The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-01-19
GOVERNOR ELIAS CARE
ND OTHER STATE OFFICERS
NAUGUh ArEO YESTERDAY.
Str"nach's Auditorium Crowded to
witness the Cersmo nies-Th- New
governor Makes n strong Ad.
dress. witch IL Prin.
ted In Rull

When the special train from Tarboro
reached Selma at 10: 80 o'clock Yesterday
'rning on the Atiartic Goa It Line, an
eogine of the Richmond aud Danviile
railroad was waiting to pull the distin
ga1shed party to Raleigh. Mr.. II W.
Miller, representing Col mel A. B An.
drews, of the Richmond and Danville,
was there to extend the courtesies of th.
road TO the governor elect and his party,
A reporter of the CHRONICLE was alsc
present
The special consisted Of baggage
car, two Coaches from Gold shoro, havip.
therein the Goldsboro Riti-s two coach.
f'r Edg comb Guards, special escor
OF the governor elect, q coach for th.
legislative committee and a coach for III.
governor elect and those accompanying
him
The members of the party were Gov
ernor elect aud MIS- Eias Carr. Mrs
William Carr. of Washington. D c
Misses Carr. Elias Carr. Jr.. Mrs Dol
G'llisn. Mss B ,ker. Miss Aston anc
Nr Bryan Grimes, of WASH gtou. N
@, ana citizens committees from Tar
oorn and E igecombe county The Edge
combe Guard. numbered sixty one, ane
were under command Of Oapt. G. w
], q eys
The run from Selma to Raleigh wa
made 10 tfty m nutes, the train having
| clear track. no stops being made
When the sprci.l arrived at Uuiol
station the distinguished party were me
by the citizens Committee of reception
aud the governors guard. A procession
was formed with the Pythi4n band q
the had, followed by the military com
/ psnies in the order named. the regl
nents being undel command of Colope
| Young:
Governors Guards, of this city. 4
men, Cap, John w Gross; Ffankh
4 s. OF Lou sbu-g, forty men, Cap,
W I Hughes; Vance Guards. Of Her
ierson, thirty men. Capt B T Jones
Durham Light Infantry. Of Dlrh .u
forty five men, Capt I ]. Winston
G,ldsboro r 4 $, o. G Id boro, Capt
Il B in; Z Eigecombe Gu,rd., of T..
b r., sixty one strong Capt. C. W j,
freys. Next csm- The Governor el.
and governor in carriage, other Il
c.rs sn !. prominent citizens following
carr'sg's.
On arrival at the capitol a new DR.
cession was formed 10y Chief Marsha
S'ronach, the mt m bers Of the house
representatives and senste and state &C
GERS being included, which proceeded
Strnn4C h's auditorium The state Off ce
md those elect were seated on the pls
rm. President King. of the senat
c-l.d the general assembly to order. An
R-v Dr. Marshall, of Christ Churc
opened with prsyer.
Chief Justice shepherd then admin
tered the oath To the new offict rs. III
being presented 10 him in the follc vii
order:
Hsjor S NJ. Finger introduced n
,hn c earboroug1 his successor
-uperintend nt Of uu7iic instruction
Auditor G. w S4nderlin presented |
successor. Hon R VI Furmsn
Representative Sprulll, chairman
tie house committee on inaugural intr
d iced Capt. Octavlus Coke, who su
els hlr self a secretary cf state.
Hoa. T F D.vison presented |
ucress0r as attorney general, Hon Frsl
| O.bOrne.
President King. Of the senate, D,
sented Mr. r A Doughton, lieutenar
vernon elect
When Hon Thomas NJ Fl It arose
! Introduce TO the chief justice, Elias Ca
governor elect, the applause was desfe
ing The large auditorium was crowd
and the shouts Of the multitude we
isui and long
Governor Carr repeated the oath in
clear. steady tone and when he kiss
the B ok" aud subscribed his name
the oath, the democracy there sssemol
again spplauded
ES Gov. Tnos. NJ Holt then advanc
but bi- utterances were unheard
on as be was seen TO rise shCu af'
] -huut went up from the denucra
throsts and ladies applauded. evldenci
the high estee N felt for the ex govera
oy the people whose chief executive
. has been II was some minues befC
he could be heard n then saic:
Lad rs and Grntlemen:- 1t is I
pleasure to day TO Introduce to you t
governor of North Carolina"