The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-03
A NEW DEAL.
How the Country WIN be divided into
Congressional Districts,
BY the Next ApportiOnment-Som Tn
teresting Speculafi0nA
Gains OF Congressms0 VIII be I'm tbs
South and New Western


Gains Of congreasmen win be in the
south and New Western
Prom the New York Times.
The completion of the tenth enumera.
ton OF the inhabitants of the United
States will be followed by a new appor-
tlonment OF the seats in the national
house of representatives. Those who
did not expect the remarkable increase
IN the population in some of the south
ern states, which has since been shown
by the returns of the census bureau, have
spoken IN very sanguine manner of
the advantage which the new apportion-
ment must bestow upon the Republican
party and the north.
II IS apparent that these gentlemen
have been mislead by their belief that
the increase in population in the south
ern states must be small. General Gar
held, IN one of his most effective speech
es, delivered at Cleveland, lead his hear
ers to hope that the neY appOrtionment
would bring heavy reinforcements to
the north and the Republican party
through the growth of the northwest.
WHAT SENATOR EDNUNDs SAID.
Senator Edmunds is reported as having
said, IN speech at Burlington, Vt,
October 90: AFTER the completion of
the census and the new apportionment
based upon it, the increase of population
In the west and northwest will be such
that If the Republican party remains
| now as il is, the party of fair play and
protection of home labor and equal
| rights, we will, two years hence, have 8
majority in any event"
Let US see what the results of the new
apportionment will be. The house OF
representatives now contains 293 mem.
| bers.
An examination of past apportion
ments and computation of percentages
show that the, relative strength of New
England has fallen steadily from % pei
cent. in 1870 to less than 10 per cent. in
1870; that the relative strength of the
four Middle states has gradually de
creased since 1920 from 80 per cent to
% per cent. in 1870; that the southern
states, aided by
THE ADMISSION OF TERRITORIES
to the westward have been more slowly
but none the less surely, relinquishins
their power, falling from As per cent il
1900 to 348 per cent. IN 1860, and thai
the marvellous growth of the west nortl
of Mason and Dixon's line, including
Missouri for the purpose of classifying
with the Southern states, has rapidly
swollen its power in the house of pc
cent. in 1910 to 81 per cent. in 1870
Is plain that New England and the Mid
die states must recede with each appor
tionment, and that the struggle for III,
highest per centage now lies between tn,
the south and west each of which sec
tions is expanding to the westward.
1t Is almost certain that the next ap
portionment, If the severely crIticiseG
returns from the south remain unchang
ed, the New England states will los
four representatives and the Middl,
states six, while the
SOUTH WILL GAIN THREE AND THE IVES
SEVEN.
The people of the northeast are nc
prepared for such new deal" as this
but the reports of the enumerators shoN
that it will demand their consideration
The population of several states ha
already been officially announced; i
some of the other states the totals hav
been reported by the enumerating officer
with sufficient accuracy for use in an az
portionmentc computation, and in the fe'
remaing states the totals have been est
mated with so much care that they wi
differ but little from the official return
| By an examination of these totals, th
D peculiarIties of the new appOrtionmel
can be foreshadowed with a good degrt
of certainty.
Let US suppose that, under the new al
portiOnment, the house will contain 2S
members, as it does now. 1t is NJ
probable that the number will be il
creased, for the body is already an I'll
wieldY one, and if we use 293 as a basi
the comparative growth of the sector
l.: and the gains and losses will be acc
: rately shown. Under the last apportio
+ ment, each state was allowed represe
q tatives in the ratio of one to 49,, 425 il
d habitants.
Il THE NEW RATIO
r will be one to little less than 1000
J. Each state secures certain number
e full districts, so to speak, and in eac
q state there remains fraction after div
ION, this fraction being less, of cOurs
q than the number which serves as bas
Is of the ratio. In the new apportionmel
> 273 numbers can be assigned to the fu
e district; then two more must be assignt
l. to Delaware and Nevada, neither
e which contains sufficient people for
II full district: after this there remai
9 eighteen seats to be assigned to the fra
lions. Having assigned these to Il
Is states having the largest fractions
= their order, the apportionment
If complete. The result is seen in the fl
9 lowing table, which also shows the nul
7. Der of representatives assigned to ea'
state at present: