The Portland daily press., 1893-01-06
Especial to the Press ]

gentlemen:
E. F. Boothby, William Fogg,
George Thompson, Charles f. Libby,
George p Wescott, A. L. Turner.
Arthur w. Morrill,, j. L. Randall,
Tobias Lord, Jr., A. H. Berry,.
II. I'll. Shaw, B. f. Haskell
s. A. True, Wv. Brown,
A. S. Kinds, w. ID. Kinds,
VIM Senter, Nathan Redlon,
w. 81. Scott George ). Hunt,
B. j. Willard, Fl. S. Dyer,
Zenas Thompson, Lyman Cousins,
Clayton J. Harrington, John x. Martin,
S. S. Stearns, j. Y. HodsdOn,
G. George ai eS W. Norton, Q. r. Msttocks,
H. g. Peabody. On E. E Holt
F. N. Dow VIM. Marks,
D. o. Davis, Mark P. Emery,
Thos. Harris 4. l.. Jacobs,
A. F. Gerrish, j. III. Fogg,
a. A. Shorey, F. v. Chase.
George Young, J. H. Drummond Jr.,
Adam p Leighton, Theodore Josselyn,
E. L. Smith, Isaiah l. Webb,
David Rines, Jos. f. Chute,
b. P. Cox. G. w. 7. Cooling,
Il. n. Pinkham. J. Il. Hall,
George c. Craven, III. 2. Crosby,
Edward Harding, DR.. Files,
Jos. Blabon, George S. Rowell,
A. Little James F. Hawkes.,
C. Penbell HI. S. Osgood,
Andrew Hawes, Asher c. Kinds,
Elias L. Jacobs Hollis B. HILL
F. H. Hezetine, Clark Barker.
B. L. Parkman, Charles A. Plumnaer,
The arrival of the Portland contingent
gives the lobbies and ArchitectSpofford'
masterpiece, that grand staircase, an
animated appearance. For half an
hour before the session began, old
friends shake hands and many new ac-
quaintances are formed. The young
man with the red and white bonton-
nieres does a thriving trade, and as his
stock grows less the black coats of the
men begin to look as gay as the bonnets
of the ladies.
A governor-elect of Maine does not
become governor in fact without consid-
cradle formality and an Inauguration is
rather an imposing affair. To begin
with, both houses meet in their separ-
ate chambers, and for q few minutes the
usual batch of orders, petitions and
other routine business is heard in all its
every day monotony. But this regular
order is varied when a communication
is received from the committee on CUB
ernatorial vote. The committee inform
each branch that they have ascertained
the Hon. Henry B. Cleaves to have re-
ceived plurality of the votes cast for
governor in the last election and to be the
governor-elect. Thereupon committee
Is appointed to wait upon the governor
elect and inform him of the discovery of
the committee on gubernatorial vote.
Mallett of Cumberland, Swanton of Sag
adahoc, Jackson of Waldo, on the part
of the Senate, and Messrs. Morrill, of
Portland Matthews of Berwick, White
of Rockland, Carleton of Winterport,
Holmes of Caribou, ISaacson OF Lewis
ton, Boody of Jackson, on the part of
the House. The governor-elect informs
the committee that he is in waiting and
ready to receive the oaths and communi-
cate to the legislature.
A moment later the messenger of the
Senate announces message from that
honorable body, and the clerk, Mr.. Dun
bar, states the desire of the Senate tor a
joint convention for the purpose of ad-
ministering the oaths and hearing any
communication the Governor-elect may
desire to make The house is pleased to
accept this invitation and, preceded by
the messenger, the senators enter ahe
House chamber. Pr sident Spear takes
the chair and announces the purpose OF
the convention. Upon moriT- of Sena-
tor Seiders of Cumberland, committee
is appointed to wait upon the Governor
elect and inform him that the legislature
awaits his pleasure. All is now ready
for the Inauguration. AS the Governor
elect enrers the chamber, the assemblage
rise and stand until the oaths are admin
istered. Governor Bulieigh and Cover
nor-elect Cleaves enter the room, arm-in-
arm. The Governor-elect, standing on
the dais, behind the Speakers chair,
takes the oaths, which are administered
by President Spear There are two
oaths, which the Governor-elect repeats
after Mr.. Spear, in a firm and distin It
| voice, with his right hand raised. Then
the Governor elect subscribes to the