New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-28
allotment of representatives pro.

o. yeas 70 80 i'N,. 80 a., '''PuN thus pronounced
@ representatives were accodo sH.ent aIcut
low, that stale one to each 30 42l inhsbIionte IA
ero Sce given to Delaware, giving to that State one
10 each - ~ IN Vrwont SGt g. 'He ratio was
10 eacn in Massachusetts and Maine "a "oa IN pR 'ip
island - a05 IN Connecticut NJ" 3ol44 In New-York:
o9jg5 IN 20 0o7 In Vrgnia ~ so q, 5o9lo
IN 'i 90 40 in North Carolina. Qustory OF Congrns
vol =; PYncni is presented TO the cours g5r, ~,
a aESany County four representatives, and aon r.s
County nmghforOugh agt Flake Wheoton ~, ~ ON, ne
case Oh WarshaI said NJ mage 3Ig Ennreort "a ,lci
justice ma eboi he apnortinnoa ana
dierct .nccve numbers" II nndcr th .oluimg 10
alton Of representation for every 80 900 souls
state state ma 10 Nrs w"nt have hem en,,t,a ana another
SSsgpSgS oy aEG The %s e iwo" ""' one
Cei ~ th N% 20 Zoo until today
iaHsht lin new arithmetic or else woua havc given se
bin deiS o. ,,v AZ 10. @ OF "hlGh he IN
cnaton for every 80 600 gives one rep p
smie G0 n%9 re- ne sr{tSmst' o S .wo IT, n,te
60. eneratioH Of represenaiion for oyrr ' 40 S Sp
SOM, t two representativee PIpmaon'
h % so popnlaton is omv cntInS To- one Ts
near nPp,u'n !" can, p'rVd'i9l' N1lch was
Iae of kinney ag Tho civ Of Svrscmsd 20 Bsrb so
IN the OPINION OF 'uu|e "coh' al pages 1ol ana 49,
INTENT OF THE CONSTITUTION
What was the object intended to be effected by the
mode provided In the Constitution for the formation Of
.h,,, d,x,rsc+s, r. Urn. ono,, o,L.. ,h,,o, en-
ASsoN'O' u,- 49, ,,s,, - ".'o"s V."9' '""eS, "
secure As nearly as might he an equality Of represen
". w., n,,s,, h. a'r,deo Tb,s {. nro,sasa tor IN
'O"n tSn ..c,i,r =, ~, can.,,tnt,o, IN orasn, nv
the Injunction upon the supervisors that they shall
divide the districts that they shall contain as nearly
as may be an equal number OF Inhabitants" ana IN
III, ,o Of onones Comnty in this case # viii be seen
That they conformed 10 this Injunction with very re
nnrkable approach 70 that enOined e}ua!ity Thus,
districts the first containing population of 24.1si,
II. second; 23s3l. and the third, 24,7l0. But inc
impair that equality and did so by taking away from
&c poPua,n Of ht ,ass Of t H.. dst tn, 32o IN
had preponderancc Of population over either OF the
others thus trsncaed 1pon ne IepISsGnuf 70
secure II II be said that this was only small
division OF the population that It did not essentially
scs;roy the balance Of the districts ask in reply,
30 people may Be- set of from the City of syracuse,
and IRON me Assembly district 10 ".t,h If nr
Dro rom beipr Extended snfu half tho city has
been set over Thus while one district has been de-
prved OF lOVOo lnhaIanIs ailutmeI na9 Ueea ~,
,iv nomination ncarlv eGual one has 10 COO ard the
oth cr "a 600 inhabitants, each having but a single
member to represent them IN lhc Asse1 9N oil | tmt
hus VIC t,; $50 v ,rbt +. sou of and The
Substantial hcdy Of rs population transferred TO another
district. 49,,
There were doubtless also, political reasons whGn n
us,Stntin" when the secton we are considering was
adopted 1t was important to provide for such CON
stcon Of the districts that not only the p'pna,Cm
preferences of those residing In the separate districts
should have an opportunity to be expresSed' ,ro IN
naturally and very properly, group together IN dis
c such n|mD s OF S%1s as wS %o scr ePfe 20 ne
prevailing aud preponderatHg sentiment of the dis
a degree OF permanency attached 10 1t by remaining
Tor series O., wears nnaltered But II IS easy to
gat n his arnnr.ment is 10 be subject 10 legislative
ny . ~ onia ~ 49, ohiect and nnrnose OF the
@ & h cntTsIy circumvented The political
balance OF county might thus be W n coer Sen
tested election and when a few electors taken from
az +ric rb.ra they can easily he spared and
, sUe oo sn nsoriv balanced that small i'm
ortation viii turn the scale the whole state might be
San f ent,pe compeSion Of the popular branch
ana practicable defeat the whole design and operation
of the single @s,eI sYse Tnurt az ppeaIs q Keye
liO) or,x,ox
NoNrh ONn0''iN VI 'i''
- % -, h,o enc, .vor g., +h -ovs,on ~
Una a.. .ro a,norro,nor, ., vrard limos
n,ust he had with reference 70 equality OF Wprcsen-
elton &, tho poord of Aldermen The charter OF the
Cfy Of Wilmington was commended by an ac1 OF ule
LEGISLATURE and one Of the holdover aldermen Sacu
,oon n,.c,od ,,d.r tlo new cn,rtcr people
10 nave Oeeh eieo'cu u'1oi W. NV % ~ -
l0-) The court says, through Judge hsaoe, ut pa,
"21 Third" II mas .e" ~ .i l,ot Gov he convr.
~
nlce Of local self government ana that 'ne VoTIs en-.
and tie rights OF tue Eoe,s aiV Io ,,1rrnl@ In he
state government fundanleaii Pil'i PPu ~ ~ an
State government Is tha. rrir,S'Irt,Dn Ia" NAV IT,
poIuOncd 70 the popular V@'e ~ n Eu have " more
Large Counties ana E'rse ulspN' S'i ~, nn, nniy
representatives tlam In. . ~ vote shall connt I'm the
may every man VOC D"1 iHs "a ,ers ee.n n
representative BODY re az idn. tor the
tive !e,a I'VE goly 1Sq i, every voter cond vote
CITY OF WIihH s.V,, - co,r.. ovcry mans vote
for 81 L." llhe Aiuei nrc d.,-1d into three
would count " II uc ivy NAV he and each ward
ward aS hF t gldnnnn then every vote would
,orr, mr. iust.ud IF that the ciiy T. divided lhlO
air. ward-ihc first has about 400 votes tLt
secohn s", 80 rG ocr,d v;rdS counts as much
seven votes In the third ward. 1lm. thls Is Pia,n
violation OF iundamen'' Ip for arrnmcnt That
ment Of representation, i TOO pam lor aIr",h' ,