Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-01-10
SECRETARY OF STATE.
The New Secretary Takes Charge of
His Office Today.


Alter taking the oath of Office, the
Governor proceeded to the Executive
Chamber, where the office was turned
over to him by the retiring Governor.
The appointment of his Secretary of State,
Wilfred Bateman, was sent to the Senate
for confirmation.
Mr.. Bateman is widely known and
connected on the Eastern Shore of Mary
land. He is a lawyer, practicing in Eas-
ton. In 1896 he was appointed clerk of
the Circuit Court tor Talbot county, to
fill the unexpired term OF Mr.. Thomas
Hughlett who died in 1896 while in
office.
AT the expiration of the term, in 1897,
Mr.. Francis G.. Wrightson was elected
and is the present clerk of the Circuit
Court for Talbot county. Mr.. Bateman
has never held any other political office,
but has been a consistent Democrat and
a close friend OF Governor-elect Smith.
He is thoroughly conversant with State
affairs, OF easy manners and very popu-
lar wherever he is known.
Mr.. Bateman was born in Washington
city in 1859, and is. therefore, 40 years
Of age, His father was Col. Henry K.
Bateman, prominent citizen of Talbot
county. He was educated in the public
schools of Talbot and at Bethel Acad-
emy. in Farquar county. Va. He read
law in Easton under his brother. the late
J. F. Bateman. and the late ex- Governor
Philip Francis Thomas. He was never
married.
Mr.. Bateman will make Annapolis his
place OF residence, and have his quarters
at Hotel Maryland. 1t is said Mr.. Sam'l
Brooks. who is Democrat, and who has
been connected with the Executive De-
partment for a number of years as mes
senger, will be retained in his old posi-
ton. There are number of applicants
for the position of stenographer, so capa-
bly, filled during Governor Lowndes' ad-
ministration by Miss Sallie Carter, oil
Annapolis. The filling of this position
has not yet been decided upon. 1t is
possible Miss Cartar may be retained as
Governor Smiths stenographer ndtype-
writer.
NOTES.
Governor Smith is the first governor of
that name in Maryland.
Mayor Hayes, of Baltimore was not
present at the Inauguration.
The Emma Giles" brought party of
excursionists from Baltimore, numbering
$50.
Twenty-Five policemen from Baltimore
were on hand and assisted the Annapolis
police in handling the crowds.
The Maryland Democratic Editors
Association was well represented and
wore badges of Maryland colors lettered
in gold.
The Senate was bower of palms,
rubber plants and other potted flowers.
from the conservatory of Mayor f. A.
Siedewitz.
The "Cambridge" from Claiborne and
the Eastern Shore brought 81 passengers.
The "Sassafras" brought 36S, and the
Emma Ford with Ex Gov. Browns
party brought IS.
The weather could not have been
finer. Just at quarter Of IL the sun
beamed out clear, warm and bright, and
aspring-lke atmosphere lent its charm
to the occasion.
His engagement to welcome the dele
gates to the annual convention OF the
Wholesale Commission Merchants AS
sociation which arrived at Baltimore this
morning prevented Mayor Hayes coming
to Annapolis.
The Concord Club a Democratic
organization OF Baltimore, was largely
represented, and wore white badges
with concord" in purple letters. They
cheered enthusiastically during the in
augural address.
Democratic Editors in body waited
on the Governor after the Inauguration
and paid their respects to the new Chief
Executive OF Maryland. Governor Smith
thanked the editors for the valuable as
sistance they had rendered in the cam
paign.
The Governor family is composed Of
his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Foster of
Baltimore and her husband, prominent
lawyer of that city, who will reside witG
the family of the Executive Mansion,
going back and forth daily to his Office
in Baltimore.
Worcester county sent the largest dele
cation to the Inauguration. 1t seemed
that almost every third visitor met was
| from that county. A number of promi-
nent Democrats of the county came TO
Annapolis on the special train that car
ried the Goyernor-elect and bis family.
In the Senate beside the palms and
potted plant decorations before spoken
OF, garlands of smilax and asparagus vine
were artistically draped across the
Presidents desk. The artistic floral
decoration in its entirety was the work OF
the Employees of Mayor (. A. Siedewitz.
| from whose Conservatives the plants
came.
The Inauguration stand was elaborately
decorated with red white and blue bunt-
| ing, and orange and sable-the Mary
land colors. Two Maryland flags were
crossed above the stand and the bunting
decorations were relieved with garlands
of wild smilax from Alabama. The
MARYLAND colors predominated through
out the decoration. The flowers used
were red poinsettia red, rare and very
beautiful exotic, and white hyacin.hs.
the combination of flowers, red white
and red. was very suggestive to the con-
federates present. and to SoutheIners as