The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-29
YOU ask, Is the present membership


not re-estahiished?
simply because the rcshuf1ling or the
cards by that scheme would take away.
two representatives each from Indiana.
Iowa and Missouri. and one each from
Illinois, Wisconsin, Kansas. Maine,
Maryland. Nebraska. North Carolina,
total OF sixteen congressional districts
thtis taken away would have 10 be
andcd TO those of the states which in
the last census have shown greater in
crehSeS In population. And the States
named have Il sufficient representation
on the Census Committee To defeat any
plan throwing some OF their rcprcscn-
tatiVcs ont OF the House
House Decreased Only Once
Indeed, that body has expanded in
size ut every reapportionmcnt save
one--that following the census OF 1870
when the membership WAS decreased
from go TO 2o3.
SO under Chairman Crnnpackcr's
PHI the representa- Ion OF these States
that in Inc past decade have been slow
IN increasing their population is left
as nov: and y even things up. an in
crease is given "a the remaining states.
as follows: Ma bamn Colorado, Florida
Georgia. Idaho Louisiana. Michigan
Minnesota Montana, North Dakota
kota, utah and WeFt Virginia. one
each: Illinois. Massachusetts. New Jcr-
Sc!, Ie%as and ashinEton Two each;
California and Oklahoma. three each
PENNSYLVANIA. four, and New York
six mai =
IN the First Congress, New York had
oniy sly representatives. and Virginia
1 1l,,. me mos, ropulons State in the
comment bin Virginia will have tile
~ me numhera OF representatives AS in
,nG tlrst Congress. While New York
VII have forty-threc This will mean
also hat New York will have forty-
iiNe electoral votes--siy more than In
ne Inc last eiection--and Pennsylvania
th1rtN-eight an increase Of four
lhc ne" rcapportionment will an
Ply 70 the next congressional election
ma con Eress. after fixing the number
y! CONSERVATIVES to he allowed each
OF Inc states to renrrangc thef, con
Srcssional districts
The Gerr.mRndcr Monster.
During this. process of changing dis
monster always HES himself from his
decade Of slumbcr and causes tho
soosefcsl to rise upon the sensitive
sklns OF politicians OF tho local minor
me cha,ierinE teeth OF some represcn-
,atives whose home Lcgislat,ires have
''1 InHooSS on ne, over 10 The enemy
sta aruee ,,,, NE centenary Of this mon
ne present year. 1t was in 1911. az.
Yer a bitter State campaign in Mas
Eachnsetts, that The party then called
bridge Gerry for Governor and q ma
iority OF both houses OF the I.eEisla-
lure y conspiracy was thcrcunon
formed by he victorious party to r. .
tain majority in the Legislature dur
Ing all future years and thus insure
me election OF their candidates. IN.
United states Senator 49,
IN forming the new districts coun-
yes We're divided in wondrous fashion
10 give the successful party the bcsi
possible advantage in each. And Gov
s srhor Ger,rS's signature made the
IN the Office OF The Boston Seminal
when had fought the enterprise loot n
and nail. was hung map Of ESSEX
county showing in gaudy colorinr An
hosurdly irregular area bounded nv
one OF these ingeniously irre9ula, :.
boundary lines
ono day Gilbert Stuart. the -rcat
poTtrait painter on beholding the man.
remarked that the area rcsemb}cd son, n
inonstrous animal, and taking III q
map down, nc made with his ncncil
4 few touches which gave IL head
WINGS, claws and tail 7>'
There. said he. that will DO for !,
salamander." =
"Salamander!" cried Editor Eussc,,.
or me Sentinel Call it C;crry-lnan-
And throughout the century that ha 6
since rolled past the term "gcrrv
Inander" has been applied TO this orr
repeated process OF changing district
Boundaries for partisan purnnses. = i
'ooPSrisht' 1911, BY John Elfreth Wat
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