The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-18
NOT A G~ERRYMANDER
FULL TEXT OF SENATOR wIsHARD's
APPORTIONMENT BILL
ON a Bnsis Of 1902 Vote Would Give
Democrats Tw~enty-six Senators and
Fifty-Two Representatives.

strosity that now defaces the statute books
was introduced in the Senate yesterday by
Senator Wishard. 1t is a duplicate of the
bill that was introduced in the
House by Representative Newhouse.
1t has the approval of the ap-
portionment committees of both branches,
and will be made a caucus measure. The
bill is the same that was introduced by
Senator Wishard two years ago, but the
Democratic majority would not consider
it. 1t is a bill that is absolutely fair. The
several districts vary but little from the
unit, which for Senators is 11,020 votes and
for Representatives $50. Senator Wishard
states that on the basis of the vote of 1892.
when the Democrats carried the State by
1000, by the terms Of his bill the Demo-
Gratis would elect twenty-six Senators and
f1fty-two Representatives, and that should
the Republicans carry the State by 1000
they would control the General Assembly
by the figures reversed. The following is
the number of voters in each district and
the excess or shortage in each of them:
Posey and Gibson, one Senator; I1.251
voters; excess. 2sl. - I'M
excess. 1857.
vo Warrie dsf and Spencer one Senator; 1o'ssS
Pike and Knox, one Senator; 11,O78 vot-
ers; excess. So.
Dubois, Crawford and Perry. one sena-
tor; II, 500 voters; excess. $50.
Daviess, Martin and Orange, one Senator:
Il, 21O voters; excess. 1,19o.
voters, excess, LAB.
Clark and Washington, one Senator; H.
Scott, Jennings and Decatur, one Sena-
tor; 1,2O9 voters; excess, 1S9.
Jefferson, Switzerland and Ohio. one
Senator; 1L,035 voters; excess, 10.
Dearborn and Ripley, one Senator; n,255
voters; excess, 235.
Franklin, Fayette and Union, one Sen
atOr; 1919 voters; deficit, S41.
Rush and Shelby, one Senator; II, 713 vot-
ers; excess, 693.
johnson and Morgan, one Senator; 9,531
voters; deficit, 1,489.
Bartholomew and Jackson, one Senator;
Brown, Monroe and Lawrence, one SEN
ator; l1.24O voters; excess, 22O,
Greene and Sullivan. one Senator; 1o.7S1
Clay and Owen, one Senator; 11.51s vot-
Vigo, one Senator; 1887 voters; excess,
yermillion, Fountain and Warren. one
Senator; IL 1854 voters; excess, 544.
Parke and Putnam, one Senator; 10, S54
voters; deficit, 166.
Marion, three Senator's; 1854 voters; ex-
Marion excess of 4,49D and Hendricks,
Sss7ntot Had lo,4sl voters; one Senator;
Hancock and Henry, one Senator; 1881
voters; deficit. SO.
Wayne. one Senator: 100 voters; deficit.
Randolph, Delaware and Madison. two
Senator'S; 1888 voters; excess, 179.
Hamilton and Upton, one senator TO-
462 voters; deficit, b5s.
Clinton. Boone and Montgomery, two Sen
a. Tinnec a,g nne voters otter excess q l as ,,otars
felt, LILO.
Benton, Newton, Jasper and White. one
Senator; 1888 voters; excess, Ills.
Howard and Carroll, one Senator: IL 1874
voters; excess, ia.
Cass and Pulaski, one Senator; II, 2s7 vot-
erS: excess, 217.
Miami, Wabash and Huntington, two SEN
ators; 2O,S12 voters: deficit, GA.
Grand and Bedford, one Senator; 10. 30
voters; deficit, $40.
Jay and Adams, one Senator: 10. 587 vot-
ers; deficit, A3.
Allen, one Senator; 16,o2s voters; excess.
5,O09: which goes to Wells.
Allen .5,OOg and Wells. 5,11s, one SEN
ator: 10,12S voters; deficit, 1872.
DeKalb and Steuben, one Senator; TO-
54S voters; deficit. Az.
vd Lagrange ! asfic; and 81 Noble, one Senator, 1926
Kosciusko and whitly, one Senator; H.
OBJ voters; excess, LOT.
Elkhart. one Senator 1925 voters; de-
s.. Jospeh, one Senator; II, Oo2 voters: de-
Marshall and Fulton, one Senator; 1o.413
voters; deficit. GOT.
Laporte and starke. one Senator; 1o,5ss
Lake and Porter. one Senator: 10, 27S vot-
ers; deficit. TAP.
REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS.
The average number of voters for one
Representative Is 0,0lO. me excess is the
number of votes in each district more than
the average, and the deficit is the number
less. The districts are as follows:
Posey, one member; 5,162 voters; deficit,
Gibson, one member; s,Oss voters; excess.
a79;
vanderb1rg, two members; 12,717 voters;
excess. 1857.
Warrick, one member; STA voters: de-
ficit, 1896. I'll
Spencer, one member; 1851 voters; excess,
Knox. one member; 6,S12 voters; excess,
Pike, yanderburg and Gibson, one men,
Der; 6,524 voters; excess. 1,0I4.
Daviess, one member; 5,s41 voters; ex-
Dubois, Knox and Daviess, one member:
1864 voters; excess. 454.
Perry G Crawford and Orange, two mem
Harrison, one member; 1897 voters; deficit,
Floyd, one member; 1886 voters; excess,
1,756.
Clark. one member 1904 voters; excess,
voters; excess. $50.
Jefferson, one member 6,4O5 voters; ex-
switzerland, Jefferson and Clark. one
member; 1886 voters; excess, 4S6.
jennings and Scott, one member; 1894 vot-
Jackson, one member; 1858 voters; excess,
Ripley and Ohio. one member; s.1ss voters;
excess, CSC.
Dearborn, one member; 6.3S2 voters; ex-
cess, S72.
Franklin and Dearborn, one member; 1858
voters; excess. So.
Decatur, one member; 5,215 voters; deficit,
295.
Bartholomew, one member; 5.7s4 voters:
excess. 224.
Brown. Johnson and Morgan, two men,
bers; 11,S63 voters; excess, S43.
Monroe. Lawrence and Martin, two MEM
bers; 1888 voters; excess, 1863.
Greene, one member: 5, 494 voters; deficit,
16.
Sullivan, one member, 5.237 voters: deficit,
273.
Clay, one member; 1888 voters. excess.
a,259.
Clay and Owen, one member; 6,Oo3 voters;
excess, 1913.
Putnam, one member. 5.493 voters; deficit,
IT.
vigo. two members; 3,si7 voters; excess,
2.297.
Virgo and yermillion. one member; 5,6ss
voters; excess. 17S.
Parke, one member: 1851 voters; deficit,
149.
Hendricks, one member; 5.s37 voters: ex-
cess, t27.
Marion, six members; 81 1854 voters; excess,
1894.
Shelby, one member. 6,545 voters; excess,
1,035.
Marion and Shelby. one MEMBER: 1889
voters; excess. 10.
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