The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-02
HUGHES BEGINS
NEW TERM
Asks For More Power as
Governor
IN HIS INAUGURAL SPEECH
Says That Executive Should Control De-
partments--An Imposing Military
Parade Feature Of the
Ceremonies.
IN HIS INAUGURAL SPEECH

Albany, n. Y, Jan. Elm his second
inaugural address yesterday, Governor
Hughes declared more power should be
given the governor Of the state, and
made plea for his direct control Of
heads Of departments
The military display was feature Of
the Inauguration ceremony. There were
1900 national guardsmen in line. There
were no civilian organizations in line,
as has been the custom before. It was
a purely military display and d.
cidedly effective one.
The immense crowds rendered the
st.eets leading to the mansion and the
capitol almost impossible. The parade
started at II o'clock from the foot Of
Capitol Hill and proceeded to the execu-
tive mansion. The troops we're in ser
vice uniform blue trousers with leggings
overcoat and full dress cap.
The governor and his staff joined the
procession at the executive mansion and
marched with it to the capitol Gov.
Hughes received an ovation all along
the line OF march. The assembly cham
Der was crowded 10 the door long be-
foer the inaugural hour arrived, but the
people crowded the capitol corridors and
entrances In an eudesvor To get view
of the inaugural procession. The po-
lice arrangements were excellent
The oath Of Office was administered
10 Gov. Hughes BY Secretary Of State
Samuel s. Koenig. The other state Of
ileers had taken the osth previously ia
the secretary ~ states ONCE.
Gov. Hughes signed the oath hook
with the pen he used Ter ! similar pur-
pose two years ago, and the Bible used
In administering the oath was the same.
Both are the property Of the Hughes
family and will become heirlooms.
Upon being introduced to the assem-
bly, the governor was accorded rousing
reception. lii his inaugural address he
expressed the deliberate opinion that
more power should Ne centralized In the
governor of The state He urged thRt
The governor should have direct control
of the heads Of the administrative de-
partments. Of the state, as the president
of the United States contrcis the great
executive departments Of the federal
government,
Coy, Hughes expressed an opinion that
cEen III appcintees of the governor are
CONFIRMED III the Senate fk@ governor
should he permitted To remove thrrn
said, be urged, that fhere IS more rea-
son to fear Capitalization il the state
than IN the nation"
Gov. Hughes held 4 public reception
fer 40 hour In the executive chamber
Immediately after th* formal exercises
Later Bic reviewed squadron "A on the
City Hall square, and the troopers cs.
corted him to the executive mansion A
general reception Was scheduled at the
executive mansion from $3.50 to S.
OF the state officers who take up their
new duties Yesterday for term Of two
years, Gov. Hughes Id the only one to
succeed himself Lieut.. Governor Chan
Ter Ii succeeded BY Horace White al
Syracuse; the retiring secretary Of state
John s. XFhalen, is succeeded by Samuel
s. Koenig oil New York; Comptroller
Giynn yields Office to Charles s. Gaus
of Albany, and State Treasurer Julius
Hauser turns over his osEee to Thomas
b. Dunn Of Rochester The other now
men are; Edward r. OMalley Of Buff
falo, attorney general; and Frank M.
Williams Of Madison, state engineer. and
surveyor, who succeed William s. Jack
son and Frederick Skene OF Long Island
City.
Mr.. Whalen said that il the seating
capacity of the capitol had been 10000,
the applicants would more than have
filed It,