Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-24
Iowa Legislature Meets in Joint
Session to Carry Out Will
OF the People
cuMMlNs GIVEN OVATION
Delivers an Address in Which He
Promises to Continue Battle for Re-
forms He Has Stood For = Porter
Gets Democratic Vote Garst In
augurated Governor at O'clock.
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Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moinss, Nov. 24.-Cummins is
senator, Garst is governor, the af-
fairs of the state will continue to be
properly cared for everybody wears a
harmony smile at the state capitol.
The somewhat unique ceremony
which marks the first practical appli-
cation of the principle Of selection of
senators by direct vote of the Iowa
people, attracted to the city large
number of the leading republicans of
the state. 1t was made gala day. The
state capitol was decorated handsome
ly and a band concert was given in the
rotunda- Thousands of visitors
thronged the building and the joint
Of large crowd. From Carroll coun-
ty came a half hundred of the friends
Of Governor Garst to see that he was
properly inducted into office and from
all parts of the state leading republic
cans came to participate in the events
Of the day.
How It Was Done.
The legislative session had been ad-
jo1rned until this day in order that
the members might have an official
report on the result of the republican
primary. Great satisfaction was ex-
pressed on every hand over the out
that the majority for Governor Cum
come, and announcement yesterday
Minis was 42,647 was received with
many manifestations of pleasure.
The program as arranged informally
was carried out in full. The two
houses met at 10 o'clock, and at noon.
in accordance with the requirements of
the law, the ballot for senator was
taken.
In the afternoon before the joint as
sembly Governor Cummins rendered
his resignation and Lieutenant Govern
or Garst was sworn in as governor.
Both delivered short addresses.
Both Houses Convene.
There was practically a full at
tendance in both houses when Speaker
Kendall and President Garst called the
two houses to order. A report was
read from the secretary of state show
ing that Cummins had been nominated
by the republicans for senator. The
joint committee on inauguration re-
ported, fixing the hour for Garst's in
auguration at o'clock and extending
an invitation to everybody to attend
the reception in the evening. A recess
was then taken until noon, the time
to ballot for senator
Joint Assembly Elects.
1t was 1920 o'clock when the result
of the joint roll call was announced and
il was declared Cummins had been
elected senator. There were 144 mem
bers present but only 141 voted. The
result was; Cummins, 1O6; Porter, 35.
The announcement was received with
deafening cheers, which continued for
some time.
A committee notified Governor Cum
minis and escorted him to the joint
assembly. Here a brilliant company
had assembled, the hall and galleries
being filed
Cummins Is Grateful.
Governor Cumrnins expressed his
gratitude to that Body of loyal, stead
fast friends, both within and without
this body who have for so many years
strengthened and sustained me-" and
hopes to be able in the days to come
"to vindicate in some small measure
the generous confidence which you
have bestowed upon me. To you who
are before me and to those who are
beyond the sound of my voice, pledge
all the strength 1 have In the effort to
be worthy of the trust you have been
willing to give into my keeping"
Referring to his opponents, he said
he courted their approval in the new
field he is about to enter. What
ever I can do," he said, ito commit to
oblivion the acrimony of the past cam
paign and to exclude it from all future
campaigns, that I intend to do" The
governor also paid a personal tribute
to the democrats. He said. however, he
Is a party man and believed that par
ties are necessary. He declared HIM
self a republican and in sympathy
with the declarations of the party II
stand as you all know" he said. "for
revision of the tariff schedules, an
honest revision, keeping the promise
TO the hope as we'll as to the cara
revision tested by the standard de-
clared in the platform, and what little
influence may have will be exerted to
fulfill the pledge upon which the COM
ing administration was entrusted with
political.power" In regard to corpora
ton problems, he said:
"I will do what I can, first, to pre-
vent the overcapitalization of all cor
poratons over which congress has jur-
isdiction; second, to guarantee to
every corporation, and individual as
well, the right to use our transporta-
ton facilities upon the same terms and
under substantially like conditions;
third, to make more stringent still the
laws which are directed against the at
tempt to establish monopoly. have
long believed that eventually there
must be limitation upon the amount
of capital which any corporation is
permitted to employ, and carefully
graduated according TO the business