The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-02
The New Apportaonment.
PHILADELPHIA Press,

Inc passage OF Tue HOUSE AprortlOn- =
ment bill by the Senate Hxed the size
of the next House at 1926. The Repub-
lican party on the whole wins the odd
trick in the division; but it wins little
more, and no fsirer distribution of
Representatives has been made in our
history by Congress both of " hose
branches, rs well as the Executive,
were in the hands of one party. To the
present number of Representatives
thirty-two, over tentia, are added and
as three New England States-Maine,
New Hampshire and Vermont-whose
population has been for twenty years
stationary, each lose member, the
number Of members actually distribu-
ted is thirty-flve. OF these fifteen go to
Southern States and twenty to North
ern, the loss Of three making the net
gain of the latter seventeen; while as
between Republican and Democratic
districts the chance that the new
member in New York will be elected
by district south of Harlem River
and the new district in Virginia will
be Republican, leaves the balance be-
tween parties nearly equal, with gain
of from three to five members for the
Republican party, so that an election
as close in Congressional districts as
the last would leave the Republican
party with majority Of five to six
instead OF one.
The new Electoral College in 1884
and 1888 will have 40l members, and
the States which voted for Garfield will
cast 22e of these members, majority
of DO over the l73 votes cast by States
voting for Hancock, California being
placed in the Democratic column.
New York, Indiana and the South, 2Ia
votes, are still n majority of the
Electoral College; but New York, 8
small Northern state and the South
can no longer outvote the rest of the
Electoral College, as they have been
able to for generation. At the last
election, New York, New Jersey and
the South would have given Hancock
a majority. Nothing but the double
event of New York and Indiana going
together, with Solid South, can elect
Democratic President in future. ant
the Republican party can lose New
York and still carry the Presidency
But all such calculations are likely t.
be upset in the unstable politica
equilibrium of the day by break il
the South.
Ofimmediate political changes, how
ever, the most important is the larg,
number of elections-at-large whicl
this apportionment will make neces
sary next autumn. Texas, wlficl
gained five members, Kansas four
California, Michigan, Nebraska eacl
of which gains two members; Arkau
sas, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, gain
ing one each, must elect the nlenlber
added respectively on ticket. at-large
unless a special session of the Legisla
ture is called. South Carolina, TIVE
members, and Georgia and Kentucky
one of each, have Legislatures meeting
in the fall; but not in season to redis
trict the State before Congressman ar
chosen, unless special session il
called. or the number to be chosen b,
general vote, in the first list nine ar
certain to be Democrats and twelv,
Republican. The three Southern State
last mentioned will, of course, elec
Democrats. Iowa, Massachusetts,, Miss
issippi, Minnesota, New York, Ohi'
Virginia and Wisconsin have Legisla
lures in session to add district apiec
to their existing number; but a
there Is not much likelihood that Gov
ernor Cornell and Democratic Leg
islature will agree on new set O
districts, member-at-large will prob
ably be elected there next November
AS a State Legislature cannot b.
forced to lay out new districts, ther
is nothing to prevent these State
from going Oh electing a membe
or members-at-large until 1890, as Hi
nois did from 1860 to 1870 under pre-
.eisely similar legislation.
Lancaster, Pa, February 23.-Ater
rible accident occurred in this city abou
$50 last evening. A party of younl
Democrats became jubilant over tn
result of election yesterday, Hon, Johi
F. MacGonigle, Democrat Mayor, be
ing re elected, and celebrated the oc
casion by firing salutes from an ole
cannon. AT last too heavy a charg
was put I'm and the cannon exploded
A large fragment struck Frank Herzoj
in the head killing him instantly. ID
was twenty-three year old, and leaves
a wife and one child. Another frag
ment struck Peter, Roehrich, shatter
ing one leg. His injuries are fatal
Charles Greene and others were iniure,
less severely. Strange to say, Charlie
Dickel, who touched the cannon of
and those standing nearest, were no
injured. The injured men were som
distance off, Coroner Shiffer impan
nelled jury and held an inquest ol
Herzog's body.
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