Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-06
Utlh's Long Struggle For Statehood
Extensively Told.
TAKING OF THE STATE OATH.
Dramatic surrender. ny Acting Gov
.rnor Richards. of the rsrriierisi
Government TO the Common
wealth. New onieiais.

Inaugural Day has been cslebrsted
"a no other In the history Of Utah. In
Anticipation OF the momenious occasion
tho citizens Of the now State made ex'
tenslve preparations TO celebrate and
celebrate they did as never before.
The city was throngod with visitors
from outside points and with the
thousands Of home people made loco
motion well nigh impossible through
tho public thoroughfares. The great
procession that passed over the course
previously published, under the
direction Of Grand Marshal Bur
ton aud aida, started TO move
very soon after schedule time and pro.
senled magnificent spectacle rs II
Sended Its way TO the Taoei-
nsols, which It reached at noon,
and which had crowded within
IA oapacious walls more people than
ever passed Its portals In one assem-
blARe before.
Tho decorations OF the Tabernacle
we're most lavish and well chosen.
Spread out beneath the great central
surface Of the dome like cell.
ing was "Old Glory" the largest
American nag ever made. its exact
size Is rs by i5O feet. In tho upper
corner among the other stars
was the forty.finb, representing
Utah. BY means OF nm ingsniouely
devised incandtscvnt light the now
star cast It's reiulgont rays upon the
patriotic thousands who sat 10 the
gallery and auditorium below. From
his great hsg were numberlsss red,
white and blue stTeAmeTs running In
al directions, uniting with An elaboT.
ate fringe Of bunting and fiARs
which decorated the fsce OF the
gallery. All the tpeakerti stands were
most beautifully dTaped In the nation
al colors, while = great American eagle
iutmouDted the tower between tho
great pipes OF the organ, and imme-
llatsly below was the magic word
"Uiah"-a magni ficent electrical crea.
tipb.
On the speakors' stands were many
prominent citizens, among them this
following: Presidents Woodruff, Can
non and Smith, Hon. jos. l.. Rawlins,
Acting Governor Richards, Governor
Wells, Chief Justice Zane, Judges
Miner, Bsrtoh, King, Judd, Baskin,
Commissioner Tatlook and sher-
man, John Henry Smith. Francis
NJ. Lyman, A. II. Cannon.
Brigham Young, H. q. Chambers, J.
w. WhitoheAJ, General Penrose OF The
u. .. A., and numerous other army
aud National Guard officers. Among
the latter were General John Q. Gam
non, Brigadier General Young, Colo
hels Clayton aud Jennings.
Precisely at 1915 Acting Governor
Richards called the vast Assem- blags TO
order. Ho spoke very briefly and the
substance OF his remarks was US fol.
ioWn 81 feel very sensitly tho great
honor that the committee has con-
Tered upon me In selecting mo to NIL
tbis Important position tolay. For
nearly hity years the people OF Utah
nave been patiently and prayerfully
waiting for this auapiclous occasion
THIS blessed day. Ever since my child
hood | have been taught that the time
would come when the citizens OF Utah
would be accorded every political and
civil right granted to their fellow citi-
sens throughout tue United States.
not less than thres generations
OF people are living In this
new State who have never cast a
vote for President OF the United
States. But on November next they
WIZ go TO the polls and exercise
mat privilege shat all ireemen love 90
Wen. This 10 the proudest day OF my
ne, and when 1 say that but express
lhe feelings Of at LEAH a quarter OF o
million OF people, who all Join In "a.
!uVng the how etar and In giving
thAnks Tor the abandonment OF Terri.
lorlAl bondage for that more perfect
government to DO found under State.
hood. tApplause.)
The Sixteenth United States In
lanuy band here rendered In a mest
artistic manner very stlrring belec.
uon which was well received by the
audience.
THE OPENING PRAYER.
Acting Governor Richards an.
hounced that President Woodruff was
10 have offered the opening prayer