The Raymer enterprise., 1922-04-20
.RED|STR|CT|NG AD-
vOCATES ORGANIZE
from Saturday Greeley Tribune)
Judge G. n. Bradfeld and h. 4.
Harbaugh Of Greeley Attend
Meeting in Interest Of Larger
Representation in Legislature.

radO. generally referred to as the
agricultural counties OF the state
assembled at Akron Thursday to dis
cuss ways and means II securing rec
ognition Of the re-aprortionment bill
which was left on the table during
the last session CT the state assembly.
Attending from Weld county were
District Judge George H. Bradfeld
and Representative II. H. Harbaugh
Senator T. T. Wilson OF Greeley. who
had planned to make the trip. was
unavoidably detained thru press OF
business
Delegates from the sycral coun-
ties before adiourra a:ent formed what
will be known as the Colorado Re-
apportionment association for the
purpose OF initiating a re-apportion
ment bill at the coming general cleo
tion.
II was also virtually decided at the
meeting that the bill arleady worked
out by the Farmers Educational and
Cooperative Union OF the state will
be followed with certain features
added which appeared in the bill,
introduced in the last assembly b.
Senator T. T. Wilson of Weld county
II the Farmers union re-apportion
ment bill is initiated, the people Of
the state will be asked to group the
sixty-three counties OF the state AMI
fix the number Of senators and rep
resentatives as follows:
Senate
Denver. o; Ell Paso, 2; Pueblo, 2;
Weld. 2: Boulder. /: Larimer, /;
Las Animas, 1; Mesa. 1; Aarpahoe
and Elbert, 1; Jefferson and Douglas,
Il; Adams and Morgan L; Crowley
and Otero' /; Washington and Yuma,
/; Logan. Sedgwick and Phillips. 1;
Lincoln, Kit Carson and Cheyenne,
/: Kiowa. Bent, Prowers and Baca,
/; Teller, Fremont and Custer, l;
Huerfano and Ccstilla. 1; Alamosa,
Sagauche, Rio Grande and Conejos.
l.; GunnisOn. Delta and Chaffee, l;
Pitkin. Eagle. Lake. Park. Summit,
Grand, Gilpin, and Clear Creek, l;
Moffat, Routt, Rio Blanco, Garfield
and Jackson. 1; Hinsdale. Mineral,
Archuletta, LaPlatta and Montezu-
ma. L; Montrose, Ouray, San Miguel,
San Juan and Dolores, !.
Representatives
Denver, l6; Pueblo. 4; Weld. 4;
Fl Paso. 8; Las Animas and Baca, 8;
Larimer. 2; Mesa. o; Crowley and
Otero. 2; Lincoln. Kit Carson and
Cheyenne, 2; Boulder, q; Logan. /;
sedgwick and Phillips. /; Yuma. 1
Washington. L; Morgan, |; Adams,
/; Arapahoe. 1; Prowers. 1; Kiowa
and Bent. 1; Elbert and Douglas. l
Jefferson, Clear Creek and Gilpin, l;
Teller, Fremont and Custer, Q;
Huerfano and Costilla, /; Alamosa,
Sagauche and Rio Grande. 1; Cone
JOS, Archuletta, Mineral and Hins-
dale, L; Lake, Chaffee and Park. /;
Summit, Grand and jackson, /;
Routt and Moffat l; Rio Blanco. Gar
field and Eagle. 1; Gunnison and Pit
kin, i; Delta. L; Montrose and Ou-
ray, /; San Miguel, Dolores and
Montezuma. i; San Juan and La
Plata, l.
Judge BradfeM Speaks
Speeches emphasizing the neces-
sity Of initiating q re-apportionment
bill were made by District Judge
George Bradfield of Greeley; Repre-
sentative w. D. McGinnis Of Wray;
F. P. Cooley OF Akron, president Of
the Washington county chamber Of
commerce; Representative H. H.
Harbaugh Of Greeley; Isaac Pelton
of Akron, and T. H. Howard Of Dem
yer. Every speaker declared there
is no hope Of obtaining fair reap
portlonment by the general assembly
and urged, the invoking Of the ini-
tiative. The general assembly was
criticised for Its refusal to pass a re-
apportionment bill at the last regu-
lar session.
Reapportionment Important
Judge Bradfeld pointed out that,
II the people vote q constitutional
convention next November. the ap-
portionment Of senators will be Of
great Importance because under the
constitution the people will elect two
delegates to the convention for every
senator. He urged the farmers and
men Of eastern Colorado generally
to work and vote for the proposed