The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-27
WILL Be SIMPLE.
No Band or Military at State
Inaugural.
Ceremony to Be Held in Repre-
sentative Hall.
BAN ON THE TICKETS.
Everyone Admitted Who Cares
to Attend Reception.
Guides Posted to Show People
the Way.
BAN ON THE TICKETS.

At meeting OF the Inauguration
committee held at the state house
Thursday. it was decided to cut out
Marshall's band, the Kansas National
Guard, the artillery salute. and all 9TH
er customary inaugural embroidery,
and make tho. coming Inauguration
ceremonies of the state officers simple
in the extreme
The inaugural ceremonies will be
held in representative hall at noon,
January IA. There has been some talk
| OF having the inauguration in the au-
ditorinm, but the Midwinter exposi-
llon, which has a sort of a monopoly
| on the big hall for the month of Jan
uary, was in the way. Representative
! nail is not big enough; two years ago
| 1t would not hold half of the people
who wanted to see Hoch and the pres
! ent state officers sworn in. But rep
resentatives hall seems. to be the best
that can be had. A good many people
| think that the Midwinter exposition
should be held at some other time, so
| that it Will not interfere with so many
| big gatherings of state Importance
which ought to have first chance at the
hall.
Two years ago, the Inauguration was
advertised for L o'clock, but it was
about 1:30 when Governor Hoch took
| the oath. Hoch and w. J. Bailey
| mt a. IAAC OCpClduu HOI01, ana escort
ed by MarshalPs band and Co. A of the
Kansas National Guard, were taken to
| the capitol in a carriage, while the
guns Of Battery B doomed and below
| ed in the plaza. Eugene F. Ware presid-
| ed over the inaugural ceremonies
Chief Justice Johnston administered
| the oaths.
The presiding officer has not been
selected for the ceremonies this year.
and there is also some doubt In the
minds of the committee as to who
| should administer the oaths of office.
| Chief Justice Johnston is himself one
Of the officers to be sworn in, but there
| is nothing to prevent him administer
| ing the oath to all the other state Of
ficers, and then taking the oath him
self. There will be no Bible kissing.
That feature has been eliminated from
state inaugural functions.
No Tickets for Evening Reception.
| At the wish of Governor Hoch
there will be no inaugural ball in the
evening, but there will be an inaug-
ural reception at the capitol rotunda,
similar to the one held at Hochs first
administration. But there will be one
marked difference. The committee
| has decided that no tickets will be is
| sued. Anybody who wants to come
| hands with the governor, the new state
| officers, the leading state politicians,
and the wives of all concerned.
The ticket affair at the inaugural
| I0CSpllOA Two years ago almost Tedcn-
| ed the Importance of state scandal.
/ The reception was arranged by a com
! nittee from the Topeka CONNIE rcial
club, but evidently some of the state
house officials had a finger in the pie
| When things were ready for the re-
ception, the. state house end of the
enterprise posted pickets selected
from the Kansas National Guards.
with guns and bayonets at the stair
| ways leading up into the rotunda and
wouldn't let anybody in unless a ticket
was presented signed by J. c. Collins,
custodian of the state house. Collins
denied that he issued the tickets, but
claimed that the tickets were given to
him, and he was instructed how to
use them. Apparently the tickets
were distributed by the state house
a few people managed to get hold of
tickets. Hundreds of people who
wanted to go up and shake hands
with the governor in the rOtunda were
turned back by the military guards
because they didn't have any tickets.
Even the delegates to the State Live
Stock Breeders association, which
was holding a meeting on one OF the
upper floors Of the building, were for |
hidden entrance by the military
The result was vast amount of con- |
fusion several fights, and about as
many mad people as were ever manu- |
featured within the same space of
time Finally some one in authority /
interfered, and called off the guards |
name of J. c. Collins. But the whole |
business was badly botched up. and |
the committee which has the affair in |
charge this year hastens to avow that |
It won't have any tickets to the in |
augural reception this year
anybody who Is. willing to behave /
himself like a gentleman or, lady is /
welcome to the inaugural reception, |
said S c. drummer, the governors /
private secretary, today. There will /
be no tickets. we will have guides
posted to steer the crowd UP certain |
stairways, and down other stairways
so that there won't be a crush in front /
of the receiving line People can drift
around as they please on the first two
floors of the capitol, but they must use
certain stairways to go up to the re-
ceiving lire, and certain other stair
wavs to come down again. That's the |
only way to avoid a blockade
a1,eIirai reception, but there will be
no refreshments.