The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-28
THE NEW GOVERNOR.
An Imposing Ceremony in the State
House at Columbia.
HEYWOOD IS CHIEF MAGISTRATE
The Inaugural Ceremony Was Sim
piicity Itself, But the Crowd
Was Large and the EN-
thusiasm Great.

Wednesday Governor ID. G.. Hey
wood, OF Colleton County was inaugu-
rated into the high office to which the
people called him last Summer. There
was 70 ostcntation or great display
there was not even a band of music,
as is quite common on such occasions
1t was thoroughly Democratic inau-
guration by a Democratic people i'm a
Democratic manher. And after all it
is not SO much the manner as it is the
man in the inauguration. The oath
OF office was administered to Duncan
Clinch Hayward, a man of refinement,
man of honor, of uprightneSs of
character. in word gentleman.
THE GOVERNORS ARRIVAL
At half-paSt II o'clock Governor
elect Hayward, accompanied by his
family and his brother, Walter Izard
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
Senate and escorted to the Governors
office. Here they were received by
Governor and Mrs. McSweeney and
Secretary Aull, with Mrs. Aull. After
pleasant meeting lasting about ten
Jl.c lduleS were escorted
the hall OF the House of Representa-
tives, where the inaugural ceremonies
were to take place, now crowded to
overfiowing. 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. u. G. Hayward was
escorted by Mr.. Walter lard Hey
ward, Mrs. McSweeney 10y Mr.. j. f.
Norment, Mrs. Aull by Secretary Aull,
followed by Misses Katharine and
May Hayward, Mr.. and Mrs. Haskell.
Miss Johnson and Masters ID. c. Hey
ward, Jr., and Alexander IIcyward.
Mrs. Hayward and Mrs. McSwceney.
both charming types OF the women of
South Carolina, occupied together the
two front seats on the main aisle and
were ihtenSefeM kestcd in the enLire
proceeding, in which their huS bandsA
took such conspicuous part
AN IMPOSING AUDIENCE
The handsome hall was filled with /
an imposing gathering OF the people |
of Columbia and the state 1t was
thought by many friends OF Governor /
Hayward that the crowd might be /
small to the uncertainty regarding |
the date and hour of the Ct rcmUnicS I
The weather. too, was most unfavOr- |
able, until the very last moments. but /
these things did not seem To interfere .
with the attendance. Columbia. of /
course, contributed a 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 a rep /
reSentative gathering. The members .
OF the Senate were obliged to remain /
standing. When these dignitarieS ,
marched in to take part in the cerc-
monies all available space had been |
occupied for some time, many people |
coming more than an hour ahead OF !
time in order to secure places during |
the inaugural.
THE INAUGURAL PARTY
arrived in the hall punctually and in
the following order:
The Governor-elect, ID. G.. Hayward |
with Senator G.. w. Brown.
Governor NJ. b. McSweency, with
Representative J. Il. CoggcShall.
Lieutenant Governor John. r.
Sloan, with Senator j. T.. Pcurifoy.
Chief Justice y. j. Pope, with Re
preventative w. l.. Mauldin.
Associate Justice Ira b. Jones. with
Representative +. II. AulI.
Associate Justice Eugene Il. Gary,
with Secretary Of State NJ. K. Cooper
Hon II. III. Jennings.
The Hon L. y. Gunter, with the
Hon G.. ID. Belinger.
The Hon A. w. Jones, with the
Hon J. +. Derham.
Gen. John ID. Frost, with Gen. j.
w. Floyd.
The Hon O. H. Martin, with the
Hon j. j. McMahan.
THE INAUGURAL CEREMONIES.
Upon arriving at the Speakers
stand President Of the Senate John G.
Sheppard announced the presence Of
the Govcrnor-clect and his party and
that the Governor-elcct was ready
to be sworn into Office. With this
statement Governor Hayward and
Chief Justice Pope stepped forward
one from the side or President
Sheppard and the other from the side
OF Speaker Smith. Chief Justice Pope
repeated the prescribed oath of Oilicc
which Governor Hayward repeated,
and at the conclusion Justice Pope
declared that the oath Of Office had
been taken. Several in the party
congratulated Governor Hayward
while he was arranging to begin his
inaugural address. When he began
to speak there was hush all over
the hall His address, which is publish
ed in full elsewhere, was received with
evident appreciation.
At the conclusion Of the address
there was much applause. Then
Governor Hayward stepped aside and
President Sheppard announced that
the Lieutenant Governor was present
and ready to be sworn into Office. This
was done by Chief Justice Pope