The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-09-19
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.


election, were issued yesterday form
the executive department. Following
is the governors proclamation, which
includes the legislative apportionment
as made by the majority of the COM
mission, Chairman Hall and Pulliam.
An unofficial, spurious and misleading
report, signed by w. T. Walker, IRE
publican,) and S. b. Oberl ander, Popu-
list member, whose commission was
revoked by Governor Renfrow, was
published by the Capital last night
and further stamps that sheet as being
grossly unreliable
Following is the proclamation:
Election Proclamation.
Whereas, BY act of congress approx
ed July 3Oth, 1894, the Governor Of the
Territory of Oklahoma is authorized
to appoint three citizens of said terri
tory, not more than two of whom shall
be of the same political party, as n
commission to apportion said territory
into thirteen council districts and
twenty-six representative districts for
members of the third legislative as
sembly and on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, 1894,
there shall be held an election in said
territory, at which there shall be
elected a delegate in congress, mem
bers of the third legislative assembly,
county and townships officers. and
Whereas, II is in said act further
provided that the Governor shall on or
before the first day of October, 1894.
issue proclamation for the holding
of SAID election, setting forth therein
the apportionment of said territory,
and
Whereas, Section 59s7, of the laws
of Oklahoma provide that the Cover
nor shall in all cases issue his procla-
nation giving thirty days notice of
the time and place of holding elections
for the purpose of choosing a delegate
to congress and members of the terri
torial legislature and county and
township officers.
Now, therefore, |, William c. Rem
frow, Governor of the Territory of
Oklahoma, by virtue of the power
in me vested, and in pursuance of said
act of congress and said act Of the Ok
lahoma legislature, do hereby proclaim
and declare that the commission APP
pointed by me by virtue of said act
of congress have apportioned the
Territory of Oklahoma into twenty-siX
representative districts and thirteen
council districts as follows, to-wit:
The First Representative district is
composed OF townships No. three, 3,
four, 4, and precinct No two, 2, in
township No. FIVE and the town of
Tecumseh in the county of Pottawato-
mle and is entitled to one representa-
tive.
The Second representative district is
composed of townships one, /, six, &,
two, ., and precinct No. one, ], in
township No. five, ., IN the county of
Pottawatonie, aud Choctaw, Seminole
and Creek townships in the county of
Lincoln and is entitled to one repre-
sentative.
The Third representative district is
composed of township ten, 10, n r.
one, l, east, r. nine, Q, n. r. two
west, Liberty, Moore and Case town
ships and the towns of East and West
Norman in Cleveland county and the
townships of Cass and Pott in Oklaho-
ma county and is entitled to one re J.
resentative.
The Fourth representative district is
composed of T. nine, o n. r. one
east; Il. O. II. W. Il. s n. r. /, E.; Twp
eight, &, n. X. one, /, west; Twp. eight,
5, n. X. two,2, west; Twp. seven, :,
n. X one, l. east; Twp. seven, 7, n.
r. one. l, w; Twp. six g. n. X. one
east; TWP. six, n. r. one, l, w, and
II. five, 3, X one, l, east in Cleveland
county, and is entitled to one repres-
entative.
The fifth representative district is
composed of the city of oklahoma
City, Oklahoma and G~eely townships
in Oklahoma county and is entitled to
one representative.
The Sixth representative district is
composed of Boone, Mustang, Council
Grove, Spring Creek, Deer Creek, Ed
mond, Britton, Hartzell, Crutcho,
Springer and Choctaw townships and
the town OF Edmond in Oklahoma
county aud is entitled to one represen-
tatiVe.
The Seventh representative district
is composed of Mathewson, Frisco,
Yukon, Mustang, Union, Purcell
Reno City and Rock Island townships
and the town of Okarche in Canadian
county and is entitled to one repre-
sentative.
The Eighth representative district
is composed Of townships, No. one, /,
two, 2, three, 3, four, 4, and five. 3, and
the precincts of the town of El Reno
in Canadian county and is entitled to
one representative.
The Ninth representative district is
composed of the county of 20" and is
entitled to one representative
The Tenth representative district Is
composed of BlacS Bear. Lowe, Wat
sxins and Autry townships aud the city
of Psssy in "P' county and is entitled
70 one representative.
The Eleventh representative district
is composed of Keokuk, Fox, Ponca,
Pawnee, Union, Usage and Cimarron
townships in the county of Lincoln
and all of townships Seventeen, II.
Eighteen, Is, and Nineteen, 10, n. II 6.
ee7t IN the county of Payne and Is en-
titled 20 one representative.
The Twelfth representative district
is composed of townships Seventeen,
n, n r Five, 5, east. Twp. Eighteen.
Is, n. r. FIVE, 5. east, Twp. Nineteen,
10. in ranges Two, 2. Three. 8 -Four, !,
and FIVE, 5, east, Twp Twenty, 20,
n. in ranges two, 2, three, 3. and four,
east, aud the town of saltwater In