Willmar tribune., 1909-09-29

the guar;' Of honor. Mrs. Johnson
came with her brother-in-law, Fred W.
Johnson; Miss Margaret Sullivan, the
friend who has been constantly at her
side for days; her friend, Miss Reddy
OF Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Hoke Nc
Call and Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs.
First Regiment to Precede.
The body was taken from the Uni
versity avenue entrance of the build
ing. Preceded by the First regiment
and the three batteries Of artillery,
band formed from St. Paul Musi-
clans union. and numbering nearly 100
led the procession.
The order of march was as follows:
Band. military escort, st. Thomas
Cadets, honorary pallbearers, hearse
and active pallbearers. governors
staff, state officers, regents of
the State university, members of
the legislature, former state officials
and legislative members, state employ
es, delegations, societies.
The committee appointed by Speak
er Rockne yesterday to represent the
house of representatives, is composed
of the following: George N. Buck, Du.
luth; John Dalzell, Morton; F. J. John
son, Fergus Falls; James Carley,
Plainview; L. H. Johnson. Minneapo.
lis; James Handlau, St. Paul; Elmer
Killing. Little Falls; Ole Peterson, St..
Peter; DIR. J. A. Gates, Kenyon; C. J..
Swendsen, st. James.
The honorary pallbearers were Gov
ernor Eberhart, former Governors
Hubbard. Lind, Nelson and Van SAINT,
Governor Burke of North Dakota,
President Cyrus Northrop and Chief
Justice Start. The active pallbearers
were Fred B. Lynch, Frank A. Day,
Justice Thomas D. O'Brien, Edward
T. Young, A. C. Weiss of Duluth and
John S. Wise of Mankato.
Eberhart Takes Oath.
A. o. Eberhart, of Mankato, has; TAX
en- the oath of Office as governor of
the state of Minnesota The oath was
administered by Chief Justice Start
in consultation 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
tented at first that the oath should be
administered, until after the burial of
Governor Johnson's remains, but mat
ters of importance, including requisi-
tiOns which demanded immediate &C.
ton, made the ceremony seem imper-
ative.
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 1verson, State Ii
brarian King, and Assistant State
Treasurer Pettijohn. A number of
other friends of Governor Eberhart,
also witnessed the ceremony. Chief
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 deyolves
upon you as lieutenant governor"
Lieutenant Governor Eberhart
raised his right hand, and in a pro-
found silence Chief Justice Start ad-
ministered the oath in a low voice.
"You, Adolph o. Ebernart, 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"
Il do," said Mr.. Eberhart.
Il hope I may make myself worthy
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-
tion 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.
Governor Eberhart announced there