Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-01-06
ANNAPOLIS. MD. SATURDAY. JANUARY 9, 1900
INAUGURATION CEREMONIES.
Plans For The Inauguration of Govern
or-Elect John Walter Smith
Completed The
Addresses.


At conference Tuesday afternoon
held at Carrollton Hotel final arrange
meuts were made for the Inauguration
of Col. John Walter Smith as Governor
next Wednesday. In addition to these
arrangements the Governor-elect was
Officially notified of his election, the vote
having been canvassed and return made
by the joint convention of the House
and Senate Wednesday. The notification
and Inauguration comittees were iden-
tical, and consisted of Messrs. A. Leo
Knott of Baltimore city, j. Frank Led
mum of Caroline, III. t. Anderson OF
Worcester, Albert T. Long of Washing
ton and E. Z. Great of Allegany on the
part of the House and Senators William
B. Peter of Howard, r. A. Ravenscroft
of Garrett and Olin Bryan of Baltimore
city on the part of the Senate.
Senator Peter and Mr.. Knott made the
notification speeches, which were re-
sponded to briefly by Colonel Smith.
In addition to the committeeman there
were present Ex-Gov. Frank Brown
Chairman Murray Vandiyer, President
Hubner and Senators Crothers of Cecil
and Moore of Worcester, aiding in the
Plans for the Day.
1t was decided that on Wednesday
morning at 9.15 o'clock the Governor
elect will start from the Rennert Hotel.
He will be alone in a carriage drawn by
four horses. Messrs. Knott and Lednum
of the committe will be at the Rennert
when the Goyernor-elect leaves. The
Fifth Regiment Veteran Corps will be
his escort to the Union Station. Mrs.
Smith and some other ladies will be at
the station when the party arrives. At
10 o'clock the party will take a special
train, which has been rendered by Presi.
dent Cassatt of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, for Annapolis.
When the train arrives at Annapolis
the Veteran Corps will take the lead and
the Gevernor-elect will be escorted to the
gateway of the Executive Mansion. Gov
ernor Lowndes will meet the party at the
mansion steps and usher it inside
where it will remain until 11.45 A. M.
At this hour the outgoing and incoming
Governors will march to the executive
chamber in the State House, accompanied
by the committee. At this time Cover.
nor-elect Smith will name his Secretary
of State. At 10 o'clock Governor Lown.
des and Governor-elect Smith will walk
from the chamber to the Senate chamber
through it, and out through a window
upon platform which has been erected
just outside.
The Addresses.
From this place, Governor Lowndes
will make his address, to be followed by
Governor-elect Smith. Immediately
after the speech-making Governor
Lowndes and Governor-elect Smith will
return to the Senate chamber, where the
oath of office will be administered to the
incoming Governor by Chief Judge
McSherry of the Court of Appeals. After
these ceremonies the party will return to
the Executive chamber and from there
will GO to the Governors mansion, where
Governor Smith and his family will be
entertained at lunch by Ex-Governor
Lowndes.
The stand from which the speeches
will be delivered faces the front portion
of the Statehouse circle, and will be de-
corated with bunting and flags.
A squad of % policemen from Balti.
more City will be sent to Annapolis on
that day to preserve order.
Gov. Lowndes, as president ex-officio
of the Board of Visitors and Governors
of st. Johns College, has ordered out the
Battalion of Cadets under Major Thomp.
son, to escort Gov. Smith elect, from the
depot to the State House when he arri-
yes,