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lS NOW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF
THE STATE OF MIN
NESOTA.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR FUNERAL
Body Brought to St. Paul, Where It
Lies in State at capitoI-Final
Service to be at st. Peter,
>. Thursday.

by Mrs. Johnson, Fred johnson, the
governors brother, Miss Margaret Sui
livan, Frank A. Day, Fred B. Lynch,
w. R. Wylie, Of Minneapolis, colonel
on the governors staff, and Mayor
Thompson, of Rochester, together with
a committee of citizens of that city.
The body reached ST. Paul about 5
o'clock. Today it lies in state in the
rotunda of the capitol building.
Wednesday afternoon Rev. Father
Lawler, chaplain of the governors
staff, will conduct services in the CAPT
toll.
On Thursday the body will be taken
to st. Peter, where final services will
be held under Presbyterian auspices,
with Rev. R. E. Clarke in charge. In
terment also will be in st. Peter.
The honorary pallbearers will be,
Governor Eberhart, former Governors
Hubbard. Lind, Nelson and Van SAINT,
Governor Burke Of North Dakota,
President Cyrus Northrop and Chief
Justice Start. The active pallbearers
will be, Fred B. Lynch, Frank A. Day,
Justice Thomas D. O'Brien, Edward
T. Young, A. G. Weiss of Duluth and
John S. Wise of Mankato.
Adjutant General Wood will have
full military escort In waiting and the
body will be taken under guard to the
capitol.
Four commissioned officers Of the
guard, four sergeants, four corporals
and four privates will stand guard day
and night while the body lies in the
capitol. Squads will be relieved at
stated intervals.
Still under military escort the body
will be conducted to the Omaha sta
ton Thursday morning.
Eberhart Takes the Oath.
A. o. Eberhart, of Mankato, took the
oath of office as governor of the state
Of Minnesota. The oath was admins
tered by Chief Justice Start in a con-
sultation room Of the supreme court.
The ceremony was profoundly sim
pie, the administration Of the oath be-
ing practically the only words spoken
in the brief ceremony. 1t was not in
tended at first that the oath should be
administered Until after the burial OF
Governor Johnsons remains, but mat
tiers of Importance, including requisi-
tions which demanded immediate &C.
ton, made the ceremony seem imper-
alive.
The oath was administered TO Mr..
Eberhart in the presence of Justice
Brown, Senator George f. Wilson, and
Senator Ed E. Smith, of Minneapolis,
Attorney General Simpson, Secretary
of State Schmahl, State Treasurer
Dinehart, Auditor Iverson, State Ii
brarian King, and Assistant State
Treasurer Pettijohn. A number of
other friends of Governor Eberhart,
Justice Start administered the oath,
with the following brief statement:
1--WE have received the sad an
nouncement of the death of our be-
loved Governor Johnson. By virtue of
the constitution, the Office devolves
upon you as lieutenant governor"
Lieutenant Governor Erberhart
raised his right hand and in a pro-
found silence Chief Justice Start ad
ministered the oath in low voice.
you, Adolph o. Eberhart, do
solemnly swear that you will support
the constitution of the United States
and the constitution of the state of
Minnesota, and will faithfully dis
charge the duties of the office of gov
ernor of this state to the best of your
ability and judgment, so help you
God"
II do" said Mr.. Eberhart.
t,oro r WOW r,olya ,,,vca1f 1uOrthv
of the responsibility that has been de-
volved upon me-" he said in greeting
one friend.
The governor would make no state
ment as to his immediate acts, other
than to say he would issue proclama
ton for the memorial day to the late
governor. He stated that he had much
preferred to wait and take the oath OF
office later, but that had bowed to the
demands of the occasion.
No Immediate Change.
Governor Eberhart announced there
would be no immediate changes in the
governors office or among state EN-
ployees.
II took the oath of office at once thai
I might issue proclamation setting
aside day of mourning for Governor
Johnson" said Governor Eberhart
1T was necessary also that l should
sign requisition papers. l shall trans
act only such executive business as il
absolutely necessary during the mex
few days
Adolph o. Eberhart is the third o
Minnesota's lieutenant governors t.
become governor because of vacanc,
in the governors chair, but the first t,
assume the office by reason of tn,
death of his predecessor. The othe
governors who attained their office il
this way were Henry A. Swift, in 1868
and David M. Clough, in 1896.
Henry A. Swift was state senate
when Lieutenant Governor Ignatiu.
Donnelly was elected member o
congress. He was Immediately chosen
president of the senate and succeeded
Governor Alexander Ramsey as gov
ernor when Governor Ramsey was
elected United States senator.
Lieutenant Governor Clough became
governor when Governor Knute Nelson
was chosen United States senator in
1895.
Fourteenth Republican Governor.
In Mr.. Eberhart the state has its
fourteenth republican governor and its
first republican governor since 1904.
Mr.. Eberhart is a lawyer. He was