The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-17
U. p. TO BE DIVIDED.
Part Of Upper Peninsula TO be Taken
From Twelfth District.


From Twelfth District.
with the preliminary work Of or
ganization out Of the way, the legisla-
ture is now turning it's attention to-
wards legislation, and one big project
which Is giving the solons much con-
Germ Is the matter Of a new appor-
tionment Of congressional districts,
says a Lansing dispatch.
All eyes are turned on Washington
10 see what congress is going 10 do
but private advices from Washington
have tipped it off to the boys at Lam
sing that the Crumpacker bill, which
fixes the ratio Of apportionment at
PHO. will likely pass, and most OF
the figuring is being done on that ba-
sis.
While there are something like half
million plans and combinations be-
| ing considered for dividing up the
state anew, about everyone is agreed
on the proposition that Wayne Is 70
have two congressman, and the senu-
ment is also in favor Of cutting Off
a chunk Of the upper peninsula and
adding il TO a part of the lower penin-
sula. But the stickler is on just how
this. is TO be accomplished.
1t is conceded that the only way
to do IT is TO chop up the present
Eleventh district and parcel il out
among the other districts. This is
agreeable to most Of the statesmen of
the Eleventh, because it is now the
worst district i'm the state to cam
paign, but they all have different
views as TO where their counties
should go.
Under the census Of 1910, under
which the apportionment Is made
Wayne has a population OF 53l,5sO,
This will give the big county two con-
gressmen and leave 100000 over, al
most enough for another congress
man. and more people than many of
the other districts now have. The up
per peninsula, which now comprises
the Twelfth district, has 32j,60S peo-
pie, and il IS conceded that II is enu-
tied to more representation.
Allowing that Wayne is TO have two
|
passes congress, this will mean II
: districts outside Of Wayne. About
, everyone is satisfied that the upper
peninsula should be divided, and or
! it's population it is entitled TO more
/ representation than it now enjoys. Th'
mining counties want TO be removed
from the agricultural and manufac'
\ turing counties which comprise IN,
T southern part Of the northern PENN
I sula, and this is what is likely to b.
done. especially S w. +. Knox tn
o Republican state chairman, wants tn
n separation so that he may fulfil hi
4 aspirations for going to congress.
+ II Menominee. Delta Schoolcraf'
q Alger, Luce. Maclinaw and Chippew
are cut off there viii stin be 2i5,S7
I'm district composed Of mining coun
ties exclusively, and there viii be
nucleus for a new district of seve
!. counties with a population OF l09,s3t
Adding to these upper peninsula, En-
nett, Charlevoix and Antrim of tn
g Eleventh and Cheboygan, Presque Isl
d Otsego and Montmorency Of the Tent
:. would give a district of 2O2,G94, entire
a w agricultural and manufacturing i
o its interests.
e But that is about as far as anyon
:. has gone with a plan which will b
= listened to 10y everyone, because i'm
d terests begin TO clash from this poir
n on. II Ottawa is cut off the Fifth an
@ added TO the Fourth, that district wi
5e pulled up past the needed mar
and this is satisfactory To both I'll
II people of tOtawa and TO the Fourt
district. The Kent people want Mont
,alm added to Kent and Ionia in plac
1 VI Ottawa. but there Is howl fror
s Senator Bill Bradley who has con
8 gressional aspirations, and from othe
8 Montcalm lights who see the complet
s 1on,ina tion of ,MOntcalm by Kent.