New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
NEW CONGRESS DISTRICTS.
LIEUTENANTGovERNOR wOODRrFF DE
CIDES THE DISPUTE-UP-
STATE CHANGES.

Albany. Fen ~ tspecian.-lieulenan'- an'-'IoNffho, ,
woodruff when asked to-day " ne haH afDl"@''N
the differences Of Kings County hepunleais Over
,he bin spportioning the Congress districts OF the
Stale answered with smile: 81 have determined
what the districts shall be. hut VIII nor MAKE
known my decision ain the Apportonment COMMIT
tee of the Legislature Is appointed lhen an me
,,lans for apportioning tho Congress districts ot
NeW-YorL and KINGS counties viii he disclosed.
Tfei,fensut-s Governor Woodruff after making ihls
statement. went 10 the Executive chamber 70 nave
= ,alk with Governor Oden. n is believed that
pne Of the themes Of this chat was me DIVISION oi
the Congress districts in the city Of New-hork.
The upstate Republicans have thus far not mann
tested much interest I'm the apporuonment OF the
Congress districts. hut now seem 10 he awakening
10 a knowledge OF the fact that an apportionment
is 10 be made and they are manifestlng desire
% shance ths boundaries of many Of tho districts
n tho interior ~ the state. Their previous apathy
In rbe matter is said 10 have been due 10 the cir
-un1stancss thar 'deals' and combinations Tor
fve wears 70 come in the Congress districts would
hs disturbed f there should he any change IN thef
boundaries However SO many districts IN me
interior NJ the State we're made 'doubttul oN
David Hin William r Sheehan and other Dem
ocratic leaders Ar the time they gerrymanoered
,he districts of the state In 1892 that The hepuhh
can leaders sec the necessity of changing some 81
the districts and a disarrangement 81 any VIII
.,e~eesarilv lead N q new arrangement ~ nearly
on the others.
william Barnes Dr.. the chairman of the Repuo-
lfrsn state Committee. has insisted that the dis
tvicf consisting solely of Albany County, which Is
helovy the rato of lsi 0O established by Congress.
should he brought up 10 the legal limit ny hav-
ing Schenectady County annexed 20 II. Schenec-
tsdv rs now a part Of the NNsst Congress Dis
tfiCt. and the other counties IN The district are
stor Krum who has protested against the surrsn-
der OF Schenectady County 70 the Albany 0Strlct,
NAV CouSoled hy having Delaware County added
90 the present NNISr District I'm this case Cori-
land County VIII probably be- detached rom the
NNNIUth Concress District and annexed 20 the
present NNNTth District, i'm order 10 make good
the loss OF Delaware County 10 that district Gov
eruor Odon's home Congress district the present
XNIIth. r is said Will remain as u IS. with the
counties Of Rockand, 0range and sullivan within
irs borders
There is scheme 10 annex Washington County
70 the present NTNth Congress District, now COM
posed of the counties OF Rensselaer, and Columbia.
publican plurality Its addition 10 the NINth Dis
trct viii make that district almost invariably
Republican one
Saratoga County will probably he detached from
the present NNIId District. and added 10 the pres
ent NNIIId District. 20 fiji the gap caused by the
frct Herkimer County, now a partner OF onelda
county In the NXNth Congress District may be
annexed 10 the NNIId District, and the other
counties IN this district would ne st Lawrence,
Hamilton ard Fulton. The NNNlllth Congress
District. losing Cortland County. would still retain
the counties Of Ontario. Yates WAYNE and Cayuga-
The NNINth Congress District viii probably re-
main as m is with the counties 81 Seneca. SChuv
Ter Steuben and ChemurE as its members.
The Erie County Congress districts have Al
ready been anporti0ned 20 give the Repub-
lean party chance Of carrying both districts