The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-11-02
SOUTH is IN THE SADDLE
Country Dominated By Section
Sparsely Settled.

SparSely settled.
WASHINGTON, D. c., October 81
Statements have been issued demon.
strating clearly that in Congress The
South is in the Saddle in respect tC
charmanships of the most important
committees and in regard to genera
domination of this section in important
legislation which effects the whole
country. Il wish to emphasize these
facts, and to particularly direct atten-
ton to the largely disportionate share
which the South exercises in the cleo
ton of Congressmen," declared Hon.
Frank M. Downer, Secretary OF the
Western Headquarters of the National
Republican Congressional Committee in
statement here today.
LAS constituted at the beginning of
the Sixty-fourth Congress, there were
435 members, classified as follows:
Democrats 233; Republicans 1913; Pro
gressives Z; Independents l and Socia-
lists l.
Eight southern states, Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida. Georgia, Louisiana,
Mississippi, South Carolina and Vir-
ginia haye a total representation of &C
members in Congress; Ga of these are
Democrats, l is Republican and l a
Progressive.
There was total vote cast for ALL
candidates for Congress in these &c
southern districts of Gil, 1879, an average
of 7, 745 votes to each district
Seven Northern states, Connecticut,
New Jersey, Ohio. Michigan, Iowa, New
Mexico and Idaho, likewise have total
representation of 66 members. 50 of
whom are Republicans and 16 Demo-
Gratis.
There was a total vote cast for all
candidates for Congress in these &C
northern districts of 2,587 402, an aver
age Of 80, 203 votes to each district, so
that one vote IN eight southern states
was as potential in the election of a
congressman as five votes in the north
ern states enumerated.
South Cardinals total vote cast for
congressman, OF whom she has Z, was
SO, Ala, an average of 4,773 votes to
each district Minnesotas total vote
cast for congressman, of whom she has
10, was 800, S11, an average of 80, 281
votes to each district, Is there any
good reason why voter in South Caro-
lima should have nearly seven times as
much to say in respect to legislation
which shall be enacted for all the
people, as a voter in Minnesota?
Florida has four members of Goa
gress. All candidates received 24,O76
votes, an average of 6,0l9 votes in each
district The State of Colorado likewise
has four members of Congress, All
candidates received 247, sos votes.
Colorado being an equal suffrage state,
we divide the total vote by two, which
gives US 1913, 1853, an average of 80 938
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. 1t is not believed that
Colorado voters will relish the idea
when they discover that Florida voter
has five times as much power to elect
congressman as they.
Georgia has twelve congressman.
Indiana has thirteen. Georgia cast
81 472 votes for all candidates for Con-
gress; Indiana cast $50, 249, an average
Of $3.50 votes per district in Georgia
and As, 48O per district in Indiana.
Louisiana has eight congressman.
New Mexico has one. Louisiana cast
81, 090 votes for all candidates for Con-
gress, an average of 6, 1886 per district.
New Mexico, one of the newest states
in the Union, cast 46, Alb for all candi-
dates for Congress. Certainly voter
in Louisiana should not be allowed
seven times as much power in respect
to the election of congressman as
voter in New Mexico.
These comparisons could be multi
piled indefinitely. A sufficient number
have been shown to focus attention
upon the gross inequality which exists
in respect to this matter"