The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-11-07
FROM THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
From Our O,en Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 8, 1900.
(. The election aside, the most i'm
portant event during the past week
has been the announcement of the
census totals for the United States aud
for the several States, for on these will
be based the representation of the
States in Congress and in the electoral
college during the coming ten years.
or course the determination of the
total number of Congressman depends
entirely On Congress, which may make
it whatever it pleases. There is, how
ever, some reason to suppose that there
Will be an addition Of about thirty
members to the House, as this is the
least number possible that will not re-
Quire the representation Of any State
to be cut down. If this number is
adopted, the total in the House will be
367 an I the total electoral vote will be
At, necessary to g choice $50. Of the
increase Of thirty, the New England
States will get two, the east seven, the
middle west eight, the far west three
and the south ten. This phenomenal
increase in the South was not expected
and will certainly cause o renewal OF
the efforts to cut Gown the representa-
tion of that section in accordance with
the number of negro voters assumed to
have been disqualified under illiteracy
clauses. AS the Republicans have full
control of all branches of the govern
ment at present, there will in r.; proba-
bility be bitter fight before lhig mat
ter is finally decided.
The membership of the House may
be increased further by the addition of
one, two or three States. Oklrhoma is
the most promising aspirant for State
hood. According to the census returns
Oklahoma has 388,245 inhabitants,
which would entitIe it to two members
of Congress if it were admitted, and,
as it is customary to admit States when
they have more people than necessary
for a Congressional district, it is safe
to assume that Oklahoma will soon be
granted Statehood. 1t has larger
population than Delaware, Idaho,
Montana, Nevada, North Dakota,
Utah, Vermont OF Wyoming and almost
as large as Rhode Island or Oregon.
In fact, the population of Montana,
Nevada and Wyoming combined is ex-
cceded by that of Oklahoma, and while
these three States have three members
in the House and six Senator's, Okla
homa has no representation in either
chamber, except delegate in the
House, who has no vote. New Mexico
has nearly us many residents as a Con-
gressi0nal district-199. ..117-and may
be allowed to enter the Union, while
Arizona is climbing upward with 122,-
o12 inhabitants. All three may be ad-
mitted before the election of 1904, and
if 80, the following electoral college
will consist of 487votes, with 244 neces-
sury TO eject.
Waashiagtonis filing up again rapidly
from the return of government clerks
who have been absent on the stump or
who went home to vote for the Repub-
lican candidates. Ce courso ali these
employees, while away telling the peo-
ple' how to vote, drew full pay from
the government, and were carried with
out o murmur on the pay rolls. The
employees thus enjoying the lavish
bounty that enables them to be away
from their desks while they played
politics, point for excuse to Governor
Roosevelt, Of New York, who was away
from his State for several months, yet
continued to draw his pay. They
argue that it the governor Of State
can do these things, surely q Federal
bureau Chief has the same privilege
especially when he is canvassing in
the interest of the administration sup
portiIa & him. Among the Federal Office
holders who were ont Of town working
IN the campaign were Postmaster Cen
eral Smith, Fourth Assistant Postmas-
ter General Bristow, Third Assistant
Postmaster General Madden, Superin-
tendent Machen, of the Free Delivery
Service; Auditor Castle, Of the Postal
Department.; Secretary Gage, Assistant
Secretary, Vanderlip, Comptroller
trolier Dawes. Commissioner Powdep- @
~, Director Roberts, Assistant Secre-
tary Meiklejohn, Solicitor General
Richards and Att 'nsy General Griggs.
1t is probable that the Court of
Claims will soon take up what is known
as the Shurtleff case. in which F. N.
ShnrtletY brings sn;t against the gov
ernment for his salary as one of the
Board Of General Appraisers at New
York. Mr.. ShnrtlefY. says President
Harrison appointed him In 1890 without
his solicitation: He closed up his busi-
ness on the Pacific Coast and came
East, expecting to keep the position
during good behavior. But about
January II, 1899, he received letter
frcn, Secretary Gage requesting his
resignation. February 2 tic wrote to
the Secretary expressing lis surprise,
and on February % he received q letter
removing him. Meanwhile James S.
Sherman was named as his successor,
but he refused to qualify. Mr.. Shurt-
left continued to draw his salary, and
on May. 10th received another letter,
practically the same as the preceding
one of removal. The next day Israel
+. Fischer appeared at the office and
proceeded to take part in the apprais-
ers' functions. Mr.. Shurtleff continued
to, go to; the Office until November i,
when he retired, because his salary