Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-01-14
Governor Mead
Takes the Oath

Olympia, Wash. Jan. 12.-Albert
E. Mead became governor of the state
of Washington and Henry Mcbride.
his predecessor, retired to private life
at 2:4O O'Clock Wednesday afternoon.
The ceremony which exalted one and
retired the other was performed in the
new hall of the house of rerepsenta.
tives in the presecne of both houses of
the Legislature, distinguished citizens
and politicians of the state and vast
crowd of people, who thronged the gal.
leries and main floor. On the floor of
the house, in addition to the legisla-
tors, were all five judges of the supreme
court, Ex-Governor John Fl. McGraw.
United States Senator Addison G.. Fos-
ter and Charles Sweeny of Spokane, S.
II. Piles and John L Wilson of Seattle,
all senatorial candidates, swell as a
rcowd of ingoing and outgoing state
officials. 1t was promptly O'Clock
when the senate appeared at the bar
TO the house and the joint session ocm-
menced.
Speaker Megler introduced Senator
J. j. Smith of King as presiding officer
of the joint session. Senator Smith
appointed Senators Shark of Kittitas
and Hammer of Skagit and representa-
tives Molstadt of Skagit, Villas of King
and Dootlitle of Spokane to escort Gov
ernor Mcbride to the hall of the house.
The committee waited upon the gov
ernor in his office and in a few mo-
ments returned with him.
When the joint houses of the legisla-
ture had heard the message of retiring
Governor Mcbride, Senators Hunter of
Whatcom and Wilson of Whitman and
Representatives Roth of Whatcom,
Sheets of Pierce and Crane of Spokane
were named to escort Governor-elect
Mead to the hall. They found him in
his temporary Office on the top floor of
the capital and escorted him withuot
delay to the scene where he was to
take official oath.
AS the new governor came down the
center aisle. accompanied by the COM
mittee, great applause broke out, and
the crowd cheered its favorite Justify.
Mr.. Mead shook hands with Governor
Mcbride first, and then with President
Smith. 1.-THE oath of office will be
administered by Chief Justice Mount,
announced President Smith, and then
the highest judicial officer of the state
swOre the new governor to support the
constitutions of the state and the Unit
ed States and to faithfully execute the
duties of governor There was more
applause.
Governor Mead delivered both his
inaugural address and his annual mes
sage from manuscript. but spoke with
good oratorical effect. He found 1t
necessary to use glasses, which his
predecessor does not use.
Governor Mead was applauded when
he concluded his inaugural address and
the first applause during his message
came when he read his recommends
ton that a railroad commission be Gre
ated. His excoriation of legislative
lobbyists also met with applause. Ow-
ing to the length of his message ne
ommittted reading a considerable por-
ton of it, but it will all be printed.
Governor Mead wore long black
frock coat, with white tie. He had
a red carnation in the buttonhole OF
the coat lapel. He was exc eedingly
pale, but delivered his message with
out trace of embarrassment. lmme-
diately on CONCLUSION of his message
the Joint session, on motion of Senator
Hammer of Skagit, was dissolved.