Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-03-02

du,v heres Ills party measure. They
have attempted TO filibcsier and preven; It's
consideration. know the statement is de-
n,,-i. but yua will notice in The headlines of
the article in the Argus in rcgari TO the
meeting last night that II says that the con
st,eraiion of this case was STAYED off for a
,,ay. and they pay my friend from Portlsnds
MI. Bird. the compliment of saying that he
load in the siiibrseering. (Lsnghter.l
hope that wten the vote is takeis, If our pol
i,ieal opponen,s care to make ii = party
measure. that We shall rot be found want
ing IN tie duty We owe 10 oar party
Mir. Bird OF Portland; Tits question
should b., decided in all fairness and justice,
and mol in partisan spirit. Oa the losh
Of March. ls6a. the committee on wari
lines in Portland reported, and their dsyi-
sion was accepted 1t remained SO until
1872. the date of the last revision. On the
18Th Of February. 1872, the committee
made their report and that division was ac-
cepsesi, AMI tina, division made sl
wears ago is taiay the division
OF the wards of Portland. and the
difference between the largest ani the
snsiles, wars is betweea 500 and 100 to-
day. Why harnt they been changed he
fore: Gentleuien as the majority who cry
.sGerrymandec" must know that there is Il
,ar,vn,,n,i,r by omission 10 act rs well MS
yerrymansier BIZ commission Those wards
tad.y stand eerr,manaprct! as much as
1 tho,ieh they had been v,taal by the city
council AMI ratified by the city. They ask
Won as fair min,lvd men, with a view oil
4 putting the screws uponwo city of this
| State TO pass lSw unhcard of, making
ma aiority of all voters necessary in This
casa Won elect yopr Governor. the menl-
| bers Of thi. House. vour iudses of probate.
bv a plurality. and vet in this matter where
uothiog can hc sail against the division,
van, demand that 45ol of The 1000 v,,erS
shall vote in favor Of ,h,, change Ii ih:S
utuse chooses II pass this uicasur. de
n.inori,y i. powerless To prevent it. But Il
the. "o pa,S ~ "' 'tt', ~ ~ '','' =,
fVehnE thht ihs'eM oi na'H's ""tse' NV
dictates of Justice and honor they inN"
welded In ttn netty schemes ana Jcvir -.
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paitry paiucians, AMI let them make 'hv
| most Of 1t.
Tho rb,rac is nD,la thut fl,is chau,r,, WAS
~. ',;,;.a,,, IS p,.,,,nJ Ia. ,hn
sprung on the S'izehs VI ior'idhu " INC
ci,y couacil in great haste. ask You 10
h.ar in mind the ,lates of the rpports of
n.", =. ,',s' ',,,,;,,.as ,rh.,, -, E,br,.r,
the ward committees; ihey were feornary
! 18TH 1872 and March lOth, lS69, ani the
nras.,t rec,r, was m,aa 10 tba c,ty ,oun.
| y, - r'h.n., ~ - 81.
eli on tiie Hta OF fe'tu"rN' II "aNs u" 't''
than your earliest report was ever made.
| Th.ra has been no Indecent haste about
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| TINS matter nope Ho" VIII nave tte h'"h-
| liness and fairness to strip this question of
all n,r,isan conditions and that Won will ata
- 81, ~, ~, -, H. ,,,;,,v
fairy ana justly not Only 10 uie ciu@chs
of Portland, but also to the citizens Of
| every city in this Stntc. and when Won 20
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nome 10 your cohstitueH's you may 70
| feeling that You have not acted in any petty,
n,rtisan shirt Int in ono of wisdon and
puus"" i',"' ,, p"' y" '"' '' "''" "''''
| The question being on the motion to sub
s,;tute ,he minority rpport for that of the
NV ~
dered.
|
Yea Messrs; Abbott 81 Hollis, AID" beli,an
Vic iij Chnrelin. C"ok Drew. Fopertv' t;arcelon
Gates. Getcheil, Hanson, Haskell. Hunt, Isaac
son 'hiS1n. '4nes, hnler; heegnil, tandrf; ls-
Wsrr;j, nf Eddna,nn W"de,ir S,yrr,, ,,at"s
Pare Parker rinkhiin. Poor, Powers OF Nor
f'dgtwocki Rogers, Russell, sawyer OF Mibridgr
r S,hi ,n,, 'ar1 nnn,ss, ha,, ~,
sumner. A,ians, Aver, Bailey Barlow, Bean, Bee
| die. Blasdcn B"nser' hoothby, Bowman; braek
,n,, hnuir, ,'rr in ar,s o y
low. Drake, pudlcv, Duitou, Eaton. Emerson
Fairbanks, Ferguson, fowles, French, Fuller.
"Msf, n,,' ,,n; ,i,l ,,st ,f'5 msg'"., n'siN,' n,
| Kn"wies Laue, Libby of Cartilage, Li6by Of
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