The sun., 1900-11-07
STAR or EMPIRE HALTS.
No Increase In the Vests Political Influence
shown by the Census.

II has long been the notion Of many voters
in the East that through the movement of popu-
lation westward the seat OF political power
would he removed TO- II not beyond, the Mis~i--
sippi. and twenty years ago. In advance ot the
Federal census OF 1850, plan was seriously
considered hv many sanguine Western per
sons To astatc for the removal of the national
capital Ia st. Louis on tho ground that tina.
city ls much nearer the geographical centre o'
the country than Washington. This years
census was expected Ivy some people TO make
an especially great alteration in the repre-
seNtation OF States.
The census figures show. however. that any
Eastern fear Of enlarged Western proponier-
ancc l. unnecessary. The West has gained
much in wealth and population. but the East
has been gaining. too. and when the present
Electoral College Is reconstructed on the basis
ul the recent census II l. li.tlc likely tn ,,iNo
any one part - the country = larger propor-
Tomato representation thnn VI" present one
There are ttiS year ~ electors and If the basis
Of Representation for torgTeS>nen, nov Ia
Nl', il iuCrra- sd ~ It J, probable that 1t will
be. 20 iO5,n1 the total number ~ electors will
be ~? irrcspe'tGv" ~ 'hn'c accorded 20 any
present Territory admitted as State.
present tho three States Nflch will make tho
Target gains ia electoral rcure-entation Will
he, New York. TeyaA and Ilinoi, New York
will he Increased from 30 electors 20 20. Texas
from Is 10 le, and Illinois from - to -. a gain
Of three each These three States are in df-
ferc.it parts of the country COuSpicuoIsy and
tho enllr yed Tepr '-ont alton of any Of them
will be drawn rather from States in the West
than from states Ia the East
Thus NebrlShs, which now has " lectorA
will on the basis Of the census have only ::
Kansas, which las 10 ~ present, will only
have y. and idaho. oregon. Wyoming. South
Dakota. Nevada and Montana viii retgin their
present representation. Kentucky, T"nreS-
see ohio and Indiana will retain their pre.-
cnt representation without an increase. SO
will Iowa. Michigan and MARYLAND
California aud Mississippi will gain Elector
necticut /: Florida. l, Louisiana. Mas-achu-
se,ts. I. Missouri, l. North Carolina. West
virginia /. Washington, |, and Wisconsin, i
a very genera! distribution on geographical
lines uf the increased representation through
the growth - population Aiab.Ta. Georgia
and South Carolina viii retain .hsr present
nc,rhe:.hir Maine ani Virginia viii lose /
each. Arkansas vii! gan
In all I'M, there j. absolutely nothing Ia
indicate any ENLARGED representation for any
part of tho country beyond what i II now.
and those who hav" been ~ the opinion that
New York : supremacy was seriously challenged
hv tho new census lind "a" error of their proph-
cry ia tie fact thai 10 State VIII gain larg'r
num- ..tst' ION in tho next electoral college
than New York, while the three states which
rr. politically tributary T. New York all gain
too New Jcrscr, E.cctor,. Pennsylvania. 2.
and Connecticut.
What dciu0, lo--"- in representation there are
10 b" found nrein no West N vhTt va formerly
Cac' the prairie region, TIE belt ni States which
took NJ, most act .yrlv ten wears d2p tho support
of pupulis'n ard have suffered in popu atior.
wealth. Development and political influence
in consequence