Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-19
TOREDISTRlCTSTATE
Plans on Foot for Changing Iowa
Congressional District.
". 0. PAYNE PROPOSES A NEW Way


Would Put WapeIo County in First
District Increases Republican Ma
jortes-John F. Glover, of sibley,
Has Another Plan.
Des Moines, Dec. 16.-There are a
number of plans for redistricting the
congressional districts in existence
among members of the legislature and
others interested.
w. O. Payne, editor of the Nevada
Representative, was in town
yesterday and the day before with a
plan which he believes to be very fea-
Isible. 1t is given below:
First District-Lee, Des Moines,
Henry, Washington, Jefferson, Van
Buren,, Wapello and Davis. Popula-
ton, 202,2S5; republican majority, q
006. Population present first district,
164,,775; republican majority, 1865.
Second district-Louisa. Scott, Mus
catine, Clinton, Jackson. Jones, Cedar,
Population, 202.0SS; republican ma
jority, S,719. Population present Sec
ond district, 1902; republican ma
jority 1,465.
Third Observation-Disclosures. Linn, Del
aware, Buchanan, Blackhawk, Benton.
Population, 209,9S3; republican major
Iity, S,211. Population present third
district, 219,S15; republican majority,
11,325.
Fourth DISQUALIFICATION, ALBANIA
kee, Winneshiek, Fayette, Howard,
Chickasaw, Bremen, Butler, Floyd,
Mitchell, Worth. Population, 2O9,403;
republican majority, 1O,S02. Popula.
ton present fourth district, 1880;
republican majority, 10,S63.
Fifth District-Franklin Wright
Humboldt, Calhoun, Webster, Hamil-
ton, Hardin, Grundy, Boone, Story.
Population, zoS,640; republican ma
jority, 1879. Population present fifth
district, 190,657; republican majority,
1855.
Sixth District-Tama, Marshall, Jas.
per- Poweshiek, Iowa, Johnson, Ma.
haska, Keokuk. Population, 204,579;
republican majority, 6,692. Present
population sixth district, 174,673; re-
publican majority. 3,144.
Seventh District-Polk, Warren
Marion, Lucas, Monroe, Wayne, Appa.
moose. Population, 204, 6SS; republi.
can majority, 9,O42. Present popula
ton, 304,6SS; republican majority, 12,.
14S.
Eighth District-Decatur, Ringgold
Taylor, Adams, Page, Montgomery
Fremont, Mills, Pottawattamie. Pop
ulation, 197,461; republican majority
6,2S2. Population present Eighth dis
trict, 200,432; republican majority
5,451.
Ninth District-Clarke, Union, Mad
ison, Adair, Cass, Dallas, Guthrie, Au
dubon, Greene, Shelby. Harrison. Pop
ulation 304,306: republican majority
1892. Population present Ninth dis
trict, 2o2.254; republican majority
6,94S.
Tenth District-Carroll, Crawford
Monona, Woodbury., Ida, Sac, Ply
mouth, Cherokee, Buena Vista. Popu
lation, 20O,314; republican majority
6,429. Present population Tenth dis
trict, 259,177; republican majority, Is,
1885,
Eleventh District-Lyon, Osceola
Dickinson, Emmett, Kossuth, Whine
lbago. Cerro Gordo, Hancock. Palo AL
Ito, Pocahontas, Clay, O'Brien, Sioux
Population, Jos; republican major
|ity. 1885. Present population Elev
enth district, 241 1913; republican ma
jority, 12,152.
Mr.. Payne kept In mind but two con
| ditions in arranging his map-equit
able population and republican MAORI
ties. He does not endeavor to KEEP
the present congressman in their dis
| triPtc and has mot dOna
Cousins is switched into the second
while Rumple and Lacey are left in
the new Sixth. Lot Thomas is put in
the Tenth with Conner This leaves
two new districts without a congress
mantle eleventh extending across
the northern line of the state from
Lyon to Worth, and the Fifth which
includes webster, Hamilton and 9th
er counties in the southern end of the
present Tenth with Franklin, Wright
trict includes all of the present elev
enth judicial district with Grundy ant
Calhoun counties added.
The third district as proposed in
cludes three large cities. Dubuque, Ce
dar Rapids and Waterloo. The frs
district includes KeolSuk, Fort Madi
son, Burlington and Ottumwa.
Senator Lewis of the Clarinda
Page district is understood to have /,
plan in mind, but it has not yet beef
made public.
Meets Three Conditions.
The Capital last winter outlined +;
plan for re-districting, giving posi-
BILE solution of the problem, and con
sidering these things, viz: equitabl,
population, republican majorities, ant
the retention of every congressman il
his present district. The plan is re
peated again. showing the difficulties
which confront a reorganization will
these three things in mind.
First district-Lee, Van Buren,
Davis, Jefferson, Henry, Des Moines
Louisa, Washington, Keokuk. Popula
ton 205,354. Republican majority
1876.
Second district-Iowa, Johnson
Muscatine, Scott. Clinton, Jackson
Jones. Population, 213,662. Reput
lican majority, 300.
Third -Blackhawk, Buchan
nan Fayetta WinneShjak A1lamo |. ae