Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-11-02
STATE OF low A
BY THE GOVERNOR.
A PROCLAMATION:
BY THE GOVERNOR.

Pursuant to law, /, 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
offices ara TO be filled:
The office of Secretary OF state;
The Office of Auditor of Stale;
The Office of Treasurer of State;
The Office OF Judge of the Supreme Court, in
the place of Horace f. Deemer;
The Office of Attorney-General;
The Office OF Clerk OF the Supreme Court.
The Office OF Reporter OF the supreme Court.
The office OF Railroad Commissioners. 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.
BY vote OF the electors of the following judi
cial 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 District, 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 G. Sherwin and Chas. III.
Kelley;
The Thirteenth Judicial Distrl u, Two
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. X. Green;
The Sixteenth Judicial District, two
The seventeenth judicial District two
The Eighteenth Judicial District. three
The Eighteenth Judicial District, one
Judge, for term expiring the 3lst day OF
December, 1898;
The Nineteenth judicial District, two
Judges;
The Twentieth judicial District, in the
place of James ID. Smyth.
And do further proclaim and give notice
that at said general election, the following OIL
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
being now filled under executive appoint
ment by David j. Palmer.
BY vote OF the electors of the following Judi
The Seventh Judicial District. Judge in
the place OF Charles NJ. Waterman, resigned,
said office being now filled under executive
appointment by lanes NJ; r b9iilngerj IN tho
place of William A. Spurrier, resigned, SAID
office being now filled by Charles A. Bishopi
The Tenth judicial District, a Judge in the
place Of John ]. Tolerton, resigned, said once
being now filled under executive appoint
ment by Franklin w. Plat;
The Fourteenth judicial District, a Judge In
being now filed under executive appoint
ment by Frank H. Helsell.
BY vote of the electors of the following
The Third Senatorial District, the office OF
Senator i'm the General Assembly, in the
place of Benjamin F. Carroll, resigned:
The Tenth Senatorial District. the office Ice o.
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:
sixth Representative District, the Office Of
Representative in the General Assembly, In
the place of II. 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 Eigbty-first Representative District
met, and Osceola, the office of Representative
In the General Assembly, in the place OF M
X. Whelan, resigned.
And do further proclaim and give notlce
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, VIII DC
submitted TO vote of the electors through
out the state tO-wit:
THAT sections "a, IS, and So of article three
| (S) of the constitution of the state of Iowa be
repealed and the following adopted in lieu
".Number of Senators. Section "a. The
senate shall consist Of nifty (5O members =, &c
established by law, and at the next session o.
the general assembly following the taking o
each state and national census they shall OF
apportioned among the several counties o
the state, according to population as shown
by the last preceding census.
"'Number OF Observation-Disclosures
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 Of
national census, by the whole number @
counties then existing or organized, and each
county shall constitute 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-ffths or more OF such ratio
number. shall be entitled to one additional re
"iRatio and apportionment. Section 36
The general assembly shall, at the first re
gular session following the adoption of thii
following the taking of such census, FIX the
ratio OF representation, and apportion the ad
ditional representatives as hereinoeiore re
quired.'"
state will take due notice, and the sheriffs o
the several counties will take official notice
and be governed accordingly.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF have here
unto set my hand and caused to b'
affixed the great seal OF the State
Iowa.
Done at Des Moines, this fifth day
of October, in the year OF our Lore
[sEALl one thousand eight hundred anc
ninety.eight, Of the Independence
of the United States the one hun
dred and twenty-third, and OF thu