New-York tribune., 1901-01-25
PLAN FOR REDIsTRIcTING NEW-JERsET
VIEWS o- \ CITIZEN OF NEw-JERsEY NOW 1Iv
ING IN WASHINGTON
he Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: In dividing New-Jersey into ten Congress Dis
tricts. in accordance with the provisions OF the
Burleigh Apportionment bill II will be difficult
make the divisions that each district will have
an equal population and adhere to county lines.
However. II be done in such a manner that
there will not be as much disparity in some of the
counties as there is at present. For instance
The Ist District may be made up OF Cape May
County, l320i: Atlantic iS402, Gloucester. 81 COS;
Cumberland. u I03. and Salem. $50. making a
total population OF l6s4 In the lid District there
might be Ocear 1924; Burlington. 5S.24l and Cam
den. lo7si3. making total population of 1s5.6S1.
Mercer County. with 1886 population. and Mon
mouth with s2,O57 would make good boundaries
for the lid District: while Union. with 1858 and
Middlescx. with 7976 population would make
good IVth District. In making the With District it
might be done by adding Somerset County 20 the
present IVth District. which would give Somerset
s4.Jo7 Warren 37.7Sl Sussex, 2il34 Morris. s5 1856
and Hunterdon. 345o7, making total population Of
1885
To preserve county lines there would be no need
of disturbing the present With District. comprising
Passaic County with l55 2o2 and Bergen. with 7S4
making total population of 233 643. The county
| OF Essex. with a popula ton of 359.o53 might be
divided into two districts. malSing Newark one
In like manner Hadson County, With population
other.
To divide the State Into ten districts in the
| manner given above would be fair and equitable
rs goui1 Gs ana nave an tne derTlIGpX IN esGn @ GS
Republican party seven of the ten Congressman to
fighting chance in Hudson County, since the divis
ion ion GI the county into two districts would divide
good fight In Jersey City there would be times
hand there would be Some Of the new districts 8E
which w9u,i be doubtful in off years. but in any
division that may be made these chances will have
Perhaps the greatest dissatisfaction would be 70
some of the politicians. The new districts would
| throw congressman Howell and Fowler together
and Cohgressmen Gardner and Ioudenslager into
the same district Just wnat the effect of this
"ber would probably have 9o rere and It or mgh shf
be the means e of , bringing forward a new man
placed in Democratic district. and in other parts
it will be impossible for the Legislature 10 please
all Of the politiciaHns n great and nd, small
The above proposed plan Of redistricting New
Jersey was submitted to the four members of Con-
gress from the districts which the scheme peculiarly
affects. Three of the Congressman replied as fol-
lows:
Sir; have not given this matter much thought
as have been very very, busy here with other
districts mentioned in the article would be sat
isfactory. The associations and affiliations of the
should be taken into consideration. and the
with those of another should also be taken into
consideraton This is not In the slightest degree
article. Very truly yours, ~
II. t.. X.
Washington. d. c. Jan. %. 1901.
To the Editor of The Tribune,
Sir: A copy OF the communication of "Jer
living in Washington is doubtless holder
e to e By of o m
ofceholder who tries in advance to break the force
of criticism of proposition by alludnS to the Oppo-
nents of 1t politicians The suspicion in this
is that the single object is TO make district
The mandate in the act of Congress to make the
districts compact he much better obeyed by
crossing county lines with district lines in several
instances, However. the task of Tedlstricting be
Washington, D. c.. Jan. %, 1901.
To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir; In reply to your favor Of the 18th inst
relative TO the plan to redisrict New-Jersey in
accord with the provisions of the Burlegh bill
nit say that. inasmuCh il Is entirely I'm the
hands of the Legislature. whatever that body NAV
decide upon the proper method of procedure will
be perfectly satisfactory to me Yours very truly.
Washington, D. c., Jan. p. 1901.
Congressman Fowler too busy 10 give the
above plan of redistricting the State immediate
consideration close friend of Mr.. Fowler how
ever who recently had some conversation with hin,
said
OF course cannot speak as one having authority
for Mr.. Fowler but may say he some days
ago said 10 me- in substance, that probably there
was doubt the State would be redistricted
examined carefully, He had no doubt tbat tRe pe
districts would be made Of Hudson County He did
not think. as understood him. that Bergen COUNTY
as a milestone around her neck My impresson
Is that Mr.. Fo yler OF the opinion that Union
County and the part of Essex which is the With
District should remain one of the ten districts in
11Hh he a IN ie -.