The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-02
REPORT OF
REDISTRICTING
COMMISSION
VIII Not Be Presented Till
About August 10.
FORECAST OF ITS WORK
AS Well As the Possible Minor
ity Report.
OUTLINED FOR THE EAGLE
County Lines to Be Followed
As Near As Possible.
FORECAST OF ITS WORK
OUTLINED FOR THE EAGLE

Guthrie, o. T., Aug. 1.-The commits
sion 20 redistrict the territory for leg
sslative purposes has not yet formally
agreed upon a plan for the new repre-
sentative and council districts. 1t has
been determined, however. that as far as
possible the redistricting VIII be along
county lines. One plan that has been
discussed leaves seventeen or eighteen
counties intact, and possibly more, when
she commission makes a definite decision
in the matter. It is hardly probable that
q report will be fled with the governor
aefore August 10, although the commits
sion hopes to finish its work prior to
that time.
Secretary Clarence z. Wood had a
conference with Governor Ferguson last
night. The situation was generally dis
eussed, although Governor Ferguson gave
no intimation as to his preference In
pians. Il has been the governors idea
since the work of making new districts
has been on, TO reapportion along county
lines. He believes this mernoo 10 De
the most practicable and one which VIII
be generally acceptable TO all political
parties concerned in this aDportlonment.
Gerrymandering has not been considered
nor has IL been advocated by leading pol
iticians. IN this respect, this apporhoh-
nnent Is without parallel. for the creation
OF enw districts at other times, brought
out a gerrymander which IN every case
resulted disasrously to the political party
having the redistricting in control. The
WORK of this commission has been re-
tarded more or less by the difficulty in
securing statistics from various coun-
ties relative TO population and the vote
polled at the 1900 election. 1t was abso-
iutely necessary 20 have these reports
and it was not until this week that all
of the counties sent in reports, and la
certain cases these are not complete.
The plan which is being generally dis
cussed and favorably considered by the
commission gives many Of the counties
q single representative except in the
case Of Woods county, which, owing TO
size and population. viii get TWO repre-
sentatives.
The plan most favorably discussed Is
as follows:
COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
First listrict-Kay and Noble counties
Second district-Pawnee and Payne
counties.
Third district-North Y Of Lincoln
county and Logan county.
Fourth district-Ollahouaa county and
south p Of Lincoln county.
], ia nd in
coin counties.
sixth district-Grant and Garfield couA-
ties.
Seventh district-Kingisher and Cana
dian counties.
Eighth district-Woods county.
Ninth woodward. Beaver and
Day counties
Tenth district-Blaine, Dewey and Cus>
ter counties.
Eleventh district-Caddo and Comanche
counties.
Twelfth distrlct-washita and Kiowa
counties.
Thirteenth district-Roger Mills ana
Greer counties.
In the representative districts there
has been much discussion relative to
Payne. Lincoln. Logan and Oklahoma
counties. It is a difficult task TO re-
district this portion Of the territory and
q number Of plans have been formulate-,
but none agreed upon.
A plan receiving the most favorable
consideration for the representative dis
tricts IS as follows:
First district-Kay county.
Second district-Noble county.
Third district-Pawuee county.
Fourth district-Payne county.
Fifth district-North L Of Lincoln and
six townships from Logan county.
Sixth district-Logan county, with the
exception OF six townships attached
to Lincoln county.
Seventh distriot-west = Of Oklahoma
county.
Eighth district-East L Of oklahoma
county and south y Of Lincoln county.
Ninth -Pottawatomie county.
Tenth district-Cleveland county.
Eleventh district-Grant county.
Twelfth district-Garaeld county.
Thirteenth district-Fingfsher county.
Fourteenth district-Canadiau county.
Fifteenth district-East one half OF
woods county.
Sixteenth district-west one half os
Woods county.
Seventeenth district-North one haif OF
Woodward county and Beaver county.
Eighteenth district-South one half
woodward county and Day county.
Nineteenth district--Blaine county and
two townships eastern part Of Dewey
county.
Twentieth district-Blaine. Dewey coun-
~ and Custer county.
Twenty-frst district-Caddo county.
Twenty second district-comanche ooun-
e.
Twenty-third district-wsshita county
Twenty fourth district-Kiowa county.
Twenty-hfth disuiot-Roger Mills coun-
u and one or more townships from
Greer county.
Twenty-slxth district-Balance Greer
county.
I; IS believed that the majority Of the
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