The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-08-06


The minority report. signed by Otto
Bekemeyer, the Democratic member
of the commission, together with his
recommendation in its favor, is as
follows:
THE MINORITY REPORT.
To Hon. T. B. Ferguson, Governor Of
Oklahoma territory.
Sir. The undersigned minority OF
the commission appointed by you 10
apportion the territory Of Oklahoma |
into council and representative dis
tricrs, being unable to agree with the
majority of said commission, begs
leave to submit the following minority
report:
I recommend that the following be
the apportionment Of the territory for
representative districts:
The first representative district
shall be composed of Grant county,
and shall be entitled to one represen-
tative.
The second representative district
shall be composed OF Kay county and
shall be entitled to one representa-
tive.
The third representative district
shall be composed of Noble and Paw
nee counties and shall be entitled to
one representative.
The fourth representative district
shall be composed Of Payne county
and shall be entitled to one repre-
sentative
The fifth representative district
shall be composed of Lincoln county
and shall be entitled TO one represen-
tative.
The sixth representative district
shall be composed Of Logan county
and shall be entitled to one represen-
tative
The seventh and eighth representa-
tive districts shall be composed of
Pottawatomie county and shall be en-.
titled to two Joint representatives
The ninth representative district
shall be composed of Cleveland coun-
ty and shall be entitled to one rep
resentative.
The tenth and eleventh representa-
tive districts shall be composed of
Oklahoma county and shall be enttled
to two joint representatives.
The twelfth representative district
shall be composed of Canadian county
and shall be entitled to one represen-
tative.
The thirteenth representative dis
trict shall be composed Of Caddo
county and shall be entitled to one
representative.
The fourteenth representative dis
trlct snail be composed of Kinghsher
county and shall be entitled TO one
representative.
The fifteenth representative dis
tr.ct shall be composed of Garfield
county and shall be entitled to one
representative.
The sixteenth and seventeenth rep
resentative districts shall be compos-
ed Of Woods county and shall be en-
titled to two joint representatives.
The eighteenth representative dis
trict shall be composed of Woodward
and Beaver counties and shall DC en-
titled to one representative.
The nineteenth representative dis
trict shall be composed of Day and
Dewey counties and shall be entitled
to one representative.
The twentieth representative dis
trict shall be composed OF Blaine
county and shall be entitled to one
representative
The twenty-hrst representative dis
trict shall be composed OF Custer
county and shall be entitled to one
representative.
The twenty second representative
district shall be composed Of Washita
county and shall be entitled 10 one
I representative.
! The twenty-third and twenty-fourth
: representative districts shall be com
posed Of Roger Mills and Greer coun
! ties and shall be entitled 10 two JOINT
representative
The twenty-ffth representative dis
trict shall be composed Of Kiowa
county and shall be entitled TO one
representative.