Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-18
OH. HOW THINGS ARE MIXED !
Complications of the Republi'
can Gerrymander.
State Senatorial Districts Carved Out
Regardless Of Justice.
Senators Representing Districts They Do
Net Reside In = The Democratic
Auxiliary Committee Holds
a ting-Notes.

There is every probability that the
supreme court OF California will be
called upon to pass upon the constitu-
tionality of the present gerrymander
legislative apportionment of the state.
Under the pportionment made by
the last legislature, the county of Los
Angeles is divided into three senatorial
districts-the Thirty-sixth, Thirty-sev-
enth and Thirty-eighth. AS the even
numbered districts do not elect this
year, this county will only elect one sem
ator. Senator Carpenter OF San Fran
cisco represents the Thirty-eighth dis
trict, and the Thirty-sixth will be rep
resented by that distinguished gentle
man, Senator G. s. Berry of Visalia.
Since Republican legislature was kind
enough to elect senator for Los Ange-
les. it should have made it incumbent
on the gentleman to come down from
the San Joaquin valley and make the
ACQUAINTANCE of his constituents.
Under the same act, Eli s. Dennison,
of Oakland, has been elected senator
from Fresno county. Senator William
Simpson, of Alameda, has been elected
senator from the Eighteenth district of
San Francisco. Senator John ID. Brod-
erick, of San Francisco, has been
named as a senator from Alameda.
Senator Maher, of San Francisco, has al
so been given senatorship in the same
county. Senator Harp, of Stanislaw
has been transferred to Santa Clara
county. Senator Bailey, of San Jose, a
senatorship from Inyo and Tulare. Sen
ator Goucher, of Mariposa, now repre-
sents San Luis Obispo and Kern.
The city of San Francisco is allowed
nine senator's, yet as that thrifty burg
has five hold overs and is given five odd
numbered districts, it will be repre-
;sented in the senate by ten senator's.
The counties of Yolo, Lassen, Modoc
and San Luis Obispo voted for senators
four years ago, and under the constitu-
ton should vote again this year, but
under the apportionment act they will
not vote again until 1894 for senators,
and will be unrepreeented in the upper
house of the legislature for
four wears. San Bernardino voted for
a senator in 1890, and elected Mr.. HI.
M. Streeter of Riverside, under the new
apportionment. Orange and San Ber-
nardino are placed in an odd numbered
district, and will elect another senator
this year.
1t is notorious fact that the senate
rial districts were so made as not to
throw out any hold over Republicans un-
til their four years term had expired.
They were also constructed go that there
would not be any hope of electing a
Democrat, only by political earth
quake. The result ia bewildering con-
fusion and rank injustice. e
THE AUXILIARY COMMITTEE MEETS.
!, The auxiliary committee Of the Dem
ocrat state central committee held Q
meeting yesterday afternoon.
There was quite large attendance o.
the members of the committee. It wss
called to order by Chairman Denis. A,
Ramish acted as secretary.
rhe committee on constitution and
bylaws presented report and it was
adopted. The bylaws provide for the
appointment OF number of committees
for various purposes. These committees
the temporary chairman will name al
the next meeting of the com mittee.
1t was decided to hold the next meet.
ing on Saturday, the Goth instant al
80 p. m. at the same place.
At that time permanent organic a
tion will be perfected, and the actual
work of the committee will then com
mence.
/. After transacting eome important
business in executive session the com.
mittee adjourned.
NATURALIZATION MATTERS.
Foreign-born residents should remem.
ber that the city election follows the
county election thirty days. Any per-
son registering between now and the
9th day OF September is eligible to vote
at the city election. Therefore foreign
ers who have taken out their first pa
pers, and have all the requisites of citi
zenship, should be naturalized. The
bureau of naturalization at 1151S
South Spring street is open, and any
voter can secure information concern.
ing naturalization and the laws govern.
ing it by inquiring there between 8 :3(
m. and p. M, or between 7:30 and 6
pm. It should be borne in mind that
all foreigners naturalized from now on
cannot vote at the presidential election
III NOV6IuUcls
THE BOYLE HEIGHTS MEETING.
There will be grand turnout of Dem
ocrats this evening, and an old-time
revival will be held on Boyle Heights,
The Ninth ward Democratic club is tax
ing time by the forelock, and will open
the campaign in it's district with rally
The Tammany club will attend in a
body, as we'll as the representatives of
other clubs. The meeting is to be held
at Hendricks hall, where Mr.. Joseph
D. Lynch win deliver an address upon
the subject"Why We Are Democrats =
TAMMANY TONIGHT.
This evening there is to be an early
meeting of the Tammany club. Some
important business is to be transacted
but it will be concluded early, after