The Washington herald., 1912-06-23

cent For colored people the percentages
In the principal cities Is 1s-5.
The foreign-gorn element Is mainly
concentrated IN the Northern and East
ern States. an6 IN many Of the cities In
these States lhe proportion Of foreign
born whites IN the total population Is
very large.
Passaic. N. j.. has .. .4s7 foreign-born
whites, representing 81 per cent Of its
total population (54.T0. This 70 the
largest proportion OF foreign-born whites
in any OF the principal cities. and Law
renee. Mass. with n.3is foreign-born
whites In a total population Of $50. has
the next largest proportion, 4S.1 per cent.
There are eleven other cities in each Of
which the forelgn-born whites constitute
more than 4s per cent Of the total popu-
lation. namely, Perth Amboy. N. J.. AS
per cent; New Bedford, Mass. Al per
cent: woonsocket, r. l., 80 per cent;
Fall River. Mass, 42.6 per cent: Chelsea,
Mass, 424 per cent: Manchester, N. H..
ga per cent: New Britain. Conn, Al per
cent; Lowell, Mass, los per cent; shen-
andoah, Pa. SOC per cent; New York, 4o.4
per cent; Holyoke, Mass, 40.3 per cent
coIored people constitute one-fourth or
more OF the total population in each OF
the twenty-Eeven principal cities, and
In four of them the proportion is more
than half, namely, Charleston. s. C.,
81. .056, or SIS per cent; Savannah, Ga,
1926. or Sill per cent; Jacksonville. Fla,
q, 83, or sos per cent. and Montgomery,
Ala, 1s.S22 or 5o7 per cent
IIIIteFncy on Decrease.
Despite the heavy immigration to this
country in the last ten years, the proper
ton of illiterates for continental Upited
States was less in 1910 than in 1900 in all
OF the nine geographic divisions, and in
all States except New York and connec-
ticut. In these States, in which the pro-
portion OF Illiterates was about the same,
the actual number OF illiterateB was much
larger because Of the heavy influx OF
foreign-born whites. Owing to the same
cause, the number OF nliterates has In
creased IN many other states, though the
proportion with regard to the entire pop
ulatIon In each State has diminished ma
terially.
More than 1900 900 persons in the Unit
ed States will register their choice for
President in the campaign Of the present
year, according TO estimates based on
figures for previous Presidential elections
in conjunction with population statistics
based on the census Of 1910.
The total number Of votes cast in 1905
was I4SST 900; in 1900. IS 965, 900; in 1892, r.,
O44.0oO. and in 1855, II, ISL, 900. Dividing the
vote thus officially recorded into the pop
ulation named by official counts or esti-
mates for the years in question, this
shows the average population for each
vote cast as follows: In 1865, SIS persons
for each vote cast: in 1904. 81; in 1900,
5.44: in 1896. 81: m 1882, 81: In 1855, 527.
The Census Bureaus statistician. Will
lam &. Hunt, recently issued a statement
showing the potential voting strength Of
the United States as expressed by the
number Of its males twenty-one years
and over. exclusive Of foreign-born
whites who have not been naturalized. In
1910 the number Of males OF voting age in
the United States. exclusive Of foreign
born whites. who had not been natural
lied. was u. ljl. or - per cent OF the
total population. as compared with H.
l3l, 2Ss, or H.S per cent OF the total pOpu-
lation. These figures do not, Of course,
represent the actual number Of voters in
the several States and Territories, but
rather. the number Of males who, from
eligible to vote. aside from any Qualihca-
tons based upon education, length of res
idence. or considerations Of a like nature
Imposed by the national or State govern
ment.
OF the foreign-born white males Of vot-
ing age, Ij.7 are naturaliZed. Sc per cent
have taken out first papers. 34l are
allen. and III per cent are unknown
The equivalent figures for 1900 are as fol-
lows: Naturalized. IS per cent: first pa
pers taken out. 50 per cent: allen, l&7
per cent. unknown, H9 per cent.