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Show overwhelmingly democratic in both brunches and that party elected ten out of the thirteen congressmen. Ohio in 18!)0 elected a republican state ticket by a fair plurality, and at the same time fourteen democrats and seven republicans republi-cans were setft to congress from that state. In Wisconsin the apportionment of lHiti was so outrageously unjust and so manifestly in conflict with the fundamental fun-damental law that the supreme court of that state ha declared it unconstitutional. unconstitu-tional. As for Michigan we have all heard of '-Michiganizing" and the villainous vil-lainous gerrymander in favor of democracy de-mocracy in that state, which work will soon be passed upon by the supreme court of the Wolverine state. As for the existing apportionment in Utah, it is as fair as any one that could hai e been decided upon, and it reflects credit upon tho body that made it. UEKK AM KL8EWHEBE. fctfini-occasionaliy the Herald wails about the legislative apportionment of L'tah made by the Utah commission ; last year. At the last general election ! in the territory, August last, the liberals liber-als polled more than oae-fourth of the votes east for legislative candidates and they secured just one-ihird of the membership of each branch of the legislature. legis-lature. But referimo; to democratic apportionments appor-tionments iu the states, how was it ami how is it in ludiaaa. Ohio, Wisconsin and Michigan under democratic manipulation':' manip-ulation':' In Indiana in 1888 President Harrison and feati republican state ticket carried the statt by a plurality of ''W. but tho legiaii' aire theu chosen was |