Arizona republican., 1900-11-07
A REAPPORTIONMENT
At Least Thirty Will Be Added to the Lower House-Increase in the Electoral College - Democrats Will Gain Eleven Votes and Re publieans Nineteen - Action at Next Session.

Washington, Nov. 6.-The official an nouncement of the population of the United States foreshadows an increase of thirty in the membership of the house of representatives, making a total of 3S7, unless the practice which
 has prevailed hitherto in reapportion- ment shall be changed.
 In reapportioning the membership of the house every ten years as provided by the constitution, congress has two problems to solve, one to keep the membership within reasonable limits, another to prevent loss of actual rep resentation by any state. It has been a tradition that in making the reas- signment by states those which have shown the least gain in population shall not suffer by having the number of their representatives diminished, all though their proportional representa- ton, of course, must grow less with each decade.
 In the last apportionment, following the census of 1890, the basis of repre- sentation was one member to 113,9Ol Of population. Should that method pre- vail in determining the basis of rep resentation this time there will be one member to 194 ,345 inhabitants That Is the number which will enable every state to retain in the house as many members as it has. Any larger num- Der would involve cutting off one each from representation of Nebraska, Vir- ginia and Maine. Any smaller number will tend to increase unduly the total membership of the house which it is always the object to avoid.
 On the basis of one member to every 194345 inhabitants the following states will each gain one representative: Ar kansas. California, Colorado, Connec- ticut, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Massa- chusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina. North Dakota. Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Two members would be added to the quota of Minnesota, New Jersey and Penn sylvania; and three to the quota of Illinois, New York and Texas.
 The vote in the electoral college, of course, will be increased just the same as the membership of the house, mak- ing total of AT, and leaving 239 cleo toral votes as a majority. Of the states which will gain electoral votes Arkan- sas, Colorado. Florida. Louisiana, Mis- SlSSlppl, MlSSOuTl, NOIln CdIOllHd, Washington and Texas were demo- cratic in 1896. California, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, North Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Minnesota. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois and New York were republican.
 On that basis the gain in the cleo toral college would be eleven demo- cratic and nineteen republican. The democrats would probably have more of an advantage, however, in the mem bership of the house, as the increase in population has been especially marked in large cities like New York, which show a democratic majority
 It is believed by many republicans that the time is approaching rapidly when in reapportioning for congress it will be found necessary to take into consideration the denial of the right of suffrage by certain states. The mem bership of the house is becoming so great as to be unwieldy. and before many years, in order to keep the mem- bership within bounds, it will be neces- sary to reduce the representation of some of the states. When that time comes it will have to be decided wheth- CT the reduction in representation shall be in those which, like North Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana. have enact ed laws to prevent the participation of q certain class of citizens in the gov ernment It will be the duty of the present congress at the short session to enact a reapportionment bill.