Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-10-16
STATE OF IOWA.
BY the Governor
A PROCLAMATION
For the General Election,
Nov. 6, 1900.

PURSUANT TO law, /, LESLIE NJ SHAW. Gov
ernor of the state of Iowa, do hereby proclaim
and give notice that at the general election To
be held on the
Tue day next after the first Monday In No
vember A. D. 1900.
the offices hereinafter named are to be filled b,
the yot- 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 elector of president and vice
president of the United States, to be filed by
the choice of thirteen persons, one from each
C nsrcssonal district and two from the state al
large;
The offices of secretary of stat,, auditor Of
state, treasurer OF state and attot ley general;
Tho office of judge of the supreme court tt
succeed Chas. I. Grange.
The Office of railroad commissioner to sue
ctel David J. Palmer
And at said general election the electors of
the state will be called upon to vote on the
following questions:
l.. Shall there be a convention to revise til
constitution and amend the same?
2. Shall the following amendment to he con.
stitutiol be adopted?
add IS section 10. to article IL Of the consti
tuition, the following:
''SEcT1ON 49, The first general elect
lion after the adoption of this amend
"ment shah be heldon the Tuesday next
latter the first Monday in November in
1.-The year one thOuss nj nine hundred
land Two, and general elections shall be
"held biennlally thereafter. In the year
lone thousand nine hundred and two
there shall be elected COVER
.'nor, lieutenant governor, secretary of
.'sta.e, auditor of state, treasurer of
Estate, attorney general. two judges of
1.-THE supreme court. the successors OF
1.-THE judges of the district court whose
''terms of office expire December thirty
first, one thousand nine hundred and
two, state senators who would other
wise be chosen in the year one thous-
''and nine hundred and one, and mem
"bers OF the house of representatives.
The terms of office of the judges of the
supreme court which would otherwise
expire In odd-numbered years, and all
"other elective state, county. and town
snip officers whose terms of office
would otherwise expire i'll the year one
Thousand nine hundred and one, and
members of the general assembly
whose successors would otherwise be
"chOsen at the general election in the
year one thousand nine hundred and
lone, are hereby extended one year and
until their successors are elected and
qualified. The terms of office of senat-
"ors whose successors would otherwise
''be chosen in the year one thousand
mine hundred and three are hereby ex-
tended one year and until their success
'sors 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 nee
"essary to make the time of their cleo
'tlon 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 gen.
''eral assembly shall meet In regular ses-,
sion on the second Monday in January
zone thousand nine hundred and three,
land bienniaily thereafter"