The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-23
COLUMBIA LETTER.


shadowed all other Legislative proceed
ings this week.
AS was generally expected, Hon. Y. J.
Pope was, on Tuesday, unanimously
elected Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court to succeed the late Chief Justice
Mclver. Mr.. Justice Pope has been
Associate Justice for number of years
and at the time of his election was
senior Associate Justice and acting
Chief Justice. He is too we'll known by
the people of Newberry, among whom
he lives, to need that any account be
given of his life or Of his distinguished
services to his State. No MAJ in South
Carolina has more the genuine respect
and esteem of all who know him. He
is in every way eminently fitted for the
high position to which he has been
chosen, and will make a worthy sue
ceSsor of the distinguished McIver.
The fact that he was elected without
opposition and unanimously. shows the
esteem in which he is held by the men,
berS Of the General Assembly. He was
nominated by Mr.. Adam H. Moss. of
Orangeburg, and the nomination was
seconded by Mr.. f.. II. Aull, of New
berry.
Capt. d. j. Griffith was reelected
Superintendent Of the pcmtentiary.
He had no opposition. The old direc-
tors, Messrs. 4. X Sanders. John G.
Mobley, and Nj. o. Rowland, were ais,
reelected.
The Inauguration Of Governor D. c.
Hayward and Lieutenant Governor .Ino.
/. Sloan took place on Wednesday.
The ceremonies We're held in the hall Of
the House of Representatives. and were
very largely attended by the people of
Columbia and Of the State generally.
The program had been arranged by a
mittee consisting Of Senators
Brown and Peurifoy. and Representa-
tiveS CoggeShall. Aull. and Mauliin.
Promptly a. o'clock the Senate Joined
the House and the joint assembly was
called - onier. The escort accompanv-
ing the Governor and the Lieutenant
Governor-ele>t. AS is the usual custom.
was formed in the Governors office and
marched thence upstairs 10 the hall Of
he House. Just outside the office they
We're jo!ne! by the trustees. faculty
ana students OF the South Carolina
College.
Following is the order in which the
procession MAS formed:
y. {. NeywarG the Goyvrnor.vlect
WIKI Sena,o: G. ". Brown.
Gov. u. 4. McSweeney viii, Repre.
sentative !. Z. CoECrShaM.
Lieutenant Governor.elect john 7.
San with Senator J. I. Pvuritoy.
Chief Justice y. ]. Po?@ with Rvrrt--
sentative v. l.. MauNin.
Associate Justice Ira E, Jones with
Representative I. II. Auu.
Associate Justice L 3. Gary with
Secretary 9: S;a:% N. Z. Cooper.
Secretary u S:a:e-eler: !. 7. Ga-;,
with Safe Treasure, r. i Jennings.
Attorney General-elec, L. Y Gurte,
With Attorney General 6. I. Be.linger.
Comptroller Genera!-el~c: 4 II. Jones
with Comptroller General J. T. De-
nam.
Ad!utant and Inspector Gerera!-vlec.
John D. Frost with .Adju;an. ard In
spector General J. W. Floyd.
Superintendent OF Educa:ion-elect
O. B. Martin with Superintendent Of
Education J. J. McMahan.
The Governors, tie Chief and Asso-
ciate Justices and cscol were seated
to the right and left Of the speakers
desk. Prayer vas offered By Dr.. O. 4.
Darby and Chief Justice Pope admins.
tered to Governor Hayward the oath of
Office. Governor Hayward then de-
livercd his inaugural address, which is
published elsewhere.
At the conclusion Of Governor How
wards address the oath vas aGminis-
tered to Lieutenant Governor Sloan.
AS will be seen, in accordance with
the custorn lopty nrovoiliru in hi. S,.,.