George Mason, Elbridge Gerry, and Patrick Henry were all over the inadequacy of representation in the House. From what I’ve read, by Herbert Storing and Cecilia Kenyon, the Anti-Federalists may have prevailed if they had concentrated their criticism on a House of Reps they were sure would become aristocratic. With a ratio of Reps to people today at over 1:720,000, they were right.
Thank you Jacquerie fory your reply.
George Washington refused to be involved in the debate over the constitution except over one issue. They asked him his opinion about whether the ratio of representation should be one to 50,000 or one to 30,000 and he unequivocally stated that it must be one representative for every 30,000 persons!