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THE SUPERSUMERARY MEMBERS. The loco To-
cos in our Legislature have got into rather an
un pleasant dilemma. For political effect last
Summer it was thought expedent to denounce
the apportionment law of last session as unconst-
utonal, monstrous, every thing that was bad
Their newspaper writer's, especially in York and
Oxford, agreed in this, and excted their political
friends to such degree that in some ofthe " dis
franchised towns" meetings were held and men,
bers chosen to the Legislature, who expected to
get their seats of course if their party had maor-
ity. This had a fine effect last September but
it makes some trouble now. Those who raised
this breeze did not intend to carry the joke so
far. They only intended it sort of ''tea and
and coffee " business, to gain votes by temporary
deluson and excitment. They did gain some
votes These they wanted. And they gained
three supornumerary members from Oxford
These they did not want at least for any other
purpose than to get an Oxford Speaker, for all
these men were political veterans.