The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31
PARSONS HOPES FOR PEACE.
WANTS BUT ONE RECOMMENDA-
, TON ON REAPPORTIONMENT.

Suggests mat the Odell Crowd Submit
Their Plan when II Has Been Drawn
Up-NOt All the Present Leaders q
Hold Their jobs Under the Constitution
Chairman Parsons OF the Republican
county committee talked Yesterday about
the action Of the Odell district leaders In
determining to recommend to the Iagisla-
turs a reapportionment plan Of their own.
He said TINT there seemed TO be an idea
prevalent az Thursday nights meeting
vt the Fifth Avenue Hotel hat he was
planning to Gust some Of the leaders who
were avowed Odell men.
IL nave 10 such idea,' MIR. Parsons de-
clared, nor am | planning to Dust any one
In particular. Since the county committee
has taken up the work Of mapping out
the changes in the boundary lines to be
suggested TO the Legislature advice has
been asked from all sides,
1.-THE special committee OF the executive
committee is aiming only at making plans
which will be equitable to every one, As
the object OF reapportionment ia to give
representation according to the population
it is obvious that there must be a decrease
of the downtown districts and an increase
of those in the uptown territory"
Mr.. Parsons IL anxious that only one set OF
recommendations should be sent to Albany,
and for that reason there will be no report
presented by the special committee until
those who attended the meeting on Thurs
day have prepared their plans. 1t is Mr..
Parsons's hope that the two sides may agree
upon one scheme.
Mr.. Parsons issued last night this formal
statement:
The meeting OF leaders at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel yesterday did seem to me I'M
friendly. l attributed it partly to %unjusti-
fed suspicion and partly to the fact that
those present had not wrestled with the
problem OF reapportionment as have some
OF the subcommittee and i. 1 will be very
glad IL those present yesterday will draw
up a map and let us see It. to gain sugges-
tions from 1t. They have seen our tenta-
tive plans: let them show us theirs; that
is fair. II they work. guided by as much
desire to conserve the interests OF the Re-
publican party, TO be non-factional, and to
recognize Republican strength and merit,
we cannot be so far apart.
Under the Constitution. each Senate
district shall contain, as nearly as may be.
an equal number OF inhabitants, excluding
Aliens Each Assembly district must be
part OF a Senate district. and no Assembly
district shall contain a greater excess in
population over an adjoining district Of the
hdiLt Dtnhle uLs ~ luh Az p'ppiu'h'h VI
the block therein adjoining such Assembly
district" II. therefore. all Senate districts
have to be Of the same size. and one As
sembly district cannot be larger than an
other Assembly district. all Assembly districts
have TO be OF the same size and population.
When the Assembly districts were drawn
UP under the present Constitution. and that
rule in one case was not strictly followed.
the courts Immediately upset u and forced q
strict com pliance with the rule.
Under the reapportionment there will
be thirty-fve Assembly districts; there are
now thirty-six leaders. There must be one
less leader, therefore, under the reappor-
tlonm eut. In the Bronx there are now three
district leaders: under the reapportionme nt
there will be substantially Ave Assembly
districts there, which means five district
leaders. Two more district leaders, there
fore, must go from somewhere. Ths Nine
teenth, Twenty-frst, Twenty-third and
Thirty-frst districts now have four dis
triot leaders. but contain a population which
Is sufficient for more than six Assem-
bly, districts. There will, therefore, be
two new district leaders there. In other
words, this accounts for the displacement
of five district leaders. Naturally. most of
those who may be displaced do not like the
idea. but they cannot buck against figures
and the Constitution.