The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-01-25
JACKSON CROWDED
THE MEN VINO WILL FILL THE STATE
OFFICES FOR THE NEXT
FORT YEARS.

All Except the Governor We're Duly In
stalled on Monday.
jackson, Jan. 20.-AlI after
noon trains brought large delega
tions to the city to attend the in.
laugural ceremony tomorrow, and
several of the local hotels are al
ready filled to overtiowing.
Every indication points to splen
ibid weather for Tuesday, thus
rendering it possible for the cere
mony to take place on the front
steps of the Capitol building. 1t
is believed that there will be not
less than fifteen thousand visitors
in the city to witness the ushering
in of the new administration.
All Of Mississippi's new state
.officials, excepting the governor,
took the oath of Office this morn
ling, and have entered upon the
discharge. of their respective
duties.
The change of administration
will be completed at the hour of
noon on Tuesday when Gov. Var
daman surenders the reins of gov
ernment to Gov. Elect Edmond
f. Noel.
There were no formalities of
any sort connected with the ad-
ministration changes today. The
new state officials, and those who
were reelected for four year
terms, went separately before
the clerk of the supreme court,
took the oath of Office, and i'm
medlatelY thereafter entered upon
the discharge of their respective
duties.
There was less moving around
at the state house incidental to the
change of administration than ever
before in the states history, ow-
ing to the large number of officials
who we're elected to succeed them
selves in Office. The complete list
of officers who took the oath to-
day is as follows:
Lieutenant Governors: Luther
/ Manship.
Attorney General: R. "
| Fletcher.
Secretary of State: Joseph w.
i Power.
j superintendent Of Education:
Joseph N. Powers.
Treasurer: George r. Edwards,
Jr.
T Clerk Supreme Court: George
I G. Myers.
Land Commissioner: E. Fl.
! Nall.
i Revenue Agent: Writ Adams.
Commissioner of Agriculture:
! FL. E. BIakeslee.
| Commissioner Of Insurance: /.
4 NJ. Henry.
Auditor: Elias j. Smith.
Railroad Commissioner, middle
district: John A. Webb.
4 Railroad Commissioner, north
ern district: w. r. Scott.
4 Railroad Commissioners, south
ern district. F. M. Lee.
i Prison trustee, middle district:
| ". A. Montgomery.
Prison trustee, northern dis
triot: Leroy I. Taylor.
Prison Trustee, southern dis
trict, G. G. Smith.
Lieut.. Gov. Mansbip succeeds
Capt. j. P. Carter, of Hatties-
burg. Treasurer Edwards sue
ceeds Hon. W. j. Miller, who has
accepted deputyship III the in.
Isurance commissioners Office.
Attorney General Fletcher,
Secretary of State Power, Super
lntendeut of Education Powers,
Supreme Court Clerk Myers,
| Revenue Agent Adams, Commits
sloner of Agriculture Blakeslee,
and Commissioner Nall and Pris-
Ion Trustee Smith succeed them
selves. Hon. {. Nj. Henry goes
| from the Office of state auditor to
the insurance commlssionership,
and Deputy Auditor E. j. Smith
is promoted to the Office Of auditor
| Owing to the samll number of
Ichanges, the machinery of state
has not even been Jared by the
passing of one administration and
the coming Of another. There
will be even smaller number of
changes than usual in clerical
Istafis.
All of the new officials have
made their bonds as required by
statnte, and approval of same has
been given by the governor.
State Treasurer Edwards whose
bond was reduced from $3.50. 900
Ito 10000 BY the, legislature,
furnished personal suretie.
i A majority of the new officers.
were sworn in by the clerk of the
supreme court, but several took
the trouble to-climb an extra flight
tof stairs and bad the oath admin
listered by either Chief Justice
! Whitfield or Associate Justice Cal
| houn and Mayes.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Middleton
are anticipating delightful visit
| from Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Rivers
Oreamer, of Memphis. They
will arrive on their bridal trip
next Tuesday Mrs Creamer was
formerly Miss Eva Forsythe, Of
this city, and many friends will
be glad to greet her under auspic-
es so happy.