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Show I WEST CAINS POLITICALLY FROM CENSUS I SHAKEUP DUE I IN CONGRESS OVER FIGURES I Census Shows West and South Gain Over Eastern FIFTY NEW SEATS IN HOUSE NOW CALLED FOR Indications Point, However, to Reduction, Not Increase, In Members j WASHINGTON Oct. 8 (Bythu Associated Press.) Examination of the final census inures ..f the country which place tho total population of tb continental United states at 10:.,. -; 1 " Indli the and H - mth proportionately win gain more n B political way than the east or middlo west through Increased membership in the house ,,f representativei, more votes in the electoral college and iu larger delegations to the national po-litl. po-litl. conventions. H This result will determine Whatever basis of apportionment Is adopted by congress next winter, fixing the size of the next house, which in turn is reflected In the olectoral college and " nventlons of the big political III T V ; v SEATS. I AS a result of the increase 13,710.-842 13,710.-842 lc population during the past ten fifty new seats could be added , to the house. Should the present I -ei-.-hip of 130 be left unchanged Increasing the ...sis ol apportion-ment apportion-ment there will have to bo a transfer lot thirteen seats, now held by twelve to nine other states. I For I he past half century the prece-dent prece-dent has I. - u to increase the size of the house so as to prevent loss of exist-ing exist-ing representation by any state-GAINS state-GAINS l OR S I 11 ES, If this j)recedent Is followed Hi is year fi. additional representatives' (seats must be give,, to California, four .each for New York, uhio. Pennsyl-Ivanla Pennsyl-Ivanla and Michigan; thr - to fllmois land Texas, two to Massachusetts, New Jersey and North Carolina and ohm l.a.h lo Alabama. Arlxdna, Connectl-l Connectl-l ut. Georgia, Maryland. Montana, New I Mexico, Oklahoma, regon. South 'a r ol i na, Tennessee, Washington. West vTrginia, Wisconsin, Virginia. Arkansas and Minnesota t'ongressbmal leaders are strongly opposed to anv large increase in the as they legard the present mem- bership of 435 as toe unwieldy. When i the house census . ommittr e. headed by ! I '. pi eseniat Iv , Sng.l of New York, I begins consideration of 'the problem. of fori wdl be mad.- to hold down the - j t pressure.for the Increase i- peeled to come from the states which would benefit from a larger house. 'Ph.- present apportionment ! -I sis is 211,877 inhabitants or its ma- Joi fraction to the congressional dls- ijjjjjj (imi WO l D LOS. By holding the house membership to 435, gains would be distributed with three o California. two to Michigan and iihlo. and one each to Connectl-cut. Connectl-cut. New Jersey, North Carolina, Ok-lahoma, Ok-lahoma, Texas and Washington. To offset these gains, Missouri would be fore, d t.. bis,, two congressmen, while Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Lou-isiana, Lou-isiana, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska Khode lslvud. Vermont and Virginia would lose one each. All other slates would retain their present numerical delegations in congress. At the last session of congress somo Republican leaders expressed opposl Hon to any change in the house thai. would be of profit to the south Howf ver, the pew census does not indl cue thai the south can be affect. -1 without corresponding effect on states where the Republicans might not be Inclined to reduce the delega- By fixing the apportionment basis so that Maine and Missouri would each lo-i seit. the lucre. ised popll- latlon of the country as represented in congress ran be absorbed bv a net increase of iwenty-seven seals. The ipportlonraeni basis would then be 219,838 or major fraction thereof and seventeen would absorb the net also tb. two seats lost by Maine ..ml Missouri. These gains would be distributed with California get! tig tour. Michigan, Ohio and New York three; Pennsylvania. New ler-and ler-and T.xas two. ami Arkansas Connecticut, Georgia. Illinois. Massa-J ehusetts. New Mexico. North Caro-lina, Caro-lina, Oklahoma, Washington and Wis-one Wis-one each. It liiav be decided to hold the net increase lo less than a score which f might be accomplished by causing Missouri to Ins.- two seats and Iowa. Kentucky, Maine ami Indiana one each. 'I'be apportionment basis would be 234,947 inhabitants to the congrec sional district with a net Increases pi fourteen iu the size of the house These seats and those lost by Missouri Iowa, Kentucky, Maine and Indiana would be distributed us follows: California. four; Michigan and ohio, three Texas, two, and Connect!: cut. Illinois, New jersey, New Mc New York. Oklahoma. I'ennsylvania and Washington one each. Kegardless of tb apportionment basis, tin swing in political power will be first toward the Pacific coast and the Rocky mountain slates, followed by the south, the east and the middle west. California's big ynin in inhabit i in the wt leu years accounts for most of the swing toward- the |