The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-03
STATE Is STILL INTACT
SENATOR DAUGHERTY's REAPPOR-
TIONAEEN'T IAN MAY YET
BE FHUsTRATED
OPPOSITION GAINS STRENGTH
e5s
Hennepin Men Are Arrayed SOIidIy
Against the Proposed Plan
and Win Fight 1t ON
the Floor.

The present week will in all probabIu-
ty witness some very interesting pro-
ceedings in the Legislature 1t is nuoA-
able that the reapportionmenr bill will
be introduced befare Saturday night. and
if it is there need be no dearth of ex
citing times. The state is a long WAYS
from being cut up into the nine parts
that Senator Daugherty's machine plan
designed, and if this plan is carried
through the faction behind it will 'haye
to hurry"
The work Of drafting a bill for getting
this proposition, before the Legislature
has been committed to three men, and
they have already done about all that
is necessary toward framing the meas
ure While the three men have been con-
Structing the bill, the remainder of the
Republican machine has been diligently
at work gathering support for the meas
ure when it comes to the time of re-
quiring votes. And hard work along this
line is what is most essential lust at
present. While the sentiment at present
seems to be more general in favor of the
Daugherty plan, it cannot be gainsaid
that a very strong undercurrent is stead
lily at work, and promises to become a
formidable element in the matter of the
bills passage or defeat. OF course. the
handspring Of this opposition is in Hen
nepin county, where the Daugherty plan
was so strongly opposed in the commit
tee, but in many other parts Of the state
the Objectionable features of the ma
chine system are recognized
Attempts have been made by the Re-
publcans who stand back of the proposed
modus operandi. to get their colleagues
in line, but they seem to be a rather OBJ
stinate lot, especially the delegates from
the Fifth district, who claim that under
the projected plan they will be left with
out representation for at least 40 eco peo-
pie. Unless there is q complete surren-
der by HennePinis delegation and the
members Of the legislature who are allied
with them toSfght the Daugherty plan,
its chances ofepassing may well be class
ed among the. Opportunities.
MINORITT WILL OPPOSE IT.
From the minority may be expected
to come sone1o opposition to the plan. and
Representative James Larson, of Red
wood, who Waged war against it when
it was before the committee, will still
be one Of it's bitterest enemies. Under
the present circumstances 1t certainly
does not look as-if the machine plan is
absolutely winner. In reckoning with
the friends ofgthe BILL the opponents will
be opposing thess state Republican ma
chine almost In it's entirety All the con-
gressmen at Washington have given their
sanction to tho Daugherty plan except
Representative Fletcher, of the Fifth,
and Eddy, of the Seventh districts
These five congressman, it Is said,> have
not lost an opportunity since hearing
of the adoption=.by the committee of
their pet scheme, to strengthen it's pos
sibilities Of success. At the same time
while there are five actual congress-
men fighting for the plan there are
twice that many would-bes standing with
them, and altogether the combination is
a mighty powerful one.
Among the number Of would-be repre-
sentatives WHO'S laboring to bring
about the passage of the bill providing
for the Daugherty reapportionment. none
is more active, it is said, than Senator
Brewer, of st. Cloud. Under the Daugh-
erty, plan, Senator Brewer will be in the
Eighth district, and this, in the light Of
certain conditions, may facilitate his in
terests. It is quite probable that were
Stearns county to remain in the Sixth
district Senator Brewers ambition to
get to congress would be none the less
earnest, but he would probably meet
with an obstacle under those circum-
stances which is removed by the new
division. Senator Baldwin, Of Duluth, is
resident Of the Sixth, and will be after
the change is made, and it Is more than
probable that some day he will be the
nominee Of his party for congress. This
would in all probability make. him an
opponent to Senator Brewer, were the
latter's home county left where it is.
If redistricting the state brings about
no other result than the removal of the
Granite City from the Sixth district, the
desire Of the senator from that city will
at least be fully satisfied. He is not to
be blamed for. not wanting to court an
opportunity of running against Senator
Charles o. Baldwin, of the Zenith City
Both men are young, active, popular and
prominent in their respective parties, but
scarcely any one would refuse to admit
that Senator Baldwin is stronger with
the opposite party than is any other
man who would be liable to make this
race. 81
It is safe to say that the legislature
will be asked to consider more than one
bill for the reapportionment of the state
The Larson plan.3 or one similar, will no
doubt be submitted