The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-01-06

elected by only go pdjority. Gu.
mutation would have given twosfegu-
lars md two Independents.
Anderson GAS. 1884 independent
and l,762 republican votes, and
elected tbreo independents. But
had tho fotmer consolidate three
votes eaeh on one cundidats, he would
have rccoi;,d $3.50 votes while too
independents would havc received
each 1851 votes and the delegation
w,u:d Ii we stood une esu!ar t" t""
independents. Bat shnali thr !nIe'
pe'."str< Na.Esopo,nyaatta u '"ll siok'
ct, c"N. S'a'd hays lro,ived, but
1881 w c., ,whiioi rshe .Ecglla's
oc".i have ill.," quo Candidates
2 CAB ,u.t Up 'eAeh, an oAIa'ued q
In jointly Of tha avlvEs.io". Tins
w>uid be u chez !. oil the r.ajoiit. ,
keeping ,le,n in.ju't, limits for fear
Of giving Grsuler Representation 10
the minority IL ty cndcavo. ing 70 gra p
too much for thelpselve>. Balhwcll
which Nvw sen is ! rosulars, would
have ssut independently. DaAufo t
would h.vs Aeu, 5 rcpuLlic"us to 2
indie 2cadca.,s, ., :, r, ).
Charleston acuda"!8 delegates. II .
vote stood II .465 independents TO
s,srs regulars, or .muylubly i"g By l$,
stool 2tG,3 to 1853, ,43.l. /. Ten Jude:
pentcnts would 1nve received ear,!
20 G37 votes, and eight B,wcni cs
lG,Stoc,,h. lIud tie 70 mc, nou
at,d :wtlve Candidates, the latter
eou':l have elected nine, and the
delegation you'd he 9 to g instral .,
10 toS.
Chester, FriaslA, Georgetown,
shaw, Newberry aud Williams
burg would nave o.c!. elecsel two
republicans and one opposition
BarnwclI, Darling, on, Laurons aud
RichIand, 3 RAIDS. and ! oppositi, n
each Go Teton, EAge6 Id and
O'angclu;g, 3 REGULARS to 2 orposi.
ton Aiko., Gr>cnv.l.e, Marion aud
York, 2 to Q; Anderson and Union
to2; spartanturg, | to 8, Chester.
fold, Lancaster, Lexington. and
Marlboro, ! to /; Pickens, copsor
va,ive. :. I. T..
In CIatendoW Horny, Oconee and
Sumter, the minority. would baye
been top small to secure any; repre-
sentutiou. Glary ndon Gas. 1877 regu.
lar and 1905 indepenqent votes
737 multiplied by 2 (the Representa-
tioh> gives only l,474 votes, not equal
to the unmultiplied vb.o Of the oppo.
sition.
In Cconec and IIorry tho minority
were also too weak to secure repre-.
tation even BY cumula,iou.
Su nter cast 4 ,09l independent and
75Sregu!ar votes. Multiplying 75s
by A, wo hsve only s,o32 as the
greatest possible strength of the mi
nority, one thousand less than that
received by each Of tho four epposi.
tion candidates.
TO rcoahisu'"te,; bq:h, part; es would
be Represented iu al but four coun.
ties under tho proposed sys en-.
AT present, in l9 COUNTIES, the ip.
dependento are net represented, or
only 20 by sufftrancr, and in IL,
republicans are not represented. In
the former, 33,5O6 independents, and
IN the latter 23.als republican voters
have no VOICE in the legislature.
That every minority should be
representedisa sound prinoipls, and
t'r this reason. VIC. ask CUMULATIVE
voting, whother We lose or gain Nv
it,.
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Let rs now eSamino the change
that would be effected: At present
the house stands, we believe, 81
me" bors elected by republicans, and
81 by Independent 8.
T. The estimate We .havo prepared
from "'E'nI calculation. gives, ty ,,cu.
mulation, G4 REPUBLICANS and 60 .op.
POSITION. Now by simple prcporti, D
we h'd that the ratio of Cham borlais, 3
vote, So,l34, to the whole vote, l49,-
ss'' 'si within, a fraction, tho ratio of
90 TO ,l24' or Mat ga. qctu;ql estimate
0y counties ,y'oes precisely the result ,..
9"i's" BY comparison ofths folai
vote i" the State.
we o4nuot pursue this suhjeot fur.
ther at present. Our article il nj.