Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-05

In 1900. for the twenty-ninth presidential
term, the candidates were William Nc
kinley Of Ohio. with Theodore Roose-
Welt for Vice President. and William
j. Bryan of Nebraska, with Adlai Ste
venson OF Illinois Vice President.
and there were several who failed to
receive an electoral vote. The popu
lar vote of such amounted TO over
100000 Mr. Mckinley got a popular
vote Of 7,2O7, 323, and Mr.. Bryan 6,3os-
1913. A total of over 100000 was
polled, and In the electoral college of
AT there were 292 votes for Mr.. Nc
Kinley and 155 for Mr.. Bryan, and
the former was declared elected.
The census of 1900 footed near 49,.
100000 on which ratio Of 1874, 1872 was
fixed for 1856 representatives.
For the thirtieth term, the tickets
were Mr.. Roosevelt. with Charles War
rem Fairbanks of Indiana, and Judge
Henry Gassaway Davis of West Vir-
ginia. In this election Mr.. Roosevelt
received 7,623,4S8 votes and Judge
Parker 5.077.911, and there were also
cast for four other tickets over $780,
900 votes at the polls. There were
336 electors for the Roosevelt ticket
and 40 for the Parker ticket in the col
lege OF 476 votes.
Election of 1908.
At the last presidential election for the
lhirty-first term, William H. Taft Of Ohio
received as a popular vote 7.67S.908, with
James Schoolcraft Sherman of New York
az his running mate. The vote for VIII
liam j. Bryan of Nebraska and John W.
Kern OF Indiana was 6.4O9.lOi. There
were five other tickets in the field which
polled 100000 votes. In the electoral col
lege Of 4S:S votes. Mr.. Taft mad 81 and
Mr.. Bryan 1872.
The apportionnent of representation has
been made every ten years on the census
since when less than 100000 was the
population. until now, when the popula-
Of representation, as well as the numbers.
has been increased, the latter from less
than 100 to nearly 400. The number OF
representatives with the senators fixes the
the custom is to elect double the number
OF electors for the nominating conveE-
tons. though in the early days OF the
republic the nominations were made by
congressional caucus. Thus far by the
totes of the electors announced by the
President of the Senate the presi
dental chair has been filled twenty eight
times In but three instances has 1t been
necessary to go beyond the announcement
Of the vote there.
Contest Carried to House.
In 1891 the tie vote between Jefferson
and Burr led to the appeal to the House.
where the vote was taken by states. and
the former was elected. In 1925, no one
having a majority of the electoral votes.
the House again voted by states, electing
John Quincy Adams. Again, IN 1877. the
contest over the votes of -four OF the
tora. vote led to special legislation Gre
at!ng an electoral commission This com
mission decided in favor of counting the
votes for Mr.. Hayes, giving him a total
of 1s5 electoral votes TO 1S4 for Mr.. Til
den. thereby eecting him. although Mi.
Tilden had received a plurality of oyer
10000
IT Is worthy of remark that no Presi-
dent but one has been elected unanimously
by The college. Washington having receiv-
ed all the votes for his two terms. In the
college Mr. Monroe had all but one for
his second term. and that was cast for
Mr.. Adams in order that should
stand on the same plane as Washington.
in the popular vote OF 1924 Gen. Jackson
had a plurality of about Jo,GO from ten
states, but there was no election. there
being a deadlock in the college. Cen
Jackson was defeated in the House when
Henry CLAWS influence and following were
thrown to Mr.. Adams.
Triumphed Four Years Later.
IT 1928 however. Gen. Jackson received
! a majority Of over 10000. and was elected
over Mr.. Adams. In the Garfield Han
| cock campaign of 1880 they carried an
equal number of states. but the former
with less than 10000 plurality. was
elected.
BY the bill reported from the committee
On census making the new apportionment
membership of 40 is provided for. and
the ratio OF population to each represent
ative is fixed at 211.S17. The ratio fol-
lowing the census of, 1900 was 1G, 1872
The bill provides for an increase of