Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-11
FACTS AND FIaJlEs
Pertaining to tho Prssldsatial EIec.
tioa.
THE FOREIGN voI,sa ELEMENT.
the DOUBTFUL STATES.

WASHINGTON, September l0.-ln view Of
the probable close vote in numbers Of States
in the coming Presidential election, some
facts and figures recently obtained here 10
garding the voting population OF thoss
States are especially interesting Just aow.
This is particularly the case in those States
where the foreign element the colored ele-
ment or any other special class Of voters
are expected to have much to do in turning
the scale one way or the other.
IncreAse Of Population.
The figures given here arc estimates Of
the number Of votes, based upon the actual
number Is shown BY the census, but in
creased by the rate Of growth which the
Census Office estimates has taken place
since that time. The officials Of the Census
Office estimate "unotfcially," that the pop
ulation has increased about twelve per
cent. since the census was taken. In est-
mating the increase Of votes at the same
ratio Il is found that the number Of male
inhabitants twenty-one years OF age ana
over in the United States, emitting tos
Territories, is in round number lt,0oo,ooo'
OF this number 1900, 900 are native white,
$500 900 foreign born and l,5oo'ooo col
Ored.
The Coiored Vote.
OF course the Colored vote is almost ex.
elu,ively Republican. IL is the foreign vote
which is this year attracting most attention.
The State having the largest foreign vote
is New York, winch has 100000 foreign.
born males over twenty-one years Of age.
Next in the lis, comes illinois aud Pennsyl.
vania. with 800, 900 each. A good deal Is
said about the German vote in Ohio, but in
fact il stands fourth in the the list oi for
eign-born voters, having but 100000 for.
ei9n-born citizens over twenty-one years OF
age. Wisconsin has nearly a. many, the
number being but fraction below zoe. 1000
each. California, Iowa, Minnesota and
Missouri about 10000 each. The
State with the largest number OF col
ored voters is Georgia, which has nearly
l5O, 900 males above twentyone yeau Of
age. Mississippi has nearly as many. and
Virginia has i5o,O 900. west Virginia has
q less number Of colorcd voters than 10 gen.
erslly supposed, the number being no more
than 1000 or 5000.
Doubtfal States.
Taking the doubtful States in their 70
spective order Connecticut has $4,000 for.
eipn voters out Of total population Of TO-
600. Probably considerably more than hfiy
per cent of the foreign voters OF this Stats
are Irish. Whether or not they are ior
Blaine this time o. has been claimed, can be
be better told after the election. This state
mcnt is intended to deal really with The
facts and not with questions ~ to how
different nationnlities will vote.
FLORIDA.
Florida. which il considered by some 10
be doubtful State, has about 10000 vot.
ers, of which nearly one.haf are eolorcd, aud
1000 foreign. born. The foreign born vote
OF Florida is largely Cuban, and 10 very un-
certain in its vote; usually, however. Demo
cratic. Illinois, which il has pleased some
10 sneak of MS a doubtful State, has over $780,.
600 voters, Of which 800, 900 arc hbreign
born, and $1,000 colorcd. Among The Tor
eign born cirizens Of Illinois the GernAns
and Irish are about equal in number, With 9
small sprinkling of Norwegian, French and
Italian. MARYLAND, which has been spoksa
of As possibly q doubtful State, has f6e0oe
voters; $4,000 Of them oolored and 10000
foreign born.
Massachusetts has $50. 900 voten-about
| 90 900 of them foreign born, and 5000 o.
1000 eolored. The majority Of forsigs
horn in that State ere Irish In New Jer.
sew there are 800, 900 voters-l0 900 cor
ored and 100000 foreign born. probably
more than Gi,y per cent Of the foreign ess-
ment being from ireland. New York has
800, 900 voters, COG. 900 being foreign boea
the majority, Of course, from the Emerald
ale. There arc also In that STATE over TO-
0OO colored voters. North Carolina has 10
It's 300. 900 voting population 10000 col.
orcd voters South Carolina, which has
!25. 900 voters. has l25, 600 colosed and T..
900 foreign born. Ohio. out OF 90o.00O
voters, has 10000 foreign born and nearly
25 900 eelored.
Ohis Gsrssns.
The large majority Of the foreignbors
element Of Ohio is Of course Gcfman.
PennsylysLis. although scarcely In the list
Of doubtful States, is worthy ofmsntioo 10
this connection because Il is the only oss
e,ceptins New York which has over l.0o0..
600. Il has 1000. 900, about 100000 Of
them being OF foreign birth, $4,000 colored
Tennessee. which has 100000 voters, hss
about 90, 600 eolored votes, 10000 Of for.
eign birh. Virginia has. oot Of $4,000
voter, l4O, 900 eo!osed and 10000 Of foreisn
birth. West yirgiais has 10000 voters.
o 600 Of them foreign born and 1000 col.
ored. Wisconsin has over 100000 votss. .
large proportion being Germans, and oOa.
siderable percentage Scandinavia. The
colored vote in Wisconsin is very small, be-
ing no more thss 1000 out ofthe 10000
voters in TIA, state. The state NTH The
smallest number Of voters u Nevada, Which
supposipg it 70 have lncre.s.d double the
general ratio, will have in this election lsss
Than 40. 900 voters. while Delaware has bat
10. 200. Osegoa 10000. Rhode Island q Gi-
lie over $1,000.