New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-28
UNLAWFUL APPORTIONMENT ALLEGED.
PROTEST OF THE REPUBLICANS OF THE COUNTY

PROTEST OF THE REPUBLICANS OF THE COUNTY
OF NETWORK TO THE COUNTY COMMITTEE.
Leaders OF the Republicans Of the County OF
New-York at the ST. James Building. at Broadway
and Twenty sixth-st.. said last evening that the
Republican County Committee had made an un-
lawful apportion Of delegates 10 the County
Committee among the election districts In several
Assembly districts. in order to aid the machine In
carrying the Assembly districts at the primary
elections on June Z The rule should be TO appor-
ton the delegates so as 70 have one delegate for
each ffty votes cast for Governor Black. hut the
plan OF the machine leaders has been TO steal
delegate from an election district which the ma
chine cannot hope TO carry at the primaries ana
10 add delegate in district which the machine
carry
The following protest 20 the County Committee
sent on Thursday by the Republicans OF the
County OF NewYork in the XXlst Assembly DIS
trict signed by James s. Barkus and William NJ
Bennett. chairman and secretary OF the District
Campaign Committee:
Inasmuch as the Primary Election law impose.
delegates 10 be elected AT the primary elecuon on
June = in accordance with Section 10 OF said cleo
ZION law; when pr1vdsS tnat r a ne ueicai sub
division chosen in any city or vage 20 wmcn LIE h
units OF representation in such city or village ~
nearly possible upon the basis OF the number or
votes therein for the party candidate for Gov,
crnor az the last preceding general election ana
that II the boundaries of any political SUBDIVISIONS
units OF representation Sndl nave '''n
changed since the last preceding general election at
which Governor was elected. the party Vote ipt
Governor at such election within tho limits Of such
newly constituted units or r"pf"S'n'a'lon snli I'VE
estimated as closely as possible and the appor0n-
mont Of delegates shall be made in accordance with
such estimate" the Campaign Committee OF the Ke-
publican Association of the XNlst Assembly DIS
irict protests against the apporonment OF election
district delegates made by you for the following
election districts OF the XXIst Assembly District OK
the County Of New York 70 wit: The First inlrd,
Fifth. Eighth. Ninth. Tenth. Eleventh. Seven
teonth. Twenty-thrd Twenty-fourth and twenty
fifth election districts.
In each OF districts the exact vote for Gov
ernOr at the said last election for Governor can he
asccrtaned absolutely for the reason that they are
districts the boundaries ~ which have not been
changed since the election OF 1925. except IN Two
cases VIZ The Seventeenth and Twenty-fourth
election districts each ~ which Is composed or TWO
entire election districts under the old appor'ion
ment Therefore. in each OF the above-named dis
tricts the number OF delegates can be appor-
TONED according to the FOR the last Governor
elected as the said Section 10 OF the Primary Elec
lion law requires We understand that this provi-
sion ~ the law Is mandatory. and that no dscre-
ton Is left to your committee in this regard
We inclOse herewith list or The abov" dlsfrlcts
showing IN one column your apportonment OF dele
gates md in the other column tho apportlonfnent
required by law
You will recognize tho necessity for immediate &C
ton In order tina. both the law and justice may be
subs srved
Tho table showing the apportionment OF Delegates
IN eleven election districts OF the XXIst Assembly
District. mentioned In the protest is as follows;