The daily gazette., 1883-01-16
TO TIE cOUkT HOUSE.
The Immense ThrOng which Gathered
An Impressive scene,

The Immense ThrOng which Gathered
An Impressive scene.
With marching step to the sound of mar
| tisl music the procession then swept around
| the northwest corner of the square, from tn,
State House ~ the Court House, and OF
around TO the south end of the building
where the rear door is situated. Here IL tn,
order in which It passed, having beer
speedily formed By Chief Marshal Dunn
Chief Marshal, +. M. Dunn.
State capital band 10 pieces.
Sergeants-at-Arms of Senate and House.
Speaker Cooper and Speaker pro TEN
Justis.
Members of the General Assembly, ,ReVs Glib
son and Huntington, the rhaplains, and
clerks Wiis5 and NAPLES.
Members of the Judiciary, Chief Justice
ComeRys, and Judges Wootten and
Houston, side by side.
The Joint Committee on Reception.
GoveTnOr-eleet Stockley and Secretary OF
State Causey.
Ex- Governors Hall and Cochran and their
Secretaries.
An immense throng had gathered in front
of the Court House waiting Tor admission,
and, as the doors had been thrown open,
many of them were pressing forward up the
stairway Others still crowded the side
walks and the town police had some trouble
to part the crowd. No difficulty was ex-
perienced, however, for the procession to
pass, and once there was an attempt made
10 raise a cheer.
When the rear doors were reached, they
were open and ready for the distinguished
party TO enter. This was at once done and
they passed up the narrow and difficult
staircase, and entered the Court House Hall
fat lsT a A.
many voices and shuffling feet ceased as the
Governor. elect and his escort mounted the
platform. The large hall was filled by this
time, and the audience was respectful and
quiet. Many prominent citizens were to be
noticed in 1t and among them were
j. Turpin Moore Of Laurel, ex-senator Miles
Messick, Ebe w. Tunnel, Dr. Charles H.
Richards, Congressman L. L. Martin,
Nathaniel Williams, DR.. X. j. Elegood,
John Fl. Paynter, William Green, e. X.
Cochran, Thomas Holcomb, Robert w.
Reynolds, Wilbur Burnite, William Dean,
Hon. Benjamin T Biggs, DR.. Hargadiur,
DR.. Hugh Martin, j. w. Cooch, William j.
Maxwell, Columbus Watkins, A. P. Beeeher,
Lewis Paynter, Col. X. II. Taylor, ex. Sena
tor Conway, II. T. Downing, J. +. Wilds,
Frank Temple, William Polk, ex-Speaker
Rust, ex-Speaker keynear Williams, Giles
Lambson, Representatives A. II. Cahall,
w. p. Jones, l. N. Fooks, j. E. Graham
and many others.
The meeting was called to order by
Speaker Cooper of the Senate In a clear
voice, which rang out through the room,
and PRAYER wa. offered by Chaplain Gibson
of the Senate. The journals of both Houses
of the counting of the vote for Governor
we're then read, and music followed. The
administration of the oath-an Impressive
eremony-followed. The oath was admin
istered by Hon. Edward Wootten on the
old Latin Bible of the State,
upon which all the Governors have been
sworn, which WAS printed In 1882. The
oath was as follows
I, Charles Q. Stockley, do solemnly swear on
the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, that
will support the Constitution Of the United
States. So help me God.
l, Charles q. Stockley, do sOlemnly swearon
the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that will
support the Constitution Of the state Of Della
ware and that will perform the duties OF the
office with fidelity. So help me God.
The Governor then delivered his lnaugu-
raj address after which the audience dis
persed.