The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
THAT new ONE.
Plans Discussed for Eighth
Congressional District.
Members of Congress Are Very
Much Interested.
DESIGNS ON SHAWNEE.
Pretty Certain to Be Taken Out
of First.
Division of the Seventh Must
Also Be Considered.
ON SHAWNEE.

There is a great deal of doubt about
the creation of a new Eighth congress
sional district by the coming Legislators.
1t will oe an exceedingly difficult mat
ter to accomplish, because there are so
many diverse interests TO be served.
There Is a great deal of congressional
timber lying around loose over ths state
waiting a chance to be utilized. Eysry
man viii want his congressional district
SO framed that it will best serve nis ba-
tereste. and he won't care g rap about
the rest 4f the state. His interests will
PROBABLY conflict wiki tf-ane OF Asverai
other people, a great nlazIy eSnces-
sions will have TO &c made sll around
before bill can be framed which will
pass even one house. If a aivisien OF
territory can finally be mace upon
which majority of the house can agree.
there is every probability that Il would
be turned down by the senate. There
fore the chances for a new congressional
district are ncs at all bright
The committees on congressional ap-
portionment in both hoases will prooa-
bly, be chosen with extreme care, for ae-
fore these committees the battle rSilt
first be fought
1t has generally been talked that the
new district will be formed in the asea.n-
ern and central part Of the te--ps-cb-
ably with Wichita as its center. There
is a disposition, however. in some cir
cles to throw a number of the Kaw
river counties together in district.
This is a new idea and would probably
bring about a complete Encouragement
of all the interior counties Of the state
which now make I'D the Fourth dis
trict.
If this should be done Shawnee county
I1e toll
and Pottawatomie would be put back
in its place, leaving the First district as
it was a few years ago before the POpu-
lists gerrymandered it.
The new Kaw river district would
then be made up of the counties of Wy
andotte, Johnson, Douglas, Shawee and
andotte, Johnson, Douglas, Shawnee and
gressmen Curtis and Bowersock togeth-
er, in case naither of them goes to ths
United States senate. WYandotte coun-
ty would also probably furnish some
congressional timber. The population Of
this district would be about 184 900. 1t
would probably be called the Second dis
trict.
The other districts, if this plan should
be carried out. would be about as fol-
lows:
Third District-Crawford. Cherokee.
Allen, NeoShO, Labette, Montgomery and
Wilson counties. Population, 1874, 600. 1t
would be the same as the district is
now with Chautauqua, Elk and Cowley
| Topped off the west end and Allen added
on the north. 1t would throw Congress-
man-elect p. P. Campbell and Congress
man-at-Large Charles F. Scott together,
with number of congressional possi-
bilities.
Fourth District = Woodson. Usage.
Greenwood. Lyon, Coffey, Anderson,
Linn Bourbon, Franklin and Miami
counties. Population, 1877 600. This
would give Henry Allen a pretty good
show, except for what might develop
down in Bourbon county. 1T is possible,
however. that J. T. Pringle may come
to the front as congressional timber If
he makes good record in the house
the coming winter.
Fifth district-The same at present
with Morris county added. Population,
$4,000. This would throw Congressman
Miller and Calderhead together--in case
the latter does not go TO the senate.
which Is a possibility 1t is quite likely
that there will be . fight in the Fifth dis
trict anyway for the Republican nomina-
tion in 1904.
Sixth district-The same as at present.
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