The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-07
Congressional Apportionments

1t will be seen that under the an.
portionment of 1910 ten were cut of
from the total number increased tt
its former figure. The figures for the
various states show some remarkable
ups and downs. Thus, Alabama in
creased until 1860 when she lost one
but ten years later gained two: Con-
nectlcut started in with seven in 1890
in 1880 lost one, and in 1910 two more
regalned one in 1900, but now has two
less than in 1890 Delaware gained one
In 1910, and lost one in 1920. Georgia
started with two, reached nine In 1890
lost one in 1910, and another In 1860,
got back to nine in 1870, to ten in 1880,
to eleven in 1890: Kentucky had two
in 1890, increased to thirteen in 1890.
lost three in 1840 another in 1860 re-
gained one in 1870, and now has two
less than in 1880. Maine began with
seven in 1910, won one in 1880. lost
one In 1910, and one each in 1850. 1850
and 1880, and now has three less than
she began with Maryland has two
less than in 1890. She, gained only
under one apportionment, that of 1910.
When she had nine. She lost under
each apportionment until her number
was reduced to five in 1910, but in 1860
she gained one, and her delegation has
since stood at six.
Massachusetts, Once Had Seventeen,
| Massachusetts has fourteen repre-
sentatives just what she had under
the first apportionment Her delega-
ton has been changed under every an
( portlonment. She had seventeen in
! 1900, and then lost until she got down
TO ten in 1870; gained one in 1850, but
lost 1t again in 1860. Since then she
has gained one at each apportionment
New Hampshire has two less than in
1890 and four less than in 1910 New
Jersey had five in $780, gained one in
1910, and for thirty years stood with
out change, but in 1910 she lost one
In 1870 she gained two, another in
1880, and two more in 1900.
| New York has twenty-seyen more
| than in 1890, but this is three less than
she had in 1880. In 1900 she gained
seven, in 1910 ten, in 1920 seven in
1880 six, in 1910 she lost six. in 1880
one' In 1850 two. In 1870 she began
once more to increace, gaining two
mat year; In 1880 she again gained
one and in 1900 three North Carolina
also has the number given her under
the apportionment OF 1890. She gained
until she reached thirteen in 1910: then
cropped back to seven in 1860. In
forty years she las gained three.
ONO had twenty-one in 1870 In
1860 she had nineteen, in 1870 twenty.
and this was increased to twenty-one
in 1880, and still stands at that figure
Pennsylvania began with thirteen# in
1890, and increased until she reached
twenty eight in 1880, and then she
lost, but in 1870 began to gain.
South Carolina Gains One Since 1870
South Carolina has now one more
than she had in 1890, but that is two
less than she had in 1910. In 1860
she gained two less than she began
with seventy years before. Tennes-
see began with one in 1870: gained
unit. she reached thirteen in 1890 and
then lost until she had eight In 1850
but ten years later she increased to ten.
her present number Vermont is an
other state that now has exactly the
number she began with In 1890. which
Is four less than she had in 1910.
Virginia has shown the greatest
changes of any. In 1890 she had the
largest delegation of any state of the
states, nineteen. This she increased
until she reached twenty three in 1910
In 1920 she had twenty-five in 1870
twenty one, in 1910 fifteen, in 1850
thirteen in 1860 eleven, in 1870 nine
but in 1880 she gained one, and since /
then has stood at ten. 1t is true that
a part of her loss ssince 1860 has heen
accasioned by the separation of West
virginia, but adding the five of that
state to her ten she would still have
four less than she had in 1890 and /
eight less than she had 100 years ago