The true northerner., 1901-01-04
BLISS IS SWORN IN
The New Govern Took the 0atl
Of office at Lansing.
CEREMONIES QUITE SIMPLE
State Officers Sworn In by Chief JUS
tice Montgomery-The New Cover
nor's Reception Was Largely At


tice Montgomery-The New Cover
nor's Reception Was Largely At
tended.
Lansing, Mich, Jan. 2.-"And now
it's ex-Gov. Pingree" At 1890 stand
ard, Tuesday, Hazen S. Pingree, of De
troit, ceased to be governor of Michi
gan and was formally succeeded oJ
Col. Aaron T. Bliss, of Saginaw. TIL,
retirement of Pingree and the inaugu
ration of Bliss marks the beginning o.
a marked change in the history O.
Michigan politics.
At the last moment ex-Gov Pingre,
took occasion to make one of his char
acteristic speeches from the capito.
steps, warning his successor that ne
would have a rocky road to travel If h,
decided to fight the corporations with
their penchant for securing and re
tanning special privileges, and at tn,
same time offering to render any as
sistance in his power to the new ad
minis.ration.
Gov. Bliss assured the people tha
he would endeavor to discharge tn,
duties of his new Office in the interest.
of all the people of the state.
The ceremonies attending the inau
guration of Col. Bliss were indicative
OF the expected new order of things
They were simple, and unostentatious
though withal characterized by dig
nifty. About 1000 people met Col
Bliss and party at the depot when the
special train from Saginaw arrived
shortly before IL o'clock. There wa.
no handclapping nor cheering until af
ter the Bliss party reached the steps
leading to the capitol building.
Col. Bliss and party-including the
governor-elect and Mrs. Bliss, DR.. l.
w. Bliss, the colonels brother, anu
wife of Saginaw-were met at the de
pot by Adjt.-Gen. Brown, Quartermas
ter-General Kidd Inspector-Genera
Green, Coils. Hatch, Graves, Kaufmal
and Duffield, aides.
Escorted by two Saginaw companie.
of the state militia and the Saginaw
VI the NdNdl NtStIN6S, OOUl
mander Strathearn Hendrie and staff
the Bliss party marched to Michigan
avenue, while the Lansing City banG
played Hail to the Chief" The gov
ernor's guard also participated, as also
did Brig.-Gen. Boynton, Col. McGurren
Lieut.-Col. Kirk, Col. r. j. Bates anc
their staffs.
Col. Bliss and members of his i'm
mediate party rode in carriages. The
sun was shining and the military mer
and Naval Reserves presented a pic
turesque appearance as they marched
along, headed by the band.
Arriving in the executive office, Col
Bliss and party were met by Gov. Pin
gree and Chief Justice Montgomery OF
the state supreme court, who was pre-
pared to administer the oath to the
new state officers. Considerable de
lay was caused by the tardiness OF
some Of the state ofiicers-elect. Bliss
and Pingree shook hands on meeting
and exchanged commonplace greet
ings.
The governor and governor-elec
then proceeded slowly through the
crowd to the front entrance to the
building, followed by Chief Justice
Montgomery and military and nava.
militia officers. Meanwhile members
of the state military companies and
Naval Reserves mad formed a hollow
square on the steps of the capitol
Gov. Pingree and Gov.-elect Bliss sooI
appeared on the capitol steps. Mrs
Bliss, escorted by Freeman o. Gullifei
of the state tax commissioners Office
had good vantage place near one oI
the stone pillars.
Chief Justice Montgomery soon had
the other state cers-elect-Lieut.
Gov. Robinson, Secretary of State
Warner, Treasurer Mccoy, Atty.-Gen
Oren, Auditor-General Powers, Land
omm,ssioner Wildey, Superintendent
of Public instruction Fall and James
III. Thompson, members state board OF
educat.on-properly lined up.
Col. Bliss WITS then sworn into Of
fee as governor by Judge Montgom
cry, who orally repeated the constitu
tionally prescribed oath.