Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-01-07
SCOFIELD IN OFFICE.
HE is INAUGURATED GOVERNOR
AT MADISON.
New Executive of Wisconsin Is In.
stalled With Ceremonies Marked by
Simp1icity-.Allt the Functions Open
to Public, and Mum erously Attended
Upham Retires.

Maj. Edward Scofeld, lumberman ana
capitalist of Marinette, at noon Tuesday
formally began his career as chief eXecu-
tive of the State of Wisconsin. At the
same hour William III. Upham, of Marsh
field, who for the last two years has been
Mt the helm in Badger State affairs, re-
tired to the rank of Il private citizen, to
at, once resume the active management OF
his extensive numbering and manufac-
turing interests in Wood County.
Maj Scotield was ushered into office
with no very elaborate or formal display.
The arrangements for the inaugural cere-
monies We're entirely within the hands OF
the people of Madison. 1t was the re-
quest of the Governor-elect that the at
fair be as democratic as consistent with
precedent. To comply with the wishes
of the incoming Executive in this respect
was the aim of those having the arrange
ments in charge. No limit was placed
upon attendance and no special invita-
tons were extended Every feature from
the ceremony of taking the oath of office
in the Assembly chamber in the morning
to the inaugural ball and reception at the
university gymnasium n the evening was
open to the public.
Maj Scofield and party, numbering tf-
the morning. They were met at the train
by a committee of reception consisting of
Gov. Upham, Mayor A. A. Dye and
Judge E. w. Keyes. Escorted by the
Governors Guards and the First Regi-
ment Band and under the direction of
Col. William Helm and Maj. George w.
Joachim as marshals. the party was
taken to the State Capitol Building. The
irod 70 tho aSpputiVn
chambers. The other State officers went
to their several departments, and imme-
diately afterward were escorted to the
Assembly chamber in the following order:
Gov.-elect Scofeld, escorted by Gov.
Upham and Mayor Dye; Lieut.. Gov.
Emil Baensch escorted by Senator G.. B.
Welton; Secretary of State Henry Cas-
son, escorted by Maj. L. w. Oakley:
State Treasurer Sewall A. Peterson, es-
corted by John A. Johnson; Attorney
General w. III. Mylrea, escorted by Burr
w. Jones; Insurance Commissioner w.
A. Fricke, escorted by +. l.. Spooncr;
State Superintendent J. Q. Emery, escort
ed by S. 3. Todd; Railroad Commissioner
D. J. Mckenzie, escorted by John }.
Suhr.
Mayor Dye presided over the exercises
III INC tASSeilDlH clldlhDSI L HS outH u
office was administered by Chief Justice
J. B. Cassoday Of the Supreme Court.
Seats in the chamber were reserved for
the justices of the Supreme Court, Judge
Romance Bum of the United States Dis
trict Court ex-Gov. William II. Taylor,
ex-Gov. William u. Hoard and eXGov.
George w. Peck.
Following the inaugural ceremonies the
State officers held short and informal re-
ceptions in their several departments.
These receptions continued during the
afternoon.
The reception at the university gym
nasium in the evening began at 8 o'clock
and continued one hour. The general
reception committee included the follow
ing: Senator Il. NJ. Bashford Mayor
Dye, Senator Welton, Col. A. II. Hollis
ter, Maj. Oakley, Judge Reyes, B. J. Ste
vens, John J. Suhr, Prof W. A.
Henry, John A. Johnson, Rasmus
B. Anderson. w. L.. Bagley, G. B. Bur-
rows s. B. Todd, Prof. e. A. Brge, Col.
w. l. Anderson, II. A. Taylor, George
Raymer, Col. Nj. r. Doyon.
Following the reception came the in
augural ball, the gsand march beginning
at 8 o'clock and being led by Mr. and Mrs.
O. d. Brandenburg, of Madison. The
program of dances numbered twenty, and
was rs follows.