The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-06
THE LAW OF 1879.

Composition of the Districts Under 1t and
Their Political Ccmpiexion
The sppOrtionment law Of 1871. which this
suIt seeks to revive aud put in force, was .
Democratic measure, passed by a Demo-
cratic Legislature, bnt. while not perfect.
it was much fairer in it's provisions than
the two succeeding enactments. twenty
three Senators hold over. and under the old
law they would be accredited to the follow
ing DISTRICTS:
Possy and Gibson. Dem: Warrick and
Pike. Dem.: Spencer and Perry, Dem;
Crawford. Harrison and Orange, Dem;
Dubois, Martin ana Lawrence. Dem: JEFF
ferson. DEM; Franklin and Ripley. DEM;
Dearborn, Ohio and switzerland. Dem;
Brown, Monroe and Bartholomew, DEM;
Morgan aud johnson, DEM; Knox and Sui
livan. DEM, Parke and Vermillion, Rep;
Wayne, Rep: Howard and Miami, Rep,
Tiopcanoe. DEM; Benton. Newton and JAS
per, ReD.; Lake anu Porter, Dem; Cass,
Dem.: Allen. Dem.; Huntington and Wells.
Dem; Adams. Jay and Blsckford, Dem;
Green and Daviess. DEM; Marion. Hancock
and Shelby, Dem. Democrats. nineteen;
Taking the vote of 1885. when Harrison
carried the State by 2.34s. as -
basis for calculation, the senatorial
districts in which vacancies exist,
with their probable political COM
plexion. would DO rs follows: Vanderburg.
Rep; Decatur and Shelbg. Dem; Floyd
and Washington, Dem; jackson and Jen-
nings, DEM; Nigo, KEEP; Clay and Owen.
DEM; Henry. Delaware and Randolph.
Rep; Boon aud Clinton. Rep; Montgomery,
Rep; Laporte. DEM; Marshall and Fulton,
DEM; Kosciusko and Wabash. Rep: Elk
hart. Rep; Grant and Madison. Rep; L
grange and Noble. Rep; Steuben and u
Carroll. White and Pulaski. Dem,
| Marion. DEM, 2: Hendricks and
Putnam, Rep; Hamilton and TIP
ton. Rep; Rush, Fayette and Union,
D%ela Rep; st. Joseph and Stsrke.
DEM; Fountain and Warren. Rep. Demo-
Gratis. II; Republicans. ID. This estimate
gives the Democrats all they can get. while
three of those credited 10 them NAV prop
erly be regarded as doubtful. The prob
able standing of the Senate would be: Re-
publicans. 10; Democrats. 81.
| The probable political complexion of the
Representative districts. which the reviv-
al of the law of '79 would create anew. is as
follows: Cass. DEM; Sullivan. DEM;
Adams and jay, Dem; johnson, Dem. !;
Henry, Rep; ST. Joseph and Starke. DEM;
franklin. Delaware and Ripley. Dem; Ma
rion, Shelby and Bartholomew, Dem,
Clinton. Rep: Monroe and Brown. Dem;
Warrick. DEM; Benton and White. Rep;
Whitley. Dem.; Marion. five. Dem; Knox,
DEM; Hancock. DEM; Miami, Dem; Shell
By, DEM; Vermlllion. Rep; Wells and
OOii. Adl DOnt-.
Dem; Wabash. Rep. Lake. Rep; Wayne.
two, Rep: HANCOCK, Henry and Madison.
Rep; Kosciusko aud Wabash. Rep; Green,
Rep: Lawrence. Rep; Clark, Dem; Parke.
Rop.; Newton and Jasper. Rep; Benton
and Warren, Rep; Upton. DEM; Boone.
Rep; Pike and Dubois, Dem; Harrison.
Dem; Spencer, Rep; Fayette and Union.
Rep; DeKaIb. Elkhart and Noble, Rep;
Dearborn, Dem.; Jefferson. Rep: Adams.
Jay and Wells. Dem; Huntington. Rep;
Floyd. Den.; Daviess. Rep; Hamilton.
Rep; Howard. Rep: Fountain. Rep; Glib
son. Rep: Clark. Floyd and Scott. Dem;
Bartholomew, DEM; Allen, 3. DEM: Green.
Rep: ViGo. 2. Rep; Vanderberg. 2, Rep;
Hendricks, Rep; Franklin, Dem; WASH
lngton, Dem.: DeKalb. Dem.: Randolph.
Rep; Putnam, Dem; Kosciusko, Rep;
Tippecanoe. Rep; Clay. Hendricks and Put
nam, Rep; Steuben. Rep; Decatur. Rep.;
Ripley, RED: Delaware, Rep; Owen. Dem;
Jackson. Dem; Porter. Rep; Rush, Rep;
Ohio and Switzerland. Rep; Perry. Dem;
Rep: Clay. Dem; Elkhart, Rep; Jennings.
Rep; Clark, Floyd ana scott, DEM; Car
roll, DEM; Tippecanoe, Rep; Fulton and
Pulaski. DEM; Montgomery, Rep: Morgan,
ReD.; St. Joseph. Dem.: Grant. ReD.; Posey,
Dem; Crawford and Orange, Dem. Deme-
Gratis, 80; Republicans, 81.
This gives the Democrats eighty and Re.
publicans seventy on Joint ballot. Achange
of SIX votes would give the Republicans q
majority in case the law of '79 is revived.
Marion county. with its seven votes. would
do the business. Thus. il is easy TO see
how important 1t is that tho Republican,
should bring forth their strongest and moy
popular men for the Legislature.