Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-04-20
Communicated.

In writing this communicative u" e'
for he ,ol,. ,,nrn,s, ol exunrratlng the Dem
ocrntlc Exrcut,ve Committee Chalrmen al
the counties of jeff. rsOn, Berkeley and Nor
gan, winch met on March S0th, 1872 ir"hh
any Intention. Whatever, oi doing anything
or recommending any measure 10 thtir COM
mlttees but what they felt was fair, just anu
honorable, and for the patriotic purpose OF
promoting the peace and harmony OF the
party throughout the district for the next
ten years. | say this was the purpose that
animated them. and no other; and believe
that after the gentlemen, who attribute some
other, improper, motive To them nave care
fully read the resolutions which they ADOPT,
ed. and fully understand the meaning of
them. they will see aud acknowledge their
error in hastily altributing wrong motives
to them. and alsn. at the same time: IN Il
manly spirit acknowledge andappland their
patriotic motives.
IL is solely with the desire TO explain
sway, AMI clear up, any question IN the
minds of the Democrats of the district that
| write.
In the experience OF this senatorial dis
trict during the past ten years. misunder-
standings have arisen, growing out OF the
fact that alter the superintendent OF 1881 no
systematic method was adopted for dlStri-
buting the senatorial hnnors during the
period of ten wears until 1891. when the new
aDpnrtinnment WAS To be made, ana was
made; hence there were. prior to each SEN
atorial convention, disputes constantly arts
ing N Ia which county waseniited Ia the SEN
ninr, and these disputes have had tie ell ct
of producing unkind feeling among the peo-
plr of the district, where, owing Ia their
unity of interest the kindest feeling and the
hes: understanding should exist.
Under the Apport.0nment made bv the
last Legislature based on the census ot 1890,
NV ng 10 the fact that our three counties did
not increase in population at the same rate
that great MANY other counties did IN 9th
or parts of the state, the increase in the en-
tire State beng t,cenfy three (29) per cont 4,
while the increase in our three counties
was only seren ~ per cent, 1t was found
necessary Ia reduce the number at delegates
from the counties OF Berkeley, Jefferson and
Morgan from five TO four, and In doing this
the Legislature assigned one 10 Berkeley
one t. Jetfi.rsrn, and Two 10 the district con-
sIsting of Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan,
lnuN dEhlb ilhS w no RHNNHN' N'NN''' -
and doubling the reasons why method
should be adopted, whereby harmony should
rxi>t in the party at least for ltn years. In
| plAcing the three cuuniieS in II district, II
l. fair 10 presume that il WAS supposed that
the three c unl'.S should meet together ami
ippprliun the delegates among themselves
IN an equitable manner; and no better or
more equitable method could be adopted,
than that used hy The Legislature, or IN
nther words. on the population TO be repre-
seRted Accepting This a. fair, and ju-t, aud
one none could find fault with. WE find that
after dedurting the ratio upon which the
appointment was made,-namrly 10, 743,
| t-ee Code of 1891. Page from the popu'a-
ion of Berkeley, which is 1902, it leaves
1853; also, from the population at .Ietfer
son, which is 1858. II leaves $40. We
ala" find the population of Morgan to be
67+ Therefore, the population TO be rep
resented by the two district delegates l.
1853 plus 4,9l0 p,u- TAI. equals 1868,
| total. Now To ascertain proper di~trlbu
ion of the ten delegates to which The dis
| lrict will he entitled during the next ten
wears, or five elections during that period,
make the population of each county the
numerator. and the total population of the
| district Ia be represented. namely l9 6l3,
the denomination, and you will ascertain the
| number of Delegates to which each county
i entitled during the ten vea's BY doing
~ vnu will find the result 10 he B,rk ".
| O6 100, Jefferson 81 100. Morgan 3 II
| 100. The committee. IN recommending TO
The First u .le.ate Convention their plan,
had carefully made this calculation. and in
order tn give Jefferson county full measure,
| assigned her rec Ou' of the ten Delegates,
! Morgan three. b rkel-y four Now we feel
satisfied that after carefully considering the
| above and making the calculation To verify
The above apporii0ument made hy the com
miltee, the mot factious nbiector will say
that the committee acted fairly and equifa-
| hlv. and have done what was right in rec
nmmending the same to be adopted by the
| first Delegate Convention tn govern the dis
,rict during The next ten wears, and the
| COaUeRtiOn. having adopted it, to publish il
ut least three months befnre each election,
IN the Democratic papers of the district -
rhe cummtlee, after diSpo,ing of the APP.
! pnriionmrnt, recommended their allotment
rs follows:
FOR 1892, Berkeley one, Morgan one
1894. Berkeley che, Jefferson one.
1896, Berkeley one, Jefferson one.
1898, Morgan one, J,tf"rson one.
1899, berkeley one, Morgan one
We iaI to ZEE where the OH cli0ns raised
| by certain papers are well Iounded. We
| hope that thi, article will assist IN clear
understanding of the matter and ii be un-
derSlood that Berkeley AXIS oniy what Is
ialr, and would not accept anything under
the appurtlonment that is not Justly con-
coded TO her by her sister counties She is
anxi"us to do all IN her power to promote
harmony IN the party IN the district, and
regrets that the papers in Jefferson should
attribute To her any interior motives such
hasty and unkind assertions are not gener
aus b rkeley wishes to do her part, in FRO
ducing, H. there should be, throughout the
district the most perfect and amicable un
drrsianding
Replymgtoseveralohj c'ions raised it will
b. found, that by the careful reading of the
resolution No fire lines from the bottom,
that the arrangement j, subj ct To the
adoption BY the first Delegate c invention
oi 1892 therefore, the committees of jet
f.rScm. Berkeley and Morgan. hare made no
compact 1" extend beyond their term of of.
ficr. They merely recommend to the first
Delegate Convention the plan 'chich the con-
peRtion can adopt, amend or reject
Again. Berkeley l. not awarded three out
of five. but il is four out of ten, Jefferson
three out of ten, Morgan three out of ten.