Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-21
NEW REDlsTRIcTING BILL.
Sweeping Changes Proposed by DIE.
Heermans, Republican.


Heermans, Republican,.
Delegate C.. A. Heermans, Republican,
of Montgomery. yesterday ol.ered OH
Promising a general redlstricting Of the
State for representatives In Congress.
Th.. plan he proposes bears no appearances
of an attempt to gerrymander the state
with a view to making the prospects OF
Republican aspirants more promising.
The bill has been the subject of much
Interesting comment. being the only one
of the three bills offered which proposes
q general redistricting of the State If
It were considered seriously it would
CT cate CONSERVATION among the present
members of Congress from the State. for
It throws them into new districts. puts
two or more into other districts and in
some cases, locates two of the present
congressman In the same district
For instance, Mr.. Flood would be shift
ed from the Tenth to the Fourth district;
Mr.. Swanson and Mr.. Glass would both
be put in the same district (the proposed
Fifth) none of the present congressman
would be residents of the proposed Sixth
District: Mr.. Southall, Of the Fourth
Mr. Hay. of the Seventh. and Mr.. Rixey.
Of the Eighth. would all be put In the
proposed Seventh District; the Eighth and
OF the present congressman and Mr..
Rhea, in the Ninth. Mr.. Jones. in the
First; Mr.. Maynard, In the Second; and
Captain Lamb. in the Third. would all
be left in the same districts they now
represent. Such bill as this. If seriously
proposed. would cause great eA.. cement
among the congressman.
Here Is the grouping of the counties
and cities. as Mr.. Heermans suggests:
First district-Accomac. Northampton.
Elizabeth City. Warwick. York. James
City. Mathews. Gloucester. Middlesex,
Lancaster. Richmond, Northumber-
land. Westmoreland and the city Of New
port News.
Second district-sussex. Southampton.
Surry. Isle of Wight, Nansmond. Nor
folk. Princess Anne and the cities of Nor
folk and Portsmouth.
Third dis>..x.-Hanover, Henrico. Ches-
terrified. Prince George. Goochland. New
Kent. Charles City. the cities Of Rich-
uond and Manchester.
Fourth district-Hali fax. Charlotte. APP
pomattox. Mecklenburg Lunenburg,
rince Edward. Nottoway. Brunswick,
Greensvile, Dinwiddie ard .Ae city Of
Petersburg.
Fifth District--Henry, Franklin. Pitt
sylvania. Bedford. Campbell and the
cities Of Danville and Lynchburg.
Sixth District-Carroll.. Wythe. Bland.
Pulaski. Giles. Patrick. Floyd. Montgona-
cry. Craig, Botetourt Roanoke and the
cities of Radford and Roanoke.
Seventh District-Amherst, Nelson.
Buckingham, Cumberland. Amelia, Pow
hatan. Fluvanna. Albemarle. Louisa.
Greene. Orange. Madison. Culpeper. Rap
pahannock and the city of Charlotte.
Eighth District-Alexandria. Loudoun.
Clarke. Fairfax. Fauquier. Prince wills
liam. Stafford. Spotsylvanla. King George.
Caroline. King William. King and Queen
Essex and the cities OF Alexandria and
Fredericksburg.
Ninth Distrtct-Lee.. Scott, Wise Wash
ington. Russell. Dickinson. Buchanan,
Grayson. Smyth. Tazewell and the city
OF Bristol.
Tenth District-Alleghany Ro-kbridge,
Bath. Augusta. Highland Rockingha m,
Page. Shenandoah. Warren. Frederick
and the cities of Buena Vista, Staunton
and sWincheste err. Pa q