The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-01-24
Miles B. M'SNeeney Succeeds Him
self as Governor.
THE SCENE WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE
Ceremony in the Hall of the House of
Representatives Witnessed by q
Large Crowd.

| at HOUH the lu5Nl dtiotA -
the recently elected officials took
place at the State capitol in Columbia.
| The oath Of Office was administered t3
the governor and lieutenant governor
elect in the hall Of the house of repre-
| sentatives.
Although the day was inclement. !
large crowd assembled to witness the
| ceremonies. and the 200 South Carol!n:
college students who formed the gov
| erncr's escort. were not able to crow3
into the hall.
The Columbia orchestra in the ga
lery rendered several inspiring selec.
| tions while the crowd was gathering
and during The intermission in the ex-
ercises.
At II o'clock Mr.. Wilson, the ser.
geant-at-arms of the house announced
that ''the honorable, the senate is IL.
| waiting" The speaker commanded
the house to rise and receive the SEN
| ate
When the senate had gotten seate3
the Joint assembly was called to orde"
by the president of the Senate. lmme-
| diately afterwards the sergeant-at-
arms announced the goverror--elec
and his escort in waiting The joint as.
sembly arose to receive the distln-
guished party. The order in which
they entered was: Chief Justice Hen
ry McIver and Rev. Jno. Wilson. d. D.;
Hon. Y. J. Pope. associate justice. and
| Col. Willie Jones. chairman State Dem
ocratic Executive Committee; Hon Ira
E. Jones associate justice, and Repre-
sentative T. H. Rainsford; II. B. M.
Sweeney, governor-elect and Senate
Louis Appelt; James H. Tillman, lieu
tenant governor elect and Representa-
tive w. H. Parker Then followed the
other new State officials: G. Duncan
Bellinger, attorneygeneral; NJ. r.
Cooper, secretary Of state; Jno. 2.
Derham, comptroller general; Jno. }.
McMahan, State superintendent Of ed
ucation; r. H. Jennings. State treas
urer Capt. Jennings was accompa-
MED by the retiring treasurer, DR.. w.
H. Zimmerman. AS an escort for the
State officials were Senators ]. S.
Brice and Representative ]. c. Camp
bell. w. H. Wells and J. w. Crum,
The faculty Of the South Carolina col
lege were also in the party.
The governor-elect and his escort
were seated On the rostrum behind tn"
speakers desk. 1t was an impressive
scene. Hon. Robert B. Scarborough.
the retiring lieutenant governor. gown
ed in the handsome new heliotropa
, silk robe Of the president Of the SEN
ate. took charge Of the exercises. BY
his side stood the speaker of the
house gowned in royal purple
Grouped around them were the men
who are to conduct the affairs Of State
while conspicuous in all this array
were the justices of the Supreme Court,
McIver. Jones and Pope. The exer-
cises were opened with prayer by DR.,
Wilson. The preacher referred feeling
/ ly to the illness Of George D. Tillman,
! father of the lieutenant governor-elect
Mr.. Scarborough then announced:
THE Hon. Miles B. McSweeney, gov
ernor-elect, is present and ready to
qualify" The governor stepped :or-
ward and gave assent to the oath Of
Office administered by the venerable
| Chief Justice McIver.
/ GOVERNORS ADDRESS.
After he had taken the oath the gov
ernor addressed the general assembly
as follows:
! In taking the oath OF Office for the
second time as chief executive of this
great State feel more keenly than
ever the responsibilities which res.
upon me. feel the poverty Of my
vocabulary when | endeavor to express
my appreciation to this people for tha
partiality which they have shown III
elevating me to this exalted position
and when think Of the duties and re-
soo2sibilities which the position car
F., ries with it am brought face to f2ce
wits my own weakness. beg THAI yo;l
will convey to the people whom yon
resent my heartfelt appreciation OF
the honor which they have conferred
upon me and that you will also carry
10 them my pledge to give them the
best service of my head and heart IN
the administration Of the office TO
which they have elected me.
It was, believe, the greatest gener-
al OF modern times who said, the
grandest and most expressive word III
the English language is duty. During
the time that I have held the office o.
governor my main purpose has been to
discharge my duties honestly and con-
scientiously and without fear or favor.
During the term upon which am now
entering all that can say is that this
same purpose shall characterize M
every action.
Blu: the same responsibility which
rests upon the executive is also laid,
only with a greater degree, upon tie
members Of the legislature. My prov
ince is only to execute the laws. YoT
are clothed with power and authority