The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-16
SHAW IS out
CUMM|INS in.
Inaugural Day in Iowa's
Capital City.
DISPLAY BY MILITARY
Corridors of the Capitol Filled With
Great Throngs.
ALLISON AND DoLL1VER SPEAK
Four Generations of the Cummins
Family Witness the Exer-
cises of thesDay.

Governor Cummins' address on page 100
Special to The Journal.
Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 16.-Amid Inn
posing scenes and ceremonies, A. B. Cum
Minis and John Herriott were this after
noon inaugurated as governor and lieu
tenant governor, to succeed Governor L.
NJ Shaw and Lieutenant Governor J. G.
Milliman The exercises of the after
noon were held in the presence Of one of
the largest crowds that ever witnessed
like obseryances here. The visitors from
points in Iowa outside of Des Moines were
numerous and included many of the most
distinguished people of the state. iSena-
tor William B. Allison and Senator J. p.
Dolliver were among those In attendance.
The inaugural consisted Of a parade
from the statehouse to the auditorium,
and exercises at the auditorium. The ar
rangements were in charge OF a commit
tee of the senate and house, consisting
of six members from each body. These
were Senators Dowell, Junkin, Healy,
Trewin, Hayward and Ball and Represen-
tatives Teachout, Larrabee, Cummings,
Gilchrist, Maggie and Whiting. The Grant
club of this city did the actual work of
looking after the preliminaries and Colo
mel E. o. Pratt, president Of the Grant
club, was in active charge of the parade
to-day.
Military Parade.
7 The procession was marked by fine
military display. It moved from the east
door of the statehouse at: 1880 this after
noon, and was headed by squad of police
and the Iowa State Military band Of this
city. Then followed battalion of five
companies of infantry, under command OF
Major E. R. Bennett Of this city. The
national guard companies participating
were the four crack companies of the
state in addition to the Des Moines COM
pany. They were Company A of Du-
buque of the Forty-ninth regiment, Com
pany B of Davenport of the Fiftieth regi-
ment, Company L of Sioux City of the
Fifty-second. regiment. Company F. OF
Oskaloosa of the Fifty-frst regiment
Company A Of Des Moines of the Fifty
first regiment. .l
Following the military, were carriages
containing members of the legislature, the
new and retiring governors and lieutenant
governors, the state offe#rs and members
of the supreme court. Senators Allison
and Dolliver also had a place il the line
of carriages, and likewise the chaplain o.
! the day, Bishop Morrison of Davenport
| of the Episcopal diocese Of Iowa.
Arrival at the Capitol.
The second carriage contained Governo,
| Shaw, Governor elect Cummins Chic
! Justice Scott IN. Ladd of the supreme
court, and Adjutant General Byers. "A:
! the governor and governor elect appeared
at the east door of the capitol, whence thu
procession moved, they were greeted will
| burst of trumpets, sounding the gen
erals march. The waiting battalion pre-
scented arms. The colors were dipped AM
! a. salute was fired. Great throngs o
+ spectators stood about the capitol ant
! filled the corridors and along the route o
the procession through the business dis
tricts, crowds looked on from the side
walk and streets. -
! At the auditorium, Lieutenant Govern
| or J. V. Millman presided. After song
and the announcing Of the invocation b.
Bishop Morrison. the oath of office wa
administered to Messrs. Cummins an
Herriott by Chief Justice Scott M. Laid
The inaugural address was then de
! livered by Governor Cummins.
| Shaw, Allison and DO11iver.
Governor Shaw also made a brief fare
we'll address and Senators Allison an
Dolliver were called upon to- speak by tn
audience. In every nook and corner o
the vast auditorium was occupied, and Of
the stage were seated the members. of tn
genral assembly and of the supreme cour
and state officers.
In a box close to the stage from whic1
Governor Cummins delivered his address
were his parents, his daughter and hi
grandchild, Cummins Rawson; four gene
rations of the Cummins family being pres
| ent at the inaugural.
A reception will be given this evenin
at the capitol by the new governor an
| his predecessor.