Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-02-05
rnIroRIAL coRREspoNDENcH.
UNEXPECTED INAUGURATION.
A Rare Library Good Roads and
Education the Hobbies of Good
People.
TRENTON, u. J.. FEB. 2

TRENTON, y. J.. FEB. 2.
DEAR HERALD: / dropped into the
city Of Trenton yesterday morning
being forced to come up after some
maps, and found a most interesting
ceremony on the tapis.
The appointment Of Governor
Griggs to the Office Of Attorney Cen
eral compelled him to resign and ac-
cording to law the President of the
Senate. Hon. Foster NJ. VOORHEES,,
had a distinguished honor thrust upon
him. The hour, ~ M, was the time
set for the Inauguration,
The ceremony was very simple, the
only elaborate feature being the oath
Of office, which was administered by
Chief Justice Magic, who had been
Mr.. Voorhees, instructor at Princeton.
After the assembling of the joint ses-
sion Rev. DR.. John Dixon offered
PRAYER, the oath was administered
and Secretary of State Werts, de-
livered into the hands Of the new
Governor the great seal Of the State.
In accepting the seal, Governor Voor-
bees was heartily applauded by the
large crowd present.
He made a short, but admirable
spr ech, which was received with great
enthusiasm. He said:
II accept the trust, which an UNI
usual occurrence in affairs of state has
brought to me, with an abiding sense
of the obligation which such an ac-
ceptance implies. 1t shall be my
constant aim and endeavor to dis
charge the duties at that trust in the
interest of all the people of our State.
| recognize the fact that my selection
is not due to a direct, expression OF
the people, but it has been made IN
accordance with their will, as found
in the fundamental law of the land.
These claims upon my time and upon
my best service in their behalf are in
no way lessened by reason OF this fact.
1t shall, therefore, be my constant
aim to do everything whereby the
honor of the State and the interests
and welfare OF its people from the
highest to the humblest may be pro-
NOTED. That such may be the result
of my labors in this new calling, is
my most earnest wish and hope, and
to this end | invoke the aid of AL
mighty God, ruler of all nations, and
ask the counsel and support OF my
fellow. citizens.
The ceremony concluded the bene-
diction was pronounced by the Rev.
Eli Clifford, and the Governor was
then escorted to the executive cham
bers.
Senator Skirm announced that the
new Governor would be "at home
in the executive department until 2
O. clock. There he shook hands with
call kinds and conditions of men, for
three hours.
l had the pleasure of an introduc-
ton and of extending greetings on
behalf of West Virginia Republicans,
which duty l felt to be my right to
assume. When told that l was from
the Second District, the Governor
was delighted and spoke pleasantly
of the interest he felt in Republican
success in our State, and especially
enioined upon me the duty of urging
our people to maintain our position.
Governor Voorhees, is a compare
lively young man and is the acknowl.
edged leader of the younger element of
the party who will make a vigorous
effort to secure his nomination for
Governor by the next convention.
l had the pleasure of spending a
night at the magnificent residence OF
DIR. John Stoughton Hough, world
wide celebrity and acknowledged au-
thority on the science gynecology.
He has a library that cannot be
equalled, his collection of medical
works dating back to 1903. One
tome of immense size, one of only ten
published, is marvellous. The print
ing which was done about 1910 is as
clear and distinct and perfect as if
done but yesterday. Initial letters
are in red and green and the title
page is a marvel of gold and carmine.
The doctor has crossed the Atlantic
about fifteen times and has searched
all of the great libraries of Europe for
everything rare in the book line. In
order to prosecute his search he studied
Italian and French after having mas
tered Greek, Latin aud German. He
has no idea of the number of books
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