New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
ALBANY LEGISLATION.
THE NEW CONGRESS DISTRICTS
NEw-YoRK AND KINGS TO GET THEM
CHANGES THROUGH THE STATE

portioning the Congress districts OF the state
drawn up by William Barnes. jr.. chairman OF
she Executive Committee OF the RepnnAeah
State Committee. This plan is well UNDERSTOOD
10 be a mere first sketch, liable TO be changed
a. any moment. In fact, after Governor o0eii
and Lisutenant-CioveTnorW Woodruff and other
leaders OF the Republican organization have
drawn I'D a plan Of apportionment which they
consider a just one. fl will be submitted TO q
iaiut committee os the Legislature, whose mem
hers il is belieIed. will make many changes
in il
Governor Oien desires the Congress districts TO
be as compact as possible. IN order 20 follow the
law Of Congress both in spirit and letter Ihfre
IS a natural desire the part Of the Repuoh-
can leaders in the counties Of New-fork' kings
Queens and Westchester 70 arrange the he
publican districts TO give representation IN
Congress 10 the large Republican vote in those
ooUnties Under the present apportionnent OF
Congress districts in New-York. which was a
gerrymsnder by the Democratic Legislature of
1892 the Republican party had only one Con-
gnessrnan elected last fan in New-York. although
Bryan. as the Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent had only 2s 766 plurality in the Boroughs
~ Manhattan and The Bronx. The State will
have three more Congressman. and these ad-
ditional districts VIII be awarded 10 New-York
and Kings County. This increase Of districts,
II is argued by some Republican leaders, en-
tides the Republican party to some share in the
new seats
William Ten Evck chairman Of the Executive
Committee OF the Republican organization IN
New-Y York, and Walter 3. Atterbury. chairman
% the Executive Committee Of the Republican
party in Kings County, have been here for two
days preparing a tentative plan for the New
York and Kings County Congress districts In
rl- af rba al
which VIII be assigned 10 the Boroughs OF Man
haitian and The Bronx, Richmond and Long ISL
and City and Newtown gave Mckinley
3ority in 1900 leaving eight Democratic districts.
The proposal 10 divide this portion OF the State
into districts which will be surely Republican
md surely Democratic has not met with uni
versal favor.
Many active Republicans in the county Of
New York believe that the districts should be
made doubtful so that the full fighting strength
OF the Republican party could be brought out.
hut, on the other hand. il seems 10 many that
the Republicans Of New York, who polied al the
last election l53O33 votes for Mckinley, should
have representation in Congress equal TO their
percentage OF the vote. Under the apportion-
ment proposed by the Republican County Com
nittee of New-York the Republicans would
have % per cent Of the Congressman whereas
their voting strength at the last election was
153033 out # 2 total Of 346532. CT 81 per cent
The Republicans Of New-York County have
come 10 agreement upon the apportionment
in that county. but those Of Kings County are
still divided, and the plan Of apportionment
suggested by John K. Neal has not been adopt
ed and is not in as much favor as il was since
81 has been discovered that Congressman Bris-
tow and Hanbury have been put in the same
district. Lieutenant-Governor Woodruff said TO-
night that Kings County would probably have
six Congress districts, but that no agreement
had yet been made upon these districts. II is
said that in order 10 insure Congress districts
which viii elect two Republican Congressman
the banner Republican ward of the Borough
az Broolyn-the Twenty-third-mus be divided
between the two districts.
George H. Roberts, OF Kings County. came
here from Brooklyn this afternoon 10 express
'she latest wishes Of the Republicans OF Kings
County upon this matter. 1t was reported that
Michael J. Dady, Walter B. Atterbury George
II. Roberts and other Kings County Republican
leaders now here have been advised by George
w. Dunn. the chairman of the Republican State
Committee, that they must have their plan for
the reapportionment OF the Kings County dis
tricts ready by Monday.
Lieutenant-GovernOr Woodruff plainly in
dicated to-day that the Legislature might change
some OF The plans for apportiOning the Con-
gress districts made by local leaders for he
said that the determination of the boundaries
the Legislature.
He added: AT the proper time shall appoint
committee OF the Senate and the Speaker
VIII appoint committee of the Assembly
which VIII constitute a joint committee of the
Legislature for the purpose Of dividing the en-
tire State into the thirty-seven districts pro-
Nl0ed Tor by the recent appOrtionmeut act OF
Congress. The legislative committee will be
made up with view 10 handling the question
Of apportionment with fairness TO both parties
q Hna rfEf1 sHfrr .
William Barnes, Jrs said tonight that the
New-fork Congress districts would be al
S11sa aSo3t u, as follow plan undoubtedly
Aew-1ork Republicans, the districts beginning
with the With.
70 With Dstr9c' Richmond County. mar, q. the IVA
v ana Xh assembIg di2tres aea all If Q; Man. she
Nth s DstrSt M e list Ist ASS assembly District Of the
NlIIth Assembly districts Of Manhattan
the Xth. XVIII and XVIII Assembly districts
XIth @ District VITA Assembly District part OF the
xvIIth districts OF Manhsttsn V 'Ne
SIlth District, KvIIIth Assembly District nearly
xxvIth districts OF Manhattan, '''e
NIIlth District, rsrt % the Nth Assembly District
the NXiytR ane ali o. tie xvf and "a yYTffs xvi Z,
districts OF Manhattan
HIEt5 District part Of the HyvIth all of the
tricts OF Manhattan and the First and Second
wards OF Long Island CITY and NewtoWn.
XVIII District. part OF the XVIII Assembly Dis
trict, all OF the XTNth part Of the KHIIst and
the XSIXfh Assembly districts OF Manhattan
XVIII District part OF the XHXth and XXXTst.
all =. the XNSiTId and XXXIIId districts OF The
Bronx.
SvITth District mart OF he KXIst all OF the
NNINd and the greater part OF the KxXIet
Assembly districts % The Bronx.
xNIIIih District all the NNNTVth. NYXvth and
annexed districts OF The Bronx
Srxth District. entire county OF westchester