St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-25
The Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decision Does Not Dis
please Democrats.
Chairman Wall Sees Chances
to Win a Few More
Districts.
Some Little Talk That the
State May Be Michi-
gained.
Ohio So Torn Asunder That
1t May Become DEM
Ocratic.

MILWAUKEE, March 24.-It IS the
opinion of leading Democrats OF Mill
waukee that the Republicans, who are
expressing SO much JOY over the de-
ciSion of the supreme court IN the ap-
portlonment case, are not only counting
chickens before they are Matched, but
are growing before the eggs are laid.
Asked as to the probable policy OF the
Democrats, Chairman Wall said to-
night:
1.-The Democratic party will hold
special session of the legislature and
will make an apportionment according
to the directions of the supreme court.
have not yet had time to look up the
probable effects of such reapportion-
ment upon Democratic prospects, but 1t
seems to me that the Republicans are
happy a little too early. There is not
the slightest doubt but that the Demo
Gratis in the legislature can take Mil
waukee county. for instance, and reap
portion it according to the supreme
court decision so as to have greater
number of Democrats elected than could
possibly be sdone under the present al
legged gerrymander. A good many Of
the districts under the last appOrtion
ment were cut out in the interest OF in
dividuaI members rather than of the
party as a whole, and it is by no means
sure that the Democracy will lose any
thing in prospects by the abandonment
of that policy. At any rate, We will
have gained in the long run by the de-
cision." Asked as to the report that
the Democrats might retaliate upon the
Republicans in the special session by
Michiganizing the state as to the cleo
toral vote, MIR. Wall declared that he
had never heard such thing suggested.
MADISON, Wis, March 24.-''Doc"
Anderson, who was the architect OF the
appOrtioDment act, is in favor of heed
ing most scrupulously the judicial man.
date. Very few expressions adverse to
the holdings of the court are heard.
The general verdict is that the effect of
the decision will be salutary. Some
little talk of MichiganiZing the state is
heard, but as the courts decision has
no bearing Oh the congressional appor
tionment iG is not thought the latter
will be disturbed. An early session of
the legislature is anticipated. 1t will
probably be called within six weeks.
FOND DU LAC, Wis, March "a. Gen.
E. s. Bragg. who fought the apportiOn-
ment bill before the supreme court, is
inclined to be sarcastic over the deciS-
ion. Speaking of it he said:
"Oh, yes. The court affirmed its
power to do anything, and assures us
there is no danger to result because it
never does anything wrong. That's all
very well, but if the Republican party
was in power and the effect of the de-
cision tended to cripple it, the court
would be denounced as a usurper of
political jurisdiction. And the faithful
would Shrek 'Resist' And the execu-
tive would snap his fingers at the court
and say: What are you going to do
about it?' But we are DEM
ocrats, and have SO long quietly
submitted to all sorts OF things
suppose we shall keep on. The truth
is good Democrats are like good
church members held to strict account
ability, and when they follow the foot
steps of Republican predecessors they
find that what was sauce for the goose
is not sauce for the gander.' presume
a new bill will be passed giving US a
larger majority than before, new con-
greSsional apportlonment made giving
lis six members of congress sure, and
perhaps after repeating all other appOr-
tionment acts, state and federal, some
man may introduce bill authorizing
the legislature to cast the electoral vote
for president and provide that the gov
ernOr shall convene the legislature for
such purpose the first Wednesday of
December"