The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-01-19
WORK At CAPITOL.
Ten-thouSand People at
tend Inauguration.
AYCOCK'S GREAT OVATION.
The Retiring Governor leaves a
good Record-The incoming
Chief Executive Promises
good things.
Senate Chamber.
Raleigh, Jan. 10Th 1905.

senate C0amD6f.
Raleigh, Jan. 10Th 1908.
The second week of the General AS
sembly ends with few new laws upon
the statute books. There is little done
as a rule, when a new Governor is to be
inaugurated until the ceremonies at
tending the event are over. 1t is esti-
mated that at least 10000 people attend
ed the inauguration of Governor Glenn
last Wednesday and from 1000 to 5000
s'passed around the circle at the pub
lie reception in the rotunda OF the cap1-
tol the same evening. The receiving
party consisted of all the newly elected
state officers and their wives and daugh-
ters who were handsomely and appro-.
pirately attired for the occasion. Elab-
crate preparations had been made by
the local committee and the capltOl
proved to be very appropriate place
to extend q "welcome hand'2 to the
new Governor and his associates. The
mansion was not available on account
of sickness in Governor Aycock's fam
iIy, his little girl having diptheria some
days previous.
Governor Aycock received great
ovation when he arose to present his
successor. He retires with the plaudit:
"Well done, good and faithful servant
from all classes and conditions of men
in North Carolina and the entire Scllye.
There is indeed, no bigger man in all
this southland than CharlesBrantly Ay-
cock, Even Vance in his palmiest days
did not prove superior and no prede-
cessor has shown himself a greater bene-
factor to the people of this grand old
state. He has done more to advance
the educational interests and industrial
development of the state than any chief
executive in the history of the common
wealth, and the universal evidence OF
appreciation and esteem in which he is
held by the people should be most
gratifying to him. The teachers ofthe
state presented him with achest of sill
yer consisting of six pieces costing $500,
upon each of which are engraved the
words. ''To Charles Brantly Aycock,
the Educational Governor 1905, from
the teachers of North Carolina Lieu
tenant Governor Winston, Judge Wat
ter II. Neal, President Hugh Chatham
of the North Carolina Railroad, Adju-
taut General Royster and Col. P. M.
Pearsall, the governors private secre-
tary, presented for Mrs. Aycock hand
some oil portrait of Charles B. Aycock
the work of Mr.. w. e. Randall, the
noted North Caralina artist, the COVER
nor's staff gave hin beautiful silver
service, consisting of SO pieces upon
which were inscribed the words:
ITO Governor and Mrs. Aycock, from his
staff, l9O1-O5'' and the state officers pre-
sented to the retiring chief magistrate
handsome aud valuable gold watch.
The visit of each delegation was pa
thetic scene and manv tears were shed
as the donors bade the governor good
bye. Those were heartrending times
which witnessed the exit of the great
est statesman and chief executive of
which North Carolina can boast. | &c.
cept none, The above evidences of ap
probation speak for themselves
and indicate the high esteem in which
Governor Aycock is held by his intim-
ate associates and the people generally.
The last speech Chas. B. Aycock
made as governor was upon the occa-
sion of laying corner stone of the new
building at the A. & NJ. College and is
as follows:
''This is notable day. 1t is the day
when the farmers enter into their own;
| it IS the day when we enter upon the
idea that a farmer ought to be educat-
ed as we'll as any other man; when we
have come to realize that he not only
supplies the strong men and women for
the cities, but also supplies the most
cultured aud capable for the purposes
of thelworld. We have always had cul-
tured farmers. Hereafter we are to
have many, many more, and they are to
dominate the state by reason of their
training as well as by their numbers.
! We are to have the best Ia all depart