Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-01
On Tuesday next important elections will be

On Tuesday next important elections will be
held in thirty-nine states. In many Of these
states constitutional amendments will be voted
on. as in Minnesota, where an amendment en-
powering the legislature to authorize q verdict
in SIX hours in civil cases is before the people.
Nebraska will consider amendments pro-
hibition and high license, Texas a railroad
commission and limiting the state tax, Massa-
chusetts whether pauper ex-Union soldiers
shall vote without payment Of poll-tax. State
officers and legislature will be chosen in CAL
ifornia, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware,
Florida. Illinois, Indiana. Kansas, Massachu-
seTts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri. Nebraska,
Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Caro-
lima, North Dakota, South Carolina. South
Dakota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West
Virginia and Wisconsin. Montana and New
Jersey elect a legislature. but no state officers
Ohio chooses minor state officers, but no legis-
lature. The states Of Idaho, Oregon. Maine
Vermont and Wyoming having already chosen
Congressman other states elect them follows:
Alabama 8, Arkansas 5, California 6, Colorado
], Connecticut 4, Delaware l, Florida 2, Georgia
10, Illinois 20, Indiana Is, Iowa H. Kansas
2, Kentucky IL, Louisiana G, Maryland 6, Mas
sachusetts IL, Michigan IL, Minnesota 5. Mis-
sissippi 7, Missouri IA, Montana l. Nebraska 8,
Nevada 1, New Hampshire 2, New Jersey T.
New York 81, North Carolina 8. South Carolina
2. North Dakota 1, South Dakota 2, Ohio 81,
Pennsylvania %. Rhode Island2. Tennessee TO-
Texas IL, Virginia 10, Washington l. West
Virginia 4. Wisconsin g. In the Fifty
first Congress after the unseating of O
number of democrats the republican majority
was 80. Both parties claim the Fifty
second Congress. A curious feature of the
tho ,It Oh 80
culation. No two calculations agree in either
party. Some democrats and some republicans
are content to claim small majority for their
respective parties. Others figure as high
as so or so. This, however, is fancy
work" The struggle is close with the signs
favoring democratic gains, reducing the re-
publican majority in the House to small
figure if it is not wiped out altogether.
The disappointment Of those who predicted
that the population of the United States would
reach 65.OOO,OOO is to some extent mitigated by
the facts in the case as stated by Superintend-
ent Porter. The first count of the present CEN
sus foots up the population. exclusive of whites
in the Indian territory, Indians on reservations
and Alaska, at 62. 4S0. $40. The increase of per-
centage between 1880 and 1890 is 2457. The
increase of percentage between 1870 and 1880
was 3O.OS. But the apparent reduction of per-
centage in the last decade from the rate in the
previous decade is explained by the gross de-
fciency in the census of 1870 in the southern
states. That census by giving greatly exagger-
ated increase between 1870 and 1880 affected ma
terially the increase in the republic at large
Mr.. Porter assumes, and he may be correct in
the assumption, that the true rate of increase
between 1870 and 1880 was not far from 25 per
ant and rhot
population was but IL less in the last decade
than it was in the one Immediately previous
This is fairly good showing. Mr.. Porter
states the general law to be that when not dis
turbed by war, pestilence, immigration, emf
grafton, ETC., the increase of population goes
on at a continually diminishing rate. The
natural rate of increase he finds to have been
since 1880 not far from IA per cent which
would give slightly over 10 per cent for immi-
grafton. The percentage of increase has stead
lily although not uniformly declined in each de-
cade. 1t sunk from 1896 in the first ten years
OF the century to 2S.02 per cent from 80 to 40.
and 25.6U per cent in 1Si0-1S5O. The natural
increase by the census OF 1860 was a. &C per cent
With the war period, observing the rule already
cited, the percentage sank to the lowest point
IA natural increase. q. So total
The republicans in Pennsylvania are picking
up confidence the conflict in that state
approaches the end. It has been fight
between a united democratic party and
divided republican party, the revolt against
Quay in the latter organization having assumed
startling proportions The anti-Quay move
ment has been directed especially against the
republican candidate for governor. and there
is the widest divergence in the estimates of the
aSr-1f in, he
republicans are now disposed to reduce the
democratic claims in the northwestern section
OF the state, and there is equally wide di-
ve-gence of claim to some other western
counties; for instance. Senator Quay promises
1900 for Delamater in his own county Beaver,
which the democrats say will give only 500
majority. In Fayetse and Westmoreland the
republicans concede Pattison 200 or 800.
whereas the democrats claim 1000 each. And
30 on. The great fight is in Allegheny and
Philadelphia In the former the Independent
movement is so strong as to absorb all the
work and direction of the campaign
The anti-Quay republicans here claim 5000
majority, which Is contested by republican
counter claim Of 1000 majority. Philadephia
Is disputed between democratic estimates of
5000 TO 10000 republi AN majority and repub-
hcan claims of $1,000 to $4,000. For the state
at large the figures vary in accordance with
the political preferences Of the fgure-makers
The republicans estimate that their majority
will range from % 900 to $4,000 on Delamater.
allowing 5000 republican majority outside
Philadelphia The democratic chairman claims
majority in the state Of 20, OO0 and their indie
pendent republican allies one of 80, 800. The
indications favor the election of Delamater by
largely reduced party majority.
THE STAR is pleased to announce on behalf
OF that amity, comfy and soforthity which
should exist between the states and territories
that the Hilton trophy, won by the matchless
niarksmen of the District n. G. at Creedmoor
a long time ago. has been finally received from
the safe deposit vault in Massachusetts,, where
IT was concealed. Several appeals have been
made for the trophy without avail, and our
matches marksmen we're training at short
range and if it had not come before next