Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-01-10
NEW MEN SWORN in.
W. Peck and the other
"eo' elect in Office.

he stairway in the big capll1l , J at
49, ~ the Assembly challiu.i
on TO-DAY. and underwent CIama,
nation. When he came OUT h ne , @d to
longer the plain humorist W. Gny peck.
tickle YOU when BOY, pu' u state
If YOU please, OF the William
If Wisconsin. simultaneously f.om the
DE- mpster Hoard was relreu nr;vate
executive chair 10 oecoAio
'i9 The day dawned bright and clear' ~,
aorlv hour the trains began W pOudi
Their living freight into the Guy, 4 the
shortlv after sunrise the scene on est
s+reets was an animated one. Inc iIro Is
saonlar delegation to arrive was
.hs one from Rock County, com
sn about seyenty-tive members
ppa a,H; from GAINESVILLE. A similar uei-
eooi;on followed and another from ohil'
81 There was was a general aDsen'css
" decorations on stores and other pulAu-
mos although a few flags were snown'
The reception committee ana tne re-
t;rino state officers were IN "alti1g q.
the depot, and as Gov.-eiecC ,d
stepped from the tram anu glMas auor
Gov. Hoard's hand and that % mayd
Bashf ,rd with hearty grip tne cio"d
cheered and the band played. 1 ca rtv
nv the Governor-elect the party
proceeded to the carriages ~
Waiting, In the first sat GOV.
Hoard. Gov.-elect Peck ana mayor VI
Rashford. In the second were MRS;
Pack and Mrs. George Peck, Jr., ana
Rurr w. Jones. In the third was sec
retarv of State Timme, Secretary ,elect
cunningham and George W. Bird. Next
behind a train of boys, rode Atty
Cen. Estabrook, his successor, MI.
| 0'Connor, and Judge E. W. keyes.
| Next rode Geo. W. Raymer, Supt. Ihay.
Grand Supt. elect Wells. In the heAt
carriage was J. G. Gregory, Chairman
Wall. Railroad Commissioner peterson
and his successor, Mr.. Thompson. IN
the next were the new ana ola lnsura
ance commissioners, Messrs. Cheek ana
Root. In the next carriage was oupt'
! Adams and Mr.. Won Brisen.
Following the carriages came the Gov
ernor's Guard as an escort,
the Jefferson Club and other
political organizations, the PROCESSION
moving up Main Street and on to the
capitol. When the state house was
reached the carriages drew up, and IN
the order named above the officers en-
tered the building at the south entrance
and proceeded TO the Assembly Cham-
Der.
Gov. Peck, followed by the other
state officers, all accompanied by the
outgoing officers, entered the ASSEM-
chamber and took their seats IN semi
circle. The room and the galler ies, the
building from pit to dome, was dense
mass of humanity, and the pro,
cession of dignitaries was greet
ed upon it's entry with a
profuse demonstration Of applause.
Lieut.. Coy. Ryland was the only alb
sentee of the outgoing officers. Burr
w. Jones, of this city, escorted the lieu
tenant-governor-el in the place OF
Mr.. Ryiand. Chief Justice Cole and
Mayor Bashford occupied the speaker,
desk. Mayor Bashford stepping forward
announced that the time had arrived
to administer the oath of office to the
officers-elect and invited George w.
Peck to come forward and be sworn in
The latter advanced with Gov. Hoard
and Chief Justice Cole administered
the oath in the usual form ula. Gov
Peck, as he listened to the reading O
the oath, showed disposition to oper
his mouth in wide smile, but represse(
the inclination and looked quite dig
nifed. Alter Mr.. Peck hao
stepped down the lieutenant-gover
nor took his place and was
sworn, and so on through
the list. During the impressive cere
monies the audience maintained quiet
When Mr.. Hummer was brought in the
crowd in the gallery raised cry "Hur
rah for John Hummer" When Atty.
Gen. O'Connor assembled to take the
oath. another burst of applause wen
up, and the University boys raised tn,
college yell $780, Wisconsin Rah-R ah
Rah -
The ceremony occupied about f1y
minutes, after which Mayor Bashfor,
, addressed the audience, announcing tn
reception and the ball to follow The1
the band in the gallery played and the
big audience slowly t1ocked from til
big hall.
When the Inauguration services wer
! concluded the officers were escorted t
their respective offices, where they he'll,
! short receptions
The GROWING occurrence of inaugura
ton day was the reception and bal
commencing shortly before o'ocloc
and continuing until the small hours {
the night. The edict that the ladie
! and gentlemen should appear i
evening dress was generally obeve
! and there were as many elaborat
costumes as were ever seen upon
similar occasion in Wisconsin. TIL
, ladies of Milwaukee and Madison vie
with each other in the beauty of thei
gowns. 1t would be difficult to sa
which city presented the larger nun
Der OF beautiful women and beautifl
o costumes.
AS early as o'clock the pallerie
4 commenced to fill. the doors openin
q to the main floor remaining closed unit
O'Clock. The galleries We're soon file