The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-12-28


than 10000 in excess of the average
ratio of population for each of 100
districts.
Sti;! more glarlng inequalities APP
pear in the district of Whitley and
Knox, having under the new census
5S,0sS, and Bell, Harlan, Leslie and
Perry with a population of 522Ai.
Breathitt, Lee and Magoffin have
40.635. Floyd, Knott and Letcher
have 4O,O37. Pike has its own repre-
sentative under the existing law
and a population of 1,G79. assuring
one under any possible redistricting
law. Pulaski. at present having a
separate representative under the
censuse has a population of 35,9S6.
The district Of Clay, jackson and
Owsley has population OF 36,5O2. In
addition to Pike and Pulaski the fol-
lowing counties. each constituting a
legislative district. have population
in excess of 100000 Christian,
SS.S45; Graves. 1859: Hopkins.
i34.291. Near 10000 is Henderson,
with 2s,352. The following counties
have two representatives. the popu-
lation being viz: Dacies, 41,021;
Fayette 47,71'5; Campbell, $3.50.
Keuton has threee and population OF
,70,355. Jefferson eight and popula-
tion of 262.920 or 32,S65 for each
district. Under the rue Kenton,
Fayette and Campbell Will retain
present representation. Jefferson
would probably be entitled to an in
crease to 10 or 26,292 Of population
TO each district
To meet the requirements of the
situation thus briefly outlined the
counties and districts showing de-
crease in population, as well as hav-
ing undue advantage under appor-
tionment made many years ago, must
inexorably suffer a loss in representa-
ton they now enjoy and surrender 20
other counties and districts the ad-
vantages rightfully theirs. We group
counties having a representative and
population less than $1,000. viz
Trigg. 1859: Caldwell. 14,O6S: Me-
Lean. 1924; Simpson, 11.46O;
Allen. 1880: Hancock, SSH;
Meade, 9.7SS: Larue. 10,7O1; Wash
ington. 1890; HENRY 1916; An
derron, lO.14G: Woodford, 1851:
owen, 1925; Jessamine, 1858;
Mercer. l4.O63: Boyle. 14,66S; Gar.
rard. 1884; Grant. 1851; Boone
9.42O; Pendleton. 11,S95; Bracken
1O.30S.
Districts having less than $4,000
are Oldham and Trimble, 1890
Carroll and Gallatin. 1851
Nicholas and Robertson, 14.722
These have been selected in the order
of the numbers Of the districts fixed
by section 2OO3. Kentucky statues
and not in alphabetical arrange
ment Take 5000 from the average
population Of %. 500. leaves 1889
1889 and We find the follow
ing legislative districts below even
that number. viz: Todd. 16.4SS; two
legislative districts of Warren,
l15.29O each; Nelson. 1880;
Marion, 1880; Bullitt and Spencer,
1864; Scott. 16, $50; Lincoln,
1887; Clark. 1881; Bourbon. H.
462: Harrison. 16,S73: Fleming
.OG6, and Lewis 1851.
We have not discussed the prob
lem involved in redistricting sena-
torial districts. Under existing laws
the inequalities are not 80 great. As
senator's are elected for four years,
the terms of one-hah expiring at one
time and the remaining half two
years later, the problem is more com
pick.
BY reason of constitutional re-
quirement it will inevitably be found
that. owing 10 location OF particular
county having less than its ratio OF
population. but which cannot be in.
cluded with a contiguous county hav.
ing its due Or excess ratio of popula.
ton, any plan will result I'm making
1.-TWO or more legislative districts in
the state OF less population than
other districts. Both Meade and
Hancock counties have enjoyed IN
Inherited representation by reason oil
proximity to neighboring counties 10
which they could not be attached
without undue increase OF population
in the combined district. Without
lgoing into the question OF Senatorial
districts in detail we select two "a
typifying the gross inequalities oil
existing districts, emphasized, merely
by the figures Of the present census.
The Bard district is composed Of
the counties of Clay, Floyd, Harlan
Johnson, Knott, Leslie, Martin
Perry and Pike. The ratio of popu
lation under the new census for eacf
Senatorial districts is 60,260. Tn,
p0pulationo ( this district IL Clay
1921; Floyd, 1858; Harlan. 10.
sec; johnson. 17,4S2; Knott
1871; Leslie, S,976; Martin, 1921;
Perry, 11,255 Pike, 31,G79. A tota
Of 1880, or more than double the
proper ratio. The 18th district oil
Laurel. Pulaski. whitley, Knox, Bell
Jackson and Rockcastle shows like
disproportion Of population to repre-
sentation. The population of these
counties Is a follows: Bell, 2S,447;
jackson, 1875; Knox. 22.116;
laurel, 1852. Pulaski 1896:
Rockcastle, 14,473: Whitley. 1882