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VOORHEES, TRIUMPH.
Trenton Has Seldom Seen
Such Crowds as Turned
Out to Honor Him.
Mr.. WATKINS GRACEFUL TRIBUTE
The New Governors Father,
Brother and Sisters See
Him Take the Oath.
MR.. WATKINS GRACEFUL TRIBUTE
Especial to ..The jersey city News."1

IINEIN ION, jail. 10, oJ5---P OStCi VI
Voorhees, has every reason to be proud of
his inaugural. Those who have been see
ing Governors inducted into office for
several years past say that with the
probable exception of Mcclellan, no low
ernor of New Jersey had a large crowd at
his inaugural than that which was here
yesterday. There was no display of troops
or parade of clubs to attract the crowd,
but the multitude urned out simply to
show their appreciation of the worth n
character of the man who had been chos-
en- to govern them.
The inaugural ceremonies produced an
other hero in the person of Davis o. Wat
kins, Speaker of the Assembly, and his
name was on every ones lips yesterday
afternoon and evening. This was all
caused by the happy little speech the
Speaker made when as Acting Governor
he turned over to Mr.. Voorhees, the great
seal of the State.
Governor Voorhees," he said, "the
ceremonies of today mark the completion
of my duties as acting Governor of New
Jersey, and the beginning of yours as its
Governor. Scarce three months ave
elapsed since by virtue of my office as the
then Speaker of the House of Assembly,
and under the provisions of the constitu-
tion Of this State, by reason of FOUR hay-
ing resigned. I assumed those duties and
powers. You now renew them, not by vir-
tue of any office save that to which you
have been elected by the electors at large,
the source of all power. From you the
people a a right to expect an admins
tration of great and lasting benefit. They
have placed under your control and guild
ance a State blessed with a degree of
prosperity and a State which holds a
position among her sister States second to
none. You bring to them a proud rec
ord for honesty and fidelity which gives
fair promises for the faithful performance
of the duties imposed upon you. Under
these favorable circumstances, l now place
in your hands the great seal, and 1 assure
you that no one will watch you with more
confidence and trust than he who now Of
fers the SEAL
1t has been a great surprise to many
aspirants for the Gubernatorial nomina-
ton three years hence to see the great
leap Onward Mr.. Watkins made as a can
didate. and Mr.. Pitney and several others
who have the bee in their bonnet will
haye to move pretty lively to offset the
progress made by Mr.. Watkins yesterday.
In one of the boxes to the left of the
stage sat the happiest group that attend
ed the Inauguration. 1t was composed of
Nathaniel Voorhees,. of Pennington, the
Governors father: DR.. Nathaniel Voor-
hees. Jr.. of Elizabeth. the Governors
brother. and the Misses VOORHEES, and the
Governors two sisters. They took a deep
interest in the proceedings, and when the
Chief Justice administered the oath to
the Governor the fathers lips twitched
while smiles lit up the faces of the sis
ters.
The reception given by thte Governor
yesterday afternoon brought to the State
House the largest crowd yet seen there
on a similar occasion. 1t was even larger
than that which came to pay its respects
to Governor Griggs three years ago. The
corridor through which the throng passed
to the reception room was actually con-
gested. A squad of Trenton police at
tempted to clear a passageway and re-
store some sort of order. but their efforts
for some time were Ruthless. After about
an hours hard work, however, they sue
ceedcd in forming two ines and then
things moved smoothly.
The experience gained in the afternoon
was made good use of at the evening re-
ception. and. although the crowd was as
large as that of the afternoon, there was
none of the disorder. A detail of officers
Of the National Guard, consisting of Cen
eral Edward p. Meaney; Newark; Colonel
Cyrus +. Loutrell. South Orange: Colonel
George G. FELTON,. of Camden: Colonel
Charles A. Reid, of Trenton: Brey. Brig
adler General John G. Owens. Trenton;
6 Sap9a1 hie 1snaant'9 col ION I john a. a. P M :
Passaic: Brew. Colonel Daniel B. Murphy,
Camden; Major Henry w. Freeman. New
aSh; Esestsha cap aaiohe Al Rapiei = T. H Gor +
Hackensack: CAPTAIN Frank I. De Ronde,
Englewood; Captain Charles w Walker,
Elizabeth; Captain De Laneey G. Lang
don, Bordentown; Major Augustus F..
stoll; Trenton: CAPTAIN Richard 3, Read
ton. Trenton: Captain Horace M. Reading.
Stockton; Lieutenant job Blake Stack,
Mount Holly; Captain William (. Fish.
dock. Jr.. H~addonfield: Colonel Nathan
Haines. Burlington; Lieutenant James
bert D'Unger. Camden; Paymaster w. H.
Fulper, Trenton; Surgeon P. McGill, Lam
bertville; Chief Engineer Hart, Hoboken.
Naval Reserves. acted as ushers.- One Of
the officers met each lady at the door and
escorted her to the reviewing party and
The ladies' who assisted at the evening
reception were Mrs. Genera stryker.
Mrs. Colonel Oliphant, Mrs. President
Reed, Mrs. State Treasurer Swain and
the Misses Voorhees,
The reception was in full swing by eight
o'clock and lasted until shortly before ten
O'Clock.
After the reception the Gubernatorial
party were dined in one of the offices of
Custodian Bonnen. The procession TO
the banquet table was led by Governor
VOORHEES, and Mrs. Presidnt Reed.
Colonel and Mrs. Olipnant entertained
the new Governor and some friends last
evening. Among those at the dinner
were:-John Kean, Senators Stokes and
Johnson, Generals Donnelly, Congdon and
Spencer, Colonel Miller, Captain Dc
Ronde, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r. Bergen,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Reed. Mayor
yelling G. Sickel. Richard Oliphant,
Watson N. Linburg. Samuel D. Oliphant
and John Broughton.
There will be no change in the Executive
Department. the Governor having an
nounccd that he had reappointed Hobart
Tuttle as private secretary, Edward D.
Fox as executive clerk, and Samuel Cor
don as messenger.
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