Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-29
North Champions Proposal
to Insure Representation
From That Section in the
Lower House of Congress.
COUNTY DIVISION is
TO BE LIVE ISSUE
Lake County May Be Gre
ated Out of Kootenai and
Bonner and Payette Val
ley May Be Taken Away
From Canyon.

Idaho is destined to be divided into
two congressional districts, the First
md Second, The next legislature Will
see to that, il is said. Equalization OF
population inso-f far as possible viii
balance the districts. The first VIII
constitute the eight northern counties
and Adams. Washington, Gem and
either Ada or Canyon. custer and
p ssiplF Lemhi. All other counties
south of those named will constitute
the Second district. To each district
one congressman viii be assigned.
Such is the tentative plan that polit-
ical leaders ale now attempting to
figure out The Democrats are in
favor OF districting and as they VIII
control the legislature they will have
the last word in the carving Of
ldaho. This is but one of the impor-
tant les slativc steps planned by menu
bers-eltct. Ii win carry out a we'll
defined legislative program that is to
he whipped into shape before now and
Jan. 8, 1917.
SAY DEMAND FOR DISTRICT.
For number of years there has
been AN insistent demand that Idaho
he districted. The north has been
the champion of such "a plan because
il claims to have suffered in repre-
scntation in congress by both sena-
tors and congressman being elected
from the southern portion of the state.
When the late Weldon Il. Hepburn
was alive one OF the two senators
from Idaho was Of the north Upon
his death the recess senator. Kirkland
DE-, ,p nd
upon the expiration of his term of Of
flee, an election followed. and United
States Senator James II. Brady, also
from the south. succeeded him. His
term will not expire for four years
y similar situation now exists with
regard to congressman. When Burton
L. French of Moscow retired to enter
the senatorial race. the south elected
the two congressman TO represent this
state. Addison 7. Smith and Robert
VI. MCCracllcn. Mr.. French re-entered
the congressional race at the last
state primary. VAS nominated and at
the last election. elected to succeed
ongressm Robert NJ. McCracken.
HINGES ON ADA AND CANYON.
In creating the two districts the
problem of equalizing the population
between them hinges on Ada and Can
yon counties. Ada is the largest coun-
~ in the state, both as to assessed
valuation and population. Canyon is
the next largest county in the state
as to assessed valuation and popula =
ion Both have the same represen-
tation in tie legisla -ure.
II the district legislation as pro-
posed goes through there promises to
be IA lively fight to determine in which
one of the two districts these two
counties will be classified Both can
not be placed in the same district fol
II would over balance it as to popu-
lltion.
COUNTY DIVISION PLANS.
Fully as interesting a situation is
destined to develop before the leaisla
ture over the creating of new counties
1t is upon the birth of counties II
Idaho legislatures there is such ar
amusing display of acrobatic log.
rolling. Bargains will soon be in the
making TO bring this about.
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