Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-01-10

marched into the room, while a mum
Der of university students in the cal
lery gave vent to their college veil
~ 'rah, 'rah, 'rah'' with great gusto
The dignitaries entered in the
following order: eN-Governors Fair
child and Hoard; Governor Peck
and Major Upham, Senator Bash.
ford and Lieut.. Gov.-elecr
Baensch, Secretary Cunningham and
Secretary of State elect Casson. Treas
| urer Hummer and Treasurer-elect Pc
tersOn, Attorney General O'Connor and
! Attorney General-elect .Mylrea, Super
intendent of Public Instruction Wells
and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Emery, Rail
road Commissioner Peterson and Com
miSSiOner-elect Mckenzie; Insurance
Commissioner Root and Commissioner.
elect Fricke. The ladies of the party
had previously been assigned seats
behind the incoming and outgoing
officers; the latter occupying the first
two rows of seats, the incoming Off
GERS in front.
" hen all were seated and the an
plal Sc had subsidized Chief Justice Or
toll and Mayor COrscOt arose and the
latter announced that His Excellency.
the governor, will present for inaugur-
alton the gOvernOr-elect." Chief JUS
tice Orion then solemnly administered
the following oath: you do solemnly
swear that you will support the con-
stitutiOn Of the United States and the
constitution Of the state of Wiscon-
sin in the faithful discharge Of your
duties as governor of this state to the
best of your ability, so held you God?''
AS Governor Upham said, with some
show of feeling, II do" there was a
lively cheering and again the univer-
sity yell. Ex-Governor Peck shook
him cordially by the hand as the two
were again seated. Senator Bashford
then presented Lieutenant Gov
ernor--elect Baensch for the inaugural
oath and in turn each of the new state
officers was presented in a like man
ner and underwent the formalities of
beng permitted the privilege of drop
Plug the ELECT part of their titles
which they had born for two months.
When the oaths of office had been
duly administered to each Mayor Cors-
cot announced that the state officers
would retire to their respective offices
where they would sign the oaths pre-
viously taken. When this feature was
finished the executive chamber was
thrown open to those who chose to
shake the hand of the new chief eX-
executive; and you may be sure
everybody that could wait in line long
enough was glad of the opportunity.
The other state officers joined the line
receiving with their ladies, and this
reception feature lasted for over an
hour
Meanwhile Secretary OF State Cas-
son had gone to his office and had
there been presented with magnif-
cent bunch of American beauties by
his assistant, John NJ. Ewing. In the
main Office Justice Cassoday gave the
oath of office to Colonel King and to
uesch. AS all this was going on those
present separated in little knots and
a pleasant social time was had EX-
Governors Peck, Fairchild, and Hoard
were talking together; a fit subject for
a painter, for they are, with two ex-
ceptions, the only living ex-governors
we have. The conversation, however,
was not reminiscensay sad, and it
seemed possible that there might al
most be a brighter shade
OF humOr than usual in
the Milwaukee mans tone as he re-
marked, This reminds me of those
-four barrels. with the big three KS
marked on their ends"
After some time the people that had
congregated to do honor to Governor
Upham by shaking his hand had fin
ished and quiet was gradually re-
stored. The newly .inaugurated and
the recently succeeded dispersed for
dinner, and the politicians and the
many visitors of the day withdrew
to prepare for the ball and reception
in the evening. Taken all in all it
was a most successful Inauguration