conduct or
the present Governor is In marked conmst with that OF
he mister. nm. IN the issue Of the previous appor
Torment. Tamanys hand In t'c deal Of 500 was
rot openly d played Party organs bovc characterized
the measure q. cmnenuy fair II /, fact. however
that ten Congressman allotted 10 New York City
Tammanv Hall allowed 10 gerry mandcr the New
York districts. Two ratios Richmond
Ncw York and Westchcstcr were set apart from the
rest 81 the State. The Of 500 gave TIE state
n total population Of j097sj3. Ncw-Nork. with
I5l5.3Ol W.,tchcstcr with 1872 and Richmond
WITH IL GJ3 or q total OF i.7I3.7GG. deducted
from the total leaving 42si.O~7 I'm fifty seven com
tics. Thus three cDuntic, were 20 get ten Congress
men and nfty seven COUNTIES ~ get twenty four
member, TIL, made the ratio IL. 800 Inhabitants
for each OF the twcnty-our districts.
Now. aside from the question Of tanSpo~itlon OF
districts ncurazc the Of Republican counties
and to make majority u tie district, Democratic a
cool anay., Of the population OF the twenty four d
ulct, divided into hflysrvcn counties will show that
MT vary over 1000 above below the ratio of Us
500 The Only exceptions are the XVIII and
XXVIIIth districts The XXNlth District or Della
ware Broomc. Chcnango. Tioga and Tompdns. has n
total population Of 2O0O7i OF 30 57l over the ratio
The XXVlllth District Of Wayne, Cayuga. Cortland
or "a G72 above the ratio. The following table shows
the population by districts reappottlOncf except
New York We-tclcstor and Richmond
Total population - districts 42SIOo7. Ratio OF an
uortonment i7s,J00.