New-York tribune., 1901-01-15
GOVERNORS INAUGURATED
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF ILLINOIS TAKES
OFFICE JUST FORTY YEARS AFTER
HIS FATHER TOOK SAME OFFICE

OFFICE JUST FORTY YEARS AFTER
HIS FATHER TOOK SAME OFFICE
Springfield ILL.,. Jan. H-Richard Yates. the first
native Governor of Illinois. and of this States
War Governor. was indueted into Office before a
great assemblage N the hall of Representatives at
the State Capitol to-day At n:3O o'clock both
houses OF the Legislature convened in separate
SION Motions for q Joint session were carried and
the members of the Senate. headed by Lieutenant
Governor NorthcOtt. marched through the corridors
of the Hall of Representatives and filed into the
seats which had been reserved for them.
Shortly before Il o'clock the parade of civic and
military bodies which had been marching through
the streets for hour and half turned into
Capitol-ave. and opened ranks before the State
House. Carriages bearing the State officials and
their successors passed through and promptly on
the stroke of noon Ex-Governor Tanner and his
associates appeared at the bar of the House attend
ing the newly elected officials.
Retiring Governor John r. Tanner introduced
his successor in brief speech thanking the Of
ficers of the General Assembly for asking him to
speak, and the people of the State Of Illinois for
the honor which they had conferred upon him.
In the absence of Chief Justice Boggs of the
Supreme Court the oath of office was administered
to the new officials by Judge Hanecy. OF Chicago.
Governor Yates's inaugural address, was extremely
brief occupying only fifteen minutes in delivery.
He said in part:
An inspiring thought in connection with this
inaugural is that we have the honor of being con
nected with the first State administration in the
years is be dstinctively different from that OF
cLI1 ~ "le h % ,4IIr y ~ Stris m
conflict and desperate fighting. hand-to-hand and
of pushing onward and upward step by step. to the
attainment of human rights. Our country has had
its part in all this SGntention on and and little y & By little
one of the great powers Of Chrstendom and of civ
plsh all the things that make up national saliva
ton and human happiness. II has fought only
victories it has been compelled TO win. But it has
been determined and has known no fear. Its
has left it's impress the
to be nblterated
The 8 e0in century Ibf is to be Gne n Of perform
part obtained. duty now presents its claims And
for human rights. America will be more aggressive
the glorious future. in which America will be the
central figure leading all nations our state Will
be expected to perform well it's part
When the remaining State Oficials-elect had been
sworn in the party passed the of the State
Warehouse and Railroad Commission. where pub
lie reception held This evening another re-
ception given. at which the wives of the new
State officials received The city was primarily
Illuminated. but no inaugural ball was given, out
of Difference to the wishes Of Governor and Mrs.
An interesting coincidence in the inauguration
the fact that Pichard Yates. sr, was also in
augurated on January II. forty years ago to-day
GOVERNOR ON LYNCHING IN INDIANA
Indianapolis jan 1a-william T. Durbin was in
augurated Governor Of Indiana at noon to-day In
the presence Of the General Assembly and many
SPECTATORS the oath was administered by Judge
Dowling. of the Supreme Court Civic and military
display marked the occasion. An inaugural ball
was held tonight At the Capitol Governor Durbin
was introduced by Retiring Governor Mount.
In his inaugural address Governor Durbin IA
vored the non-partsan MANAGEMENT OF State lnstl-
tutic,ns and warned the Legislature against tne
danger of too much legislation He strongly rec
commended arbitration OF all labor difncultleS. anu
said in connection with recent lynchinss;
Law and order must not be superseded BY the
slightest resort to the approval OF Ine llJusslce
of vigilants with rope and mask The hope or free
Institutions the sanctity OF the home the sa1ety
OF the citizen the dignity Of our manhood rest
on this respect for and the enforcement OF law
GOVERNOR OF KANSAS REINAUGURATED-
Toneka Kan Jan. 14-w. E Stanley was inau-
gurated Governor OF Kansas for a second term at
noon to-day The other State officers sworn IN are
also to serve "A second t"rm- The ceremony was
brief and simple lasting about five minutes Chler
JuSIice Doster administered the oath OF office IN