Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-10-26
STATE OF low
BY THE GOVERNOR.
A PROCLAMATION:

Pursuant to law, 1, LESLIE NJ. SHAW
Governor of the State OF Iowa, do hereby pro-
claim and make known that at the general
election to be held on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday of November next, to-wit:
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, A. o. 1898,
BY vote of all the electors of the state: The
following offices are TO be filled:
The office of Secretary OF State;
The Office of Auditor of State;
The Office of Treasurer of State;
The office of Judge ofthe Supreme Court, in
the place of Horace Il. Deemer;
The Office of Acknowledgement;
The office of Clerk OF the Supreme Court.
The office OF Reporter OF the supreme Court
The office OF Railroad Commissioner, in the
place of George w. Perkins.
By vote of the electors in the several Con-
gressional districts, the Office OF Representa-
tive in Congress from each of said districts.
cia Districts, the office of Judge Of the District
Court, as follows:
The First Judicial District, one Judge;
The Second Judicial District, four Judges;
The Third Judicial District, two Judges;
The Fourth Judicial District, four Judges;
The Fifth Judicial District, three Judges;
The Sixth judicial District, three Judges;
The Seventh judicial Dist ict, four Judges;
The Eighth Judicial District, one Judge;
The Ninth judicial District, four Judges;
The Tenth Judicial District, two Judges;
The Eleventh judicial District, three Judges;
The Twelfth judicial District, two Judges
in the place of John c. Sherwin and Chas. III.
Kelley;
The Thirteenth judicial Distri It, two
Judges.
The Fourteenth Judicial District, one
Judge, in the place of William b. Quarton;
The Fifteenth Judicial District, three
Judges, in the place of a. b. Thornell, Walter
/. Smith, and W. r. Green;
The Sixteenth Judicial District, two
The seventeenth Judicial District, two
The Eighteenth judicial District. three
The Eighteenth Judicial District, one
December, 1898;
The Nineteenth judicial District, two
Judges;
place of James d. Smyth.
And do further proclaim and give notice
that at said general election, the following Of
fees having become vacant are to be filled, to-
wit:
By vote of all the electors of the state, the
office of Railroad Commissioner. In the place
of Charles l.. Davidson, deceased, said office
ment by David j. Palmer.
BY vote of the electors of the following Judi
cial Districts. to-wit:
The seventh judicial District. Judge in
the place of Charles M. Waterman, resigned,
said office being now filled under executive
appointment by James M. Bollinger;
The Ninth judicial District Judge In the
place of William A. Spurrier, resigned, said
office being now filled by Charles A. Bishop;
The Tenth judicial District, a Judge in the
OF no %1n Allied enIe
ment by franklin w. Plat;
The Fourteenth judicial District, a Judge in
the place of Lot Thomas, resigned, said office
ment by Frank H. Helsell.
By vote Of the electors Of the following
Senatorial Districts:
Senator in the General Assembly, in the
place of Benjamin +. Carroll, resigned:
The Tenth Senatorial District, the office OF
Senator in the General Assembly, in the place
of David j. Palmer, resigned.
By vote of the electors of the following
Counties and Representative Districts:
The County OF Marion being the the Twenty y,
Representative in the General Assembly, in
the place Of H. M. McCully, deceased.
The County of Johnson, being the Forty
Representative in the General Assembly, in
the place of Joe A. Edwards, deceased;
The County of Delaware, being the Sixty.
eighth Representative District, the Office OF
Representative in the General Assembly, in
the place of Frank F. Merriam, resigned;
The Eighty-first Representative District,
composed OF the counties OF Dickinson, En-
in the General Assembly, In the place OF M.
X. Whelan, resigned.
And do further proclaim and give notice
that at said general election the following
amendment, proposed by the Twenty-sixth
General Assembly, and agreed to by the
Twenty-seventh General Assembly, in the
manner required by the Constitution, will be
submitted to vote Of the electors through
out the state. tO-wit:
THAT sections "a, IS, and So OF article three
repealed and the following adopted in lieu
thereof:
"sNumber of Senators. Section "a. The
senate shall consist Of nifty (5Ol members, to
established by law, and at the next session OF
the general assembly following the taking OF
each state and national census they shall be
apportioned among the several counties OF
the state, according to population as shown
by the last preceding census.
Number Of Representatives-Distri
shall consist Of not more than one hundred
and fifteen members. The ratio OF represen-
tation shall be determined by dividing the
whole number Of the population OF the state,
as shown by the last preceding state or
national census, by the whole number Of
counties then existing or organized, and each
county shall constitute a representative dis
trict and be entitled to one representative,
but each county having population In ex-
cess of TIE ratio number, found as herein pre-
scribed. of three-fifths or more OF such ratio
number. shall be entitled to one additional re-
preventative.
Ratio and apportionment. Section 36.
The general assembly shall, at the first re-
gular session following the adoption OF this
amendment, and at each succeeding session
following the taking of such census, fix the
ratio of representation, and app0rtion the ad-
ditional representatives as hereinDefore re-
quired.'"
OF ali of which the electors throughout the
state will take due notice, and the sheriffs OF
the several counties will take official notice,
and be governed accordingly.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF have here
unto set my hand and caused to be
affixed thegreat seal OF the State of
Iowa.
Done at Des Moines, this fifth day
Of October, in the year OF our Lord
[sEALl one thousand eight hundred and
nlnety-eight, Of the Independence