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Howard is progressive count
with bus ness enterprises. thrift
people, and bound on two sides
by - lr dads. Its registered vote
i'll 1900 was 1926. Multiply it
by 4 ana interpolation indicated
would ne 11,o04. The Federal
census makes the population
10, 10.
The registered vote of Howard
county Is only less than that of
st. Marl'S. 1t has 2SS more reg
istered voters than Charles. and
yet Charles and st. Mary's are
each given three delegates in the
lower branch of the Legislature.
while Howard is only given ..
Anne Arundel county, by the
returns of the Federal census. is
credited with a population of
4O,OlS, just Is above the required
nnmuer to Increase Its repreSen.
tailom III the House Of Delegates
from / to >.
Anne Arundel county in 1900
O,t3 registered voters. Apply
Tie same ratio of i 10 | and the
population of Anne Arundel
Guild be 81. az, and t Ii e
county would only be enti-
tlru To i delegates as now. But
tue Federal census makes the
p' ruiation 40,OlS.
Cmparr this return with Car
T. IL cuuinty-a lot dcr thrifty. en-
teri rising county. BY the cen.
SuN i 1890, it Is entitled 10 1 del
eSateS 10 the General Assembly.
the same as Anne Arundel Car
KS registered Vote Is 9,l20
MuItlilA 1t hl 1 and Its popula-
ton ShOul be 80. 1870 ne Fed
eral census returns the pop Ilatlon
al 1850. ii Is not possible
W dcle there is Il perfectly talrIeg
l>tratloH That Aune Arundel
County viii 1898 Registered
voters should he emitted to )
delegates, while .airoll with
3, 10 registered vUter>-427 more
should only be entitled to 4
delegates.
Looking at the details of the
returns made by the Federal cen
SuS, as published by the govern
ment, the features are so remark
able that they convey the i'm
preston to any honest mind that
there was either systematic effort
to Increase the figures i'll the
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careleSSneSS, temporary SojOurnerS
were enumerated. If the figures
are permitted To stand, undue
representation will be given to
sections of the State practically
Of one political faith.
.ak5 the Federal census re
uurns Of Charles.
District No. |, 1890. 2,02S;
1900, 2,32S.
District No. ., 1890, ,lS0;
1900, !, $50, an increase of 800
each, III districts and .. just
round, easy increaSe-no frac.
tionS or odd numbers.
District No. 3. census of 1890,
l., $50: census of 1900, 2,0I7, in
crease. 231
District No. 4, census of 1890,
2,1lO; census of 1900, 2,6lG; in
crease, J06.
District No. ., census of 1890,
/ ,S37; census of 1900, 2,225; in
crease, 3SS.
District No. q, census of 1890,
1864; census Of 1900, 1853; in.
crease, 319.
District No. Z, census of 1890,
l, l67; census of 1900, 1,5S7: in
crease, 420.
District No. s, census, of 1890,
2,275; census of 1900, 2,7O3; in
crease, 49S.
District No. ., census of 1890,
l $50; census of 1900, 1907; in
crease, 157.
The returns from Charles show
a very remarkable increase as
compared with other counties in
the State, an increase sufficient
to give an additional representa-.
tive in the Legislature. 1t can
only te accounted for by a de-
termination to produce a result in
county without public enter
prises not warranted by condi-
tiOns. The average increase of
800 to an election district in
Charles county is the most re-
markable return ever made and
ought not to be permitted to stand
unless verified by officers appoint
ed by the Governor of Maryland.
And Charles is not the only
county In which the returns APP
pear remarkable. Anne Arundel
county is given all additional
delegate by the returns, yet it's
first election district-an agricul-
tural district-shOws a decrease
of 429; Second election district
an increase of go; Third election
district an increase of 1,OO3;
Fourth election district an in.