The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-02-13

| Washington and Ramsey counties, /
having a population Of over 1913, 900. |
The present Fifth district is Henne-
pin county It now mas a popula-
ton Of about 227 900, and in case
members from that county insisted T
on it, Minneapolis would be con-
gressional district by itself, and the
county, outside Of the city, would
have to be packed onto another dis
trict. But the Minneapolis mem
bers are anxious to keep the county
! in their district, and hence the coun
| ty will stand as the Fifth district.
with the largest population of any
] district in the State.
The new sixth district, as pro-
posed by the congressionalco combine,
is to be made up from the counties
of Hubbard, Cass, Wadena, Grow
Wing, Todd, Douglas, Morrison,
Mile Lacs, Stearns, Benton, Sher-
burne and Wright. This proposed
district is not the home of any one
of the present representative in
i Congress. and if the plan should be
adopted the fight for congressional
honors at this point will be between
{ Senator J. D. Jones and Senator
Brewer. The Larson plan proposes
that this district shall be made up
out of the counties of Grow Wing,
Todd, Morrison, Stearns, Benton.
Meeker, Wright. Sherburne and
? Anoka counties, and that it shall be
known as the Seventh district, the
Sixth district proposed being the
one composed of Sibley, Mcleod,
Renville, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle,
Chippewa, Swift, Big Stone, Pope,
!. Stevens, Traverse, Grantand Doug
: las counties.
The new Eighth district, as pro
prosed by the combine, is to con
: sist of Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Kan
q abec, Pine, Aitkin, Cook, Lake, St.
3 Louis, Itasca, Cass and Beltrami
counties. In either case the dis
J trict is the home of but one of the
present Representative in Congress,
: Paige Morris, but it is understood
> that Senator Frank Laugherty Of
; Duluth has an idea that be would
make an excellent representative in
Z Congress, and that he will worry
!, Mr.. Morris when it comes to the
= question of securing nomination
: in the new district.
The combine proposes that the
- Ninth district shall consist of Kilt
u son, Roseau, Marshall, Beltrami
> Pope, Red Lake, Norman, Clay
g Becker, Wilkin and Otter Tail coun
= ties, while the Larson plan proposes
q that Beltrami shall be omitted anc
I that Wadena and Hubbard counties
= be added. The change is of very
y little import, however, and among
y Republicans there isa strong feeling
y that this district with all the Other
:, new districts, would be solidly Re
= publican. Senator Grindeland, Sen
= ator Myran or Representative LON
5 men, all three Republicans, woulc
!, be able to carry the district agains
q the strongest Populist or Democra
y that might be named.
d
: The State printing board consist
II ing the of State auditor, treasurer ane
y secretary of state, recently elected
= Capt. G. G. Whitney of Marshall
= State expert printer for anothe
y term. This was not only expected
: but right, for Capt. Whitney ha!
:. been printer all his life, and he il
- thoroughly familiar with every fea
"a ture of the business. Moreover, b,
y has brought the position from prac
y tically nothing to one of Importance
:. Before he took the Office abou
q everything pertaining to it was car
ried about in the memory or poke
;. of the incumbent, and the who'll
O. thing had all the essential charac
Teit ,ristics of a farce. Now tits recog
"a nized as one of the important de
ct 5partments of the State government
- The newspaper men Of the Stat,
3 have especial reason to be pleased
;. over Capt. Whitney's reelection
s for he looks after their interests con
y tinually, SO far as is consistent Will
u justice. They use him as thei7