Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-04-04
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PRIZE BANNER.
To THE wHIGs Of THE q. STATES

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SER, to b. presented to such >isle Dele.
CATION Maryland escep,ed) in the fowss
Mems Whsg Natioaal Contention OF sati-
/ fcation, 10 asse,shIe in Baltimore on
| Thmsacy, tie second day Of May, ls4s, as
shall on that occasion haze the proportion
ably largest number in attendance, hsv-
ing N view The Wing population Of the
several States as tested by the Presidential
election Of 1910, and their respective dis.
tsnees from this city," respectfully inform
their Brother Wings throughout the Union
that the agreeable duty thus assigned to
them is now nearly completed. A banner
is IN preparation, which the COMMITTEES
have endeavored TO make worthy of the
occasion, worthy alike OF the donors and
Of the gallant Wings who are to be the sue
cessiu competitors for its possession. Il
will bear upon lis font an admirable like
ness of him upon whom the eyes OF the
Union are now fixed in hope and e1pecta.
ton, and who. has always been Ito use the
words of the motto upon our Banner) an
all assaults, our surest signal" 1t will
DO supported by an ASH STAFF, cut st
our request by the hands of HENRY CLAY
himself from the soil Of ASHLAND.
1t is the object ofthis address to invite
on behalf Of the Wings of Baltimore, An
earnest and energetic competition among
the Wings of the several States for the
possession of this Banner. The Commit-
tee fatter themselves that in:rinsically it
will not be unworthy Of regard-but they
feel assured that hereafter it will possess
far higher value, as the memorial Of an
occasion hallowed by The interchange of
wholehsarted fellowship among Brothers
of the same political faith, and which, FOR
the importance of the transactions there
enacted, and the benefits resulting there.
from, will be entitled to perpetual COM
memoraioD.
The Committee desire also to state in
advance the principles upon which the
/ Banner will be awarded. twill be obser
we'd, that by the terms Of the resolution
under which the Banner has been prepar.
ed, it is to be presented to the proportional
bly, largest State Delegation, haring in
ctec The Wing uote Of ls40 and The rela.
tire distance from The City Of baltimore.
The first particular ofthe calculation,
(the Wing vote,) has been easily ascer
tanned, except in the case Of two States,
South Carolina and Rhode Island. In
South Carolina, the Electors are elected
by the Legislature, and there has never
been test vote by the people. 10 Rhode
Island, under the old Constitution, which
has been altered since the las, Presden-
tal election, the qualifications Cor suffra ge
were SO limited as to reduce the vote be-
low that of Delaware, although Delaware
is entitled to but half her representation in
Congress. Under these circumstances
the vote Of 1910 being manlestly an IN.
lalr test, the Committee have determined
to leave the question open, IN reference to
Rhode Island as well as to South Carolina,
until more definite information can be had
direct from some of their Wing friends in
those States. They were desirous Of OBJ
tanning the necessary particulars before
the issuing OF this address, and had post
poned II Tor that purposes: but the Cd of
May being now so neal at hand, they
deem il advisable 20 defer its issue no long
er. Before the meeting Of the Conven-
lion, they will endeavor to adop.a RUE
which will be Just alike to the gallant
Wings OF the TWO States named, and to
those of other States.
To determine the relative distances
from Baltimore of the several States, the
Committee have come TO the conclusion
that the iairest and most equitable gener
! al Ia thax -, I'll, he NJ
route to the capital of each State, and TO
make the Post Office books the standard
Upon this basis the calculation is as fol.
lows: Make Delaware the starting point.
Her Wing population is 1867 -Dover,
her capital, is so miles from Baltimore.
| The delegation from each other State
should be either larger or smaller than
that from Delawnr", in proportion To its
greater or less Wing population, with
I propotouab'e reduction for an increased
distance, OF proportonable addition for
a decreased distance. Thus:
Tho Wing population Of New Jersey is
1881, which is $50 per cent. Of that Of
Delaware. Therefore for every 100 dele
gates sent by Delaware, If the distances
were equal, New Jersey should send $50
But the distance from Delaware being on
! ly 63. 40 per cent. Of that from New Jersey
(Which is l26 miles, New Jersey would
required TO send only 63.49 per cent Of
the number she must otherwise send. that
is, 6349 per cent. Of $50, which is 800.
Adopting This method of calculation, the
committee have prepared the following ia
bic for their government in making the
ward.
The first column gives the Wing popu-
laiinn as tested by the vote of 1910.
The second column gives tho distance
from Baltimore to the CAPITAL Of each
| State.
| The III I'd column gives the proportion
which the Wing population ofeach State
bears to that Of Delaware.
The fourth column gives the proportion
which the distance from Delaware bears
to that from each other State.
The fifth column gives the number of
delegates from each State required to E.
quail one hundred delegates from Delaware,
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