Southern Question Ties Census to Political Power
Washington dispatch from December 3 1878 notes a Democratic plan in the South to inflate census reports to gain or preserve Congressional representation. It cites expected shifts for Western and border states and mentions likely candidates and factions in both parties. The piece also covers House appropriations for the Military Academy Fortifications and consular bills, and reviews President Hayes’s Message stressing civil rights and equal suffrage.
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The Next Census and Political Shifts Ahead
A long column notes Francis J. Walker’s census plans for 1850, population shifts to the West and Northwest, and potential impact on House and Electoral College apportionment. It discusses party lines, including Republican support for the President and Democratic stance, with various contemporaneous political and social items across states.
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