Evening star., 1928-03-18
MORE OF VOTING AGE
THAN IN NINE STATES
M3re U. S.-Born Whites Than IL
States--More Voters Thcn in s
States. If All in Classified
Service Are Cut Out.
Td,tn,ial rnrrrsnona,nce Of TIN STA.
THEODORE w. MOVES.


residence in outside States is fun
Of inconsistencies. The imputation of
lack Of quantity in the Districts voting
constituency is as weak as the slur
Upon the quality of this constituency.
The Districts population census 1922,
vas 437.S7l, and exceeded the popula-
iion Of seven States-Idaho. Vermont,
Arizona. New Mexico. Delaware Wyo-
ming and Nevada.
Its total population Of voting age
tover Oh was 3o5.255. exceeding that
Of nine States, the list above enumer-
atsd with New Hampshire and Utah
sdded.
But equitable deductions are sug-
Sested in WaShington's case; Cd those
with voting residence in the States:
80 those who would not acquire voting
residence in the District. even IL they
could. because they might lose employ
ment in the Government classified
service in the District under rigid en-
forcement Of the apportionment of
Offices Law
So far as the many voters in the
States are concerned who have voted
there solely because they could not vote
IN the District, the power to vote in the
District for representation in Senate.
House and Electoral College would re-
move the primary reason for seeking
voting residence elsewhere and it may
BE- assumed that practically all OF this
class Of absent voters will transfer
voting residence from outside States
10 the District.
Vicious Apportionment Of Offices Law.
So far as those are concerned who
are held to voting residence in the
States by the fear that they may lose
their positions in the classified Gov
eminent service under the apportion-
ment OF Offices Law. certain deductions
must. OF course, be made as long as
this iniquitous Law Is permitted to in
lure both the Nation and the local
community. f& @~
Since. the appogtionment o; Offices
Law does injustice and two-foid injury,
Ii viii eventually be modified or re-
pealed. The United States viii not per-
nit an eyiI-working law which it has
enacted TO cause 1t TO continue an addi-
tlonai injustice. in withholding the Dis
trict's right TO participate in the Ma
tionsl Government. It viii not permit
4 bad Law 70 perpetuate a violation Of
American principles II viii amend the
Law and viii not repudiate the prtn-
C!pie.
But il every worker in the United
States classified service In the District
were counted as possessing and retain
ing permanently his voting residence
in q State and the entire number Of
these workers lincluding those from
the Districts quetal were subtraeted
from the Districts population Of voting
age the Districts voting constituency
would after the deduction be greater
than those of eight States-Idaha.
Delaware, Wyoming and Nevada.
The United States workers in the
classified service In the District on De-
eembeT 81, 1877, were ee.66e. II without
subtFactinx the men and women in
the classified service who are credited
10 the District quota We cut cut this
entire number frem the total District
population over 81 years Of age. thia
population will still exceed that oil
Idaho by Ie,sIs. Utah By 1888, Yer"
nasna By 1858. Arizona by $500, New
MEXICO by ss.4es. Delaware by ies.074
Wyoming by 12s,iss. Nevada BY 1891
yoters From District In the States.
The statements Of those who hac
much 10 % with getting out the ex'
trSoFdlnary District vote IN the prezt.
Genital election Of 1920 G&r SURPRISING
that cast In any previous electionj
wien Go-CTdinateo. give the following
approximate results:
~ Estimated number Of legal rexi.
dents CT the States residing 81 ths
District o. Columbia, 10000
~ Estimated number Of these Yoteri
xtAo actually cast their votes 81 tha
psesaoeatiG election 0f 1920, $4,000
The great strength of the District
voting constituency Is further demon
stfEted by the fzet that IL the nseTG
population iSf which it Is credited with
On excess IL sabtfaeted from the iiat
ef com parable States and from iIis
gIislFiet. the Districts voting coastitu.
81 nf
ftatek, namely, Utah, Vermont. AFtzons
Pew Mexico, Delaware, Wyoming and
.xesadz.
As fnSfheF Illustrating the strength
81 the Districts voting constituency y
II both the nfgrs percentage and tn,
foreign born percentage are subtTAetet
from all thE comparable states and tn,
DlaiF1et, leaving only the native born
whites, the District IL found 10 sxeeet
ii stAteS~~hh0de Island, SStth ia
tsts. New Hampshire. Idaho, Vermont
Utah, ATiz1na, New Msxtc9, Deis ware
wyoming ana Nevada.
J! Se compare the Utsif1cl LoliIis
t}on ~l.j1 inst VI 3efriDries ri the tln'
~ tgeir admission U statete,cd oni.
tYtei gf CKaS Eayn}A exceeded Lhst 81 IN
DlsiFlft lyJN of IN 1890.
III further illustration VI the strength
a. WsabiDgtOns voting c0nstjtuspc
let 'ls compare tie number VI ia per
ky3ns o! voting aae with the corFesDogd
3na Number in certain cities Wash
iuRton ekcfec& Iu potential fotin
constituency not only SlnsiiFr cities iik
Cincinnati NeB OFls nA, EeWaTk an
Minneapolis, bat larger cities Ike Mii
1eQkee. suc siH3ost equals much istge
cites ikE Buffalo
A. further I!lustTe ting tie sJeng'i
81 ttae District population lft Ga. 8naIgH
- totai population for the Humgef 1bI
~ D3e District, lH the 5iaha of III
Union sun foreign rDoTg
Ogsr 1867 zee Bern in Dl>triet
The h4Ebsat II s1g SHOWS ti1si ~ th
%gt1iAts fs7.a7l population. 1900