The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-30
THE NEW GOVERNOR.
An Impc.ing Ceremony in the State
House at Columbia.
REDWOOD IS CHIEF MAGISTRATE
Z Tho Inaugural Ceremony Was Sim
piioity ItsoIf, But the crowd
Was Large and the En-
thusinsm Great.
{, 4, thusinsm Great.

Wednesday Governor d. G. Hey
wood, OF Colleton County was inaugu-
rated into the high Office to which the
people called him last Summer. There
was no tstentation or great display
there was not even a band Of music,
as is quite common on such occasions.
1t was thoroughly Democratic nau-
guration by IL Democratic people in
Democratic manLer. And after all 1t
is not SO much the manner as it is the
man in the Inauguration. The oath
OF Office was administered to Duncan
Clinch Hcyward,a a man Of refinement,
a man OF honor, of uprlghtness OF
character, In u word gentleman.
THE GOV liRNoR's ARRIVAL.
vt half-paSt IL O'Clock Governor
elect Hayward, accompanied by his
family and his brother, Walter lizard
Hayward, with Col. Walter II. Hunt
and j. j. Gentry, arrived at the State
House. They were met by the special
committees from the House and the
J Senate and escorted to the Governors
Office. Here they were received by
Governor and Mrs. McSweeney and
Secretary Aull, with Mrs. Aull. After
4 u pleasant meeting lasting about ten
minutes the ladies were escorted to
the hall Of the House of Representa-
tiyes, where the inaugural ceremonies
were to take place, now crowded to
overllowing, standing room only on
the floor and galleries, with entrances
and all available space outside crowd
ed also. Seats had been reserved
through, the courtesy Of several dele
cations for the families Of both Cover
nors Immediately in front Of the
& Speakers desk, on both sides Of the
centre aisle. Mrs. d. c. Hayward was
escorted by Mr.. Walter lizard Hey
ward, Mrs. McSweenev by Mr.. j. e.
Norment, Mrs. Aull by Secretary Aull,
followed by Misses Katharine and
May Hayward, Mr.. and Mrs. Haskell,
Miss Johnson and Masters d. G. Hey
ward, Jr., and Alexander Hayward.
Mrs. Hayward and Mrs. McSweeney,
both charming types OF the women OF
South Carolina, occupied together the
two front seats on the main aisle and
were intensely interested in the entire
proceeding, in which their husband:
took such a conspicuous part.
AN IMPOSING AUDIENCE.
The handsome hall was filled Will,
IN an imposing gathering OF the people
- Columbia the State. 1t was
s. thought by many friends Of Governor
Hayward that the crowd might be
small to the uncertainty regarding
the date and hour Of the ceremonies.
The weather, too, was most unfa vor-
/. able, until the very last moments, but
these things did not seem to Interfere
with the attendance. Columbia. OF
course, contributed Il large share OF
the crowd present, but many we'll
known faces were seen from all sec
tions of the State. The crowd was Il
genuinely interested as well as Il rep
resentative gathering. The members
OF the Senate were obliged to remain
standing When these dignitaries
marched in to take part in the ccre
monies all available space had beer
occupied for some time, many people
coming more than an hour ahead O
time in order to secure places during
the inaugural.
THE INAUGURAL PARTY
arrived in the hall punctually and in
the following order:
The GovernOr-elcct, u. G. Hayward
with Senator &. w. Brown
Governor M. B. McSwecncy, Will
Representative j. r. CoggcshaI.
Lieutenant Governor elect John. II.
Sloan, with Senator j. u. Pcurifoy.
Chief Justice y. Pope, with Re
preventative w. l.. Mauldln.
Associate Justice IA B. Jones. witt
Representative Il. Fl. Aull.
Associate Justice Eugene Is. Gary
with Secretary Of State NJ. r. Cooper.
The Hon Jesse r. CAN'T, with the
Hon r. II. Jennings.
The Hon U. y. Gunter, with Tho
Hon G.. d. Belnger.
The Hon a. w. Jones, with Tho
Hon j. p. Derham.
Gen. John ID. Frost, with Gen. j
w. Floyd.
The Hon q. R. Martin, with tho
Hon J. j. McMnhan.
THE INAUGURAL CEREMONIES.
Upon arriving at the Speaker.
stand President Of the Senate John c.
Sheppard announced the presence OF
the Govcrnor-clcct and his party ;.nt
that the Govcrnor-clcct was read,
to be sworn into Office With thi.
.SlsttCHIChu NfOfClIoI llC0 "dld slIi
Chief Justice Pope stepped forward
,onc from the side of President
Sheppard and the other from the sidt
of Speaker Smith. Chief Justice Pop,
repeated the prescribed oath OF Office
which Governor IIeyward repeated
and at the conclusion Justice Pope
declared that the oath Of Office hat
been taken. Several in the part,
congratulated Governor lIcywart
while he was arranging to begin hi
inaugural address. When he bcgal
TO speak there was a hush Ill over
the hall. His address, which is publish
Ell in full elsewhere, was received will
evident appreciation.
AT the conclusion Of the addrcs
there was much applause. Thcl
Governor Hayward stepped aside ant
President Sheppard announced tina
the Lieutenant Governor was prescn
and ready to be sworn into Office. Thl
was done by Chief Justice Pop
whcreupon Lieutenant Governor .Joh
II. Sloan took charge OF the join
assembly and announced that til
purposes Of the assembly having bee
concluded it was dissolved and tn
Senators would return to their cham
ber.
a few moments after the ccrcmC