The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-16

Senator Mills's bill. changing tho
boundaries Of tho Aldermanic districts
In New York city and reducing the num-
Der from se%venty-three to sixty-seven.
was signed by Gov. whitman yesterday.
1t presents q puzzle to both Democratic
and Republican leaders, although In
large part the measure was worked out
by both organizations and received their
united support. The bill affects Manhat-
tan only in the reduction of Aldermen.
Thu principal effects OF the bill are
these: There will be a net loss Of four
districts In the representation on the
executive committee OF the party or
CARNATIONS in New York county. At
least six district leaders in zach party
will have to double UP with other lead
ers. because OF the territorial rearrange-
ment. or go into the discard altogether.
The Democrats will have more trouble
in that respect than the Republicans.
Finally. there will be two new Demo-
cratic leaders and W. new Republican
leaders In the Washington Heights sec
ton.
To understand these changes II II
essential to remember that the Legisla-
ture has apportioned nins Senatorial
districts in New York county. on a
basis of the last state census. Also the
Legislature. by the Mills bill Just en-
acted into law. has determined hat there
shall be only twenty-seven aldermen In
the county. The Board OF Aldermen APP
portions the Assembly districts in the
city. but 1t Is limited In Its work by
the boundaries Of the Senatorial dis
tricts. That Is. Assembly districts
must not overlap Senatorial districts.
This a~pportionment of Assembly dis
tricts will be begun at the Board OF
Aldermen meeting next Tuesday.
Assembly Districts Reduced.
Furthermore the Senatorial district
limitations binding the Board OF Alder
men necessitates a reduction OF the
number OF Assembly districts In New
York county from thirty-one to twenty
three, The executive committee mem
bership of the county organizations has
| always been predicated upon Assembly
districts. But under the new APP
| portionment this rule would NEAR
doubling up or elimination OF leaders II
| eight districts. so both party organiza
| tons decided to reorganize their execu
| tive county committees In New lorN
county on a basis of Aldermanic instead
| of Assembly DISTRICTS, nus RlNlns uiei
a representation Of twenty-seven dis
tricts instead OF twenty-three.
Tammany suffers worse than the Re
publican organization because while there
are only thirty-one Assembly districts
the Tammany executive MAJ
consisted of thirty-fve members. fou'
districts maintaining a dual leadership
The number OF Aldermanic districts nov
becoming twenty-seven and the executive
committee membership ~dependin; Hpoi
that plan means that there will be st
more dual leaderships or six leader
eliminated. The Republicans. however
are not in that fix except inasmuch a
their executive committee will have
representation Of four districts less tha'
at present.
In the new scheme Of apport'onrIen
and consequent reorganization OF count
committee executive Memberships, tire
present Assembly districts are eliminate
altogether. They are az follows: Thirc
in which Harry Perry Is the Democrat
leader, and James March. the Reput