The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-01
ELECTION PROCLAMATION
State and County Officials to Be
Elected This Fall.
THREE STATE OFFICERS
One Representative in Congress-Associ-
ate Justice-Fifteen Counties win
Elect State Senators-six to Elect
County Commissioners.

Helena, Aug. 31.-The governor Of
Montana to-day, by proclamation, an
nounced to the electors of the state the
different state and county offices to be
voted upon at the election to be held
Tuesday, Nov. s. This is in accordance
with the law. and in order to be sure
that the county commissioners of the
respective counties are fully aware of
the number of offices to be voted upon,
copies of the proclamation will be sent
to every board of county commission
ers in the state and posted in conspicu-
Gus places, to say nothing of the pub
lcity that IL will have through the
medium of the press.
The public is already quite well
aware that four state officers, or in
fsct three state officers and one con-
gresham. are to be voted for. The as
sociate justice of the supreme court
who is elected will not serve the full
term of six years, but will fill out the
unexpired term of the late Associate
Justice Horace r. Buck. who was
elected for six years from Jan. 1. 1897.
The new associate justice who is elected
in November will therefore serve four
years. or until Jan. /. 1903.
Fifteen of the counties will elect state
senators. all of the counties will elect
viii elect boards of county commissions
ers. three will choose county auditors
and all will elect a complete county
ticket.
In his proclamation the governor Of
fers a reward of 800 for the arrest and
conviction OF any violations of the elec-
tion law.
The governors proclamation is as fol-
lows:
BY virtue of the authority in me
vested by law. 1. Robert b. Smith.
governor of the state of Montana, do
hereby proclaim that on Tuesday. Nov.
5. A. ID. 1s9S, there will be held in the
state Of Montana a general election by
the qualified electors of the state 10
elect the following officers. to-wit: One
representative i'm congress, one chief
justice of the supreme court, one as
sociate Justice of the supreme court.
to I'LL the remainder of the term for
which the Hon. Horace r. Buck. de-
ceased, was elected. one clerk of the
supreme court.
zone state senator in each of the fol-
lowing counties: Broadwater. Cas-
cade, Choteau. Dawson (to fill the un-
expired term OF Hon. Joseph c. Auld.
resigned), Fergus. Flathead. Granite.
Jefferson. Madison, Missoula. Ravaili.
Silver Bow, Teton. Valley and Yellow
stone.
Members of the house of represen-
the state as follows. to-wit: Beaver
head county. two members: Broad
water county, two. Carbon county.
one; Cascade county. five; Choteau
county, two: Custer county. two; Daw-
son county, one; Deer Lodge county.
six: Fergus county. two. Flathead
county. three; Gallatin county. three:
Granite county. two; Jefferson county.
two: Lewis and Clarke county. seven:
Madison county, three: Meagher coun-
~. one: Missoula county. four: Park
county two; Ravalli county. two: Sill
Yer Bow county. twelve; Sweet Grass
county. one; Teton county. one: Valley
county. one: Yellowstone county. one.
County officers in each of the 2f
counties of the state as follows. to-wit:
Sheriff, treasurer, clerk and recorder,
assessor. county attorney, superintend-
ent Of schools. coroner. public admin
istrator. county surveyor.
Three county commissioners in each
of the following counties, to-wit:
Broadwater, Flathead. Granite, Ra-
valli. Teton and Valley.
"One county auditor in each of the
following counties, to-wit: Cascade.
Lewis and Clarke and Silver Bow.
And in order that said election may
be conducted in quiet and orderly
manner, | do hereby offer a reward OF
500 for the arrest and conviction OF
any person violating any of the pro-
VISIONS OF lite w. rdtl l. VI tlc pchdt
code. Such rewards to be paid until
the total amount hereafter expended
for the purpose reaches the sum Of
$500
"Given under my hand and the great
seal of the state at the city of Helena.
the capital of Montana. on this s1st
day of August. in the year of our Lord.
one thousand eight hundred and
and in the one hundred
and thirty-third year of the independ-
ence OF the United states.
by the Governor
''TSeall ROBERT B. SMITH.
IT. s. HOGAN. Secretary OF State.