The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-11-24
RED|STR|CT|NG
AGAIN THE TALK
Iowa Is Slated to Have But Ten
Congressman Hereafter,
POLITICIANS GETTING READY
Their Greatest Concern Seems to be
How to Arrange the First, Sec
ond, Sixth and Eighth to be
Controlled from Des Moines.


Posted public men believe that the
official census reports will be ready
for congress when it convenes in De-
cember and it is thought to be GER
tain that congress will Immediately
fix the apportionment on the basis of
which members of congress thereaf.
ter are to be elected.
Practically all of the states have
been reported and a fair estimate of
a population of 90,000,000 has been
made. If the present ratio of about
10000 to the district were contin!
ued 1T would add thirty or forty mem
bers to the house of representatives.
The opinion prevails that congress
will not permit the membership of
the house to exceed 400 And in or
der to keep it down to that figure it
will be necessary to fix an apportion-
ment of about 225 700.
Under the last census Iowa has a
population of 2,224,771. If congress
fixed the ratio at 225, 900, as expected,
Iowa would be entitled to ten con
gressmen. And this is the number
which 1t is believed Iowa will have
after the next congress.
Legislature Must Act.
The Thirty-fourth general assembly
effort toward redistricting has been
attempted by the legislature of Iowa
in twenty-five years. With the num-
Der of congressman allotted to this
state cut to ten 1t is necessary that
the assembly remake the congress
sional districts. .-7'
Three plans have been proposed, al
ready, for making ten congressional
districts in Iowa.
Plan Number One. w.
First district-Des Moines (Con-
gresham, Kennedy, Henry, Jefferson,
Lee, Louisa, Muscatine Congress.
man Pepper, Van Buren,, Wapello,
Washington. Population of district,
222, 4S6. A.. r. +"
Second district - Cedar, Clinton,
Jackson, Jones, Linn Congressman
Good, Scott. Population of district,
$780,
Third district-Black Hawk (Con.
gresham pickett, Buchanan, Butler,
Delaware, Dubuque, Franklin, Grundy,
Hardin, Wright. Population of dis
trict, 224,25S.
Fourth district - Allamakee, Bre-
mer Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clay
ton, Fayette, Floyd, Hancock, How
ard, Mitchell, Winnebago, Winneshiek
Worth Congressman Haugen). Pop.
ulation of district, 226,S29.
Fifth district-Iowa, Jasper, John
son, Keokuk, Lucas, Marion, Mahaska,
Monroe Congressman KendalD,
Poweshiek, Warren. Population of
district, 222,O46. - -.
Sixth district - Benton, Marshall,
Polk Congressman Prouty), Story,
Tama. Population of district, 2l0, 107,
Seventh district-Adams Congress
man Towner), Appanoose, Clarke, Da-
Wis, Decatur, Fremont, Madison, Mills,
Montgomery, Page, Ringgold, Taylor,
Union, Wayne. Population of dis
trict, 229,774.
Eighth district - Adair, Audubon,
Cass, Crawford, Dallas, Guthrie, Har.
rison, Monona, Pottawattamie (Con-
gressman Smith,, Shelby. Population
of district, 219,40O.
Ninth district - Boone, Calhoun,
Carroll, Emmett Congressman Woods)
Greene, Hamilton, :. Humboldt, Kos
suth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Sac,
Webster. Population of district, 22S,-
92a. -. u t.,--
Tenth district-Buena Vista, Chero-
kee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon, o.
Brien, Plymouth, Osceola, Sioux,
Woodbury. Congressman Hubbard).
Population OF district, 221,756.
Plan Number Two.
First district--Same as in plan
No. /. -".-
Second district-Same as in plan
No /.
Third district--same as in plan
No. 1. ..
Fourth district-same as in plan
No. /. '.' ~
Fifth district-Benton, Boone, Iowa,
Johnson, Jasper. Marshall, Poweshiek,
Story, Tama. Population of district,
21S,24t.
Sixth district-Dallas; Keokuk, Ma
haska, Marion, Polk. Warren. Popu-
lation Iof district, 226,275.
Seventh district-Adams Congress
man Towner). Appanoose, Clarke, Da-
Wis, Decatur, Fremont, Lucas, Monroe
Congressman KendalD, Page, Ring
gold, Taylor, Union, Wayne. Popula.
ton of district, 220,629.
Eighth district Adair, Audubon,
Cass, Guthrie, Harrison, Madison,
Mills, Monona, Montgomery. Potta-
wattamie Congressman Smith) Shell
by. Population of district, 223,761.
Ninth district Calhoun, Carroll.
Crawford, Greene, Emmett Congress
man Woods). Humboldt. Hamilton,
Kossuth. Palo Alto. Pocahontas, Sac.
Webster. Population Of district, 2l6l.
3a4cs. Gler rtancaT Ndl III heslHfe n
,4Tenth, dlstrict same as plan MOL
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