New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-23

crease in NewYorlS City ought TO be at least ~
per cent higher than in the rest of the State.
As have shown of the total increase In popula-
ton since 500 Mr.. Rice assigns 4S4,oZo persons
out of 5l2, 300 to the great Democratic Clues III
the reapporionmcnt this will be the counting
increase The Constitution does not PERM. coun-
ties to be divided in making up Assembly u,s-
tricts: so the rural counties VIII not nave '"'
benefit of their increase, even where hce ia'
allowed them any, unless 1t gives them nan a.
many again as the common divsor, which IL
45, 600 1t is safe prediction that they "o"
cot il even then-if they are Republican counties
According to the Constitution the Assembly is
to consist of 2s members; and every county In
tho State cxcept Fulton and Hamilton, which. for
the purpose Of this apportionment are united, must
receive at least one representative This require
ment disposes OF ffty-ninc seats. The remaining
sixtv-nine must be divided Z" as nearly as may
be according to the number OF their respective
Inhabitants excluding aliens, among thosc
counties whose population exceeds the common
divisor The State contains, according 10 flce'
57s7773 citizens. There are l2S sears 10 DC
apportioned Tie divisor, therefore, Is 45,2lo, ana
no county can receive more than one seat whlch
does not contain at least 81, 800 citizens Fifteen
| counties come up TO these figures. lhey are
| Dutchess. Erie Kings Monroe, New-York, Oneida,
Onondaga, Orange, Oswcgo. Queens. Rcnnscaer'
st. Lawrence, Steuben. Ulster and Westchester'
! II these counties all represented IN the new
| auportionment to the full extent OF their clalms
according to citizen Inhabitants, eghty-elgh' sea'S
| would be necessary. But after every county III
the State has had seat, Only slXty-nlne are
| left. l.. .;o.
! The question now is, therefore, what counties
| among the fifteen are 10 be curtalled IN their
meritcd representation? The opportunity Tor par par
tisan deviltry in the situation as crea'eu py Gno
| Rice census is thus manifest. Sheehan can claim
! seven seats for Erie; Mclaughlin. nineteen lor
| Kings; Croker twenty-nine for New-iork' ana
only six are thus left to meet the demanus ml ol
| Dutchoss Monroe Oneida, Onondaga. Orange
| Osweao Queens. Rensselaer,, ST. Lawrence, S'eu-
rem Ulster and Westchestrr Each Of thse 9.n eoun-
ties is entitled TO one extra seat: ana Onohuaga,
| Oneida Queens Rensselaer, and Westchestef are
| entitled 10 two each. The measure Of mercy whlcu
| Republican counties can expect from the unserupu'
| Ions partisans who are running this leglSiaiuie
and Who will bring in their AppOrtionmcnt bill on
Monday night, has been witnessed Dy that shTwn ~
! their Congressional gerry mander. Ihey VIII lax AK
! fnr Erie KINGS and Ncw-York just as great rep
rcepntation as they think the possibly Democrat
comntics Of the interior will allow. They will bc
deferred by nothing except fear OF the iN county
Democrats, whose votes they must corcitIa,. cnthnr
| in both houss By means or another
! rcncrallv bv means Of tile lash. they have
compelled the adhesion heretofore OF al
measures. despite the fact that many of thest
| measures have been directly at variance wltD
| the interests of country districts
The aim of the Ring will be 10 take every
In the three great cities. and then 10 gcrrymannel
the districts there to prevent single kr
publican from being returned for any dls'rlct !,
Erie. Kings or Ncw-Yorl They Will take ad
vantage of the natural desire Of the Legislature
10 come to n speedy adjournment, and OF The pny
sicaI impossibility Of members personally eAahlHr.
their bill in the light OF all It, effects. Inc
master a the situation is Richard Croker lie /
kim lie will do as he pleases, ami those OF us
who don't like it can take the advice OF Croker
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