Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-22
His FIRST STATE PAPER
Important Recommendations to the
Legislature.
BIG THRONG AT THE CAPITAL
Militia and Civic Parade in
Honor of the Governor.
SWORN IN BY THE Chief JUSTICE

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constitutional Convention and Generous
Provision for "A Fitting Exhibit at the
Worlds Fair.
Special CORRESPONDENCE of Gazette and journal
DovER, Jan. 20,-Unfortunately the
favorable promise of last evenings sun
set and the clear cut starlight night did
not pan out this morning, and Dover
.awole TO find Inauguration day ushered
In by forbidding sky, which keeps on
growing no better and at this sending
60 q. my il seems Il toss-up whether it
will rain or snow, with the chances
slightly fayoring the former catastrophe.
GoyCrnor-elcct Reynolds arrived this
morning and is quartered at the Bayard
House, where the inaugural parade will
form. The down State companies came
IN on the $40 train, comprising Co. Is
l., l. and q, and Troop A, the latter
from Laurel. The adjutant- generals
stan are here also.
The parade will form on Loockermann
street, right resting on Governors
avenue, and march over the following
route 10 Bradford, to Fulton, TO New,
TO North, TO Governors avenue, to Cecil,
pELAwARE's NEW GOVERNOR.
to State street, up State street to the
State House, whore the troops will be
reviewed by the governor.elect, the
members Of the General Assembly, and
other notabilities.
Adjutant- general kenney will com
mand, assisted by the following staff:
Lieutcnant-colon Kirk, Hart Records
and Newell, Colonies Stevens and Lay
field, Major Wootten and Sergeants
Grant and Miller.
Governor Biggs remains too i'll to be
present, while eX-Secretary Bayard is
kept away as pall-bearcr at the fune-
raj Of the late George Bancroft, and the
Force bill Of course compels Senator
Gray's presence in Washington.
The New Castle militia arrived by
special train at $50 a. m, and at II
o'clock, the parade having formed, the
line of march was begun. The first two
carriages were occupied by the legisla-
tive committee, the third by Governor
elect Reynolds, Secretary Salisbury and
Secretary -presumptive Marvel,
The fourth by Congressman Pening
ton and Congressman-elect Causey.
The fifth by Mayor Harrington and
Judge Ball, proceeded by the cavalry
and infantry, about 500 strong, and at
tended by Il large concourse of citizens
on foot. The First Regiment Band
furnished music. The display was a
fine one.
AT ll.30 the houses convened in joint
session 10 receive the goyernor-elect and
attend the Inauguration.
II was Il few minutes after noon
when the throng finally obtained en-
trance to the court house and the band
struck up the opening Hail to the
chief" Upon the judges bench were
seated Governor-elect Reynolds, Chief
Justice Comegys, Judges Houston,
Grubb and Cullen, eX-Governors Coch-
ran, Hall and Stocllley, Congressman
Pennington and the Rev, j. A. B. Wilson.
Many ladies were present.
AT the conclusion of the ceremonies
at the State House the line of march
was taken up to the court house where
the inauguration was to take place. The
sidewalks and front steps of this build
ing had already been pre-empted by an
eager throng, impatiently awaiting the
opening of the doors and prepared to
join in rush and struggle for the best
place 0btainable in the room above. The
earliest corners and the most muscular
and persistent pushers contested for
every foot of standing room on the
upper steps, each bent on unyieldingly
holding on to all the advantage he could
get on the outside until he had sue
ceeded in exchanging the same for an
equally advantageous position inside
When the doors were at last thrown
open the rush that Immediately followed
was a sight worth seeing Pushing
crowding, iamming the stairways the
alert and boisterous but good hundred
citizens made the best of their way
onward and upward, swarming into the
court room like so many school-boys
into watermelon patch and filling up
the large hall in less time than Senator
Blair in his prosiest days could have
empted room Of half the size.
Meanwhile the governor-elect and
those in attendance upon him had
entered by the reserved stairway from
the rear and taken their seats upon the
platform. When everything was in
readiness, Speaker Donahoe of the
Senate called the assemblage to order
and the Rev. j. A. B. Wilson opened
the proceedings with prayer. The
4 journals of the joint session of yesterday
n evening, containing the official eertitica-
ton of the vote for governor, were then
read by the clerks of the Senate and
House, respectively. This formality
over, the band struck up in triumphant
congratulation welcome to the duly
accredited chief.
These preliminaries, as usual, at
tracted but perfunctory attention, only
serving to whet the cagerness of every
one present for the absorbing moment
when, amid the stiffness of suppressed
expectancy, the governor-elect arose
and stepping to the front of the plat
form, placed his right hand on the fine
old Latin Bible, printed in 1889, upon
which so many of Delaware's law
makers and law-givers have been sworn,
and, in reverent tones repeated the fol-
lowing oath Of office, administered by
! Chief Justice Gomegys:
N l. Robert John Reynolds, do solemnly
wear, upon the Holy Eyangels of AL
mighty God, that | will support the CON
sttution of the United States so help me
God.
|, Robert John Reynolds, do solemnly
swear, upon the Holy Evangelism Almighty
u9q tnat ! Will support the constitution
o. the state OF Delaware so help me God
], Robert John Reynolds, do solemnly
swear upon the Holy Evangels of AL
mighty God, that will perform the duties
Of the oihee of Governor of the State of
Delaware, to which | have been elected
with fidelity so help me God.
The Governor then proceeded to read
his Inaugural address which is as follows
eoyERNoR REYNOLDS FIRST STATE
PAPER.
Cfnt'enen Of The Senate and House of Repre-
manifestation Citizens: Having been
chosen by my fellow citizens for the chief