The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-20
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tIIOW pD TO JON.
supp"~- Z p,~itinx o. Would pet Anti
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Supr-m. court Justice Amend -igu.'i
an order yesterday admitting fourteen
new petitioners IN the proceedings I" SGT
ASIDE the ""appOrItuument nj 1897 They
include. Edward VI Henry. editor uT -
newspaper at Pl-assutVli". Nr>tCh~-i"r
c,'untv who was chairman II the Demo
cratic speakers committee in Nr-tCh-~t"r
county IN tn" recent campaign. Howard
+ Carpenter ui Port Chester. RECENTLY
chairman of the Democratic press com
mites. IN M,-tch,.-t.r county. who thinks
,h, county should nave tw" Senators and
five A-~..,nhlvmrn. col q .nrgr Hocirie.f
Ter. who ha> lived IA Arizona for twenty
five wears anal Was recently Lieutenant %
C"inu-l II tbs. National Guard. CITY mar
shat and treasurer ii Flagstaff and
m.ml-r III the Territorial Cnuucil uf
Arizona. Elliott \ Haa-"mtn. ala art
hrns-" and appraiser, john l.. Moore. AN
electrical contractor, who - a brother 81
former Governor Moor. oT Washington.
In William stewart. the Independence
l.-rgu" man aud former political as-o-
CgIt" ~ b.'v-rv who objects hs.Ci.II.. The.
present r-apportIon dent hlock rl his
clubhouse ont Il his DISTRICT. and HERNIA u
" Boyer. member If tn. Republican
county Committee and present -..cr.-
tarv to County Clerk Schneider Five
~ III" petitioners az Democrats. tw"
Independence Leagues. four Ind-p-n-
dents and three Republicans
crank h Johnston. attorney for the
majority of The p-tirIop-rs. said yes
'"rday that none Of thrvp.tition.rs has
any interest IN ia. rac.track legislation
or any other legislation which would
To- ~-' aside r the present pros -,tlngs
are sustained. Du' are all Interested in
having the cOurt Comp-l tn. Legislature.
10 obey IN. Constitution II he S.nat.
districts ~ New York arr. Ia b,. appor-
tlOn-d rrga rdl.ss Of constitute nal re-
strlrIIuHs h" said. any party IN power
might control u indefinitely and New
York county could l." lppoTtion.'l 81 a.
to bring about the election of all twelve
senators from the party III power with a
ina JOritv Of $3.50 zach
Mr. Johnston SAID that III. Court Of
Appeals IN "a previous apportionm.ni
case. drew attention TO the manner IN
which tn" constitutional provision re-
uuring "OInpactn.'@- had been violated
in one senate dsJrIct of New York. and
IN 1877. WITHIN three. months. the present
appOrtlonm"nt was PASSED. which was
even worse than the previous one A..
asked why an enumeration was taken
every ten wears at a cost Of $3SO~S II the
returns Of the enumeration ar. to he
dIsr-ga rJi..d
Monroe aud WestChsSter counties are
examples Of what tas been done NJ
Johnston sad Monro. has "A popula-
tion Of rs $40 and has two SENATORS and
five A-s-mblvm.n. while Westch.-s'--.
with 2n2 81. has but ons Senator and
four As-.tnblvm-n on a difference Of
only 20 s59 IL ~ for thar reason thar
Mr. Carpenter and Mr. Henry have joined
the petitioners
Concerning TIA" subsequent invalidity
Of the Hart Agne~ laws Mr. Johnston
asks who IL III favor OF the passag,
Of unv laws. no matter how beneficial
by AIN illegal vote He declares that
many wall meaning persons lost positions
and financial Investments on Jun. H.
lSO-, nv an Illegal appOrtionm-n- AN
Illegal special election and an Illegal
vote III th,. Sena-..