The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-10-11
THE GRAND ARMY OF VOTERS,
The Voting Army Will Number Aoout H.
100000 This Year-HOw the S0vereigns
Are Divided Up.

The Voting Army Will Number ABOUT A.
OOO, 900 This Year-How the sovereigns
Are Divided Up.
The officials of the census office esti-
mate that the population has increased
about II per cent. since the census was
taken in 1880. Estimating the increase
of votes at the same ratio, it is found
that the number of male inhabitants 81
years of age and over in the United
States, emitting the territories, is in
round numbers IA, 900, 900. Ofthis num-
Der 9, 200, 900 are native white, 3, 500, 900
foreign born. and 1, 500, 900 colored. New
York has 600, 900 foreign born males over
p years OF age. Next in the list come
Illinois and Pennsylvania, with 1000
each Ohio, fourth in the list of foreign
born voters, having but 200, 900 foreign
born citizens over 81 years OF age. Wis
being but a fraction below 200, 900. Mass
achusetts and Michigan have nearly 200,-
900 each California, Iowa, Minnesota,
and Missouri about 10000 each. The
state with the largest number of colored
voters is Georgia, which has nearly $780,
900 males above u years of age. Mis-
sissippi has nearly as many, and Virginia
has 10000. Taking the doubtful states
in their alphabetical order, Connecticut
has sc, 600 foreign voters out of popu-
lation of 200, 900. Probably considerably
more than so per cent. of the foreign
voters of this state are Irish. Florida
has about 70, 900 voters, of which nearly
one-half are colored, and 900 foreign
born. The foreign born vote of Florida
is largely Cuban. Illinois, which it has
pleased some one to speak of as doubt
full state, has over $1,000 voters, of
which 800, 900 are foreign born, and 49,
900 colored. Among the foreign born
citizens of Illinois the Germans and Irish
are about equal in numbers, with
sprinkling of Norwegian, French, and
Italian. Maryland, which has been spok-
en- of as possibly doubtful state, has
$50, 900 voters-50,O 900 Of them coiored,
and 40, 600 foreign born. Massachusetts,
has $50, 600 voters-about 100, 600 of them
foreign born, and 6, 900 or 1000 colored.
| The majority of foreign born citizens in
that state are Irish. In New Jersey
there are $50, votes-10,000 colored
and 100, 900 foreign born-probably more
| than 80 per cent. Of the foreign element
| being from Ireland. New York has l.
500, 900 voters, 100000 being foreign
| born-the majority, of course, from the
| Emerald Isle. There are also in that
state over 90, 900 colored voters. North
Carolina has in its 10000 voting popu-
lation 100 900 colored voters. South Car
DINA, which has 225, 900 voters, has 1885,
600 colored and 4, 900 foreign born. Ohio,
out of 900, 900 voters, has 200, 600 foreign
born and nearly %, 900 colored. The
large majority of the foreign born ele-
ment of Ohio is, of course, German.
Pennsylvania has 1,0O0,00 about $780,
000 of them being of foreign birth and
| p, 900 colored. Tennessee, which has
$50, 900 voters, has about 10000 colored
voters and 10000 of foreign birth. Vir-
gnia has, out of $4,000 roters, lac, 200
colored and 10000 of foreign birth.
West Virginia has $50, 900 voters, 10000
of them foreign born and 1000 colored.
Wisconsin has over 100000 voters,
large proportion being Germans and a
considerable percentage Scandinavians.
The colored vote in Wisconsin is very
small, being no more than 1000 out of
the 400,0 900 voters in that state. The
state with the smallest number of voters
is Nevada, which, supposing it to have
increased double the general ratio, will
have in this election less than 40, 900
voters, while Delaware, has but $4,000,
Oregon 20, 600, and Rhode Island little
over 5000.