Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-11-03
REPUBLICAN, TICKET
LISNtIVu lussUdt ~ emDer 0th, IyIU.
For COngTeSS--RiRih Congressional District
9. 3. SLEMP
OF WISE COUNTY.
THE LEGISLATIVE APPORTIONNERT.

lnC lIolSlRlIC TUnlIuhMEEIt
There is one representative act of
Mr.. Stuart's that he has carefully
avoided referring to in the campaign,
though it has been thrown in his face
constantly by the Republican newspa-
pers and speakers who have been as
sailing his constitutional convention
record. We mean the legislative ap-
portionment which was adopted into
the new constitution with Mr.. Stuart's
approval and vote. This is the most
outrageous of his wicked acts as mem
Der of the constitutional convention.
He sacrificed the representation power
of the people of the Ninth district, and
of all the white districts to gain favor
with the Democrats of Eastern Virginia
and further the interests of the office
holders trust. He permitted his COM
Stunning ambition to be Governor of Viz
ginia to overcome his sense of duty to
dis own mountain people.
Mr.. Stuart claims that he gave his
sanction to the dishonest suffrage claus
es in the constitution for the purpose of
establishing white supremacy in the
State and through devotion to the vel
fare of his own race. What excuse can
he offer for the wanton sacrifice Of the
just share of legislative representation
to which the white people of his own
district are entitled?
The membership of the General As
sembly Of Virginia is now fixed at one
hundred members OF the House of Dele
gates and forty members of the State
Senate. The State was apportioned in
to legislative districts by the General
Assembly by On act approved April 2.
1902. and Immediately thereafter this
superintendent was adopted into the
constitution by the convention which
was then in session. This was done
with Mr.. Stuart's assistance. By this
apportionment the portion of the State
west Of the Blue Ridge was given %
members of the House of Delegates
and II members of the State Senate.
There are $40, 900 white people west of
the Blue Ridge.
There are $4,000 white people east
of the Blue Ridge, and to these Mr..
Stuart's appOrtionment gives 72 mem
bers of the House and % members of
the Senate.
One member is given to about II. 500
white people west of the Blue Ridge
and one member is given to each $500
white people east of the Blue Ridge.
This is what Mr.. Stuart has done for
the white men of the mountain dis
tricts, whom he processes to love SO
dearly.
We will give some illustrations to
show how he Disseminated against the
people of the Ninth district in this leg
islative apportionment.
The county of Halifax, with II, 1922
whites and 10, 275 colored inhabitants. is
made Senatorial district and is given
one Senator and two members of the
House of Delegates.
The Third Senatorial district is COM
posed of the counties of Buchanan.
Dickinson, Russell and TazeweH. The
district had, by census of 1900, 81, 443
whites and 4,S51 negroes. Thus it will
be seen that the four great counties of
Buchanan, Dickenso, Russell (Mr. Stu
arts county, and Tazewell with 81, 443
white inhabitants are given the same
in the State Senate that
IL given the county Of Halifax with its
II, 922 whites. And it must be noted
that Mr.. Stuart adopted and ratified