The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-22

Shows Thorough Familiarity
with and Keen Conception
of Perplexi1g Problem.

Of Perplexing Problem.
CHARLESTON. w. va. Dec. q.
L. H. Landsittel. an. officiaI in the
West Virginia Department Of state,
has worked out a comprehensive re-
districting Of the state scheme, which
shows through familiarity with the
state and keen conception ofSthe In
ltricacies which viii confront the leg
lislature when 1t undertakes the great
task Of redistricting West Virginia.
Landsittle plan is as follows
First district: Hancock, Brooke.
Ohio. Marshall, Wetzel, Marion and
Taylor. Taking vote for congress
man In 1910 this district would have
gone Democratic by 2,171;s in 1912
Democratic by 297, Taylor county
only giving 10 Republican majority
and Ohio and Marshall counties to-
Egether only giving 1900 Republican
ajority. Taking the vote for con-
Egressman-at-large in 1912 this dis
trict would have gone Republican by
I2,221 and 1914 by 1922. This dis
trict would have I'VE Republican and
two Democratic counties with a pop
ulation OF 1874. 72s or s, 7s4 less pro-
portion.
Second district: Monongalia, Pres
ton, Barbour, Tucker, Randolph,
Pendleton, Grant, Mineral, Hardy,
Hampshire, Morgan, Berkeley and
Jefferson. Taking vote for congress
man in 1910 this district would have
given Democratic majoritysof 4, 1897
as Preston county that year gave the
present congressman from that dis
trict, Mr.. Brown, 1910 majority; In
1912 63S Democratic majority and
in 1914 1t would have gone Demo-
cratic by 1888. Taking the vote
for congressman-at-large in 1912 1t
would have gone Republican by 2,349
land. In 1914 Republican by S22. The
total vote in 1914 of Hon. Howard
Sutherland in this district would
have been 20.72S and that Of Hon.
William G. Brown, the present con
gresham from the second district,
20,563. The total population is 211,-
$50 or {, ITO over proportion.
Third district: Nicholas, Clay.
Webster, Braxton, Calhoun, Gilmer,
Lewis, Upshur, Richie, Doddridge
and Harrison. Taking the vote for
congressman in 1910 this district
would have given a Democratic ma
jority Of 1864; in 1912 a Republican
majority Of s. 10 and in 1914 a Repub-
lican majority of 442. Taking vote
for congressman-at-large in 1912 it
would have given a Republican ma
jority Of ISIS and in 1914 1,4S5 Re-
publican majority. This district
would have a population off197, 10
OF 6 ,410 less proportion.
Fourth district: Tyler, Peasants.
Wood, Writ, Jackson, Roane, Mason.
Putnam and Cabell. The following
would have been the results taking
vote for congressman: 1856 Demo-
cratic 1910; 1878 Republican 1912
and 52S Republican 1914. Taking
vote for congressman-at-large 3.215
Republican 1912 and LAOS Republi-
can in 1914. The total population
would be 202.123 or 1897 less pro-
portion.
| Fifth district: Wayne, Lincoln,
Mingo, Logan. Mcdowell, Wyoming,
Mercer, Summers and Monroe. The
following would have been the results
taking vote for congressman: 1921
Republican 1910; 1914 Republican
1912 and 1906 Republican 1914.
Taking vote for congressman-at-
large 4,310 Republican 1912 and
1906 Republican 1914. Total popu-
lation 206,510 or 2.990 over proper
ton.
Sixth district: Kanawha. Raleigh
Boone, Fayette, Greenbrier and Po-
lcahontas. The following would have
been the results taking vote for con-
gresham: 43 Republican 1910;
1,720 Republican 1919 and 1O6 Re-
publican 1914. Taking vote for
congressman-at-large $50 Republi-
can 1912 and 1910 Republican 1914.
Total population 20S,S97 or 5,377
over proportion.
In 1910 there was Democratic
landslide but even taking that into
consideration the Republicans under
the proposed plan would have car
ried the new district. making the rep
resentation four Democrats and two
Republicans. 1t will be remembered
that the Fifth district alone elected a
Republican congressman in 1910, the
other four districts going Democratic.
In 1912 taking the proposed plan all
of the districts, taking the vote for
congressman, would have gone Repub-
lican except the Second district and
taking the vote for that year for
tcongressman-at-large it would have
also gone Republican. Taking the
tvote for congressman in 1914 all OF
the districts would have gone Repub-
tlican except the First and Second dis
tricts and taking the vote for con-
gressman-at-large these two districts
would have also gone Republican.
PARCELS
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