The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-11
OHIO'S { 0 iERNOR
IS |NAUGURATED
NoN.PARTIsAN CEREMONY MARKS
INSTALLATION OF JUDsoN
HARMON.
STATE CAPITAL GAILY DECKED
For the ooeaslon-Blg Parade, to Be
Followed by Receptions
and Magnificent
Ball.

mon was inaugurated the forty.fourth
governor of Ohio on Monday. The
city was arrayed In It's best bib and
tucker, and extended the hand of wei
come to all the state to participate in
the ceremonies.
Monday will go down as a red-lettef
occasion for Democrats and Repub
lieans alike. A non.partisan installa
tion ceremony following a bipartisan
apropos. This was the idea of the Co
lumbus board of trade when II made
the arrangements for the demonstra
tion which marked the Inauguration OF
Judson Harmon, Democrat, as gov
ernor and the installation of Francis
w. Treadway, Republican, as lieuten
ant governor.
While the adherents OF both polit
ical parties were invited to join hands
in making the coming Inauguration
the biggest and best IN the states his.
tory, the Democrats were more espe
cially interested, for the day marks the
induction into office OF the sixth ad
ministration which the people have
3ntrusted to their party In half cen.
tury.
The board of trade arranged an
elaborate program for inauguration
day Columbus business houses are
decorated with the intent OF attract
ing the eyes and catching the loose
change of the visitors. The souvenir
men and the vendors of badges, flags
and picture postcards are doing a land
office business.
An immense reviewing stand was
built on Broad street the depth of the
capitol grounds, From middle plat.
form erected above the north entrance
to the State House park Gov. Harmon
and Lieut.. Gov. Trcadway looked upon
the military and civic pageant as II
passed before them.
For a fortnight workmen had been
engaged In decorating the rotunda OF
the capitol, where for years ohio's
governors have taken the oath Of Of
fee The decorative scheme embraces
brilliant display OF electric illumina.
tion and the rotunda and the platform
are adorned with flags and tricolored
bunting.
Aside from the Inauguration cere.
monies in the capitol, which compare.
lively few persons we're able to wit
ness because OF the limited space,
there was a big parade, In which the
Ohio national guard was the principal
feature, and there will be reception
to the public by the governor, followed
by a second reception limited to In.
vited guests, a magnificent ball at the
Memorial auditorium, and a smoker at
the Great Southern hotel by the news.
paper representative at the capital
to the state officers.
At 10:30 a. m. the retiring executive,
Gov. Harris, and his adjutant general
met a joint committee of the senate
and house, and special committee OF
the board of trade at the Board OF
Trade building Under escort by the
Old Guard, a civil war veteran organ.
ization, and Troop b, OF the Ohio ma
tional guard, the party proceeded to
the Monypeny residence, there to
greet Goy.-elect Harmon. Gov Harris
and the escort accompanied Goy.-elect
Harmon and his party to the north
gate OF the state house grounds.
At 11:45 O'Clock the party proceeded
to the stand erected in the rotunda OF
the state house, where the inaugura
tion took place.
At $3.50 o'clock I'm the evening Gov
Harmon's personal party will meet In
the executive office and from there
will be escorted TO the senate cham
ber. At 7 o'clock the new governor
will receive the general public at q
reception in the rotunda of the capitol
Organizations of civil war veterans
will have precedence at this reception,
Mr. Harmon has inyited Gov. and
Mrs. Harris TO stand with him and
Mrs. Harmon In the receiving line al
the Inauguration receptions at the
state house. Gov Harris will be a
private citizen after noon, so the In.
Vitatlon makes him one of the COVER
nors party at the receptions. Gov.
elect Harmon and Gov. Harris have
been personal friends for years.