The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-10
CHARLES E. HUGHES
SWORN N AS GOVERNOR
Takes Oath of Office Amid In
pressiYe Ceremonies.
TROOPS PARADE IN HIS HONOR
Zig Crowds Cilc"r Him ut Albany
He Pledges Himself to Serve All
the People Honestly short
Speech by Higgins.

Albany, y. T.--Charlo7 EVa@s
Hughes was induntsi into the office
of Governor OF the Emaira State of
the Union at moor. With the inau-
~guration of the Republican Governor
the other members of the Official fam
lily of thu State-all elected on
the Observation-Disclosures League
ticket-also assumed office. The
new State officers are as follows:
Governor, Charles Evans Hughes,
of New York, succeeding Frank Way
land Higgins. OF C~attaraugus.
observation-disclosures. Lewis Sturr
vesent Chanlar, OF Duchess. succeed
ing NJ. Linn Bruce. of New York.
Secretary of State. John S. Whale".
of Monroe, succeeding john F.
O'Prien. of Clinton.
Controller. Martin II. Glynr. 1T Al
banv. succeeding William c. Wilson.
of New York (who was appointed
! vice Otto Kelsey, now Superintendent
of ~Insurance).
Treasurer, Julius Fauser, of Suf-
folk. succeeding John G. Wallen-
maier, of Niagara.
Attornev-General. William s.; Jack
son, of Buffalo. succeeding Julius n.
Maver. OF New York.
f. State Engineer and Surveyor, Fred
| erick K. Skera. of Queens, succeed
ing Henry A. Van Alstyce, Of Column
bia.
Tho new Governor, Lieutenant
| Governor and Attorney-General are
lawyers: the Controller is a news
paper editor; the Secretary of State
a tobacco manufacturer and trades
unionist; the Treasurer a baker, end
the Engineer and Surveyor, as the
law requires, a civil engineer.
In his inaugural address. Governor
| Hughes renewed his pledges OF the
campaign and declared that he would
endeavo~ to make efficiency the
! standard of his administration.
Politicians, members of the Log's-
1ature and Office holders focked to
Albany from every part OF the State.
No inauguration since that OF Theo-
dore Roosevelt's in 1899 was attend
ed with so muci uncertainty and so
much speculation. and all wished to
get the first opportunity to see the
new Governor aS soon after his 1naC-
guration as possible.
LII oud1ltOh w Ill ~ e ~ =
taking up thu Teins. there were othe"
changes tn be made N the of7cial
! family nf TIE SEata. All of the Demo
cratic State officers took possession
of their Offices, and this brought TO
Albany many persons VINO have here
tofore evinced but little interest il
the inauguration ceremonies.
Shortly before IL O'Clock former
Governor Frank Wayland Higgins
met his staff in the Executive Cham
Der, after which they reDaired to the
Executive Mansion, on Eagle street,
where Governor Hughes and his staff
had assembled. The inaugural
parade was q most imposing one,
with more military present than a!
any previous inauguration in years
The Second and Third Battalions OF
the Tenth Regiment, six companies
from the Second Regiment, Troop B
of Albany, and Squadron A, of New
York City, were in line. In addition
to the military, the Young Mems Re.
publican Clue, of Albany. and tbs
Schenectady County Republican Clut
paraded in honor of the new Gov
ernor.
Squadron A acted as the escort tt
the Governor. Former Governor Hig
gins and Governor Hughes rode IL
the same carriage from the Execu
tive Mansion to the Capitol. The in
augural ceremonies in the Assembl,
chamber were of an impressive ma
ture.