Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-11-03

ms own people, whereby Que white man
in Halifax county has been valued at
more than three times as much as a
white man in the counties of Buchanan.
Dickinson, Russell and Tozewen.
Another illustration: The two coun-
ties Of Amherst and Nelson arc made a
Senatorial district. They have p, 2lO
white inhabitants sid -, 729 colored.
They are given one State Senator and
two members Of the House of Dele.
gates.
The three great counties OF Scott, Lee
and Wise are made the Second Senate.
rial district. II 1900 these counties hsd
SSH white people and 8. S3l colored in
habitants. These counties are given
one Senator and 2-a members of the
House Of Delegates.
The superintendent which was adopt-
ed into the constitution with the aid OF
Mr.. Stuart has thus given the white
men Of Amherst and Nelson three times
as much value as is given to the white
men Of Scott, Lee and Wise.
Now as to the apporiionment into
house districts.
The little county of APPROXIMATION (the
home Of Hal Flood. big Machine mani
with 5, 73l whites and 1861 blacks. is
given a member of the House of Dele
gates. The great white counties of
Buchanan and Tazewen are made into
one house district ind are given one
member. These two counties in 1900
had %, 4S9 white population alone. So.
Mr.. Stuart's apportionment (for he has
adopted and ratified it, gives one white
man in Appomsttox more than five
times the value of that given a white
man in Buchanan and Tazewell. 1t even
makes disfranchised negro in Apo
mattox equivalent to three white men
in Buchanan and Tazewell counties in
the apportionment of representation.
Prince Edward Tin the Black Belt
with 5,276 white people, is given one
member of the House of Delegate.
Brunswick Tin the Black BelO, with
1915 white people, is given one mem
Der.
Sussex and Greensville counties lin
the Black BelD, with 1928, whites, are
given one member.
Dinwiddie Tin the Black BelO, with
5.S74 whites is given one member.
Princess Anne county, with 5. sos
whites is given one member.
Prince George and Surry counties lin
the Black BelO, with 6,172 white per-
sons, are given one member
King and Queen and Essex counties,
with Z 1872 whites, are given one mem
Der.
Charlotte county lin the Black Belt),
with 6, 79S whites, is given a member.
Gloucester county, with {, 224 whites.
is given a member.
Lunenburg county lin the Black BeIO
with 5,189 white persons, is given
member.
Orange county, with 1852 whites, is
given q member.
Prince William county, with S,24O
whites, is given a member.
Mathews and Middlesex counties, with
9,528 whites, is given a member.
Southampton county. with 9,165
whites, is given a member.
Hanover county. with 1905 whites,
is given a member.
Pittsylvania county and DanvilIe city,
(the home of Claude A. Swanson), with
S5, 6O7 whites, are given three members
and Il Senators.
Rockingham county (the home of
Ba.hey Keezle, the ringster of the Val
ley) with white population of 30, S95,
is given two members and Senator.
Now let's see what this legislative
apportionment. so just and precious that
Mr.. Stuart helped to adopt it into the
constitution, has done for the counties
in Mr.. Stuart's, the Ninth Congress
sional district
Tazewell and Buchanan counties are
made into one legislative district, with
%, 4S9 white inhabitants, and are given
one member.
Scott county, with 22,O67 white peo-
pie, is given one member.
Wise and Dickinson counties are COM