The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-22
FIGHT EXPECTED OVER RED|STR|CT|NG
Of THE STATE BY THE LEGISLATURE

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o- u-1e more taz1 The present men
,ers1lD- Taz number of men n The
oD1s4 &, is held, Il already u zEisd-
II
Tals. aoEeve-. does ID, mean that
Cz.aaor1as representation IN he
aa-ls ~ c11z-ess viii remain station
ar To the contrary, the Ter sta.s
in al esents El.l " allowed two ad-
d.tlOnaI members Of conzress even
. -1e unit of Representation should
be -als4d ~ a total Of z40,000 lnhzbl-
'aIts. A. the present time this unit
b. approximately $500, but II mad
il--,e or nothing 70 DO With the five
coHg4asmen allowed Oklahoma b.
the enabling acr. Oklahoma's con
gresslonal representation vas fixed
arbitrarily and II political reasons had
not prevented ne state would have
b4en admitted with no IesA than
5e9en members Of the lower house.
The democratic national convention
recognized Oklahomas right in 1903
TAen II allowed Oklahoma eight seats
in the Denver convention.
Legislature 70 Act.
SO doubt the Oklahoma legislature
Il itching 10 geJ an opportunity TO
redistrict the state. Speaker Durant
Of the lower house can be depended
upon not 70 overlook any beta when
the time arrives TO cut the big pie"
for such It surely will be II present
plans do no, miscarry. The program
II is understood contemplates the
creation Of seven congressional dis
tricts with the lines running almssL
due north and south. In this way
T. Is thought the democrats will be
In a position to control all seven
seats.
Needless TO say good many forces
already are at work on the legisla-
ture with a view Of advancing the po-
litlcal fortunes Of certain men VINO
have had congressional bees buzzing
IN their bonnets ever since the state
vas admitted into the union. Among
thcse are many members OF the log
stature and men now holding lmpor-
lant state and county offices. These
men can De defended upon to bring
sufficient pressure to bear to cause
the creation Of congressional districts
calculated 20 shorten the distance be-
tween Oklahoma and Washington.
Redstricting Plans.
While thc plan to run the new dis
trlcts north and south two other
plans have met with considerable ia
yor at the hands Of certain members
Of the legislature. and one Of these
plans may be actually carried out in
20 far as il will be a modification Of
the first one. That Is to say, six con.
Gressional districts are to De Of the
shocstring variety II this plan IS ad.
opted, while one district occupying
the north central part Of the state
viii be left TO the republicans II
the other plan "a carried out two Of
tho seven districts would run east
and west extending from he Alfalfa, /
Major and Blaine county lines. and |
extending 90 the state line OF Arkan- /
sas. Such an arrangement, It IS .
.laimcd, would give democratic ma .
ioritIcs In all eeycn districts, but
oaye the republicans fighting
'hance in the districts running east
and west In order 20 carry out this
program me apportonment commit
eos Of the legislature would have to
.un three districts Immediately un-
Ter this east and west subdivision
hat is to say, shoestring districts
,lso running north and south, but
,nly half "a long as the proposed
lcighboring districts TO the west.
which are 70 run from the Kansas
o the Texas line direct Thus there
would be an extreme western dis
rict extending upward from Harmon
ounty TO Harper. Beaver, Texas and
'imarron, and another district with
acksan, Tillman and Comanche on
he Texas line, and extending north
ard so as to include Wood and Al
ilfa county.