The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-11-02
OUR PLOWBOY GOVERNOR.
GOV. ALLEN ID. CAyDLER INDICTED
INTO OFFICE SATURDAY.
Inaugural Ceremonies characterized
by the Utmost Simplicity and So
lemBity. Urges His Associates
to Give Attention to the
GfafaSS En4oroc4,
States Interests,

ATLANTA, GA, Oct. 29-It is now
Gov. Allen d. Gambler. He was formally
inducted into office today. Shortly after
ward the executive office was delivered
over to him by w. Y. Atkinson. the re.
firing governor, and Immediately fol-
lowing this ceremony the new governor
and his wife were ushered into the exec
utive mansion, the keys delivered to
them and the retiring governor and his
wife were on the train en- route to their
old home in Newman.
Gov. Gambler entered the mansion
which, by the grace Of Heaven, will be
his h me for the next four years amid
the reclamation of an enthusiastic multi
tude ""i'''
be retiring governor and his wife
guilty drove t. :he depot with but faw
heartfelt handshakeS 20 bid them good.
bye. 1t was the old cry The Kino
is dead-lOn- lived the King,
Gov. Can Hers inauguration was aim.
Plicity itself. There was no pomn And
no ceremony save that prescribed bv the
ia". The new governor has ALWAYS
stood as one Of the plain, common neo-
pc, and his induction into the highest
office 10 this state was in strictest con.
fOrnity to these characteristics. To him II
was evidently an occasion of great sol.
emnisy, and to the great crowd that
i0oked on from the galleries aud Hobbies
OF the house It was equally impressive.
When, at The conclusion of his inaugu-
raj address, the frail looking 'white.haira1
'htti5 figure raised his hands
coward Heaven, asking for Divine
guidance in his responsibilities.
no one who saw the earnest.
ness Of his mieu could have doubted that
the trust OF the people had been safely
rep0sed in Allen d. Gambler.
True 20 bis old.fashioned spirit, Gov.
ernor Gambler had gathered about him
every living member of his Immediate
family To witness the taking Of the oath
Ut ofhce administered to him by the
chief justice OF thu state, and W hen Il
was all over this delightful family flavor
was heightened by round OF hearty
kisses distributed unanimously among
the women folks" Indeed it looked
Tor few moments az If the "Piowbov of
Pigeon koost' was To ne H0bsonlzed.
de Is great faVoTite in his family and
The scene was too overcoming to be re-
sisted by the ladies', so before the new
governor knew just what was coming he
found couple Of delightful smacks
landed en his lips by his fair sister
in-law, Mrs. Price. The kissing. however
went no fuEtheI than the family circle
though many OF the young ladies in the
gallery giggled aloud and declared it was
"a shame"
Gov. and Mrs. Gambler and heir family
were ldined by retiring Governor and
Mrs. Atkinson at the mansion immedi-
ately after he ceremonies at the capitol
Following this event the latter took the
train for Newnar
In his inaugural address Governor
Gambler made a strong appeal for an in.
telhgent conservatism, constant regard
Tor the landmarks OF the past ami the
COUNSEL of the fathers.
In this connection, speaking out
against the territorial expansion of our
Federal government and the establish
ment OF large standing army and navy.
ne said: "Not content with the extent
OF our magnificent national domain we
are reaching out, thousands of miles. for
the islands of the sea, with their hetero-
geneous populations, and there are those
IN both political parties who would re-
verse the policy of more than century
ana enter upon an extensive and expen-
SiVe scheme Of colonization, as have the