Evening star., 1960-11-15
Four Counties
In Scramble for
Congress Scot
BY PAUL HOPE
Star Stan Writer

"A Daktle among Maryland'S
suburban areas for more voice
in Congress was shaping up
today with the official an
nouncement that the State will
get one additional congressman
as a result of the 1860 census.
Informed that the Census
Bureau today announced the
State would get an eighth seat
in the House of Representa-
tiveS, Gov. Tawes said redis-
tricting will be taken up at
the 1861 session of the State
Legislature. The Legislature has
the job of arranging congress
sional districts.
Gov. Tawes said:
Il naturally am highly graft
fled to learn that Maryland is
entitled to an additional Con-
gresham under the 1860 census.
Redistricting the State for eight
congressman is a matter for
the General Assembly to handle
at the coming session. Un-
doubtedly this will involve some
sizable problems and I haven't
given the matter enough
thought to comment on any
particular plan of redistricting."
4 Counties at Forefront
Seeking to benefit under the
redistricting will be Prince
Georges, Montgomery, Balti-
more and Anne Arundel Couns
ties.
These four, plus Baltimore
City, have approximately rs per
cent of Maryland's population.
Baltimore City benefited from
the last congressional redis-
tricting by getting a third Con-
gresham, so the city likely will
be out of the running for the
new seat.
Thomas B. Finan, Maryland
Secretary of State and chair
man of the State Democratic
Party, said today that what
ever the Legislature decides on
probably would benefit the
Washington suburban area.
Whatever is done should
take into consideration the
population of the suburban
areas" Mr.. Finan said.
Study Commission Probable
Mr.. Finan said Gov. Tawes
probably will appoint a study
commission to make recon-
mendationS to the Legislature.
But the big question will be
which area gets the most bene-
fit.
4 Prince Georges is in the 5th
district. an area containing ap-
proximately 100000 people. The.
district is among the top 10 in
population in the Nation.
Another suburban county,
Anne Arundel, which is closer
to the Baltimore area, also is
in the 5th district. The other
counties of the 5th district are
Charles. Howard, st. Marys
and Calvert. Nine precincts
in Baltimore City also are in
the 5th district.
Montgomery in 9Th
Montgomery County is in the
9Th district. another big one.
with a population of about
605,000. In this district also
are Washington, Frederick,
Allegany and Garrett counties.
With the Democrats in con-
! troll of the Legislature there
may be a move to separate the
Republican stronghold Of
Western Maryland from subur-
ban section of the 9Th district.
where Democratic registration
is high.
The 9th district has been
represented by Republican
Congressman for nearly 20
years, except for the term of
Democratic incumbent John
R. Foley. who lost last week to
| Republican Charles McC.
Matthias.
Baltimore County, biggest Of
the four suburban counties.
likely will be seeking benefit for
its area. This county of ap-
proximately a half-million now
is combined with Hartford and
Carroll Counties to form the
I'd district.
Here is a breakdown of the
estimated populations of the
present seven districts:
First (nine counties of the
Eastern Shore)-242,075.
SecQnd-619,956.
Third Baltimore City -
238. .698.
Fourth Baltimore City,
289.2I8.
Fifth-720,109.
Sixth-605,0l6.
Seventh Baltimore City, -
359.788,