The Leon reporter., 1900-10-11
STATE OF IOWA
BY THE GOVERNOR
A PROCLAMATION
For the General Election, No.
vember 6. 1000.

For the General Election, Mo-
vember 6, 1900.
Pursuant to law. ], Leslie M. Shaw, Govern.
or of the state of Iowa, do hereby proclaim
and give notice that at the general election to
be held on the
TUESDAY NEXT AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN
NOVEMBER, A. D 1880.
the Offices hereinafter named are to be filled
by the vote of all the electors of the state. and
of those of the several districts designated
to-wit:
by vote of all the electors in the state:
The office of eector oi president and vice
president of the United States. to be filled by
the choice Of thirteen persons, one from each
congressional district and two from the state
at large.
The offices of secretary OF state auditor OF
state. treasurer of state, and attorney gener
al;
The Office of judge of the supreme court to
succeed Charles I. Granger;
The Office of railroad commissioner to sue
ceed David j. Palmer
And at said general election the electors of
the state will be called upon to vote on the
following questions:
/. Shall there be convention to revise the
constitutiOn and amend the same?
2. Shall the following amendment to the
constitution be adopted?
Add as section IS, to article 12 of the con.
stitution the following:"
'SECTloN 6 The first general election
latter the adoption of this amendment
shall be held on the Tuesday next after
1.-THE first Monday in November in the
year one thousand nine hundred and
two. and general elections shall be held
"biennially thereafter. In the year one
Thousand nine hundred and two there
| there shall be elected a governor, lieu
tenant governor, secretary of state. aud
''itor of state. treasurer of state. attorney
general. two judges of the supreme
"court. the successors of the judges of
"the district court whose terms of office
expire December thirty-flrst, one thou
"sand nine hundred and two. state sena-
"ators who would otherwise be chosen in
''the year one thousand nine hundred and
"one, and members of the house of rep
"resentatives. The terms of office of the
Judges of the supreme court which
would otherwise expire in odd-numbered
years, and all other Alective state, county
land township officers whose terms of of.
flee would otherwise expire in the year
lone thousand nine hundred and one, and
members of the general assembly whose
successors would otherwise be chosen at
1.-The general election in the year one thou.
"sand nine hundred and one, are hereby
| extended one year and until their sue
| "cessOrs are elected and qualified. The
''lerms of Office of senators whose success
"sors would otherwise be chosen III the
year one thousand nine hundred and
three are hereby extended one year and
until their successors are elected and
qualified. The general assembly shall
''make such changes in the law governing
the time of election and terms of office
"of all other elective officers as shall be
necessary to make the time of their eiec-
"tion and terms of Office conform 10 this
amendment. and shall provide which of
the judges of the supreme court shall
serve as chief justice. The general as.
"sembly shall meet in regular session on
| tine second Monday in January, one thou.
sand nine hundred and three and bien-
"nially thereafter"
by vote of the electors of the several dis.
tricts hereinafter designated:
The Office of representative in congress-
from each of the several congressional dis
trcts;
1 Inc office of representative in congre s
from the ninth congressional district to fill n
vacancy occasioned by the resignation of
Smith McPherson;
| Inc office of representative in congress
from the tenth congressional district to fiji u
vacancy occasioned by the resignation of
Jonathan P. Dolliver;
The office of judge of the district court in
and for the twelfth judicial district to succeed
Jefferson F. Clyde;
TIE office of judge of the district court In
and for the fourteenth judicial district to sue
ceed the person who shall be elected at this
election to Hi the vacancy occasioned nv the
4
The office of judge of the district court I'm
and for the fifteenth judicial district TO sue
ceed Nathan w Macy;
The office Of judge of the district court in
and for the twentieth judicial district to sue
coed Winfield s. withrow;
The office of judge of the district court in
and for the eleventh judicial district, to ali n
vacancy occasioned by the resignation of
benjamin p. Brdsall. W hich office is now ten.
porar1iy filled under appointment by William
$. Kenyon;
The Office Of judge of the district court in
and for the twelfth judicial district to AL a
vacancy occasioned by the resignation of
John G. Sherwin. which Office ia now tempor-
ariy filed unde, appointment by Clifford p
Smith;
The Office of judge of the district court In
and for the fourteenth judicial district to fill
vacancy Occasioned by the resignation OF
Frank H. Helsell, which office is now tsmpor-
ariy filled under appointment by Arthur
Bailie;
The office OF judge Of the district court in
and for the fifteenth judicial istrict to fl,l a
vacancy oceasioned by the resignation of
Walter l. Smith. which Office is now temper.
arily filled under appointment by Oryille D..
Wheeler;
The ONCE OF senator In the general assembly
from the ninth senatorial district, comprlsng