The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-02-13
REAppORTIONMENT Il.
The Question Of the Hour at the
State Capitol.

It is safe to venture the statement
that the reapportionment of the
State into congressional districts
will leave more sore spots among
the members Of the legislature than
any measure that will come before
that body. And in all probabilities
these spots will be of such magni-
tude that it will require long time
for all of them to heal.
The prediction was recently made
in these columns that the present
representatives in Congress would
take an active hand in the reappor-
tionment, and this has been boldly
manifested during the past two
weeks, when the followers of some
of them have been carrying on an
aggressive fight for the manufac
turing of districts that will be polit-
ically beneficial to the chiefs. In
speaking of the nine districts that
will have to be cut out Of the pres
ent seven it will be well to start
from the first. This district will
/ remain the same with the exception
of one county being cut from 1T.
Some of the First district leaders
4 want Wabasha, with that Well-knoWn
fighter, Allen J. Greer. carved out,
/ while Mr.. Greer and some of his
followers insist on keeping Wabasha
in the First and cutting Waseca out.
In either case Mr.. TaWney's future
will not be affected, and the opposi-
ton he may have next year will not
be caused by the reapportionment.
| The Second district is a bone OF
contention. Mr.. McCleary S friends
are hard at work carving out a dis
! trict that will remain true to that
{ gentleman. Their plan is to have q
district composed of Blue Earth.
J Faribault, Martin, Watonwan, Jack
i, son, Brown, Cotton wood, Murray
/ Mobiles, Rock and Pipestone coun
ties, which, with the heavy Blue
: Earth county vote in a convention
would insure Blue Earth county (
complete sway in future congres
sional nominations. By this plar
} they propose putting Lincoln, Lyon
Redwood, Yellow Medicine, Lac gu
f Parle and Chippewa counties in thu
present Second, up into new Sew
: enth district, which, in addition t.
the counties named would consist 0
: Renville, Kandiyohi, Swift, Meeker
Pope, Stevens, Big Stone, Travers,
and Grant. The one objection t.
this proposition is that it makes !;
$ north and south district, through
: which only one railroad runs, ane
which would necessitate a grea
. amount of travelling by team ane
other Inconvenience. in order t
attend the conventions. Further
this district, if finally made up, vii
be the scene of a big battle grount
between Frank M. Eddy, the pres
) entsSeventh district representative
who resides in Pope county, AM
will be in the new district, AM
probably Hon. M. ]. Bowling Q
Renville county, Senator Ed. Youn!
Of Swift county, Lyndon A. Smitl
Of Chippewa county, and probabl,
J. F. Jacobson of Lac qui Parle. Al
i of the latter, it is said, have con
t gressional aspirations and the,
will put up a great fight for Mr.. Ed
dy's place, Notwithstanding the fac
that Mr.. Eddy is considered one Q
) the ablest men on the Minnesot
delegation in Congress to-day. TIL
strongest opponent that Mr.. Edd.
will have, it is conceded, is Mr.
Bowling, who possesses politica
tact and judgment that is responsi
BILE for his continued rise in politics
But recurring to another propo
sition in the Second district. Leav
Wabasha in the First, take Wasec
therefrom, Blue Earth and Nicolle
e from the Second, with Carver, LIE
Sueur, Rice, Scott, Dakota an,
Goodhue counties, make up com
pact Third district, placing Messrs
McCleary and HeatWole in tn
same district, and then Gu
Lac qui Parle and Chippewa iron
the present Second, and there yo1
will have counties having enough
population to make up good dis
8 district. COMMITTEES HAVING abont fiji