The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-14
new men ARE IN.
State officers Inaugurated at
Noon Today.
Governor HOch Delivers a Brief
Address.
SIMPLE IN EXTREME.
Administration of Oath Before
Large Crowd.
Public Reception at the State
House Tonight.
SIMPLE IN EXTREME.


less impressive ceremonies which
were held at noon today in representa-
tive hall in the state house. Edward
Wallace Hoch. of Marion. was induct-
ed into the office of governor of Kan
sas for the second time in his career,
and the other state officers chosen at
the last election were sworn in also.
Justice Adrian c. Greene of the SUI
preme court administered the oaths of
office. Although the original intention
had been that Governor Hoch was not
to make an inaugural address, the
, calls for him were so insistent at the
conclusion of the ceremonies that he
mounted the rostrum and spoke a few
words with evident sincerity in which
he declared that he intended to dedi-
cate every effort of his mind and body
to the best service of the people of the
state. On two or three occasions dur
ing the course of his short talk ne
was interrupted with applause.
other state state officers sworn in
beside the governor were:
Lieutenant governor-W1lliam j.
Fitzgerald of Dodge City, succeeding
d. J. Hanna of Hill City.
Secretary of state-Charles E. Dem
ton of Attica, succeeding Joel r. Bur-
row OF Smith Center.
Auditor of state-James NJ. Nation
of Erie, succeeding Seth G. Wells OF
Erie
Attorney general-Fred S. Jackson
of Eureka, succeeding c. c. Coleman
of Clay Center.
Treasurer of state-Mark TulleX o OF
Independence, succeeding Thomas I.
Kelly of Paola.
SUPERINTENDENT of public instruction
Edward T. Fairchild of Ellsworth,
succeeding 1. L. Dayhoff of Hutchin-
son.
Superintendent of insurance-Chas.
w. Barnes of Usage City. succeeding
Charles H. Luling of Wichita.
State printer-T. A. McNeal OF TO
peka, second term.
Justice of supreme court, six-year
term-William A. Johnston OF Mime
apolis.
tern-Rousseau A. Burch of Salina.
Justice of supreme court, four-year
tern-Charles B. Graves. Emporia-
Justice of supreme court, four-year
term-Silas Porter. Kansas City. Kan.
Railroad commissioner; Frank j.
d. Walker Of Holton.
Railroad commissioner; Charles A
Ryker of Hutchinson, succeeding }. w.
Robson of Ell Dorado.
Railroad commissioner; George w.
Kanavel of Newton, succeeding George
w Wheatley of Galena.
1t was just two minutes OF the noon
hour when the new state officers head
ed by Governor Hoch, together with
their escorts filed down the main aisle
of the hall. S. c. drummer acted as es-
cort to the governor, and all OF inc re-
tiring state officers acted as escorts TO
those officers who were sworn in with a
few exceptions. Justices Greene, Mason
and Clark A. Smith, acted as the cs-
corts for three of their colleagues, and
the fourth escort in this party as the
attendant on Justice Graves was Judge
W. r. Smith, general attorney for the
Santa Fe. Judge Smith acted in this
ho was
leave the supreme court bench. T. A.
McNeal, the state printer, had for his
escort w. Y. Morgan, of Hutchinson,
an ex-state printer.
By the time the party reached seats
to the right and left of the speakers
rostrum, Representative hall was well
filled. Every chair was taken and some
were standing along the side of the
walls. There was a good crowd in the
mems gallery but it wasn't full. The
women's gallery was packed to Its ca
dais on the floor of the chamber were
many women, including the wives,
daughters and friends of the state OIL
GERS, retiring and to be sworn in. They
were arrayed In all the f1nery Of The
season and had it not been for their
garments of brilliant hue there would
not have been much color about. In
fact the women might be Hkened TO
having provided the decorative scheme,
For there was no attempt at elaborate
decoration in the chamber. Two large |
United States flags fell in festoons from
either side of the speakers rostrum and |
that was all. There was another bit of
color in tho chamber. 1t was furnished
by the uniforms of score of officers |
of the national guard of the state, many |
of whom were members of the COVER |
nor's staff These soldiers We're strung
along in a line to the left and rear of
the chamber. At their head stood Ad- |
jutant General J. w. F. Hughes and |
strange to relate he was minus mis- uni |
form It is seldom he fails to wear 1t
when the occasion permits.
Some minutes elapsed before the cere- |
monies were begun but the hands of
the clock in the chamber were stopped |
exactly at the hour SO the delay did not |
matter much. Speaker Simmons, CT the /
house of representatives, called the as
semblage to order, and called on Chap |
lain Whitehead for prayer. Then the |
were turned over to Justice |
Greene who stood at the desk Of the |
Greene was a large Bible and as each |
officer was sworn in he took the oath /
with his right hand on the Bible.
Governor Hoch, garbed in black /
a white vest and a birds egg blue FOUL
in-hand tie, was called on first. When |
Justice Greene read the oath to him he |
with a low but manifestly |
sincere Il do" and as he stepped back |
to his seat there was a round of ap- |
plause.
The justices of the supreme court
were then sworn in in a body and then |
came the other state officers according /
TO their rank Everyone Of them was
anplauded but to Charles Barnes the /
new superintendent of insurance was
accorded the honor of getting the only |
applause from the workers on newspa-
per row. Mr.. Barnes is an old news
paper man, and his one time colleagues