The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
Representation IN Congress as the
Present Census viii Slow
LARGE INCREASE HERE
Each Southern State May Get an id.
tional Member IN the Lower House
But Northern Republican Repre-
sentatiyes VIII Oppose the In
crease Strenuorsly.
crease StrenuorsIy.

4 dispatch from Washington says
since estimated returns Of the 18th
census. sent " Director Durand. in
Gicate that il many OF the States o!
the South large gains have been
made IN population since the las.
census was made. ten years ago. DEM
ocrats are beginning already &c ore
pare for the fight that is almost GER
tain to be made against 2 larger re-
presentation from that section.
These partial returns indicate that
IL probably all OF the States South
Of the Mason and Dixon line the IN
crease in population since the last ap-
portionneat was made will be sufi-
cient to permit OF an additional
member Of the lowe. house In each
OF them. while in some Of the Wes-
tern States the returns indicate that
the present number OF Representa-
tives will either be slightly reduced.
or at most no additional members
will be authorized.
This IS what will cause the trou-
Bile. The Republicans will hate 20
give Up any OF their present strength
and they would hate worse TO see
II go South. tho homo OF the
Democrats. but they viii! be unable
to defea, fair apportionment. TAX
ing the rule OF progression. as statsc
by Director Durand. little figuring
will show what each OF the States
should be entitled to receive in the
matter OF Representatives in Con-
gress when the nex' apportionment is
made.
In 1880 the total numte- Of mem
bers OF the House was 332. in 1890
it was 3511. and in 1900 it was 3al.
which is the mum Der 1t this time.
What were the relative gains in pop
ulation during each OF those periods?
In 1890 the population OF the forty
five States then in ihH Union was
62.116.Sll: in 1900 Il :iat increas-
ed to 74.610.52': and at tits time cs-
Inmates make IL aroEni 91.0ap.hG0.
In other words. from 1850 - 1890
the number OF meEra.s il the House
was increased by tw n;y-ti', AMI
from 1890 to 1bcG. th:rtv .four.
Therefore. il ne :.oUulalion since
1900 has increase: from 100000
in round numbers to v1.t63 900
1900. 0.000-there should be approx
ima;ely forty new mem."'s admitted.
Where viii! they come FROM: Will
they come as representatives OF 'te
big cities Of New Tr.k Chicago.
pittsburg. Philadelphia and Boston.
where the tide OF immigration 10:
ten years has been strong or will
they come from the moro thinly set
tied agricultural districts Of tie
South ara West?
These are questions that Director
Durand admitted ~ was ,ot.;,.y un-
able 30 answer :nt.iliger.iy ct this
time immigration will dgure large
= IN ,ha 5nal totals be said. and
there is little doubt tha: the larger
cities will make biz gains. hence vii
want more Representatives in &C
s-ess.
Those familiar with legislative ST
fairs in Washington do not hesitate
10 state that the Republicans in the :.
present, Congress. among them Re-
Bennet,. OF New York:
crumpacke7. OF Onio. and heifer. OF
Ohio. will MIKE every possible effort
% keep the Southern States from in
,reasinS their D.mocra;ic m.nber-
ship in the House when the figures
are al. in AID when the time for re-
sppo7tioni7g me various States again
.omes round.
Year by year the Ccacrsssmea
,ameS have made determined iSht
.cains: the present numbe. Of Rep
from the S>Uih-casir
.lairls being based on the theory that
nasmrch as discrimination is used
against the negroes and tha; il many
instances ne election laws Of the
- .Lh OF the Mason and Dix
N !!2a are such tha; the negroes are
excluded that an exact representa-
proportion not TO the total OF
70: 70 the the total CO
population in those States. but ac-
.orcins &c the registered voters who
.xerc:se the elective privilege.
Such attempts have rot yet been
uccesstul and probably never VIII
,e, so Ear as present conditions are