The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
OATH AS GOVERNOR
TAKEN BY, GOEBEL.
Chief Justice Hasslrigg. Ad.
mlnisters Oath to the Man
Then Supposed to be
Dying.

~ oiuutes later took the oath OF
olouieusnt governor The oath was
edninistssed 20 both men By Obiei
Jussies Hssslsigg Of the court Of
appesIs TIE plan 10 make Gosbel
\ gosssnor vse ses In motion early iu
oAe slsessooH A ststsmeut vas pse
passd ssyiog thss the boards which
eod beard The oooeesss for goveruor
asd lIsutsssnt governor bad decided
= lssos Of 0osbel and Beckbam aud
ooas ths boards intended to report
eoeis andisgs 10 The Legislature. but
sbst they bed been prevented from
- doiog By the sotion Of Gov Tsy
- IN dselsrisg The legislature I'd.
joaresd.
TIE sssss1Sss .hsa goes on 10 ssy
shas the usobsrt Of the legislai urs
wese dsIvsa ftsn plscs 70 plsce BY
tho militia ssd lhrsstsnsd with arrest
whsssvsr shty attempted 70 bold Q
0sssing II ~ss declared The belief
q ~ the siGness Of sbe ssatemeus
- 0osbsl scH Bsckham we're the
Osgslly slsossd' govssnSt and lisussu.
80 goversos. ssd es6h men, % he
elosed shs pepper. ssnsunoed thst he
veeed for The adoption Of she major.
~ report Of the contest boards,
Which declared Gosbsl end Beckhsm
= b ths men sighsfally entitled to
~ once
IL wss Glow work obssioisg the
oigsssusss Of the msmbsrs Of the
houss end senate /; asd. although che
work IVES 10 progress oil che sfter
ooou. Il We not until evening that
- necessary numbsr Of sigusturss
hod bssn obtained Az soon 90 the
~ man sosuslly needed he'd affixed
he sigustsss 10 che statement word
zee cent 10 che rec dsuce Of Chief
Jussice HsssIsigg Of the court Of
eppssIs, He came q once TO the
Capitol botsl. pssssd directly up 10
~ room Of NJ Gosbel aud sdmiuis
tered the cslh Of o6lce NJ Gosbel
vss proppsd up With pillows and was
abe TO rsiss bis hsad only with the
Gseasest difficulty - hs listeoed 10
ebe words Of Judge Hasslrigg
Wher the oath had been given NJ
0osbel sank bsck exhausted, the
e4ost' hsv;ng been slmost too much
1be his strength There we're 10 the
eoom at the time the osth was adnio.
;jelssetl. besides Mr Goebel and udse
Hasslrigg. Arthur Gosbel brother Of
~ woooded msn Mrs WeIch, bic
sisssr. and Percy Haley. bic csra
psigu managers. and two or thre :,
insimsse fsiends NJ Goebel wa on.
she " ssy anything regardiug the
ootses. bot the contsnted smile on
'hie fsoe hore ssroog witness to the
.plessure he felt.
eumedistely upon leaving the
room whore he had sworn in Nj Goe.
bsl. Judge HsssIrisg went to On I'd
jo:ning room. where be swore 10 Mr.
Dcckhsm ss' lieutenant governor.
The done. be returned TO bis homo
Judge Hszslrigg declined to make
any statement concerning the maoner
10 which the Office had been conferred
upon che Democratic contestants
"A majority Of both houses of the
legislature declared for them" he
ssid 'ssd when I wss asked to
swear them in there wss nothing left
for me TO do but administer the osths
Of once The proceeding wss. Of
of course entirely legal and proper.
] would not have done AZ ! did had
10 been otherwise f"
Mr. Goebel 90 soon ss be wee 90
sured ,hst he was legally governor of
Kentucky. took prompt action re
gsrd'ng the military arm OF the ser
vice Two orders were quickly pre-
pared for his sigosture. the first
which discharged Adjutsut General
Collier from Office aud appointed Geo
John b CastIemsn Of Louisville %
his successor The second wss
directed To- the commanders Of the
militia nov stationed ia this city.
directing them to return to their
homes Word Vas st once telegraph
cd to Gen Css'lemsu Of his sppoint
0ent and he 10 expected in the
city tomorrow morning There
10 . possibility Of (rouble in
shs matter Of control Of the
stste troops The regimsuis of
she guard hays iatejv hepo reo,0an
ixed and they are for the most part
made up Of republic ans aud the
personsI follows Of Governor Taylor
Ia is 10, oertaio that they will st
once obey tho orders issued by Gov
Gcebei sod aoy sueups TO force them
40 do 80 wilI almost certainly result 10
sroubls Some of the officers 10 al m ed
sonigh, ths, they would not obey tie
orders to leave. although they were
= oareful not In aay ao IN soeeifio terna