The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04
HOW BECKHAM WAS SWORN IN.
Adjutant General Collier Ordered
Removed From Office.

Adjutant General Collier Ordered
Removed From Office.
Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 9.-Exactly one
hour after the death of Mr.. Goebel. ]. C.
w. Beckham was sworn in as Governor
of the state, the oath being administered
by S. j. shackelford, clerk of the Court
of Appeals
1t had been determined to keep secret the
news of the death of Mr.. Goebel until
Beckham should have been formally in
Quoted into office, and the delay was made
greater by the inability of Dr. McCor-
mack TO leave the BEDROOM of Mr.. Goebel
and make the proper certificate of death.
Until this had been done the Democratic
| attorneys We're unwilling that the oath Of
office should be administered
The ceremony took place in a small room
on the same floor as that In which Mr.
Goebel died, but few doors to the west
of 1t. In the room at the time of the ad-
ministration of the oath were Senator
elect Blackburn, Col B. H. Young. Col
Philip Thompson, Ephriam Lilliard, ]. NJ
Lillis, Lieut.. Mckay, S. ]. Shackehord
clerk of the Court of Appeals; DR.. p. w
Wells, Cox Harry Mackay, Col Jack
Chinn. Kit Chinn, DR.. Mccormack. Joseph
Blackburn, Jr., and three representatives
of the press.
Col. Young, who was one of the leading
| Democratic attorneys throughout the
Goebel-Taylor contest, and Senator-elect
Blackburn, sat at table in the center Of
the room upon which they had drawn up
| the papers necessary to the administra-
| tion of the oath of office to Mr.. Beckham
After the papers had been completed
| there was a wait of nearly ten minutes
for DR.. Mccormack.
RecLhnm Hesitated.
The death certificate had already been
prepared and Dr. Mccormack quickly
signed his name and swore to the con-
tents of the paper.
"Now, Mr.. BeclIham it is your turn"
said Col. Young.
Mr.. Beckham, who had been standing
in the far corner of the room, at once ad-
vanced to the table with a flush of excite
ment'on his youthful face.
Sign the oath,' said Col. Young,
| pushing the paper toward him.
Mr.. Beckham hesitated and Col Young
repeated his request.
Let me be sworn first" said Mr. Beck
ham.
you must sign the paper before you
take the OATH" said Col. Young 1--WE
want your oath to the signature"
|
affixed his signature, and then, stepping
| back, he held up his right hand while the
oath was read to him by Clerk Shackel-
ford of the Court of Appeals. The light
was not of the best and the writing on
the paper not the most legible, and Mr..
Shackeford made slow work Of it. All
the time Beckham stood before him with
his eyes shining and deep flush on his
face.
When the clerk read the concluding
words of the oath, 80 help you Cod" Mr.
Beckham's reply came II do" and then
with greater emphasis. "and may God give
me strength to do my duty"
Il devoutly hope He will" retoined Col
Young.
Clerk shackelford then attested to the
oath.
The first official action of Mr.. Beckman
was the appointment of a new adjutant
general, and bis last act before assuming
the oath was an order removing Adjt.
Cen Collier and his assistant adjutant
general, Dickson. The order was as fol-
lows:
Executive Office. State Of Kentucky
Frankfort, KY, Feb. 3, l9OO.-The follow
ing executive order is published for the
information and guidance of all concerned:
state OF Kentucky, Executive Depart
ment, Frankfort Feb. 8. 1900 Executive
/ order No. 1-(D Daniel H. Collier adju-
tant general and ]. X. Dickson assistant
adiutant general, are hereby removed
from Office to take effect Immediately.
Second. Referring to executive procla-
nation of the first instant, all members
Of the state guard ordered on duty in the
city Of Frankfort by my predecessor are
relieved from duty, TO take effect imme-
diately, and are instructed this day to re-
turn to their respective posts.
u. c. w. Beckham.
Acting Governor"
on the back of this order was indorsed
the following;
Executed by delivering a true copy TO
Capt. Bennett, officer of the day in COM
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