The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-02
ELECTIONS IN THE SOUTH.


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Blaine said hat Mr.. Mcdonald dem,
Indiana,) had questioned the right oil
Rhode Island, casting only $4,000 votes,
to two Representatives in the House,
while the average basis OF representation
in other States was about $1,000. Mr..
Blaine said he had, on the contrary, found
the average vote in the Congressional dis
tricts Of the Northern States to be 26,Sl0,
and in the South 1858. In 1878 the
Northern States polled 4,OO7, SAG votes,
electing 1S3 Representatives, and the
Southern States elected 1O5 represents
tives by u vote Of l,9B4,+4l. The figures
showed that the minority in Congress rep.
resent from 100000 to 100000 more votes
than do the majority.
Mr.. Blaine gave several instances in
North Carolina where the present Demo-
ocratic members were chosen by q vote
far less in number than the Republicans
cast in the same districts two years ago,
when ONE protection was afforded to
voters. He pointed out that in the South
there were only t~hirty-three districts
where the votes cast exceeded 10000, and
the remaining seventy-Lhree all were be-
low $4,000, and in some places below
5000. In the North seventy.seven dis
triCts cast more than 10000 votes each,
and in only two districts was the aggregate
below 5000. He left this wide difference
to be explained by Southern Senator's.
Hc read figures showing that in twelve
named southern districts the-e was al as-
gregate vote Of only 5S,542, while the
whole State Of Nebraska had but one Rep.
~resentative, though casting over $4,000
votes-nearly as many ms these districts
represented by twelve men. Other in
stances were given showing similar in
equality OF apportionment.
Mr.. Salisbury Dem, Dell asked il
this apportionment was not made on the
basis Of 1870, established by the Republic
can majority in Congress.
Mr.. Blaine-Yes, sir.
Mr.. Saulsbury-Then you ought not 10
complain Of the acts OF your own party.
Nj. Blaine-They did it on the pre-
sumption that the votes to which the
Representatives were appOrtioned would
be allowed to be cast-a presumption since
shown to he idle and baseless.
Mr.. Blaine asked Mr.. Hill (Dem., Gal
to explain how it was that certain districts
in Georgia in 1876 cast a larger Republican
vote than the whole vote cast in 1878,
when there seemed to be no Republican
votes cast,
Mr.. Hill said those facts on'yy applied to
districts where there was no opposition
candidate.
Mr.. Blaine-Why was there no oppost.
ton when the Republicans were In the
majority?
Mr.. Hill-Because nobody else chose to
run. II the Senator wants me to ans'ver
his %insinuatiOns that there were means
brought to bear by which anybody was
prevented from running who wanted to
run, or anybody prevented from voting, |
simply say his %insinuations are utterly
without foundation in fact and have no
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