St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-08
The Democratic members of the

term. The Democratic members of the
senate
REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE ROBERTSON
as the lieutenant governor, and several
senators now on the ground openly
avow that Robertson shall not preside.
1t is generally understood that the Dem
ocrats will put forward Senator j. +.
Cox. of Morgan county, as their can.
didate for presiding officer OF
the senate. 1t is anticipated
the senate may remain dead
locked on this question during the four
days and continue practically unorgan-
lied until the installation OF Lieut.. GOV.
Chace. This contest is at present the
uppermost political theme here, as
both sides are determined. and Col:
Robertson's friends declare he will
take his seat. Next Thursday
night Gov. Gray will give
a reception at his residence. On Mon
day, the 14th, at noon, Gen. Alvin p.
Hovey and Rev. Ira j. Chace will be
inaugurated as governor and lieutenant
governor of Indiana for four years.
Preparations for celebrating the in
auguration of Gov. Hovey are on a scale
not previously attempted in Indiana.
Never in the history of the state
has there been such thing as an inau-
gural ball. but there will be ball this
time that will eclipse all Western in
augural balls and then rival the presi-
Dental inaugural ball. The executi tive
committee has sent out 5000 invitations,
and it is estimated that ABOUT 5000 will
be accepted. The ball will be he Id at
Tomlinson's hall, the largest auditorium
in the state. The galleries have seat
ing capacity of nearly 5000. Gov. Hovey
will open the ball with his daughter,
Mrs. Menzies. Before the opening of
the ball the new governor and lieutenant
governor, with the other state officers
and their wives, will hold grand
RECEPTION AT THE CAPITOL.
Gov. Hovey will be assisted by his son
Charles, also Mr.. and Mrs. Menzies and
Miss Laura Reeme. Gen. and Mrs.
Harrison will pay their respects to the
new governor and lieut.-gOvern0r. A
committee will meet the president-elect
at the door of the capitol and escort him
to the governors parlOrs. Gen. and Mrs.
Harrison will remain some little time at
the capitol. They will not attend the
inaugural ball. The newly-elected
judges of the supreme court were in
Quoted into Office this afternoon. The
new judges are Walter Olds.
John G. Berkshire and PhilaS
D. Coffee, all Republicans. The
hold-over judges are Byron K. Elliott,
Republican, and James Mitchell, Demo-
crat. Thus the supreme tribunal of In
diana is Republican in politics for the
second time in the history of the state.
Judge Mitchell, the only Democratic
member, by right of seniority would be
the chief justice of the court. 1t has
been the custom for many years, in fact
since the first court, for the members to
choose the
ELDEST IN POINT OF SERVICE
as the chief justice. There is no law,
however, requiring the following of
this precedent, and it is known to very
few tonight that the newlyinstalled
judges propose now to deviate from the
old custom and elect Judge Byron K. FL
lott, of this city, to be chief justice. The
only reason given is that the head Of the
court ought to be in political harmony
with the majority of the court. Russell
B. Harrison has left for Omaha. to join
his wife and daughter who have been
visiting for month past at the home of
Mrs. Harrison's parents. ex-senator and
Mrs. Saunders.