The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06
COM MISSION
MAKES REPORT
TO GOVERNOR
Beckemeyer DiSsentS From
Majority Report
GIVES REASONS FOR 1T
Says He Ad hered to County
Line Principle.
REPUBLICANS ARE ON TOP
New Districts viii Give Them
REPUBLICANS ARE ON TOP
New Districts VIII Give Them
Majority in Both Houses.

| poses were filed with Governor Ferguson
late this afternoon. The Republican mem
| bers Of the commission. Bert Howard OF
| Lawton, and Clarence Z. Wood of Cher
okee, filed the majority report and Otto
| Bekmeyer. the Democratic member. sub
mitted a minority report. The majority
report was accepted by the governor and
| the election proclamation in September
will be based upon this report. There
are twenty-six legislative districts, and
each district IS entitled to one represen-
tative. The legislative districts are as fol-
! lows:
| First district-Kay county.
| Second district-Noble county.
Third district-Pawnee county.
Fourth district-Payne county.
Fifth district-The part OF Logan county
east of the range line between ranges one
and two west. and that part of Lincoln
| county north of the township line be-
tween townships Ii and 10 north.
Sixth district-Composed of all of Logan
county west of the range line between
ranges one and swo west.
Seventh district-Oklahoma county. west
o. the range line between ranges one and
two west.
Eighth district-Oklahoma county, east
OF range line between ranges one and
two west and all of Lincoln county south
of township line between townships a
and Is south.
Ninth Observation-Disclosures county.
Tenth distriet-Cleveland county.
Eleventh district-Grant county.
Twelfth district-Garfield county.
Thirteenth district-Kingfshe county.
Fourteenth district-Canadian county.
Fifteenth district-That part of Woods
county east of range line between ranges
Il and Is west.
Sixteenth district-Woods county not in
cluded in Fifteenth district.
Seventeenth district-Blaine county.
Eighteenth district-Custer county.
Nineteenth district-Woodward and Bea-
yer counties.
Twentieth district-Dewey county.
Twenty-first district-Caddo county.
Twenty-second district-Comanche coun-
ty.
Twenty-third district-Washita county
Twenty-fourth district-Kiowa county.
Twenty-ffth district-Roger Mills and
Day counties.
Twenty-sixth district-Greer county.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
There are thirteen council districts and
each district is entitled to one council
man. The districts are as follows:
First district-Kay and Noble counties.
Second district-Pawnee and Payne
counties.
Third district-All of Logan county and
that part Of Lincoln county north of
township line between townships Il and
L north.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures county and
all Of Lincoln county south of township
line between townships "A and Is south.
Fifth district-Pottawato and Cleve-
land counties.
Sixth district-Grant and Garfield coun-
ties
Seventh district-Kinghsher and Cana
dian counties.
Eighth district-Woods county.
Ninth district-Blaine and Custer coun-
ties.
Tenth distriet-woodward Beaver and
Dewey counties
Eleventh district-Caddo and Comanche
counties.
Twelfth district-washita and Kiowa
counties.
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and Greer counties.
The minority report is as follows:
Guthrie. o. T., Aug. ;, 1902
To Hon. T. B. Ferguson. Governor OF
Oklahoma Territory.
Sir:-The undersigned minority Of the
commission appointed by you 10 appor-
ton the territory Of Oklahoma into coun-
ell and representative districts. being un-
able 20 agree with the majority Of said
commission. begs leave 90 submit the fol-
lowing minority report:
recommend that the following be the
apportionment Of the territory for rep
resentative districts:
The First representative district shall
DC composed of Grant county, and shall
be entitled 10 one representative.
The Second representative district shall
be composed OF Kay county. and shall be
entitled TO one representative.
The Third representative district shall
be composed Of Noble and Pawnee coun-
ties, and shall be entitled 10 one repre-
sentative.
The Fourth representative district shall
be composed Of Payne county and shall
be entitled 20 one representative.
The Fltth representative district shall
be composed OF Lincoln county. and shall
be entitled 70 one representative.
The Sixth representative district shall
be composed Of Logan county, and shall
DC entitled 70 one representative.
The Seventh and Eighth representative
districts shall be composed OF Pottswat-
ornie county. and shall be entitled 70 two
joint representa- lives
The Ninth representative district shah
Be composed % Cleveland county. sad
shall be entitled 20 one representative.
The Tenth aid Eleventh representative
districts shall he composed Of Oklahoma
county. and shan be entitled 20 t~o soint
= presentstivss.
The Twelfth representative district shall
be composed % Canadian county, and
shah be entitled 20 one representative
The Thirteenth representative district