The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-12-08
should There Be Another Census ?


ans as given out by the Census Bureau, Wash
iugton. The populations Of Queen Anne's,
Cecil and Hartford counties, according to the
figures. have decreased since 1890, and the
nopulations of Anne Arundel, Charles, Kent,
Montgomery, Prince Georges, St. Mary's
and Washington counties have so increased
as TO entitle each to an additional member OF
the House of Delegates. 1t may be only
coincident. or it may not, that all of these
counties. with the exception of Montgomery,
are Republican, and four of them IN Sidney
Mudd's congressional district.
The population of Hartford county has de-
clined to IS, 1863, shrinkage since 1890 OF
629. The Hartford Democrat shows that on
the registered vote of the county, and count
ing one vote to At of population, the census
ought to have shown population OF $1,000.
The population Of Carroll is announced to
be 81, $50. The registered vote Of Carroll Is
9.155. and both political parties have always
been active in purging the lists OF dead and
removed voters, and were particularly SO this
fall. On the ratio of one voter to every a OF |
population. an accepted ratio, the population
of Carroll is Al, 1877, and according to the |
Constitution Carroll is entitled to an addi-
t;onal member of the House Of Delegates. |
At the late election 1888 votes were cast, ana |
if apply the recognized ratio OF voters to
population, the population would be Sf,oZl.
II i manifest. then, that the census figures for
Carroll are far from correct. 1t is wrong by |
ahout 4. 900. according to the vote cast, and
wrong by over I, 800 upon the registered vote.
Section 4, of Article 3, of the Constitution
says;
Sec. l. As soon may be after The taxing ana .R
annmeration Of the population Of TINS STATE, uil-
der the Authority thereof there shall Dc an Pp3r
tioument of representation IN the HOUSE q De i
-atas 10 be made on the following basis 10 WI;
Each of the several counties of the STATE having
nonnlation OF eighteen thousand souls O. less shSli
nfitisd TO two Delegates; and every county hAv-
ing a population of over eighteen thoasane anu
less than twenty-eighs thousand SOUS s,a' ~ 81,
n nopulation Of tweuty-eight thousand aha les
Ghan forty thousand souls, shall be entitled 10 tour
20 foStv thousand and less than ttty-hve thousand
sous shall he entitled TO i've lielcsatts and ever!
county having population 81 nity-hNv Hsuu 49,
sonts AMI upWaris shall be entitled 10 SIX Dele
osfes and no more; and each OF the three Lystsa-
five districts Of the City of Baltimore shall . en-
49, ~ me humber Of Delegates TO which the
largest county shall or may De enuli'u' "u'ei ''e
aforegOsg superintendent
Section 8. Of the same Article says
Sec. s. Immediately AFTER the taking and publish
ing the next National Census OF after any seSte emu
msratfon Of population aforesaid, II shall Dc the
duty OF the Governor, then being, 10 arrange me
REPRESENTATION in said House OF Delegates, I'D ac-
en-sasnca WITH the apportionment herein provided
for. and 10 declare 6y Proclamation the number %
Delegates 10 which Cd, County. and the Glty 81
lnent: and after every National CENSUS taefa.tteI
~ as,y state enumeration % population. tbs re
shall he a
the time being, make similar adlistmeat o. Rep
resentation and 10 declare the sane ny ffociAiAH-
ton, as aforeSAla
II will be observed that the Governor must,
Immediately after the taking and publishing
Of national census. issue proclamation an
noupeine the number of delegates 10 which
each county and the city Of Baltimore are
entitled Under this provision OF the Cousti-
Triton Governor Smith viii have to accepithe
federal census figures. But sections aud 5
both refer to a state enumeration, which may
be made by authority Of the state, and should
such enumeration Of population be made, the
Governor must by proclamation announce the
number Of Delegates to which each county
and the city Of Baltimore IS entitled under
such enumeration. In view of this II Is
matter to be considered whether or not the
next General Assembly of MARYLAND should
provide for state enumeration Of the inhab-
itants.
lisa little singular that Charles county,
with no large towns and no manufactures,
should increase in population from 1890 TO
1900 3. Us. aud St. Mary's should Increase
2-SI7, under ike conditions, while Cecil loses
l.ls9 and Hartford $40, both counties having
numerous thriving towns and villages and
many industries.
The increase in Prince Georges IS s-sls
and in Anne Arundel nearly 1900. These
are large when the decline in the populations
of Cecil and Hartford are considered, and the
alleged facts the increase in Carroll IN the
past decade has been but ,424 aud in Fred
erick but 24Os. The census figures fo7 Aane
Arundel and Prince Georges may or may ao'
be omen to objection, but certain il Is that
those for Cecil. Hartford and Carroll are.
Cecil east 6,063 votes a The election last
month. and this would Indicate population
of q. 2ss. Il is likely five hundred persons
in the county entitled to vote did not DO SO.
and the population is far %bcve $500. and
the county is entitled 10 another member ol
the House of Delegates.
The increase ia the representation IN tbs
counties Of Anne Arundel, Prince George ;,
Charles and St Marys IS unfair to the resi-
of the state. particularly 70 the counties having
large white populations aud large agricultural
and business interests A majority Of the IL
= FsA...i-.. ,~.,,,.t,. - N..rraas TIL
colored registered vote there in 1899 was 2
O67. 1853 greater thau-the registed white vote
The registered eolored vote Of Anne Aruude
last year was 3.324, OF Prince Georges 2,66.
and Of ST. Mary's I,sl7. These counties arr
under Republican rule and in the House o
Delegates they viii hereafter have afteel
members. In all these four counties the whit
Republicans do not humber over 500 am
the white Republicans control Legislative nom
nations, and these in turn are bossed by Sid
new Mudd. The white registered vote o
Cecil, Hartford and Carroll counties is 20, 100
and these will have but u representatives il
the House of Delegates against Is for the IA,
OILS registered white voters OF Anne Arundel
Prince Georges, Charles and St. Mary's
There are some colored voters in Carroll
Hartford and Cecil, bnt Anne Arundel alon
has more than all three combined. Aud whe
il comes to the white vote, the white Republ
cans of the upper tier of counties are far 81
perior in character and intellect to those {
Southern Maryland, have greater interest
their counties and the state and are more il
terested in tax rates and economical govern
ment.
The total registered vote of Anne Arnnd'
in 1899 was 8, 1928, and of Carroll 9,073, ye
eight months later the population of Ann
Arundel county is given at 40,0ls. just
more than sufficient to give her another mem
Der of the House Of Delegates, while The poI
ulation of Carroll, with $50 more registere
voters, is given at 80, $50. Manifestly iher
are errors in the enumerations of both CAIRO
and Anne Arundel, as well as in some half
dozen other counties, and il is matter of Sc
r;ous consideration whether or not the neH
General Assembly should order a state enum
Grafton. Great inequality of representatio
will result under the federal census, and sma
-. Ill have undua waiOhf in the HOus