Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-01-17

however, the sun came out bright and
clear and before the parade started
the ice on the pavements had melted
and, save for little streams of water
in the CUTTERS more pleasant Janu-
airy day could not be imagined.
The parade formed at 1880 o'clock.
A detachment Of members of the G.
A. r. formed on Quincy street from
Ninth to Seventh street in double
line, the parade passing between
the lines in review. MarshalPs mill
tary band of fifty pieces led the
marchers The Topeka Republican
followed, and then came two car
riages-the first occupied by four Re
publican state senator's and in the
next Major Tom Anderson and Chief
Justice Albert II. Horton rode. Then
came detachment of battery B, fol-
lowed by a carriage drawn by four
horses in which L. d. Lewelling, the
outgoing governor, rode on the right
with Major Edmund N. Morrill,, soon
to be inaugurated governor, on his
left. Governor Morrill, wore high
silk hat which he frequently dotted
when cheered by admiring onlookers.
In the carriage following them were
ex-Governors George Il. Anthony,
Thomas A. Osborn and George w.
Click. The next carriage was occu-
pied by newly elected state officers
and the last two in the procession
bore the families of the two COVER
nors. Battery of the state militia
followed and the G. A. r. divisions
through which the parade passed in
starting fell in line and followed the
procession to the capitol building.
The bad weather which had inter
fered with the arrangements pre-
vented an extensive parade and the
line of march was so shortened that
it lasted less than half an hour.
By direction of the house Friday
the sergeant-at-arms turned Repre-
sentative hall over to the local COM
mittee of arrangements which on
Saturday began to prepare it for the
inaugural ceremonies.
The exercises opened at 1850
o'clock. when the state officers elect
and the retiring state officers, at
tended by Chief Justice Horton and
other officiating dignitaries entered
while Marshalps band played THE
Star Spangled Banner"
Governor Lewelling and Governor
elect Morrill, appeared first, and as
they stepped to the stand below the
speakers desk they received round
after round of applause.
On Governor elect Morrilrs right,
Chief Justice Horton occupied seat,
while at the left of Governor Level
ling Representative Warner of Chero-
kee county sat
Major T. j. Anderson, chairman Of
the general committee of arrange
ments, officiated as president, and
first called upon the Rev. A. s. EN-
bree to invoke the Divine blessing.
Mr.. Anderson introduced Mr.. War
ner as chairman of the joint legista-
tive committee, who would conduct
the exercises Then Mr.. Warner in
troduced Governor Lewelling, who
rose and stood waiting until the APP
plause which greeted him had sub
sided. He wore Prince Albert coat
closely buttoned, and in the left lapel
was large Marechal Neil rose. In
introducing his successor he said:
ut Is a distinguished honor TO pre-
sent to the people of this great state
the man whom they have chosen as
their chief executive. 1t is true we
stood before you in some sense as the
representatives of contending forces
in the great conflict of ideas, but to-
day partisan interests are to be for
gotten. We meet as citizens and
of a common country, and
showed de6pess of partisan strife is to
''pops" we're dead in tue. Major e N.
We have grown to regard eyefyIn.-aS
in associated press as a lie,