The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-20
First Governor to be Sworn in Under the New Con-
 stitutiOn
MONTGOMERY MAKES II
 4 DAY OF FESTIVITIES
At Night the Inaugural Ball Is At. tended By Hundreds of Alabamians From All Parts of the State.
 Many Soldiers There.

Montgomery, January 1s.- (specal)- The only novelty about the inauguration of Governor Jelks today was the absence of the two houses of the legislature of- ficially assembled as such to witness the taking of the oath of office. This old re- quirement in the old constitutions seem- ed to threaten trouble in the programme whereby Governor Sanford was sworn into office at Opelika, being to i'll to come to Montgomery. But committees went down representing the two houses, and so the oath was taken constructively in the presence of the houses themselves. The new contribution omitted the requlre- ment, and now the governor can be sworn in like any other state officer and anywhere he chooses and with or without witnesses except the officer administer Ing the oath.
 All Officers Sworn In. l All the new state officers were sworn in l today and assumed charge of their re- spective offices They are William Dorsey Jelks who succeeds himself as governor. J. Thomas Hefin who succeeds Robert P McDavid as secretary of state. Thomas l.. Sowell who succeeds himself as au- ditor, J. Craig Smith who succeeds him- self as treasurer, Massey Wilson who succeeds Charles G. Brown as attorney general, Isaac w. Hill who succeeds H. c. Gunnels as superintendent of educa- ton and R. R. Poole who succeeds him- self as commissioner of agriculture and industries. Dr. R. M. Cunningham who came in as lieutenant governor Is the first incumbent of the office since it's creation anew by the new constitution. There was no formality about any of the offices except that of governor and that was due, not to any wish that Gov ernor Jelks had to go into office amid music and parade and waving banners, for he would really have preferred as his own personal tastes c-e concerned to have quietly taken the oath and followed 1t with a hard days work. But the peo- pie of Montgomery thought 1t was due | that a demonstration lefitting the im- portance of the occasion be made and especially as he is the first governor to come in under the new order of things introduced by the new constitution and which 1t is fondly hoped will continue.
 On an Elaborate Scale. They appointed committees and prepa- rations had been made on an elaborate ] scale for a gala day, and they were suc-
 
 | ceremonies and festivities exceeded all that have ever gone before. The military | parade was larger and the ball most brilliant affair, due somewhat to the perfect adaptation of the Auditorium to the purposes of large gathering
 The procession moved from the gover- nor's residence on Church street shortly after 12 o'clock, taking the nearest route to the capitol, turning into the beautiful and wide Baxter avenue at Court Square and making such brave show as the old avenue has seldom witnessed
 The Procession.
 Preceded by a platoon of mounted po- lice to clear the way came the procession. Col. w. W. Brandon was chief marshal. with the following aides
 ! A. G. Forbes R. M. Scale. B. s. Chap | man. George A. Thomas, A. F. Curtis. George B. Tyler George ". Ellis. T. NJ. | Westcott, l.. l.. Lassiter, b. l.. Merriam. | J. s. Utley, J. l.. Gaston, R. M Vandiver, | B. S. Grel. F. H. b. Warren J. E. Worswick, Capt W. E. Coney. George W. Halls. Gen. J. w. A. Sanford Judge l Thomas c. Jones, Judge w. II. Thomas, Judge J. c. Winter, w. F. Vandiver. B. | M Washburn. c. B. Teasley Governor l Oates. Judge A. D. Sayre, Judge J. E. | Gaston, Judge D. w. Ford, Charles P. AL mon of Marion, Sam Friedman of Tusca- l loosa; Col. k. H. Adams of Decatur, F. F. Poole of Clarke. F. s. Frazer of Bull | lock, R. L. Hipp of Cullman, Harry Car ter of Montgomery, James H. McTyre of Montgomery and J. P. o'Connor of Mont | gomery.
 First came the Montgomery Rifles with | the Polytechnic institute cadet band at their head. The governor followed in a carriage with Lieutenant Governor Cum ningham. his staff in full uniform riding behind. The Montgomery Greys, the Eu- | faula Rifles and the Columbus (Ga) Guards, who performed the same office | for MT. Davis in 1861, followed the I special escort of honor. Then came the state officials, the city officials. members of the senate and house, members of the 1 Commercial and Industrial association and l citizens in carriages. Brigadier-General Louis V. Clark. commanding the military. and accompanied by his full staff, rode next. Then followed the First regiment | of infantry under command or Col. R. B. | DuMont, with his staff attending, and next the Second infantry commanded by l Col. E. H. Graves, with his staff; then the Third infantry, commanded by Lieut. I Col F. P. Mcconnell. with his staff; then the First Alabama cavalry. commanded by Maj James T. Beck, accompanied by his staff, and last the First Alabama ar- ! tillery, under command of Maj. S. T. | Westcott. his staff attending. Each of the infantry regiments was attended by | US own banu, The following companies were fin the procession:
 First Regiment-Companies A and B of Mobile, c of Geneva, D of Ft Deposit, F of Mobile. r of Dothan, of Brewton. II of Troy, I of Greenville, K of Ever green. M of Mobile.
 Second Regiment-A of Montgomery, of Prattville, D of Montgomery, of Wetumpka, F of Tuscaloosa. c of Eu- faula, II of Opelika. I of Luverne, K of Tuskegee, l. of Girard.
 Third Regiment-A of Woodlawn c of Gadsden, D of Annston, G of Birming- ham. H of Bessemer. I of Oxford. K of