Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-11
THE NEXT ELECTION
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE MUST
HAVE 242 ELECTORAL VOTES.

The time has now arrived when specula-
tive polls and forecasts of the convention S
possible action are being made. For the
convenience Of those desiring to engag,
in this interesting II fruitless pastime.
the following figures are published as a
basis for the computations:
The apportionment Of delegates from the
states and territories to the republican
lows:
Alabama. -: Arkansas. IS: California. %:
Colorado 10: Connecticut. "a; Delaware.S 8;
Florida, 10; Georgia. 20; Idaho. 9; Illinois.
"a: Indiana, 60: Iowa. 70: Kansas. -:
Kentucky. 20; Louisiana. IS; Maine. IL:
Maryland, l8; Massachusetts, 70: Michigan,
2e: Minnesota. o. Mississippi. 20; Missouri,
36: Montana, 9: Nebraska. is: Nevada,
%: New Hampshire. 8: New Jersey. "a; New
York. e; North Carolina, -: North Da-
kota. 8; Ohio. 10; Oklahoma. II; Oregon. 8;
Pennsylvania. 68: Rhode Island. 8: South
Carolina, 1S: South Dakota. 8; Tennessee.
"a: Texas. 80: Utah. 8: Vermont. -: Vir-
ginia. "a: Washington. 10; West Virginia.
II: Wisconsin &c; Wyoming 6; District OF
Columbia, 9: Alaska, 6: Arizona. 6; Hawaii.
2; New Mexico. 6: Philippine Islands.
2: Porto Rico, 2. Total. 992.
The national committee at its recent
meeting in Washington announced that
the territories would be entitled to only
two delegates in the convention. There
IL a dispute over this decision. which is
to be settled by the conventions COM
naittee on credentials.
The apportionment of delegates from
the states and territories to the demo-
cratic national convention at Denver is
as follows:
Alabama, 90; Arkansas. IS: California. 20:
Colorado, 10; necticut. IA: Delaware. 6:
Florida, 10: Georgia. %: Idaho. 6: ILL.,
riois. 81: Indiana. 80: Iowa. %; Kansas,
20: Kentucky. 20; Louisiana, Is: Maine.
IL: Maryland. 16; Massachusetts. 30: Michi-
gan. %; Minnesota. %; Mississippi, 20;
Missouri, 30; Montana. g.: Nebraska. Is;
Nevada. Is; New Hampshire. 8; New
Jersey. p: New York. IS; North Carolina,
"a: North Dakota. 8; Ohio. 46; Oklahoma.
IA: Oregon, g; Pennsylvania. 6S: Rhode
Island, 8: South Carolina. Is: South Da-
kota. 8; Tennessee. "a; Texas. 80; Utah,
8: Vermont, 8: Virginia. "a: Washington.
10: West Virginia. IA: Wisconsin. 26: Wyo-
ming. 6: District of Columbia. 9; Alaska,
9: Arizona. 8: Hawaii. g.. New Mexico,
6; Porto Rico. 6. Total. LOOP.
1t will be observed that the democrats
do not give representation in their con-
vention to the Philippine Islands, while
they give a larger representation than
the republicans to the District of Co
lumbia. Hawaii and Porto Rico.
The following will be the electoral vote
of the states in 1903:
Alabama. 6: Arkansas, Q: California. 10
Colorado. 5: Connecticut. Z: Delaware. 3
Florida. 81 Georgia, IL; Idaho, 3; Illinois
-; Indiana. Is; Iowa. 13; Kansas. 10
Kentucky. IL: Louisiana. o: Maine. g.
Maryland. g: assachusetts. 10; Michigan
IL; Minnesota. IL; Mississippi. 10: Mis-
souri,. Is: Montana, 5: Nebraska. s: Ne
vada. 3: New Hampshire. 4: New jersey
Il: New York. 80: North Carolina, 10
North Dakota. 4: Ohio, %: Oklahoma. Z;
Oregon, 4: Pennsylvania. 81; Rhode Island
1: South Carolina, o; South Dakota. 4
Tennessee. -: Texas. 10: Utah. B: Yer
mont. 4; Virginia, ~; Washington, 5:
West Virginia. Z: Wisconsin. Ii; Wyo-
ming. 3. Total. 1873.
Electoral vote necessary to choice, 90