The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-04
The German Vote.

! IN 1871 there were IN the United States
2,7S4, Ss4 foreign born and 4.O66,6 native
German-Americans, making their total
population $751;, 564
| The States having the largest German
! American population, were in 1890: Ohio,
! 6l2, 444; Indiana, 3ss, 1856; Illinois, S01,574
Michigan, 316, 757; Wisconsin, 626 030; Min
nesota, 27S, 063; Nebraska, 163 ,67j; Ken
lucky, 103, 222; Kansas, 124.65S.
According TO present estimates of popu-
| lation. there are now in the country some
| 5000, 600. an increase during the decade
of about q per cent. II the increase among
the German-Americans has been as much
as 20 per cent the German-American pop
ulation of the States mentioned is approx
imately: Ohio S07 600; Indiana. 321, 900;
Illinois. 962 900; Michigan, $50. 900; Wis
consin, 7j1, 600; Minnesota 335 ,000 Ne
braska, 296, GOO; Kansas, 150, 600; Kentucky
I24 COO
In 1886 Ohio. Indiana. and Illinois polled
at least % per cent of their entire popIla-
tion. something entirely unprecedented
The usual ratio on a full vote has been
one vote 10 every five people, and this. it
is said, will be conservative proportion
by which to estimate the German Ameri-
can vote of 1900. On this basis the Ger
man-American vote of the nine States
would be as follows: Ohio, 161, 400; Indiana,
el.200; Illinois, 1872. 400; Michigan, 76, 600;
Wisconsin, $50. 200; Minnesota, GS. 800; Ne
braska, $1,000; Kansas, 10000; Kentucky.
a SOC
1t is estimated that in 1896 Mckinley and
Hobart received 80 per cent OF the Ger
man vote. The returns of 1896 show that
a change Of 1000 votes would have
changed the result in Ohio: Indiana. with
chanse OF 5000. would have been Demo-
cratic; illinois. - GOO; Wisconsin, 80. 600;
Mlehisan, 5000; Minnesota q 600 The
Germans had the balance of power in
Maryland and Kentucky.
IL Is said that the brewery interests are
against the Administration for commercial
reasons. The War Department recentIv
increased the tariff on beer imported into
Cuba "a cents a hectoliter, or from So &c
to 81. This increase, in connection with an
advance in the freight rates on malt
liquors shipped to Cuba from AZ cents to
- cents q hundred pounds recently insti-
tuted by the Southern steamship compa-
mics. threatens. it is said, to destroy the
trade Of American brewers with the island
Situation in Illinois
Reports received at headquarters from
central Illinois are that the outlook for the
party continues to brighten. John W.
Leonard, Democratic candidate for Con-
man Of the Dupage County Democratic
Committee, has announced TO the party
managers that the Democrats are united
and are preparing to cut down the big nor
mai Republican majority in that district,
and that all the Democrats who strayed
four years ago have returned TO the fold.
c. b. Miller, Chairman of the Ford
County tlll.) Democratic Club, has report
ca that all the Democrats in that county
a a NtsaN
the Democratic National ticket.
Roy +. Hail. Chairman OF the Douglas
County tIll) Democratic Club, says that
the Republican majority on State aud ma
tional tickets VIII be reduced.
The reports from Indiana are that there
Is decided languor among Republicans
in that State. though the Democrats
are alert and cheerful. Ex-Representative
Brookshire. who Is frequent visitor at