Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-11-07
TWO GERRYMANDERS.
The Democrats Have Planned
Them II They Win.
TO CAPTURE THE STATE SENATE


Rnd the ohio Delegation to Cougrsss
win he Their Purpnse-Great Impur-
tance of the Election This Fail For
these Reasons.
One of the many important points to
be considered by the Republican voters
of the slate in casting their ballots at
tn: November election has been lest
sight CT in the general discussion Of
the issues Of the campaign. Reference
Is made to the composition OF the joi-t
commission, composed OF the governor
Yecretary CT state and auditor Of state,
who. under section IL of the constitu-
tion Of Ohio, are charged with the work
of rcdl5trlctlng the state Cor legislative
purposes Immediately after the taking
of the federal census. TWO of that COM
mission. the governor and auditor Of
state, are to be chosen in November,
and if the Democl at5 should carry their
state ticket Secretary Of State Kinney
would be the minority Of the commits
sion, and powerless t. act. Under this
reGppolti0Gmolt 1t wtuld be possible
for tls Democratic majority to 50 fix
the senatorial districts that the ReDub-
licans OF Ohio would be deprived Of
their proper representation in the sen
aue, and that would be avery important
thing in the election of the Seventy
fifth general assembly, charged with
the duty OF eleCting a United States
senator TO succeed Hon. }. b. Foraker.
The last apportionmeat Of the gen
eral assembly was in 1891, wAen Gov
ornor Campbell was the chief eXeIu-
tive but he was in the minority, the
majority being made up OF Secretary Ct
State Ryan and the late State Audito.
Hon. i. b. Poe. The apportionmui
made by this commission was attacked
in the supreme court by the Democrats,
but its coAstituJionality was upheld,
and legislatures have bsen elected un-
der it ev5r since. The coming election
| of members Of the house and senate
will be under the fifth or last period.
If the Democrats succeed in el5ct.ng
majority of the members of the gen.
eral assembly next month, the question
of gerrymandering the state for con-
| gressional purposes will be determined.
| The federal census will be taken in
] 4 1,, II. . A
duty of the legislature to redistrict the
state for congressional purposes. If the
| Democrats win, one Of the most i'm
| portant political acts Of that body will
| be along the lines mentioned, and the
result will be that the Republicans,
who are in a large majority in Ohio.
will be deprived of their proper repre-
sentation. The Ohio delegation in con-
gress now consists of Is Republicans
and 6 Democrats, but this would be re-
versed by the Democratic managers il
they had the power and it was possible
to make up the districts so, even if
| they did look like a bootleg or a rail
| fence.
The election Of the Democratic state
ticket therefore, means the redistrict-
ing of the state for legislative pur-
! poses, 50 as to make almost impossible
the election of a Republican to the
| United States senate in 1902, and de-
priying the Republicans of Ohio Of
their fair representation in congress.
These matters are most important and
should be kept in mind by every Re
publican in the state of Ohio. They
are of vital interest to the party, and
mark the high stakes for which John
R. Mclean ia playing