The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-05
GERRYMANDER|NG
Republicans IN Congress Still Talking
Over Reinstatement.
GENERAL GROSVENORS PROBLEM
He Is PerpIexed Over Matters In
the Eleventh...Tayler's Dis.
trlct Not to Be Changed.

delegation in congress have had their
heads together for several weeks talk
ing over the Reinstatement of the state
under the present apportionment. A
plan has been evolved which the next
legislature will be expected to ratify,
providing, Of course, that the next gen.
eral assembly in Ohio is of the Republic
can stripe. Most of the members are
pretty well pleased with their present
districts, and a majority of them prefer
to have as few changes made as pos
sible. A few of the delegates have COM
promised themselves by promises or
otherwise, and for these some radical
changes will be made.
The great increase In population In
Cuyahoga county has been perplexing
problem. There are enough people in
that county and in the city of Cleveland,
according to the returns of the recent
census, to entitle 1t to two representa-
tives in congress.
MADE A DISCOVERY.
While gloating over their phenomenal
growth in that section the Republican
leaders in Washington discovered that
II the county were to be divided into
two districts, one of them would not be
anu SuTtly Inc
western portion of the city of Cleveland
is largely Democratic, and has been so
reliably on close issues for number Of
years. 1t was only by tacking on Lake
and Medina counties with their Repub-
lican majorities that 1t was pos
sible to keep Republican
member of congress in Washing
ton. After mature deliberation on the
part of Representative Burton and
others it was decided that 1t would be
best to divide Cuyahoga county into
three districts. This would be rendered
possible only by the addition of Lake.
Medina and Lorain counties. So Lorain
will be purlolned from the fourteenth
district and the other two counties,
Lake and Medina. will continue to
abide by the unholy alliance that has
proved to be SO Improbable to them in
the past, In order that the city of
Cleveland may have three reliable Re-
publican districts.
GROSVENOR'S PROBLEM.
Then General Grosvenor has a per-
picking problem on his hands down in
the eleventh district. Ross county, with
its Massies and Douglases, all anxious
10 go to congress, has long caused the
general sleepIess nights. The removal
of this thorn has been a deslderatum In
Grosvenor's eyes devoutly to be wished
So anxious was he to get rid of Ross
county that he gladly embraced the op-
portunity to trade off Ross and take in
Its Place the Democratic county of
Fairfield, which in times past has rolled
up enormous majorities for Representa-
tive Lentz. Ross will be turned over
to the Portsmouth district, now repre-
sented by Stephen ]. Morgan, whom no
one knows. One of the Ohio delegation
asked Dick the other day II he knew
Morgan. "Of course" replied Dick.
We'll, I'm d--d If do" replied the in
terrogator, land don't think that any
body else does" This only in passing,
however. 1t Is not reflection on Nor
gan, but 1t serves as an indicator for the
Ross county statesmen who are yearn-
ing to go to congress. II Ross becomes
part of the tenth district her sons will
have easy sailing for all time to come.
Adams county Is to be given over to
Seth Browns district, In which It will
not cut any particular figure, unless
something should be taken from the
sixth to help give Bob Nevin a safer
margin in the third.
WILL SUBTRACT OTTAWA.
Ottawa county is to be subtractcd
from the ninth district. which has
grown beyond its due proportions, and
will in all likelihood be saddled on the
thirteenth district, now represented by
DR.. Norton. Marion county is to be
added either to the eighth district or to
the fourteenth, and no one seems to
know which 1t will finally gravitate.
To make Columbus safe in the Re-
publican column, it Is proposed to add TO
Franklin county Delaware and Morrow
counties. Those with reliable Republi.
can pluralities, 1t is thought, will in-
sure Republican congressman from
the twelfth district in the future, there
by rendering the return of Lentz i'm
possible.
To make Dayton safe is another one of
the hardest nuts the actuaries have had
to crack. If Butler county could be dig
posed of they would feel safe and happy.
but there seems to be no way at present
to rid themselves of this troublesome
factor Either Warren or Green county
may be attached to Montgomery, and
then with Preble showed I'D In Bob
Gordon's district, the Republicans
would have more than an even chance to
overcome the Butler Democracy. More
figuring will be done In this district, for
1t Is greatly desired to make Dayton
safe.
Meekison's or Snook's district In the
northwestern corner viii probably not
be remodeled, as the case Is considered
hopeless. Gordon's will not be changed,
save to add more to the already tre-
mendous Democratic majority, IL pos
sible. The Cincinnati districts will re-
main to all intents and purposes the
same. Dick will lose portion of Lake
county, and that is all the change he
will suffer. Tayler's district will not be
altered materially. In fact, all of the re-
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