The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-03
THEY HAVE MANY PLANS /
THE REAPPORTIONMENT
OF THE STATE
HAVE BEES IN THEIR BoNNETs
Not a Few Have Designs on
Place In the National
House of Repre-
sentatives.

The joint committee on reapportionment
has as yet held no meeting. They are
planning for their first conference some
time this week, probably Tuesday. In
the hands of this committee Is doubtless
the most important work which will come
before the legislature this session. In
terest naturally hinges on this particular
proceeding, and until it is settled other
events of less concern, especially to the
Republicans of the state, who will be
the reapers of the spells in any event, so
far as the influence of the committee ex-
tends, will command divided attention.
Numerous plans for redistricting the
state have been suggested and others are
being devised The minority members
of the legislature are taking little or no
part in the affairs, since they will be
prevented from participating in the work
of slicing up the state. The plans are
all therefore such as will make the full
nine districts apparently Republican.
Nearly all the plans thus far advanced
have been either wholly or in part form
ed by an ambitious Republican, who
wants to get to congress through means
of the redistricting process. 1t would,
perhaps, be impossible to determine the
number and names of all these gentle
men, but at present those who are prom
nently discussed as would-be represen-
tatives are included in the following list:
Speaker Bowling, Lieut.. Gov. Smith, Sen
ators Young. Buchanan, j. D. Jones,
Grindeland, Myran, H. J. Miller and
Somerville Albert Berg, Ezra Valentine,
of Breckenridge. and S. G. Comstock, of
Moorehead.
The plan for the nine new districts
which the joint committee is said to
favor is the following:
First district-Houston, Fillmore, Now
er, Freeborn, Winona, Olmsted,. Dodge,
Steele, Wabasha. Total population, 1885,
Second-Faribault, Martin, Jackson,
Mobiles, Rock, Waseca, Blue Earth. Wa
tonwan, Brown, Cottonwood, Murray,
PipeStone. Population, 1873, $50.
Third-Goodhue, Rice. LIE Sueur, Nicol-
let, Scott, Dakota, Carver, Sibley, Nc
Leod. Population, 1S3,066.
F0Irt h. ms eSo and Washington
st iitfl-77fhiePii shepBurne, Benton,
stearns, Mile Iacs, Morrison; Todd,
R RUb5ard f Populat E ON. is9675 se'
Seventh-Redwood. Lyon, Lincoln. Rem
vile Yellow Medicine; Lac !,o 9ui-P e,a,Ief
6 Chip Meef R sfone giant Tra
vesse. Population. 202,11O.
Fighth-Cook, Lake, st. Louis, Carlton
Pine, Kanabec, Isanti, Chisa 3eo io- Anoka'
Ninth-Otter Tail. Wilkin. Becker,
Clay, Morrison, Polk, Red Lake. Bel
trami, Marshall, Kittson, Roseau. Popu-
lation, 19O,052.
Many of the Second district members
have a plan which they claim is the best
vet offered. Two advantages are to be
gained they affirm, by their system.
These are a more equal division OF .popu-
lation and closer railroad communica-
lions. The notable feature about this
system is that it removes Congressman
McCleary and Blue Earth county from
the second district and place them in
the Third with Heatwole. The plan is
as follows:
First District-Dodge, Fillmore, Free
born Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Steele,
Wabasha, Winona. Total population
Second-Brown, Cottonwood, Fari5ault,
Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray,
Mobiles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock va
tonwan, Yellow Medicine. Population,
- T tiii Earth, Carver, Dakota,
Goodhue, LIE Sueur, Nicollet. Rice
Scott, Waseca. Population, 1889
Fourth-Ramsey and Washington. Pop
Fifth-, IfenG1 Population 22S, $40
sixth-Big Stone, Chippewa oI Douglas Has
Swift, Traverse Population, 1885
Seventh-Anoka, Benton, Crow Wing,
Todd, Wright Population, 1873.
Eightl-Aitkin Beltramf, Carlton, Cass,
Chisago, Good Itasca, Kanabec, Lake,
Mile Laos, Pine, ST. Louis, Isanti. Pop
ulaton, 177615.
Ninth-Becker, Clay, Hubbard, Kittson,
Marshall, Norman, Polk, Red Lake,
Roseau, Wadena, Will1in, Otter Tail. Pop
ulation, 1881.
Still another plan is given, and it
makes the districts nearly the same size
in point of population, but is deficient in
the matter of railroad communication. 1t
10 this:
First District-Houston, Fillmore, Now
er, Freedom, Winona, Olmsted. Dodge,
Steele, Wabasha, total population, 1876, 1914
Second District-Waseca, Blue Earth,
FaribauIt Martin, Watonwan, Cotton
B Bpo%n tota popu MaPo $685.
Third District Goodhue, Rice. LIE
Sueur, Dakota, Scott, Carver Mcleod
Sibley, Nicol!et, Henncpin (half Of coua-
ty), total population, 195066.
Fourth District-Ramsey Washington,
total population 1882; Republican ma
Jority 2,133
Fifth District-Hennepin Chalf of coun-
tyl, total population, 202 1872.
Sixth District-Cook. Lake, St Louis,
Carlton. Pine, Itasca,, Aitkini Kanabec,
sago, total i population. e 195,2Si
Seventh District = Pipestone, Lincoln.
Lyon, Redwood Yellow Medicine, Lac
qui Parle.- Chippewa, Swift, Big Stone,
Stevens, Grant, Traverse, WilIIin, Otter
Tail total lip, population, H., $50 S1oo,.o
pin (half of county,, Anoka, Douglas
Sherburne. total population, 1868.
Ninth District-Todd, Cass, Wade1a,
Hubbard, Beitrami. Crow Wing, Becker,
Clay, Norman, Polk, Red Lake, Marshall,
TLittCon ROSaan total Tnnnl9 tiOr 1,d .37