The Portland daily press., 1893-03-02

making the discrepancy between the
highest and lowest wards 104 votes. In
the existing wards there was discrep-
ancy of 1856.
Mr.: Scott then produced two big maps.
He said he had once been school teach
er and would now give an object lesson
in the geography of the City of Portland.
He would like to ask the gentlemen who
were interested in exposing the wicked
gerrymander of their city to come over
and hold up the maps. Mr.. Scott showed
two colored maps representing the pres
ent wards and Mr., Gallagher's proposed
redistricting. He submitted that Gala
gher's lines were straighter
than the present and claimed
that whereas, under the present system,
the greatest number of votes was in the
wards at the two ends of the city where,
he was informed, the greatest increase
in population was taking place, under
the new plan, the central wards were to
have the greatest knumber of voters, CIV
ing the wards at the ends of the city a
chance to grow up to the average.
Mr.. Scott then branched off into an
elaborate discussion of figures recently
printed in the Express, after which he
rested a miuute while the guns cooled
off. Then he again entered the fray, re-
freshed and vigorous, and took up that
portion of Colonel Bradbury's speech
which related to the great number of i'm
portant questions now decided by major
ity and popular votes, instancing partic-
ularly the adoption of constitutional
amendments by two-thirds OF those yot-
ing, instead of a majority of the regis
tered vote of the state. Mr.. Scott very
faithfully reported Colonel Bradbury's
vi oT,d onarllifi0H
them somewhat. By this time it was
Mr.. SCOTS dinner hour, but he did not
seem to be hungry, and spoke in the
same line some time longer.
Mr.. Emerson of Portland said that he
did not intend to use much time mas
much as he had no desire to compete
with the gentleman from Patten, after
the avowed intention of the minority to
talk about this bill until doomsday. He
desired, however, to remove some mlsap-
prehension which the gentleman from
Patten had caused, uncOnsciously, OF
course. The title of the bill was the only
title which could be given to it as 1t was.
a bill to amend that chapter of the Re-
avised Statutes in relation to towns. That
was the only title of the chapter. AS to
thee hearing, it had happened that rep
resentative of the Democratic city gov
eminent of Portland had one day last
week been in the State House and had
asked to be heard. Accordingly an i'm
promptu hearing had then been given.
Then at the request of the gentleman
from Portland who had referred to the
railroading of this bill, another hearing
had been appointed on day agreed upon,
notice of which had been given in the
papers of cities Of the state and that no
tice had been SO framed as to render per-
fectly plain the intent lof the bill. Mr..
Emerson said in concluding that there
was question of right in the bill. 1t
was question whether the majority of
the registered voters of city should de-
eide this important matter of ward lines
or whether 1t should be done by major
iUy of those who might get to the polls.
Mr.. Emerson's remark as to railroad
ing brought Mr. Bird to his feet with
statement that he had not used the
word.
Emerson explained that he had