New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-03
EW-JERSEY NEWS.
STATES GAIN IN CONGRESS
ONE OR TWO MORE MEMBERS POSSIBLE
BY THE REVISED APPORTIONMENT
OF THE NEW CENSUS

OF THE NEW CENSUS.
Intelligent estimates of the increase In the popu-
lation OF NewJersey since the last Congress reap
portionment was made lead to the conclusion that
the State will be entitled 20 at least one
Der of Congress- and possibly TO two mem
oers, when the next Encouragement of the Congress
districts is made under the census of 1900. Accord
Ing 10 the last State census. the population from
1890 to 1895 had increased 22S, 173 If In the last
decade the growth has been the ratio. the
population of the State VIII be about 100000. and
upon the coming the revised representation
In Congress will be based.
The largest district In the State according 10 the
census Of 1895 the With, with population of
1S. ga The WITH the smallest district. with
population of 154.73s. The With District is COM
posed of all Of Hudson County except the city of
Bayonne. The WITH District is made up of the
counties of Hunterdon Norris, Sussex and Warren.
A glance at the figures shows that the With Dis
trfct In the last Encouragement had 74,491 more
population than the largest district (the With,
and 25S,6s5 more than tie smallest district (the
WITH. or within $40 of a population large enough
TO make two districts of tie size of the WITH. The
basis OF representation under the of 1890
TaS aS"o Tor each Congress district but under
tne new census 1t Is believed that the basis of
Iesentatlon Will be increased to at least 100000 If
thought to be- New-JeTsey on the basis Just a. men -
Toned would be entitled to nine members of Con-
IN fact On the basis of the last Encouragement the
large fraction over So that it seems TO be certain
that NeW-Jersey will get Increase of at least
wdI ono question as to how the district lines
Grange pe aTramEed in the necessary geographical
me state Necessarily. until the basis which
or this comment is speculative. 1t is nevertheless
IN the possible geographical lines of the new dis
trlcts and In which the political aspects are prom
MURPHY SAYS IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL.
Franklin Murphy. chairman of the Republican
VGfth tba late
Hobart and United States Senator Kean made up
the commission that formed the present With Dis
tr1ct' and at whose suggestion East Orange was
cuded IN this district speaking of the coming re-
arrangement vest rday said:
creased approximation for NewJersey In the lower
b or congress 1t is true that the population OF
te otale mas greatly increased, but the popUla ton
OF the whole country has Increased far, as some
REPRESENTATIVES which the lower house OF Con-
BY no GonsS T OF Is DEFINITELY determined II is
larger number of Representatives. than present.
arbitrary conditions among others to how large
number room Of practical size will accommo-
members was fixed some years ago. 1t was pro-
no 10 nanc II coilSlderaniy larger than was sub
was Ct last settled upon for the reason that 1t
bic for the ,., Speaker 10 control.
sentation VIII be increased and Il Is possible that
In any reaGIustment that is made New-Jersey win
than it now has # so smch e e
district: as may he necessary under the new rep.
ought to DE settled in spirit OF fairness ana omy
said and for the given it is n little prea
ture rs yet to consider ii.
JERSEY CITY FOR A DISTRICT
Colonel Samuel D. Dickinson. the Republican
leader In the With Congress District. discussing
the probable Encouragement OF the State representa-
ton IN the House said:
Jersey city has a population of more than two
hundred thousand which would entitie, IT to Con-
don in the Congress election Of 1891 the RspuS
lcnns carried Jersey city by 200 plurality. and in
the next Congress election in 1895 they carried the
IN l5oS Hudson County was Democratic by 10000
only 200, .%lthoug4 two,thirds of the total vote
County Is quito unusual. The generally supposed
" pd brs m IN pr SG n3 IS ron ro no 20
legitimate figures Now. with the normal and
ii" Dcrnocratc majority in Jersey City to be
Overcome by ." Fepu6nc2ns would be -o reduced
situa ton would place Jersey city as Congress dis
F Sy is ON o% OF MdGes as the Mdn
mouth and Somerset and upon ~, equally as good
G,g2gried by the Kspuhlicaps 10y 29Go IN iSS while in
John Blair Reilly. Who Is enc of the strongest
Rcpui ucans in the district
IN ~ rom rsg VIZ cify Vas i Carried
10; ~, IN ,m, fans the snrigg aietion by $40
That l. 20 say. the Democrats permitted the Re
for General Wanser for Mayor was about 1000
In 1890 the Republicans elected their candidate for
Mayor. George f. Perkins, by over 1000 majority,
but ne was counted out In 1893 the Republicans
County, and at that time Jersey City was carried
by the Republicans. Ordinarily these facts and
figures would have some weight In the recasting
Of the geographical lines for Congress districts,
WANTS BERGEN MADE A DISTRICT
A prominent With District Republican. who
would IKE TO see a new district. be composed
of Bergen ana additional territory. said:
Morris County was taken out of the Vth Dis
YiTf In or he al
added 10 the With District in one reapporton-
ment ana was taken off In the next or last rear
counties have grown rapidly during the last five
years. II is said that Kearny and Harrison would
like TO b. a new county by themselves There was
greatly opposed to Essex taking Harrison and
Nc9rny In making re9pportionment, but Essex
want Kearny and Harrison in making up the next
ask for sufficient territory from Hudson and else
where to make an entirely new district.
The With District with Kearuy and Harrison
up a new district In other words Passaic County
would be large enough to make district by itself
ships just named. would probably have a popuIa-
ZION sufficient TO make new Congress District.
the last apporttonment. ana II the population there
has Increased In the ratio which is claimed. could
IL Is probable that hudson would be solidly Demo-
cratic. II is But IS there possible any intel
HgCnt ard fair political apportionment which would
make ii otherwise?
inquiry as to the statement that there was a time
when Hudson County not opposed to the an
nexation of Kearny and Harrison TO Essex County
brought out the information that reference was
probably made to the time when there a prop
county. TO be known Hamilton which county
as named in the lines of the bin, was to be com
posed r OF Mo6Sken kearny, Harrison and the
osltlon. after Il prolonged and somewhat bitter