Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-22
FULTON MAY HAVE
OWN CONGRESSMAN
BECAUSE Of CENSUS
Secretary McLendon Re-
CARDS 1t improbable That
DeKaIb viii Be in Same
Congressional District

On the face of the census returns
it now appears most likely that the
county Of Fulton, in the readjust-
ment of Georgia congressional dis.
tricts, will constitute by itself a
congressional district and have its
own congressman.
This interesting contingency de-
Ponds upon the apportionment by
the national congress, deciding the
number of persons requisite for
each congressional district.
After the 1910 census, the appor-
tionment was 211,S77.
The 1920 census gives Fulton coun-
ty 232,606. Unless the apportion-
ment for 1920 is raised beyond this
figure, which is regarded as unlike
ly, Fulton county will have its own
congressman and will constitute it's
own congressional district
This result appears probably to
8. Guyt McLendon, secretary of
state.
Mr. McLendon considers it unlike
ly that the new apportionment will
go over the Fulton population. But
it it does, it is certain to be so close
to the Fulton figure. that the next
readjustment Of Georgia congress
sional districts will place Fulton
with the smallest adjoining county
say Clayton county-in a congress
sional district by themselves.
At any rate, 1t Is regarded by Mr..
McLendon as next to impossible that
Fulton and DeKalb county, with a
joint population of 276,657, will again
be In the same congressional dis
trict. Their combined population, it
is practically certain! would be too
far above the apportionment
The next national congress will
take the complete census figures and
fix the new apportionment for con-
gressional districts, as it does after
every decennial census. The num-
Der Of persons constituting a con-
gresstonal district of course has in
creased regularly and latterIy with
great strides. Under the federal
constitution the first ratio was one
representative In congress to each
$4,000 Of population. If this ratio
had been maintained there now
would be more than $500 represent
attves in congress.
In 1860, there was one represent
ative to each 127,3S1; in 1900, one
in each 194,1S2, and in 1910, one
for each 211,S77.
The Fifth district, now about to
be reduced to one Or two counties,
at present includes Fulton, DeKalb,
Campbell. Douglas and Rockdale,
with a population based on the CEN
sus of 1910 of 234,357.
MANY NEW FACES TO
APPEAR IN CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, July 21.-Informa-
ito ngathered here today on results
Of congressional primary elections
held recently indicates that the next
house of representatives will con-
tain a large proportion Of new faces.
Political observers here last winter
predicted that there would be a con-
gressional turnover" in the 1920
elections and that it would hit Re-
publicans and Democrats alike.
To date primaries have been held
in about one-third the congressional
districts of the country. A dozen or
more of the men now holding seats
in the house either were defeated or
declined to enter the primaries. Ex-
act figures were not available.
Prohibition is not the factor in
the south that it is in the north
and west. When primaries are held
in these two latter sections, it is be-
lieved here that the liquor question
will be the rock on which many
candidates hopes will stand.
Industrial unrest in the large man
ufacturing states and dissatisfaction
among farmers in the western agri-
cultural states is also expected here
to play a large part in defeating
contrary to the wishes Of the farm
ers and working men.
Congressional campaign committees
of both the parties are now gather
Ing data on how many former serv-
Ice men are seeking seats in con-
gress.
Only one woman nominee has been
reported here so far. She is DR..
Esther Lovejoy, Of Oregon, q Dem
pcrat