The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-28
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Speculation as to What Increase 0
Congressman There Will
Be GIVEN This STATE

BE GIVEN this STATE
By the New Census, Which Is Now
Being Figured .Cp.-The Increase
in Our Population May Give Is
as Many as Three New Members
Of Congress.
One of the interesting and impor-
tant results of the census Of 1910
will be the reapportionment OF re-
presentation in the national house
of representatives. 1t will be one
of the duties of the Sixty-second con-
sress. to be elected next November,
to pass a law making new basis
of representation in the lower house,
the figures of the census OF 1910 be-
ing used in the apportionment. un-
less the record of 100 years is brok-
en-, the number of representatives IN
congress will be increased. The
Washington correspondent CT The
State says:
OF course the population OF the
United States will be shown to have
Increased by several millions in the
past ten years. Likewise the popu-
lation of practically every State Will
show increases, Ilthough it is eX-
pected that in some of the New Eng
land States there will be only very
slight increases, If not actual de-
creases. The present number OF re-
uresentatives in congress is 39l'
the basis of representation being, as
nearly as possible, one to every 1sO,-
600 inhabitants. The allotment OF
represep tativeS to each State is fix
ed BY federal law, and the States
themselves lay out their districts,
endeavoring to arrange the districts
so that each will INCLUDE the re-
ouired number of inhabitants.
The congressional districts OF TINS
state, under act of the legislature
approved February 20, 1902 with
one or.two amendments to take care
of new counties formed since that
date), are as follows:
First: Charleston, Clarendon, Col
Teton. and Dorchester; population,
1900, 196,3s0.
SECOND: Aiken, Bamberg. Barn
well, Beaufort. Edgeheld. Hampton
and Saluda; population, 1900 1857
sos.
Third: Abbeville, Anderson, New
berry, Greenwood, Oco1ee and Pick
ems; population 1900, 190,662.
Fourth. Greenville, Laurens, Un'
ion and spartanburg population,
1900, 1888.
Fifth: Cherokee, Chester, Ches'
terfeld, Fairfield, kershaw, Lancas-
ter and York; population, 1906
19O,4O2.
Sixth: Darlington, Florence, Hor'
nv, Georgetown, Marion, Marlboro
and Williamsburg; population, 1900
201,577.
Seventh: Lee, Lexington, Orange,
burg, Rfchland and Sumter; popula'
ton, 1900, 1S3,753.
Total popuation Of South Carolina
1,340,216.
It has been estimated in Washing
ton BY South Carolinian who pay:
close attention &C such things tha
the population of the State will bt
shown by the present census to bt
between 100000 and 100000. A
the lower of these figures, If lht
present basis of representation pre-
vailed, the State would be entitled
to two additional representatives
while If the population of the State
should he 100000 or over, th'
State would be entitled to three
additional members Of congress.
An idea has gained currency II
Washington that the basis of repre-
sentation to be adopted in the ap
portionment of members of congress
for the next ten year is one to ever,
100000. OF course, nobody know
Just what basis will be adopted, ant
will not know until the matter i
decided by congress itself. But |
this guess proves to be correct.
population of 100000, or a gail
Of 100000 in the past ten years
would entitle South Carolina to N
additinal representative in congress
Oklahoma, the new state, whicl
was entitled to five members Of con
gress the very day she was admitted
to the Union, is expected TO shoT
up in the census of 1910 with sucl
gains that she will be entitled to fiv'
more members. The growth of tn
State has been marvellous. Most ,
these members will be Democrats
In New York, the population o
New York city has so increased la
1t is probably that several new CO.:
gressmen will represent the city II
the Sixty-third house. AS New iorl
city is nearly always Democratic
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