The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-10
MIGHTY THRONG
WITNESSES THE
INAUGURATION
Kentucky's Scepter Taken
From the Hand of BeCkham
And Placed in That of Au-
gustus E. Wilson Today.
MOUNTAINEERS AND
TROOPS JOIN IN PARADE.
Mrs. Wilson, Although in
Mourning, Was at Her Hus-
bands Side During Inaug-
uraI Ceremonies.

Frankfort Ky, Dec. 1O.-Kentucky
did honor to her new governor in
royal way today. When Augustus E.
Wilson at noon took the oath of of
Ace as the chief executive of the COM
monwealth he was made to feel just
as much at home as if every man, wo-
man and child in Frankfort had sub
scribed to his own political faith
The governor-elect and his party al
rived here from Louisville at 4 o'clock
Monday afternoon. Their special car
had not crossed the Kentucky river
at the edge of the city until hundreds
of flags met the gaze Of the governor
elect. Practically every business
house in the city was decorated in the
national colors. Crowds, which eX-
tended from the Capitol to the depot,
waved hats and handkerchiefs and
gave other exhibitions of their good
will. The entire gubernatorial party
was conveyed to the country home of
l.. p. Tarlton, recently elected railroad
commissioner of the second district.
Monday night Frankfort was filled
with people hailing from every county
in the commonwealth, and the bulk of
those who witnessed the Inauguration
did not arrive till late The ceremo-
MES were watched by the largest crowd
ever assembled in Frankfort for such
an occasion. The inaugural ceremo-
uies proper did not begin until after
the parade was over.
Governor Wilson was sworn in at
and delivered his inaugural address
from stand erected in front Of the
old state house, which has been the
forum of Kentucky's statesmen from
the days of Henry Clay to the present
time.
O'Rear Administered Oath.
The oath was administered by Chief
Justice E. C. O'Rear, of the Kentucky
Court of Appeals. The new governor
promised his allegiance to the com
monwealth, kissed the Holy bible, de
livered his inaugural address and ush
cred in the administration of the
states affairs by the republican party
Then ]. G. w. Beckham. the retiring
democratic governor, delivered fare
| well address. He was presented with
written testimonial on behalf Of the
citizens of Frankfort. Beckham i:
one of four men who served twice il
the executive chair. He enjoys an
other distinction-that of being one O
the two governors who succeeds
themselves in office. The other wa
James Garrard.
The new governor is the thirty
eighth in the long line of distinguished
men who have sat in the executive OF
flee and is the last to take up the rein
of government in the old executiv
building, and the first governor to oC
cupy the new state capitol.
/ Governor Wilson said that he woul
follow out his usual plan and gave n
advance copies Of his inaugural &C
dress. His utterances we're entirel
extemporaneous. His address was a
appeal for the maintenance of orde
throughout the state and for the VI
holding Of law. He made an appee
for a new Kentucky and for peace an
good will among the people. He ais
outlined in a general way the policie
he proposes to adopt. He placed sp'
cial emphasis on what he conceives t
be the necessity of new apportior
ment act, creating new legislative, SCI
atorial and congressional districts. an
also the necessity for the creation {
bipartisan boards to control til
states charitable and penal institu
. tons