National Republican., 1884-09-13

The Voting Army VIII Number About
1l,OO0,OOO This Yenr-IIow the Sow
creIRns Are Divided UP.

The Voting Army VIII Number About |
Il,OOO, 900 Tbis Year--IIow the Sow
ereIgns Are Divided Up.
The officials Of the census office estimate
that tho population has increased about
12 per cent. since the census was taken
in 1880 Estimating the increase of votes
at tho same ratio, IL is found that the
number Of male inhabitants 81 years Of
age and over in the United States, omit
ting the territories, is in round numbers
14,OOO Ol0. of this number 100000 are
native white, 3,5OO0O0 foreign born, and
t,5OO, 900 colored. New York has 100000
foreign born males over 81 years of age.
Next in the list come Illinois and Penn
sylvania, with 1000 each; Ohio. fourth
in the list Of foreign born voters, having
but 200, 900 foreign born citizens over II
years Of age. Wisconsin has nearly rs
many, the number being but fraction
below 100000. Massachusetts, and
Michigan have nearly 100000 each;
California, Iowa, Minnesota, and
Missouri about 13O,00 each The state
with the largest number of colored voters
ia Georgia, which has nearly l50 900 males
above 2l years of age. Mississippi has
nearly as many, and Virginia has 10000.
Taking the doubtful states in their al
phabetical order, Connecticut has $4,000
foreign voters out of population OF
| 100000. Probably considerably more
| than 80 per cent. Of the foreign voters of
this state are Irish. Florida has about
| 10000 voters. of which nearly one-half
are colored, and 1000 foreign born. The
foreign born vote of Florida is largely
Cuban. Illinois, which it has pleased
some one to speak Of as doubtful state,
has over $4,000 voters, of which 100000
are foreign born, and $1,000 colored.
Among the foreign born citizens of lin-
nois the Germans aud Irish are about
equal In numbers, with sprinkling of
| Norwegian, French, and Italian.
| Maryland, which has been spoken of as
possibly doubtful state, has 100000
voters--5O, 600 of them colored, and 1000
foregn-born. Massachusetts, has $50, 600
voters--about 10000 of them foreign
born, and 5000 or 1000 colored. The
majority of toreign-born citizens in that
state are Irish. In New Jersey there are
10000 votes-10,000 colored and 100000
eign-born-probably more than 90 per
cent. Of tho foreign element being from
Ireland. New York has 100000 voters.
600 900 being foreign born-the ma ajority,
OF course, from the Emerald Isle. There
are also in that state over 10000 colored
voters. North Carolina has in its 300, 900
voting population 10000 colored voters.
South Carolina which has 22j,O00 voters,
has l25,0o0 colored aud 1000 foreign
born. Ohio, out of 100000 voters has
100000 foreign-born and nearly $4,000
colored. The large majority of the
foreign-born element of Ohio is, OF
course German. Pennsylvania has 1000
600, about 800, 900 of them being of foreign
birth and $4,000 colored. Tennessee
which has 100000 voters, has about 10000
colored votes and 10000 of foreign birth
Virginia has, out of $4,000 votes 10000
colorod and 10000 of foreign birth. West
Virginia has 100000 voters, 10000 of them
foreign born and 1000 colored. Wisconsin
! has over 100000 voters, large proportion
being Germans and considerable per.
, centage Scandnavians. The colOred
vote in Wisconsin is very small, being NJ
moro than 1000 out of the 400 900 voter
in that state. The state with the small
est number of voters is Nevada, which
supposing it to have increased double thu
general ratio, will have in this election
/, less than 10000 voters, while Delaware
has but $4,000. Oregon 10000, and Rhodt
/ Island little over 10000.