Smyrna times., 1901-01-16
GOVERNOR HUM ASSUMES
REINS OF GOVERNMENT
BRILLIANT DEMONSTRATION AT INAUGUR-
ALTON IN DOVER YESTERDAY.
Large Gatherings From All Parts Of the State
In AttendaEce- Enthusiastic Street Parade
and Impressive State Ceremonies.

The Inauguration of Governor Hum
at Dover, yesterday, was one of the
greatest events that ever occurred at
the capital, as judged by the numbers
in attendance to say nothing of its po-
litical significance. The State house,
court house, the county building,
Richardson house and many other
places were gaily attired with red, |
white and blue streamers, and the |
town wore the general aspect of a hol-
iday.
The Inauguration was in charge of a
citizens committee, Edwin Mitchell,
Jr., acting as Chief Marshal, with a
large number of aids. The citizens
organization was supplemented by
Legislative Committee.
The two committees did their work
we'll in all respects and it was remarked
by many that the Inauguration was
the most elaborate and successful one
over Held in the State.
The trains from down the State were
the first to arrive, and the pilgrims
from lower Kent and Sussex left the
! station and marched in Loockerman
street to the Green, which was the CEN
tire of attraction. The delegation from
Laurel was headed by the brass band
of that town.
Governor ELECT Hum was the centre
of all eyes, and next to him Lieutenant
Governor Cannon attracted the most
attention.
The trains from the north that ar
rived brought the State militia, the
cadets of Delaware College and the
Wilmington Military Academy, the
Phoenix Fire Company. the several
political clubs, the Philharmonic Band
and the Regimental Band, of Whining
ton, and the brass band from Smyrna.
Dover and Laurel added to the great
volume of music from the north, and
the atmosphere was full of popular
airs, some of which were addressed
personally to Governor elect Hum
and his wife, and others to Lieutenant
Governor Cannon.
The military and civic demonstration
began at IL o'clock. The formation
was as follows:
Chief Marshal and Staff:
Major Edmund Mitchell, Jr. William Lawton,
| William ID. Denney. Horace Greedy Knowles
John B. Warton, D. Mifflin Wilson. James
q. Shaw. Jr., S. Frank Ewart. Thomas
Curry, 0. d. Moore, Dr. Hiram
K. BHrtOn,, James w. Lat
tomus. Ridgey
Harrington
First Regiment Band
Fl Regiment N. g. d., Col Townsend, COM
manding,
Carriages containing
Governor Tunnel, GOvernOr-elect Hunn Adm
tantGeneral Garrett J. Hart Dr. G. h, Cirier
Governor Tunnels staff in carriages
Senator X X: kenney, Congressman elect Ball
Secretary of state James II. Hughes, DR.. C. r.
Layton. state Auditor FOoks, State Audi
tor elect Norman. State Treasurer
Martin B. Burris, DIR. Edward
} Fowler, State Insurance Com
, missioner G. w. Marshall
Laural Brass Band
Delaware College Cadets
Wilmington Military College Cadets,
Smyrna Brass Band
, Dover Republl can Club
Philharmonic Band.
Phonnix rire Company,
Republican Clubs
: Citizens in Carriages
5 When the parade reached the Court
. House, and after Governor-elect Hum
and his party had entered, the parade
. disbanded and many of those who haC
participated in it experienced extrem,
difficulty in getting into the building
/ to witness the Inauguration. In fact
Q hundreds of them could not get ever
!, so far as the doorway.
. The oath of the office was admins
s tered by Judge Pennewill by affirma
:, ton. He had also two hours earlie
: swore in Lieutenant Governor Cannon
s using the bible printed in the fifteenth
j century.
n Gov. Hum in reading his inaugu
raj, did it in firm and strong voice
:. and his hearers felt that they had il
him a real governor.
The governor referred to his prede
cessor, Gov. Tunnel, in complimen
d tary terms in the suggestions in hi
last message, but called the attention
of the law making body to severa
y things that should receive their consid
" GRAFTON. Among them was, larger ap
. preparations for the common schools
the providing for at least one militi
D. regiment in the State, doing away
H. Y with the registration fee, the encour
n aging of manufacturing, instituting
fixed instead of a fee salary for th
county officers, but chief of all, th
doing away of the rubber stamp or an
> other material that can accidentall
'e deface the ballots in fixing them in th
J. booths at the elections.
l. A reception of the Governor an
r; Lieutenant Governor was held i
s. the State House in the evening and
te large Inauguration Ball at the Rich
Q. ardson House.