The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-26
GOV. CUMMINS is
CHOSEN SENATOR.
ELECTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
AT NOON TODAY.
GARsr BECOMES GOVERNOR
Will Serve Until Carroll is inaugural
ed in January-tiis Address of
Acceptance of the New
Office. 90.

Des Moines, Nov. 24.-Gov. Cum
minis was elected United States sena.
tor today; Lieut.. Gov. Garst was
sworn in as governor and assumed the
office, after Cummins had resigned;
the legislature met and transacted the
business before it without dollar of
expense to the state.
The legislature met, in accordance
with the recess adjournment in Sep
TENDER, and informally heard a report
on the result of the republican prima-
ry, showing that Cummins was the
choice of the republicans for senator
At noon, as required by law, the joint
assembly met to ballot on senator.
Gov. Cummins was elected.
Later, Gov. Cumnuns appeared be-
fore the joint assembly and accepted
the election and rendered to the gen.
eral assembly his resignation as gov
Fernor. Immediately thereafter War
rem Garst, president of the senate, who
had presided at the joint assembly,
laid down the gavel, and Chief Justice
Ladd of the supreme court admins
tered brief oath to. him, thus max
ing him governor of the state. Garst
addresst the assembly and recalled
his fifteen years service in the legis-
lative halls and some os,.ttthe,, work
accomplished in that tinte,~T He refer
red to the election Of a senator today
as the complete vindication of the 9ri-.
mary law, as it for the first time in
the history of the state, meant that
the people have had direct choice Of
their senator.
The democrats, in accordance with
their primary. voted for Claude POI
ter for senator
The event today was formal and
short. Practically all the members of
the legislature were on hand and a
great many republicans from parts of
the state to participate. The state
house was decorated under direction
of local committee, and in the after
noon band concert was given in the
rotqnda.
This evening Governor Glrst and
Senator Cummins will give public re!
ceptiOn in the executive, office. .,.-.
,l Inaugural Address. &c. Die,
Governor Garst in his inaugura! ad-
dress in part said: .,s ..-
,'Gentlemen of the Joint Convention:
In laying down, the gavel today,
close a 15-year service in the legisla-,
tive halls of the state, and ] beg your
indulgence for a few remarks which
It seems to me are appropriate to the
occasion. In that fifteen years much
|of permanent and inestimable value
has been placed upon the statute
books by you and your predecessors.
1t has been an era large with the
things making for the uplifting of our
people and the upbuilding of our be-
loved commonwealth
This occasion does little more than
mark another mile on the way | am
sure that those of you who continue
in the work and others who follow, will
meet the larger opportunities and
greater responsibilities with patriot
ism and wisdom.
while not unmindful of the great
work done by those who preceded you,
including very much that is of endur-
ing helpfulness to the state. brought
TO a successful cOnclusionLbN some Of
the most. capable and high minded
men that have served the. people, /
still feel that there is due you special
praise for that which you have accom-
plished. ...,- .l ...i..
ITO this, the 32d General Assembly,
fell the duty of enacting into law
great deal of that which the expert
ence of years had shown to be neces-
|sary This duty extended to legisla-
ton affecting all the activities of the
people. You have had the rare exper-
fence of meeting together after your
work has been at least in part given
a practical test
The material prosperity of the peo-
pie has been greatly enhanced and the
health of the.people preserved, by the
enactment of the pure food law. 1t
is perhaps one of the unfortunate
things that men who take advanced po-
sitions in this and other remedial and
reform legislation, meet with tempo.
rary disfavor on the part of those who
are the real beneficiaries. This should
not in any way discourage you, for I'M
less you are willing to meet conditions
of this kind you would be but little
less than time servers, charge that
in no sense applies to you as individ-
uals or as a body. 1t is only ques-
ton of time when the Importance of
your work will be recognized and APP
preciated.