Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-11
NINTH coNGRE SIGNAL DISTRICT.

S'AeN~
 SOME FACTS AND FIGURES FOR THE CON-
 sIDERATIoN OF DEMOCRATS.
 To the Age-Herald:
 According to the federal census of 1890
 the five counties com posing the Ninth Congressional district of Alabama had
 total population of 18O 75i. or this Jeffer- son had ss, ,S70; Bibb IS, ,79l; Blount ,21 ,S57;
 Hale, 27 423; Perry, %, 300. It will be seen
 from these figures that Jefferson has pop.
 uiaion equal to that of all these other counties, less 4014; and this population,
 under the law of the state, entities 1t 10
 just is many represe ntatives in the general
 assembly as all the rest together.
 Under the rule for representation in all
 party conventions, adopted by the demo-
 cratic party in it's state convention in 1892,
 on motion of General HofGzclaw, whica
 was based on population, these counties
 had respectively in the convention that
 nominated Colonel Oates: Jefferson 30,
 Bbb 5, Blount ', Hale 9, Perry 10; in all
 u, Jefferson having one-haH, less one.
 h the last presidential election these
 counties cast for Mir. Cleveland IS, ,e53
 votes, namely: Jefferson, 10, ,055; Bibb,
 1ls2; Blount, 1911; Hale, 3350; Perry,
 3452. h that election, when to vote Tor
 Cleveland was made the recognized test of
 democracy, Jefferson county cast 167 more
 democratic votes than all the other counties of the district. On the same day 1t cast lSo
 more democratic votes for Tarpin for con
 gressman than all the other counties of the
 district together. On the basis of these
 votes, at the ratio of zoo votes for each
 delegate, Jefferson would be justly entitled
 10 90 delegates in auy party convention 10 49 Tor all the others together.
 In the governors election in 1892 the
 counties composing the Ninth district cast F, ,065 democratic votes for Jones, namely: Jefferson 8727, Bbb 10C6, Blount 1853, Hale
 2727 and Perry 2952. Thus it will be seen that Jefferson cast in that election 3S0 more democratic votes than all the other counties in the district together. On the basis Of that election, and ratio of 200 votes to delegate, in any party convention Jefferson
 would be justly entitied to Al delegates and
 all the other counties of the district to- gether to but 42
 The democratic vote in the late election in the counties of this district cannot now be certainly known. It is believed, how4
 ever, that the following figures will be.
 found substantially correct: Jefferson 46o5, Bibb 800, Biount 1600 Hale 5000, Perry 1900, | and upon the basis of that election, and oh
 a ratio Of 200 for each delegate, Jefferson to B delegates, Bibb to4 Blo1nt to 8, Hate 10 15 and Perry io6. In that case Jeffersou and any other county except Bibb would
 have majority of the delegates to the co14
 vention and could dictate it's action. 1 The returns and the elections above
 noticed furnish absolutely the only dasS
 for the apportionment of representatioR in the next congressional convention iH
 this district. Now, on what theories of facts did the congressional executive conaE. mittee of this district cut down the just representation of Jefferson county from 30
 to 20, add e-tenth to that of Hale, out5t half nearly 10 that of Bloupt and just double that of Bibb? No sdeceat preiext or excuse for this can -beGgiven. .ss If the rep.- | resentation ia the state conventton, held late Tn last May, was just and fair, and no one ever has or ever eau deny that it was, what justice or right can anyone suggest in the representation which has been as-, signed by this executive committee, a body which is not democratic in it's com- position, in which two members, repre- senting less than 1900 democratic voters of Bibb, count as much as the 10, ,055 of Jeffer- son7 This so-caled spportionment is not
 merely against party law and policy; 1t IS unfair and unjust. It is hideous in it's | monstrosity, and the true democrats of the | Ninth district owe it to themselves and to their party honor and safety to rebuke | emphatically and sternly not only the coutrivers of 1t, but the aspirant for whose benefit it was manifestly conceded. 1t is known, and cannot be denied, that l the majority of this congressional execu-
 tive committee was controlled by Lewis w. Turrin, who is seeking the nomination for | congress from the Ninth district. The committee was organized in his interest nearly two years ago, and among it's mem- bers are one of his brothers and two per- sons for whom he has procured federal ap- pointments. It's action is plain confess sion that upon the basis of representation recognized in our last democratic state con- vention he cannot hope to secure the nomination he covets, and that in order to attain success, he and his adherents are ready to trample upon party law and usage 1, as settled by the state convention, the highest democratic authority, and to rob the democrats of Jefferson of their equality and just weight and influence in the coun- cils of their party.
 DEMnf,RAT.