The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-11-02
TBE DUTY OF ALL VOTERS
SHOULD GO TO
THE POLLS.
Sheer From G. o. P.-Statement
Calls Attention to Smallness of To-
tai Vote in This Section.


should be the means of bringing out
record breaking vote in the elec-
ton of November Z. What is called
the gross inequality" between the
representation in congress from the
South and from other sections is
pointed out, and this should make
Southern Democrats guard their elec-
tion rights with more than ordinary
value at the present time, for the rea-
son that should the vote in the South
this year be no larger than hereto
fore, Republicans in congress will un-
doubtedly make the situation embar-
RAISING for members below the Ma
son and Dixon line hereafter.
Statements have been issued dem
onstrating clearly that in congress
the South is in the saddle in respect
to chairmanships of the most i'm
portant committees and in regard to
general domination of this section in
important legislation which affects
the whole country. wish to en-
phasize these facts and to particular
ly direct attention to the largely dis
portionate share which the South
exercises in the election of congress-
men," declared Hon. Frank NJ. Dow
ner, secretary of the Western head
quarters of the national Republican
congressional committee, in state
ment here today.
"As constituted at the beginning
of the Sixty-fourth congress, there
were 435 members, classified as fol-
lows: Democrats, 233; Republicans,
1913; Progressives, Z; Independents,
/, and Socialists, 1.
Eight Southern States, Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisi-
ana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and
Virginia have a total representation
of sc members in congress; ga of
these are Democrats, Republican
and 1 a Progressive.
"There was a total vote cast for
all candidates for congress in these
Southern districts of 511, ,199, an av-
erage Of 7,745 votes to each district.
"Seven Northern States, Connecti-
cut, New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan,
Iowa, New Mexico and Idaho, like
wise have a total representation OF
sc members, so of whom are Repub-
licans and 16 Democrats.
There was a total vote cast for
all candidates in these sc Northern
districts of 2,587,402, an average of
39,203 votes to each district, so that
one vote in eight Southern States was
as potential in the election of a con-
gressmau as five votes in the North
ern States enumerated.
South Carolina's total vote cast
for congressman, of whom she has Z,
was 33,414, an average of 4,773 votes
to each district. Minnesota's total
vote cast for congressman, of whom
she has 10, was 322,811, an average
of 32,2S1 votes to each district. Is
there any good reason why voter in
South Carolina should have nearly
seven times as much to say in respect
to the legislation which shall be
enacted for all the people, as a voter
in Minnesota?
"Florida has four members of con-
gress. All candidates received a.
076 votes, an average of 6,019 votes
in each district. The State of Colo
RADIO likewise has four members of
congress. All candidates received
247,5O6 votes. Colorado being an
equal suffrage State, We divide the
total vote by two, which gives us
123,753, an average of 30,93S votes
to each district. The average voter
in Colorado, both men and women,
believe he or she is just as good and
should have just as much to say in
regard to governmental affairs as any
other voter. It is not believed that
Colorado voters will relish the idea
when they discover that a Florida
voter has five times as much power to
elect a congressman as they.
Georgia has IL congressman. In
diana has 13. Georgia cast S1,472
votes for all candidates for congress;
Indiana cast 630,249, an average OF
$50 votes per district in Georgia
and 4S,4SO per district in Indiana.
Louisiana has eight congressman.
New Mexico has one. Louisiana cast
$1,000 votes for all candidates for
congress, an average of 6,3S6 per
district. New Mexico, one of the
newest States in the Union, cast 49,
413 for all candidates for congress.
Certainly a voter in Louisiana should