The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-14
The Next AppOrtionment.
Frot he New York Times.

The Next AppOrtiOnment.
Frot A,he New York Times.
The complexion of the tenth enumeration
of the inhabitants of the United States will
be followed by new superintendent of the
seats In the national house of representatives,
Those who did not expect the remarkable
increase in the population of some of the
southern states which has since been shown
by the returns of the census bureau, have
spoken in very sangune manner of the ad-
vantsges which the new apportionment
must bestow upon the republican party and
the north 1t is apparent that these gentle-
men have been misled by their belief that
the increase in the population Of the south
ern states must be small. Gen. Garfield in
one of his most effective speeches, delivered
at Cleveland led his hearers to hope that
the new apportonment would bring heavy
reinforcement to the north and the repub
lican party through the growth of the north.
west. Senator Edmonds is reported as hsy-
ing said in speech at Burlington. VT, o.
census and the new apportioment based upon
it, the increase of population in the west and
northwest will be such that if the republican,
party remains as it now is the parties of
fair play and protection of home labor and
equal rights, we will, two years her ce,
have u majority in any event" Let
us see what the result of the new APP
portionment will be. The house of repre-.
examination of past appointments and
computation OF percentages shows that the
relative strength OF New England has fallen
steadily from % per cent. in 1890 to less than
10 per cent. in l870 that the relative
strength of the four middle states has gradu-
ally decreased suca 1920 from 32 per centto
70 p cont in 1870; that the southern states,
aided by the addition of territories t. the
westward, have more slowly, but none the
less surely, rellnquished their power, falling
from 40 per cent. in 1900 to 34S per cent. in
1861 and that the marvellous growth OF The
west, north of Mason and Dixon's line, ex-
GLIDING Missouri for the purpose Of classify
ing 1t with the southern states, has rapidly
swollen in power in the house from per
cent in 1910 To 81 per cent. in 1880. 1t is
that New England and the middle states
must recede with each apportiOnment, and
that the struggle for the highest percentage
now lies between the south and west, each of
which sections is expanding westward.
1t is almost certain that by thenext appor.
tionment, if the severely criticised returns
from the south remain unchanged, the New
England states will lose four representatives
and the mldd states six, while the south will
gain three ind the west seven. The people
OF the northeast are not prepared for such a
"new deal" Ms this, but the reports of the
enumerators show that it will demand th4ir
consideration. The population of several
states has already been officially announced;
in some Of the other states the totals have
been reported by 9 euumerating shcers
with sufficient accuracy use in an appor-
uonment comp .tation, and in the few re-
naming states the totals have been estimated
with so much care that they will differ but
little from the official returns. By nm exam
lnation ofthese totals the pecularites Of the
new app0rtiOnment can be fDreshsdlwad
with good degree of certainty. Let US
suppose tina under the new appur'ioument
the house will contain 293 members, as it
docs now, 1t is not probable that tho mum.
Der will be increased, for the body
is already an unwieldy one, and
if we use 293 as basis, the compare
tive growth of the sections and the gains and
losses i'll be accurately shown. Under the
last sppOrtOnmvHt each state was allowed
representatives IL the ratio of to l3l, 425 in
habitants; the new ratio will be to little
less than to 10000. Each state secures u
certain number of full districts, so to speak,
and in each state there remains fraction af.
ter division, this fraction being less, of course
than the number which serves as the basis
of the ratio. In the new apportion-
ment 1913 members can be assigned
TO the full districts; then two
more must be assigned to Delaware and Ne.
vada, neither of which contains sufficient
people for full district; after this there re-
mains eighteen seats TO be assigned to the
fractions, in their order, the apportionment
is complete. The result is seen in the follow
ing table, which also shows the number of
representatives assigned to each state at
present: