Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-01-11
GOV. TANNER NOW
Illinois New Executive indicted
into His Office.
CEREMONY TAKES PLACE AT noon.

Jmrosing Parade Precedes the Inaugural
Exereises with = Fine Array Of Military
and Civic Org nixations in Line-Gov.
Mount, Of Indiana, Also Takes Hold, but
Docs II with Democratic Simplicity
Populists Called ON to Line Up.
Springfield. Ills. Jan. 11.-At noon to-
day the inaugural ceremonies Of Gov
ernor took place. At 10:45 a. m. a pro-
cession began its march through the
streets Of the city. Hundreds Of fra
ternal orders. marching clubs and civic
societies. in conjunction with the state
militia. made the procession q notable
feature of the ceremonies. Among those
in line were about 1000 OF the state
guard including the companies Of this
city, the cadet companies from Alton
and the university OF Illinois and the
Champaign companies under the COM
mand Of Captain ID. H. Brush, Of the
regular army.
Tho Coming and the Going Meet.
After the parade Governor Altgeld re-
eeived Governor-Elect Tanner in the
executive chamber in the state capitol
and accompanied him from there to the
hall Of the house of representatives,
where the governor-elect took the oath
of office. Then Governor Tanner began
the delivery of his inaugural address,
The inaugural ball tonight, a new de-
parture in this state, will be held in
representative hall and will be one Of
the social events Of the season in Illi-
nois.
Gov. Altgeld Objected.
According to the original plans of
the committee Governor Altgeld and
Governor-elect Tanner were to review
the troops from a stand erected for the
purpose on the Adams street side of
the court house, and there to join forces
and proceed to the state house to the
Inauguration ceremonies. This plan was
thought to be all right by the commit
tee. but Gov. Altgeld seemed to think it
was not fitting that he. being the out
going executive. should officiate in the
role of chief mourner. and kicked over
the traces at once and fatty declined
to concur in this plan.
Suggests . New Plan.
He, however, suggested another which
was equally as distastful to the commit
tee on arrangements. He wanted Gov.
| ernor-elect Tanner to come to the exc
cutive mansion and accompany him
from tnere TO the state house. where
the Inauguration ceremonies We're to he
held. Governor Tanner did not care
much how things were arranged, but
| the committee on arrangements raised
the point of etiquette that 1t was not
at all in keeping with the occasion that
Tanner should go to the executive
mansion until he entered it as its oc-
cupant. and so this proposition met with
prompt veto at the hands of the COM
mittee. The result was the arrange
ment described above.
Preparations for the Event.
Preparation for the festive event had
been pushed for several weeks and were
! very complete. Flags. Japanese Ian
| terms, and hundreds of electric lights
| transform the state house into a bril-
liant festival hall. A false floor in the
| representatives chamber made an ideal
| ball room. Immediately after the legis-
| lature adjourned workmen began re-
moving the desks. seats. and the speak,
| er's throne and temporary chairs were
substituted in their place. Here is where
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