The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
Will SERVE
WHOLE TERM
TOOLE IS CONTENT TO BE
GOVERNOR.
WANTS NO SENATORSH|P
Clark Wins First Round in Fight
with Heinze by Elect
ing Corbett.
WANTS NO SENAToRSHIP

Special to The Daily Gazette.
Helena, Jan. 7-Governor Toole and
the entire new state administration
assumed office today.
The governor took the oath of office
in the presence of score or more
who had gathered in the executive.
office to witness the interesting
event. Associate Justice Milburn,
who had shortly before been sworn
in, administered the oath to Governor
Toole.
Governor Smith made a few re-
marks praising the new state executive
and expressing the belief that the state
had made no mistake in his selection.
Governor Toole thanking his prede-
cessor and those present, said that he
was not candidate for senator, but
would serve out his term He said:
During the late political campaign,
I stated from the rostrum and else
where that, if elected governor, l
would serve my term as such. I was
induced to make this statement in
view Of the fact that a report was cur
rent that if elected, l would make my
Office the stepping stone to still higher
| honors within the bestowal of the
| legislature now in session, a course
not in keeping with my idea of public
duty.
"Wise or foolish, the purpose then
expressed was we'll considered and de-
liberately made. Warm and devoted
friends, who do not view my utter
ances in the same light that do, con-
tinue to give me prominence in the
approaching senatorial contest. which
does not meet with my approval. To
the end that the administration OF
this Office may not be embarrassed at
|, it's very beginning by unseemly am
bition, and that it may continue high
above the suspicion of promoting the
political aspirations of it's incumbent
by expedients of doubtful propriety,
deem it proper to say here and now
that for the ensuing four years my
duty is here, and no condition can
arise which will tempt me to aspire
to, or accept any other office or cleo
tion inconsistent with ray declarations
heretofore made. :"
Both houses of the legislature organ
lied at noon. The officers elected at
last nights caucus were chosen in
every case. The democratic majority
in the senate elected Senator G.. Ell.
Stanton of Cascade, president pro
tenn; Q. A. Whipple of Broadwater,
secretary; E. B. Largent, Great Falls,
assistant secretary; James Jobb of
Meagher, sergeant-at-arms; W. H. Nc
| Cam Lewis and Clark, assistant SER
geants and the caucus committee
clerks and pages.
The senate republicans voted for
Geo. W. Faust of Helena, for secre-
tary; Ben. Van Horn, assistant secre-
tary and the other caucus nominees
The senate after organizing and ap-
pointing committees to wait on the
| governor and house adjourned till 2
p m. tomorrow.
The house fusionists elected F. E.
Corbett, Silver Bow, speaker; John
Baker, Helena, speaker pro tenn;
Roger Skelly, Helena, chief clerk;
Don Mckay, Great Falls, sergeant-at-
aarms; Thomas Stanton, Silver Bow,
assistant secretary, and the balance
of the fusion caucus nominees.
The house republicans voted for W.
A. Hedges of Fergus for speaker; J.
M. Dixon of Missoula for speaker pro
tenn; J. 2. Clark of Flathead for
seargeant-at-arms and the balance of
| the caucus nominees.
The entire fusion nominees were
elected. After the appointment of
committees to wait OH the senate and
governor, the house adjourned until 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Governor Toole will read his mes
sage at $3.50 p. M, tomorrow in the
Auditorium. The governor will not
announce any appointments for two
or three weeks.
! The inaugural ball at the Auditor
ium tonight was one of the biggest
events of the kind ever seen here. The
Boston & Montana band of Butte and
local orchestra furnished the music.
Every section of the state was repre-
sented.
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