Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-18
STATE OF IOWA.
BY THE GOVERNOR.
a PROCLAMATION
For the General Election, November
9Th, 1900:

For the General Election, November
9Th, 1900:
Pursuant to Law. !, LEsLtE N. SHAW, Gov
Drnor of the state of Iowa, do hereby proclaim
lnd give notice that at the general election Ia
be held on the TUEsDAv NEXT AFTER THE yInsr
MONDAY IN NOVEMBER, A. d. 1900. the officea
hereinafter named are to be 6lled by the vote
of oil the electors of the state, and by those of
The several districts designated. to-wit:
BY vote of all the electors IN the state:
The Office of elector of President and vice
President Of the United States, to be filled BY
The choice of thirteen persons, one from each
district and two from the state At
large;
The ofiioea Of Secretary of State. Auditor Of
State. Treasurer OF State. and Attorney General
The office of Judge of the Supreme Court 4,
succeed Charles T. Granger;
The Office of Railroad Commits Toner to suc.
coed David J. Palmer.
And at said general election the electors of
tho state will be called upon to vote on the fol-
lowing questions:
i. SHALL THERE BE a CONVENTION TO REVISE
rHs contribution AND AMEND THE SAKE?
2. SHALL THE FOL flowing AMENDMENT TO THE
BIZ ALoPrkp?
add - section IL. to article l2 OF the con.
the following:
SECTION l6. Tho firrt general election
after the adoption of this amendment
shall be held on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday in November in the year one
thousand nine hundred and two, and gen.
eral elections shall be held biennially
thereafter. In the year one thousand nine
bundled and two there shall be elected
Governor, Lieutenant Governor. Secretary
Of State, Auditor OF State, Treasurer of
State, Attorney General, two Judges of tho
supreme Court the sucoesaors Of the JUDI
ges Of the District Court whose terms of Of
fec expire December thirty frat, one thcus-
and nine hundred and two, State Senators
who would otherwise be chosen in the year
one thousand nine hundred and ono, and
men b.rs OF III, HOUSE of Representatives.
The terms Of Office of the Judges of the
Supreme Court which would otherwise ex-
pirs in odd numbered years. and all other
elective state. county aud township officers
whose terms of ofhoe would otherwise ex-
pirc in the year one thousand nine hun
dred and one, and members Of the General
Asaembly whose snccessora would other.
wise be chosen at the general election in the
year one thousand nine hundred and one,
are hereby extended one year until their
successors are elected AID qualified. The
forms Of Office of Senators whose successors
would otherwise be chosen in the year one
thousand nine hundred and three. are here
BY extended one year and until their success-
ora 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
~ shall be necessary to make the time Of
their election and terms OF office conform
to this amendment and shall provide
which of the Judges Of the Supreme Court
shall serve as Chief Justice. The General
Assembly shall meet in regular session on
the second Monday in January, Que thous-
and nine hundred and three, and biennially
thereafter"
BY vote of the electors of the several district.
designated:
The Office of Representative in Congress from
each of the several Congressional districts;
The Office of Representative in Congress,
from the Ninth Congressional district to ELL ,
vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Smith
dcPherson;
The Office of Representative in Congress from
the Tenth Congressional district 10 ill vac.
ancy ocsasioned by the resignation of Jonathan
2. Deliver;
The Office Of Judge of the Diatrict Court in
and for the Twelfth Judicial dis ret TO succeed
Jefferson 2 Clyde;
The office of Judge of the District Court ir
and for the Fourteenth Judicial diatrict to suo
iced the person who .hall be elected at thi,
lection to fill the vacancy ocpasioned by th
resignation of Frank q. Bel.ell;
The Office of Judge Of the District Court il
and for the Fifteenth Judicial district to sue
coed Nathan W. Macy;
The Office Of Judge of the Diatrict Court il
and for the Twentieth Judicial district to sue
coed Winfield 3. Withrow;
The Office OF Judge of the District Court il
and for the Eleventh Judicial district 10 fill ,
soancy occasioned by the resignation If Ben
jamin P. Birdsall. which office is now tempo
.rss,ly filled under appointment by William y
Kenyon;
The Office Of Judge of the District Court i,
and for the Twelfth Judicial district to fill
vacancy oocasioned by the Resignation of job,
Sherwin. which Office 10 now temperate!
6lled under appointment BY Clifford P. Smith
The Office Of Judge of the District Court i,
and for the Fourteenth judicial district to fill
vacancy occssioned by the resignation of Franl
q. Helsell, which Office 10 now temporarily file.
under appointment by Arthur Bailie;
The Office of Judge Of the District Court j,
and for the Fifteenth Judicial district to fill
vacancy cccaaioned by the resignation of Waite
I. Smith, which Office ia now temporarily file,
under appointment by Orville D. Wheeler.
The Office of eenator in the General Assembl
from the Ninth senatorial district, comprisin,
the county Of Des Moinea to fill Q vacancy oc
Arthur;
The of1ios of Nenator in the General Assemble
from tho Thirty-eiRhth senatorial district. com
prisins the counties of Black Hawk AM
Grundy. TO fill . vacancy oocasioned by th
resignation of Charles ". Mullsn;
Tho ONCE Of Representative in the Gener.
Assembly from the county Of scott, being tn
Rorty-third Representative distriot, to suocee
Henry 1haenen Jr.. resigned.
Whereof all electors throug heut the state an
the districts specially deaignsted will take du