The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-16

| sentatives should remain as il is. The
opinion is held that If the vote is restrict
ed on account of color or ignorance, then
the vote so restricted should not be count
ed in apportioning representatives.
For instance, the vote in some south
ern states in all the representative dis
tricts for all the candidates for represen-
tatives does not greatly exceed the vote
in the Seventh Kansas district. Again, in
some southern states, the total votes cast
for successful candidates for congress
does not far exceed the vote received by
Mr.. Long in the last elec<.on in the Sew
! enth district.
! In the Seventh Kansas district in 1900
Mr.. Long received S1.47s votes, and Mr..
Duval, @, $50, a total of 61.4SS in the dis
/ trict.
In the six districts OF Louisiana at the
same election. the total votes cast for all
candidates was g., 40.
In six of the seven districts Of South
Carolina. at the last election, the total
vote cast for all candidates for congress
was but 4i107, or less than third more
than for Mr.. Long in the Seventh Kan
sas district
In the Seventh South Carolina district,
the Democratic and successful candidate
received all the votes cast. having no op-
position. and this was but a few thousand
votes.
IN the six districts OF louisiana. the
successful Democratic candidates receiv-
ed total of 52,925 votes. much less than
half again as many as 8r. Long received
at the same election.
The Republican candidates In these six
Louisiana districts received only 1864
votes, while AIr. Duval. the Democratic
unsuccessful candidate in the Seventh
Kansas district received at the same cleo
ton - $50 or more than twice as many as
the combined opposition candidates IN
louisiana.
In the six South Carolina districts in
which the vote is given in the congress
sionaI directory. the successful Demo- !
cratic candidates received only H,5A votes I
less than 10000 more than Mr.. Long had /
cast for him
The Republican. or unsuccessful, can
didates in these six districts Of South |
Carolina received only 1855 votes. about /
of the vote cast for Mr.. Du-
val. unsuccessful candidate in the Seventh /
Kansas district.
IN the Second South Carolina district at
the 1900 election. the Republican csndi-
dates only received 155 votes. IN none Of
The districts did the Republican candidates
receive more than 80 votes, save the First
and he only 1878 votes.
This condition. continuing as It does. IS
really alarming. ana it is not improbable
r--~ err.-. cotton mn
the congressional representation where
restricted votes is used 70 secure repre-
sen-ation IN the house OF representative.
There ara many aged men in congress.
AID in most cases tEeir great age does
rot prevent their being Of material ser
vice 10 their states and constituents
Men are In congress TO-DAY who are ITac-
.-caly octoccuarians feeble ~ body. olt
sound IN mind and keen q intellect and
here are not few vhe reiaE mentally
active ere also physicalig cspsbie ~ en-
luring many more years 81 service.
The oldest maa In congress $ senator ,
7ettus. ~ -laiama- He is 81 Procahly
illrsa- ~ Grow rerressulatlva-zt- Tge
-2In Ps1ns- -vsnil. comes nexL lie s. 81
sruw entered The house II represcn-a-
ives afty-ore years ago ard forty years
go Eas speaker ~ the house. Tssre
we're over -ne-tv years however. tha,
.e was uot s member Of congress. from 9
he year following the var untI the early q
Senator 1Is-san 81. alabaua. re sirea- I
es sdvCcst- ~ ths S.-ar..elln canal
81 - = sears Ga ~ h-s next biris5ar
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aEeas q, 6a IS r.3 IS he Is.
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