The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-17
OUR NEW GOVERNOR.
Took Oath of Office Before
a Large Audience in
Opera House.
M'DERMOTT's RESOLUTION In
He Wants the Senate to In
vestigate the Late Elec-
ton Here.
M'DERMOTT'S RESOLUTION
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TRENTON, Jan. IT, 1Sss.-Foster NJ.
Voorhees, Inauguration morning opened
cloudy and disconsolately, but as the day
advanced the clouds broke away. the sun
came out smiling most benignly, and it
looked as though his luck was still with
him. During the morning it appeared as
though the new Governor was to have
his way and be inaugurated without any
fuss and feathers. There appeared to be
only few people in town, and were 1t
not for the decorations on the hotels and
buildings, both public and private, one
would not have thought that anything
out of the ordinary was going on. But
soon the trains began to bring the people
to town and fair sized crowd was on
its way to the State House. 1t was not ,
as big throng as was here when ths
three previous Governors were inaugur-
ated, but it was large enough to fatter
the man in whose honor they had come
to the Capital
About ten O'Clock little stir was creat-
ed by the arrival of the Union County
Republican Club of Elizabeth, about $50
strong They had a band of music and
raised some enthusiasm as they marched
from the railway station to the State
House. Long before noon, the hour set
for the beginning of the inaugural cere-
monies, people began to crowd into the
Opera House. which was handsomely
decorated with flags and bunting. Officers
of the States army and navy acted as
ushers, and it is seldom that such a large
audience was seated with as little dis
order and confusion as this. The House
twas crowded before half-past eleven.
Many women were in the throng and the
theatre presented a beautiful appearances
with it's gay decorations and the snowy
uniforms of the officers.
In the meantime the Senate and Assem-
bly, formed in front of the State House
and, escorted by the Union Republican
Club, headed by Drabe's band, marched 10
the Opera House, where they took their
seats on the stage. 1t was exactly twelve
o'clock when the Governor-elect walked
on the stage accompanied by Acting Gov
ernor Watkins and the Inaugural Com
mittee of the Legislature. The audience
struck up HAL to the Chief" President
Reed then stepped forward and called the
Senate to order. The Secretary called
directed the Clerk TO call the roll of the
House. Rev Francis l. Patten, Presl-
dent Of Princeton College, offered -
oath of Office to the Governor-eIect.
There was a slight tremor in
the new governor VOICE rs ne
began the oath. but as he went On
Governor watkins turned the seal over
to the new Governor, saying:-
Governor voorhees,, the ceremony OF
today finishes my duties as Acting Cover
nor and begins yours as actual Governor
Mr.. Watkins then paid a warm tribute
to the ability of the new Governor. Mr.
Voorhees, replied ffttingly, and said that
when he came in turn TO deliver UP the
great seal to his successor, his career may
have been as satisfactory as was his who
jut transmitted the seal to him. Mr.
Watkins then presented the Governor to
President Reed OF the Senate, VINO no IN turn
ceremony was gone through with IN the
Assembly, and then Governor voQrhees
began his inaugural address, Wnicn ap-
pears elsewhere.
After the Governors address, which
was received with much applause, the
benedction was pronounced by Kew. J-
Richards Boyle, D. d.
At the conclusion of the inaugural ex-
ercises the Governor, the Inaugural Com
mittee and those who took part IN the
ceremonies went to the Trenton House,
where they lunched. Then the GovernoE
went to the State House, where he held
a reception. The State House never pre-
sented a more beautiful appearance All
the arches in the main corridor Were
hung with the National flag, giving tne
long hall the appearance OF pelns Tae one
long arch of red, white and blue. Ine
Governors s waiting room, in Which tne
reception was held, was beautifully osc-
grated. Each corner was marked WIZ
the chandeliers were ornamented WITH
snnilax and small silk American Hags- Inc
mantel was banked with red and white
pinks and over. the doors and wind9ws gS
were masses of the same flowers. Ine
Governor stood in front of the mantel
and shook hands with all who passed Pc
fore him Mayor Hoos, Chief OF Ponce
Murphy and Andrew j. Corcoran, Jonn
T. Macarthur and Colonel John j, Toney
were among the Jersey City people VINO
shook the Governors hand.
Both Houses of the Legislature heid
short sessions this morning. In the Senate
Mr.. McDermott offered a resolution dl-
recting the Committee on Elections 70
institute an Investigation into the election
in Hudson county last fail. The comml {,
tee is empowered to employ counsel, send
for witnesses. etc. The resolution I'll wa. was
referred to the Committee on Elections.
Mr.. McDrmott also introduced resoln-
ton providing for constitutional con-
ventfon He said that as there was little
time to discuss the resolution ne Woui9
Law it on the table. which was agreed
upon. In the House Mr.. Quaid intro
duced bill abolishing corporation stores,
and in the Senate Mr.. Martin put in re-
peal of the Delaware Dam bill.