The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-26
AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN KAY
AND NOBLE
delegation Visits Guthrie to
Have 1t Recognized.
ONE COUNCIL DISTRICT
Arguments Made in Favor of
the Plan.

Guthrie, o. r. July pa delegation
consisting Of over sixty citizens from the
counties Of Kay and Noble appeared be
fore the members Of the redistricting
commission today to ask that the two
counties be made one council district and
two representative districts under the
new apportionment.
This makes the second delegation from
Kay county this week The other dele
cation came from the western part Of
Kay county asking that the south portion
of Kay county and Grant county be made
into representative district and the
north part Of Kay and Grant into another
representative district The two counties,
under the plan presented by the first dele
cation were to be made into one council
district, 81
Under the present apportionment Kay
and Noble counties have been allied in
representative districts, while Noble
couIty has been attached 10 Pawnes
county IN a council district The county
OF Noble has been much divided by the
plan and the people Of the county dis
Ike to have the present plan continued.
When the delegation appeared before the
commission. two members were present,
AIessrs Wood aud Beckemeyer, Chair
man Howard baving left last night for
his home in I.awtop. Arguments were
made relative to the plan agreed upon by
the two couaties Kay county has
population of 22.7G6 according TO the re-
ports sent In to the audttoris Office. while
Noble county has a population Of only p
o22 IN order 10 have two representative
districts CT proper size. two townships in
Kay county wouIc have 10 be taken off Of
Kay county and added TO the Noble
county district The population is enough
in both counties. unless the basis OF ap-
pOrtionment is larger than anticipated TO
make one council district.
IN the arguments made before the com
mission it was stated that the two coun-
ties are on the same line of railroad; that
they have been allied together in the
past and that the arrangement desired
would be satisfactory to the majority of
the people in the two counties. 1t is also
argued that the people in the western part
Of Kay county wish 10 be allied with
Grant county owing to a county seat con
test which may come up in the future.
Blackwell is an aspirant for the county
seat of Kay county and Medford is al
ready in litigation for the county seat
of Grant county With this kind Of an
alliance. it is claimed that the people
OF western Kay county and Grant eoun-
~ hope to be able to control the repre-
sentatlves and councilman in case a coun-
~ seat fight comes.
The commission heard the arguments of
the delegation. but gave no indication as
70 the probable course to be pursued in
reference TO these counties. After having
conferred with the redistricting commits
sion. the delegation called on Governor
Ferguson and Secretary Grimes.
The delegation consisted of the follow
ing prominent citizens of the two coun-
ties: B. s. Barnes. J. 3. Given, Jim
Gordon. II. c. r. Brodbon, J. II. Clapp
Ponca City; II. E McTaggart. f. P. En-
dieott. II H Humphrey, p ". Smith
Marsh Lambert Sol Rowland F. NJ
White. J. II Hufbauer. O +. McCoHey, |
Virgil Il. Brown, c. A Johnson. Thos. S |
Smith. J. II. Strain. "A. +. Pierce, J. c. |
Columbia s. A. EdmUnston, S. A Stone !
:. n. Nichols. p. S. Mason. Newlzirk; J. |
+. Evans. J. r. Scott A c. Kinne. J. b |
Diggs. a. Z. Smyser. C. A. Macy. A J. /
McGuise, 5. 3. Coults. Geo. a. Foster |
Tom Seward. Or. Seward, ". W Foulds, !
Grant Shoape. a. c. Hinde. Y. G. Welch !
J. p. Woolsey ". T. Little. John Bolta.
Perry; J. Il. Colman. Dale: VIM. Leon !
ard, Dale; Ed Fulton. Kildare. W. H /
Bu1erheld. Uncas; w. 5. Schrekenganst.
Ed Walker Longwood. VIM Sinclair. 4
Morrison; Dan Balm. Longwood J. W /
Clark, Cross. John Miller. Peckham II /
Spencer. Kildare; Geo. Alberto. Newkirk: |
X Myers. Piokee; Miller, Billings, and |
others
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