The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-24
PLANS OF GERRYMABDER
Maryland to Be Redistrieted by The
Republicans.
Control of the Legislature Essential
in View OF the New Congregational
Apportionment and Election of
United States senator-PreSIden
Said to Take Direct Interest.

BALTIMORE Nd. Dec 24.-SeEator
McComas. Chairman Goldsbosougb. Of the
State Committee. and other Republican
leaders have held several conferences
recently 10 map out plan of campaign
for the coming political battle in the
State For the first time IN the history
of the party in Maryland. permanent
State headquarters have been established
They viii be kept open continuously
until after the State election next
November Candidates for State Sen
ators and members of the General As
sembiy are making themselves known
1t is Of the utmost Importance to the
Republicans from a national point OF
view to secure control of the next House
Of Delegates. and hence the Admiais-
tration at Washington is taking more
than passing interest il the Maryland
fight. Not only is a United States Sen
ator to be chosen. but the Legislature
will have 10 rearrange The Congressional
districts to meet the new apportionmsnt.
That a change must be made in Mary
land is very evident The total vote for
Congressman BY districts in November
WIS about as follows:
First, SO .0e0; Second. $1,000; Third.
1900; Fourth. 43, eco; Fifth, IS, coo;
Sixth, 44.0ee- The Second cast nearly
10000 more than the First and T7ift,
and IS,0e0 more than the Sixth. which
comes nearest in point OF numbers The
great difference is due to the tremen lous
gains in population in the four city wards
and in Baltimore county
The census returns show fTe f,nT71l Ia i,,y,
of the State to be about 1.1S0 csc. II the
representation is unchanged by Congress
an apportionment on an equal basis would
be one member for every 1e8. 342 The law
provides that the component parts of a
district must lie in contiguous territors.
1t is proposed to leave the Sixth district
as at present constituted the population
of the I've counties of Garrett, Allegheny,
Frederick, Washington, and Montgomery
being just 19S,S99
Taking Cecil county from the Second
and adding it to the First or Eastern
Shore district. the population would be
so increased as 20 make the basis 1856
CO., Cecil is already regarded as an East
eTD Shore county
The Fifth district. barring the civ
wards, is also short, but by adding Carroll
county. which adjoins Howard, and then
taking in the First Second, Fourth. Fifth.
Sixth, and Thirteenth districts of EaItj-
more county. which border on the district,
the basis OF representation would be 49,
III The sfx counties of Charles, Calvert,
St. MaTy's, Howard, Anne Arundel, and
Prince Georges have a population of 49,
906. Carroll has SO. $50, and the Baltimore
county Districts above enumerated have
29,e55 1t is argued that the city wards
do not really adjoin the southern Mary
land counties, being across the river. and
hence the arrangement suggested would
be more in the keeping of the law.
y OF course Baltimore is greatly interest
ed IN the makeup Of the other three dis
tricts. The point is made that. although
the four city wards cast az the last cleo
ton more than two-ffths OF the entire
vote p0lled IL the Second district. it has
less than one-third representation IN the
convention that names the candidate for
Congress. TT equsIize conditions tie
proposition Is made that the Second dis
tFict be constituted as follows:
Hartford county. Is, 26e; Baltimore, coun-
ty, excluding districts in Fifth Congress
sionaI district. so, SOC; Eighth ward, q, ose.