The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-08
Governor Furguson Will Ap-
prove Report of the Majority.
PLAN GIVES SATISFACTION
Statement of Vote Two Year
Ago in-t the Districts,

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the territory for legislative purposes will
be approved by Governor Ferguson. The
governor has not found time to examine
the report carefully. but ne elieves tie
policy of reapportioning along county
lines to be acceptable to all parties in
terested in this apportionment The work
| OF the commission has been closed up.
The accounts were made out and paid by
Secretary Grimes, who had the 81 900 ap-
propriated for the work. in his charge
It is believed that the report, taken
as a whole, will be acceptable to the peo-
pie of the territory. From all parts of
| Oklahoma there have been demands, ir-
respective of party, for districts along
county lines Many counties with pop
ulation over the required amount asked
that the county be made one district.
instead of being divided up. in order TO
help out some other county deficient in
population.
In the western part of the territory
there are one or two district sIghtiy un-
der the average The opinion prevails,
however, that when another election
comes around there will be an equality
in the district all over the territory. The
| population in the eastern part of the ter
ritory is more dense 1t will not settle
UP much more in the country, and the
increase will be in the towns There
( is plenty of room for new people in west
ern Oklahoma. and in this manner there
are sure TO be gains in the western part
of tho territory.
! Governor Ferguson, in speaking of the
report, said:
Il believe that the districts made by
! this commission win stand for years.
! There may be d slight deficiency in some
/ of the western districts. but it is my i'm
preston that in two years the districts
| in all parts of the territory win be as
/ nearly equal as can be made by any re-
/ districting commission. The plan of re
] districting along county lines seems to
have been the idea favored by the ma
! iority of counties in the territory. There
have been many demands for district
composed of one county. irrespective of
population. In the eastern part Of the
territory this has not been practicable,
owing to the number of people, nor has
it been practicable in western Oklahoma,
in some cases, owing to the lack Of pop
ulation."
Secretary William Grimes, taking the
material in his office, made out a table
Of the vote of two years ago in the coun-
ties composing the new districts. The
vote was taken up by precincts and shows
that neither party has any particular ad-
vantage in the legislative and council dis
tricts.
The majorities in the legislative dis
tNo two
ago, are as follows:
First district. Kay county. Republican.
1Ss
Second district, Noble county. Repubi-
can. g.
Third district. Pawnee county, Repub-
Iican. 23e
Fourth district, Payne county, fusion,
2l5
Fifth district. east Logan and North
Lincoln counties, Republican. 1h.
Sixth district, west Logan county, fu-
sion. A.
Seventh district. west Oklahoma coun-
~. fusion. 1o1.
Eighth district. east Oklahoma and
South Lincoln counties. Republican. 50.
Ninth district. Pottawatomie county
fusion, 712.
Tenth district. Cteland county, fu-
Republican. 4sl
Eleventh district. Grant county, fusion.
2s5
Twelfth district. Garfield county, Re
publican, 4s7.
Thirteenth district. Kinghsher county.
Republican. 325.
Fourteenth district Canadian county. |
fusion. 242
Fifteenth district. eastern portion of
Woods county. Republican. 50.
sixteenth district. western portion Of /
Woods county. Republican. "a
Seventeenth district. Blaine county. Re |
publican. 197-
Eighteenth district. Custer county, fu- {
zion. 50.
Nineteenth district. Woodward and I
Beaver counties Republican. s.
Twentieth district. Dewey county, fu- /
sion. g.
Twenty-arst district. caddo county. no
vote
rwenty-second district comanche coun- /
ty, no vote.
Twenty-third district. wasbita county, /
fusion 564
Twenty-four,h district. Kiowa county. /
70 vote
Twenty-afth district Roger Mills and !
Day counties fusion. 6s5.
Tyytnty-sixth district Greer county, 4
fusion. Il2o
The vote in the new council districts. /
taken from the returns two years ago. /,
is given as follows
FIRST dictrict. Kay and Noble ooun- I
ties. Repuhlican. -
Second district. Pawnee and Payne (
counties fusion. as.
Third district. Logan and north Part 4
Lincoln counties Republican. 1oi-
Fourth district Oklahoma and south 4
part Lincoln counties fusion. 4s
Fifth district Pottawatolnie and Cleve-
land counties fusion. 21
sixth district. Grant and Garfield coun-
ties Republican. so
Seventh district. Eingdsher and Cana
dan counties. Republican. s.
Elgnth district. Woods county Repub-
lsoan. -.
Ninth district. Blaine ard Custer corn-
ties Republican. lF.
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