New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-18
HOW BROOKLYN i TO Pc CARVED UP.
REPUBILCANs WILL BE PRACTICALLY DIsFRAN
CHIsRD-THE PROPORTION OF ASSEMBLY
MEN TWO TO SIXTEEN.

The Democratic geTymander OF the Assembly DIS
tricts In Brooklyn will he effected tomorrow. The
Kings County Board OF supervisors moet according 10
law on the third Tuesday Of july, to make new hv
portlonment according to The hgures Of the popu!a
lion. as padded out in the enumeration made last
winter BY the dilgent efforts Of the enumefat0s tn
population swollen in some Of the Democratic
wards so that warrant existed for making them As
s.mbly districts by themselves to please certain
LEADERS, Other leaders, who likeNise desired to con
troll Assembly districts, but found the number 81 ne
vublican voters nconvenient have secured changes III
ward boundaries which will make their control secure
Several months ago the Democratic leaders deieou
,no, n plan for rcappOrtionmcnt. and It only r-
mains for the Democratic Board Of supervisors u
ratify It, By IL the city has been parceied out -
as TO make as many surely Democratic dis'reN a.
possible To attain this end, the same phn has beeh
adopted as was put In force al the last previous ap
portsonment when the present twelve districts were
laid out II proposed 10 Increase the number now
to eighteen but the Republicans will not have more
than they at present control while the entire gam
will 90 10 the Democrats. In the Legislature OF
1892 the Republicans had two members OF Assembly
from Kings County and the Democrats ten In
1893 II is proposed 70 have two Republicans and SIX
Heen Democrats. The injustice Of the arrangement
for legislative representation Is manifest from the
vote for Governor las, fall. The Republicans cast
63o7s votes, and the Democrats 1926. Now 1t Is
proposed that each Of the Republican Assemblymen
shall represent $3.50 voters and each of the Demo
Gratis 1905.
This inequtable representation will be secured oy
massng together the strongly Republican wards where
they cannot be overshadowcd by Democratic votes IN
adjacent wards only two Of the present districts will
he unchanged and they will bear different numbers
The Twelfth Ward foHIn the Vth District ana IL
becomes the IXth The population Is 81 os5 and the
proportion Of voters at the last election was o4o'
Democrats 10 7G6 Republicans. The present vim
District Is formed Of the fifteenth Ward. IL VIII be
come the XIIth District The population is $1,000
There were 3,lss Democratic and 2,64o Republican
votes cast here last fall.
There are six other wards which are TO be madc
Individual Assembly Districts The Sixth Ward. which
has formed, with the First Ward, the LIST District Is
10 be made the WITH. Its population is 1894 the
Democratic voters number 4,790 and the Republicans
1884. The Eighth Ward will 30 taken out Of the
Xth District, In which Vt s now Joined 70 the Ninth
With District. The population is 1926. The pro
portion Of voters Is 1904 Democrats TO 1907 Repub
lIcans The With District will be made up OF the
Ninth Ward IL has a population OF 81 los and Q 900
Democratic voters 10 972 Republicans. In order 10
eoualize the population considerable slice OF the
Twenty.seoone Ward will he added TO the Ninth Ward
attending IL west Of Flatbushave. TO Untonst. The
Tenth Ward is TO be taken from the lid District and
made the With District The population Is ooS3l
and there are 4,409 Democrats and SIT Republicans
who voted last fall. The Seventeenth Ward is also
- be made an Assembly District BY Itself. II win
10 the XIIIth. The population is 46,la4 ana there