The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-23
SUCCEEDS HIMSELF.
Mes 3 mcSwsenaY Was lnau.
gurased Governor Thursday.
AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE.
IRA Interesting Ccremony In
the House OF Representa-
tives Witnessed by A
Large c'oWd.

Thursday at noon the Inauguration
of The recently elected State officials
took place at the State capitol. The
oa,h of cfice was administered to the
governor and lieutenant goverlor-elect
10 tie hall of the house OF representa-
tiv 5.
Although the day was ioclement,
la.ye crowd assembled to witness the
ceremonies, and the 200 South Carolina
soi 'ege students who formed the gov
craor's es:ort were not abe to crowd
!n'n the hsll.
The Columbia orchestra in the gal
:e-y rendered several inspiring selec
ur-s while the crowd was gathering
.ri during i0termissions in the ezer
cis"s.
4: y o'clock Mr.. Wilson, the ser.
rca-t at arms Of the house, announ ,ed
,i:st the honorable, the senate is in
.a;liDg." TIE speaker commanded the
herse to rise and receive the senate
When the senate had gotten seated
;hI joint assembly vas ca led to order
" the president Of the senate. Inme-
j;a:cly afterwards the sergeant at.
>r.s snrounced the governor elect AID
rs escort in waiting The i,int assem-.
!, arose to receive the distinguished
;.s-.y. The order in which they came
wss: Chief Justice Henry McIVer ard
Rev Jno 0. Wilson, D. D ; Hon 7
J Pope, associste justice, ard Co...
VI e Jones, chairman State Democrat Q
xe-u,ive committee; Hon. Ira B
james, associate justice, and R p-esen
tstise 7. II Rsinsferd; NJ B. Mes Tee-
ney, governor elect, and Senator Louis
Aprclt; Jsnes Il Tiilnan, lieutenant
=. vernur.elect, and Representative ".
Il Parker. Tbtn followed the other
uew State h,ials: G. Duncan Bellin
se.. attorney general: NJ. 4 Cooper,
secretary Of STATE; Juo. P. Derhau,
comptroller general; Jno. j. McMsban,
Stae superintendent Of education; K.
Il Jennings, State treasurer. Capt.
Jennings was accompanied by the retir-
rrg treasurer, DR.. W. q. Zimmerman.
4 an csc ,rt for the State officials we're
) rstcrs j. S. Brice and Represents.
rve0 j G. Campbell, W. H, Wells and
j w. C1um. The faculty Of the South
Csr9liEa college were also in the party.
Tie governor elect and his escort
sere seated on the rostrun behind The
sycaktr's cesk. Il was an impressive
soene. Hon. R 'bt B Scarborough.
ii cretiring Ii, utenant governor, goRned
IN tie handsome new heliotrope silk
70: e of the president Of the senate,
t., K charge of the exercises. By his
-;ie 5000 the speaker Of the house,
tr~ued in roys! purple. Grouped
rpd them were the men Who are to
osduct the aff.irs OF S a'e, While con
s.;ieuous in all this array were the jus.
ices Of the supreme court, MclVer,
.Ivaes and Pope. The exercises were
ovcncd with prayer by Dr. Wilson.
he p:eaeher referred feeling " 10 the
cess OF George D Iillmsn, father Of
=; licutel ant governor elect.
Nr. Scarborough then announced:
IKE Hon. Miles B. McSSeeney, gov
sr8or dect, is present and rasdy to
q.s'iiy." The governor stopped for
a4rd and gave assent to the oath Of
otfics Administered by the venerable
Calvf JUST ce MeIv>r
GOVERNORS ADDRESS.
After he had taken the oath the gov
crncr addressed tue gensral assembly
IS follows:
In taking the oath Of tfice fer the
second time as chief executive of th's
xres. State | feel more keeDly than
var the responsibilities which rest
upon NE. | realize the poverty of my
yccsbuary when l endeavor to express
ny appreciation to this people for the
pzrliai,y which they have shown IN
e!rvat!pg me to this * ,ltod position
I'D when l think Of the duties aad re
,rorsibi,ics which the position carries
with it am brought face to face with
% own weakness. beg that you will
cocvey to the people whom you repre-
It NY HEARTFELT q! a!p'ecls,ion OF the
h nor which they have conferred upon
u F.. and that you will also carry to them
my pledge to give them the best scr7l;e
Of my head aDd heart in the admins
trat,on of the vfics to which they have
elected me
1t was, l believe, the greatest genera
Of modern times who said, the grandest
a. d most Expressive word 10 the Ebg
ism Iausuase is duty. Darirg ,hr
t me that | have htld tie cfhoe Of ec7-
e1ncr my main purpose has been to dis
cia.ge my duty honestly and consci-
euti lus!y and without fesr or favor.
During the term upon which l am now
ebterioe all that l can say is that this
same purpose shall chsractcIiz, my
every ACTON.