Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-18
The Inaugural Ceremonies

The Inaugural Ceremonies
Chief Justice Steele administered tho
oath Of once to Governor Henry A.
Buehtei AT the Trinity Methodist
church Tuesday and Instantly the artii'
lery nFed . governors salute Of sew
enteen guns Lieutenant Governor
Harper was also sworn In NJ The same
time in the presence OF a eoneoaFse
that flled the building 10 Its utmost ca
pacily.
Al 1880 in the morning carriages
for the representatives were drawn up
in front of the capitol. and half an
hour later the senators took their seats
in carriages In readiness for the pa
Tsde TO Trinity.
The parade was formed by Adjt.
Gen. Buikeiey Wells. and the long line
Of carriages containing the stale ON,
GERS was escorted by troops at the Cob
otado National Guard. commanded BY
Geu- John Chase.
The First Regiment Hand played ma
tionai airs on the march from the eapi'
tol 10 the church.
Crowds OF cheering people lined the
way. and the new governor was Obliged
To bow again and again To the piaadits
accorded him as his carriage passed.
The order Of the parade Was:
One Platoon OF Mounted Police.
First Infantry band. National Guard
Of Colorado.
Gen. John Chase. First brigade. Ma
tioaai Guard Of Colorado. CON.
manding. and STAFF.
Col. Edward vcrdcckbers. First ln-
Try. National Guard OF Colorado.
Commanding. and Siaff.
Company a. First Infantry. y. q. G..
Capt. l.. ~. Mcbride. Commanding.
Company u. First Infantry. y. u. C..
Capt. Gus Z. HaTtunx. Commanding.
Company C.. First infnntry. y. q. T..
Capt. Ray ~. Gale. Commanding.
Company u. First Infantry. y. q. C..
Capt. A. c. Drake. Commanding.
Company +. First Infantry. n. q. G.
Capt. 4. y. ,:iddcii. Commanding.
Company l.. First Infantry. y. q. G..
Capt. r. ]. Hammock. Commanding.
The First Field Battery. n. q. G.. Capt
James C. Exlinc. Commanding.
Troop c. First Squadron Cavalry. y.
q. C.. Capt. II. ID. Smith.
Commanding.
Colorado Agricultural College Cadets.
Capt. T. ~. Anderson. Seventh
u, 8. Infantry. Commanding.
Denver High Schoo, Cadets. Mai. II. Z.
ouirics. Commanding.
Governors Escort. Troop u. First
Squadron Cavalry. n. q. c.. Capt
d. ". Strickland, Com
mnndinE.
Governors carriage: Gov. Henry a.
Duchtcl, cx.Gov. Jesse +. Mcdonald.
Brig. Con. Charles l.. Cooper. United
States army. retired: Gen. Bulkcicy
Wells. Governors carriage wns fur-
thor escorted In the parade by the
thirty members OF the senior class
Denver University. marching on foot
on either side Of the carriage.
Carriage No. 2-Scnator W. ~. Rob
crtsop. Senator ID. 8. Jones. Senator
u. l.. Jefferson. Rev. II. u. Tyler.
Carriage No.. j-Rcprcscntntivc e.
". Dolph. Representative q. ID: pulin.
Representative Il. J. o'Conncil. Very
Rev. II. Martyr Hart.
Carriage No. AIRS. Henry A. Buch'
tel. tho Misses Buchtcl. DIR. +. c. Buch'
tel.
Carriage No. 5-Mrs. Jesse +. Nc.
Miss Nichols.
Carriage No. G-Lieut. Gov. Z. r..
Harper and family.
Carriage No. 7-Chicf Justice VII.
liam II. Gabbcrt, Justice Robert w.
Steele. Justice John Campbell. Justice
julius c. Gunter.
Carriage No. S-Justice Luther NJ.
Goddard, Justice John NJ. Maxwell. Jus.
tice George W. Bailey. Justice Charles
F. Casweli.
Carriage No. 9-Ex.Secretary OF
State James Cowie. Secretary OF
State Timothy O'Connor, State Treas
urer A. E. Bent, State Auditor george
D. Statler.
Carriage No. 10-Hon. John A: Holm
berg. ex.state treasurer: Hon. N. 2.
Miller, ex.attorney general: Hon. w.
H. Dickson, attorney general; Miss
Katherine l.. Craig, superintendent OF
public instruction.
Carriage No. 11-Hon. NJ. E. Lewis.
president Of the Senate; Hon. II. g.
breckenridge. speaker Of the House:
Hon, L, b. Straight, secretary OF the
Senate; Hon. N. c. Blair, chief clerk
Of the House.
Eight carriages with the chaplain OF
the Senate, Rev. Jacob r. RAIDER. ana
the remaining thirty-one members OF
the Senate.
Sixteen carriages with the chaplain
of the House OF representatives. Rev.
Fred w. willman, and the remaining
sixty.one members Of the House OF
Representatives.
Wanted to Investigate.
Senator J. H. Crowley, a Democratic