The herald., 1898-01-11
OHIO CAPITOL.
Thronged by the Excited
POpulace
BUSHNELL TAKES THE OATH
BEGINS HIS SECOND TERM AS
GOVERNOR
BUSHNELL TAKES THE OATH
Nothing Said in the Brief Message
Relating to the Struggle Over
the Senatorship
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
COLUMBUS. O., Jan. l0.-This has
been the most exciting Inauguration day
ever known In Columbus. Long before
noon the streets were thronged with
excursionists from the country. They
poured in from every direction. At noon
the railways estimated that there had
been $4,000 arrivals during the night
and day. Bushnell badges were In the
majority, as the Hanna excursionists
were not booked to arrive until after
noon, in time for the procession. Dur
ing the forenoon the State House was
surrounded by crowds. yelling for Bush
nell 1t was impossible for the crowds
to get inside the capitol building and
the Governor was called outside on the
grounds, where he addressed the multi
tude, one delegation after another.
| The first delegation to which the Gov
ernor responded was from his home at
Springfield, and included hundreds OF
workingmen from BushnelPs shops,
bearing written greetings of confidence
in him. These demonstrations contin-
ued until noon, when Governor Bushnell
was escorted to the rotunda of the State
House, where the decorations of floral
| designs and bunting were more elabo-.
rate than ever before. The members of
the Supreme Court, and all other state
officers, with reserved seats, and the
crowds, occupied space in windows,
galleries and everywhere, while the
street and the State House grounds were
crowded with shouters. A very small
| at,, a1x . n
house When cheers were heard inside
| the echo was taken up on the outside
and the air was filled with loud response.
The Neil House is directly across High
street from the State House, and Sena-
tor Hanna witnessed the forenoon scenes
in the capitol grounds from his rooms,
but these demonstrations did not inter-
! fere with the Senatorial skirmishing.
During the forenoon there were no
cases of violence reported, though the
noise was loud and continuous.
The exercises in the rotunda were ac-
cording to the usual program. The.
oaths Of Office were administered by
Chief Justice Burkett, who was re-
elected on the ticket last November with
Governor Bushnell. The Governor was
given the usual ovations when he first
|
when he appeared to deliver his inaugu-
raj address.
The inaugural address contained no
reference to the contest for the Senator
ship, unless the following can be so con-
| strued:
"By so legislating and acting for the
people to secure the best results with
the least possible friction much can be
done to make the general respect for
government higher and more enduring.
1t is certain that our aim must be so to-
regulate and conduct the matters COM
mtted to our charge as to earn this
tacit commendation from the citizen
ship of all degrees. An appreciation Of
the gravity of the task, of the difficult
ties TO be encountered and the neces-
sity for sincere and honest service, will
do much in the aid of those whose de-
sire it is to deserve the good will of their
fellow-men for faithful stewardship
rendered.
AS Governor Bushnell was Inaugural
ted today for his second term and had
week ago sent an elaborate message to
the Legislature, his address today was
unusually brief He was most loudly
cheered at the close of his address, and
the ovation continued as long as he was
in sight. All who could get into the push
followed him to the executive chamber
to congratulate him.
Arrangements were made at once for
the Governor and staff to proceed to the
grand stand on the north side of the
State House to review the parade.
THE LEGISLATURE
COLUMBUS. o.. Jan. 1O.-The Legis-
1at L;e
In the House a resolution was offered
to amend the State Constitution so that
Senators shall be elected by the direct
vote of the people. The House adjourned
until 10 o'clock tomorrow
In the Senate the Bramley fifty-year
franchise bill was. discussed and an at
tempt was made to pass it under a sus-
pension of the rules, but it was referred
to a special committee and made the
special order for l o'clock tomorrow, just
before the balloting for Senator begins
In the Senate there was an effort to
limit admission to the lobbies and gal
leries by tickets during the Senatorial
balloting, but it was lost. The Senate
took a recess until l p. m, when Lieu
tenant Governor Jones and other State
officers will be sworn in.
message was received from cover
nor Bushnell, officially advising the Sen
ate of the resignation Of John Sherman
as Senator for the term ending March
8, 1S99 and of the appointment Of Mar
Gus A. Hanna to fill the vacancy.
Although the unexpired Senatorial
term of Sherman ended March 4, 1892
Senator Hanna was appointed last
March to serve only until the Legisla-
ture met in January, 1898, as the Gov
ernor's appointee, under the law, can
only serve until the Legislature meets
1t is therefore apparent that Ohio has
had only one Senator for the past week,
and will have only one until there is an
election for tbs short term for January,
1898, until March, 1899.
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The Season Ended