Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-01-07
GOV. Warner
ON THIRD Term
hlchigan's Newly Elected
Officers Sworn In.
WORK BEFORE THE S0L0NS


Will Get Down 70 Business at Once
No Contest over the SpeakershiP
This Year--Gavel to Be Welded by
Colin p. campbel--Laws TO Garry
Into Effect Many Provisions Of the
New Constitution.
Lansing. Mich. Jan. 5.-With the
booming OF a salute OF nineteen guns
manipulated by Battery A, First Mich
igan artillery. at high noon on Friday
hast, new state administration was
sshered into being in Michigan. For
the FIRST time in Its history either as
possession OF the French or the Brit
ish, or as territory or a state, Mich
lgan boasted a governor who had en-
In territorial times several persons
served more than two terms as acting
governor, but only one, John S. Barry.
served a third term as chief executive
since Michigan became a state. None
Of these persons. however. served three
terms consecutively.
Fred M. Warner, who on Friday last
took the oath of office as governor for
his third consecutive term, is, there
fore, the first person to be so honored
In the history OF the state.
Justice Blair Administers Oath.
Thu newly elected state officers gath
cred in the executive parlors shortly
before noon and as the clock struck
the hour OF twelve the oath OF Office
was administered TO them by the new
chief Justice of the supreme court,
Charles A Blair, son OF Michigan's
war governor. Austin Blair, OF glorious
memory The brief ceremony was per-
formed in the presence of distin-
guished gathering OF citizens from
various section of the state
With few exceptions the state Off
GERS who entered upon their duties with
the beginning of the new year are new
to the positions they will occupy for
the next two years at least. The list
10 as follows: Governor, Fred NJ War
ner; lieutenant governor. Patrick Fl.
Kelley: secretary OF state. Frederick c.
Martindale; auditor general, Oramel b.
Fuller; state treasurer, Albert e.
Sleeper; commissioner of the state land
efice. Huntley Russell: attorney gen
sral. John p. Bird: superintendent OF
public instruction, Luther l.. Wright;
member OF the state board OF educa-
sicn, William J. McKone.
BY reason OF provision Of the new
constitution, which requires that the
superintendent OF public instruction
shall be elected in April, Superintend-
snt Wright. who was elected last No
vember supposedly for the full term OF
two years from Jan. I 1909 will have
TO stand for reelection in April. The
purpose OF the change In time of elect
Ing this official was 10 remove the
Office from politics, the theory being
that politics cut much less figure in
spring elections than In those held in
cial Offices are filled at the April cleo
lions
The State Legislature.
In compliance with the constitution
the forty-ffth Legislature will convene
ut noon tomorrow Present Indications
are that 1t will get down TO real bust
ness with much greater dispatch than
any OF it's predecessors In recent years
The reason for this is there will be
no contest over the speakership, that
matter having been settled several
weeks ago. Immediately after election
Colin p Campbell of Kent and Judge
II. w Newkirk Of Washtenaw, both OF
whom were members OF the last iegis-
iature and very prominent In Its DELHI
erations, announced themselves as can
lidates for speaker. but as the canvass
proceeded Judge Newkirk saw that the
Kent man had the pole and at an
early day withdrew from the race.
For this reason Speaker Campbell has
had several weeks knowledge OF the
fact that he was to be the presiding
oficer Of the lower house and has so
assiduously applied himself TO the task
of arranging the standing committees
that he is ready TO announce there
committees rs soon AS he is elected
and installed. This will doubtless be
aot later than Thursday OF the present
week Heretofore II has been custom
AIRY and necessary to take an adjourn
0ent for ter days to give the speaker
an opportunity to make up his com
mittees. Lieutenant Governor Kelley.
president of the senate. has the COM
nittees OF that body ready for an
nouncement
Sessif , VIII BE Prolonged.
Although his legislature will be re-
Iieved OF much detail work that de
volved upo- its predecessors, there is
little doubt that the present session
will be somewhat prolonged. This will
be due TO the necessary work incident
to providing laws to carry into effect
many OF the provisions OF the new con-
stitution which the people Of the state
BY a handsome majority, ratified and
confirmed last November.
This constitution does away with
practically all OF the great body Of
local legislation which has Heretofore
taken up so much OF the time OF the
legislators II provides that no special
legislation shall be enacted in any cas
where a general Law can be made ia