The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-06-01
NEW CAPITOL
IS DEDICATED
ELABORATE PROGRAM AT THE
FORMAL OPENING OF NEW
BUILDING.
THREE ADDRESSES DELIVERED
kentuckys State House One Of the
Handsomest in the United
States-lnteresting Histor-
ical Facts.
THREE ADDRESSES DELIVERED
(By G. r. Keller, Carlisle. KY

new capitol building is dedicated. In
the presence of large gathering OF
citizens, prominent men and politi'
clans who had come to Frankfort to
do honor to the occasion, the dedica-
tory ceremonies took place Thursday.
The exercises began at an early
hour in the morning by the firing of a
signal gun at the arsenal and were
not concluded until late hour at
night Three addresses, two of them
short were delivered at the formal
exercises held in the new building.
During the morning the crowds ar.
rived on every train and those from
nearby points in automobiles or other
conveyances. The reception commit
tees were kept busy welcoming the
arrivals
The exercises in the Capitol began
shortly after noon. The address OF
welcome was made by Mayor James
II. Polsgrove on behalf of the city. He
was followed by Augustus E. Wilson.
Former Gov. ]. C. w. Beckham,
under whose administration the cree.
ton of the building was started, also
made short address.
The principal address of the day
was made by Senator W. o. Bradley
who was introduced to the assemblage
by Gov. Wilson. The singing by the
girls of the Louisville high school and
the patriotic music by the band were
among the features of the exercises.
During the afternoon the building
and offices were open for inspection by
the visitors. From 1880 D. m. until
IL p. m. the state reception was held
old-fasnioned Kentucky housewarm.
ing, the wives of the state officials as
sisting in receiving.
The members of the 1910 general
assembly were all present and the ma.
Jority OF the members of the general
assemblies Of 1906 and 1908 who ap.
propriated the money for the erection
OF the building We're also present to
rejoice with the citizens that so great
a work has been accomplished and
that no faint of corruption attaches.
A touching feature of the exercises
was the decorating of the grave of the
Rev. J. McCluskey Blayney in Frank.
fort cemetery during the morning by
a committee of the Frankfort Bust.
ness Mems club, as provided by reso
luton. of that body in recognition OF
his loyalty to and his exertions in the
retention of the seat of government
at Frankfort.
The grounds surrounding the capitol
were not entirely completed, but the
visitors got fairly good idea of the
beauty of the approach to the building
when completed.
Some Historic Facts.
On December 6, 1776, Kentucky
County was established by Virginia
out of Fincastle County. In the spring
of 1882 Kentucky was erected into a
district and a Court of Criminal as
well as Civil Jurisdiction cOextensive
with the district was erected" says
Collins, the historian. The first court
was held at Harrodsburg the same
year.
First Convention in DanViIle.
The first convention looking to the
admission of the district into
the Union as a State was held
at Danville, December. 1884, and
was composed of delegates from
each militia company in the district
No definite results were secured, as
the Virginia Legislature prescribed
such restrictions as were not accept
able to the leaders of the district.
Much political excitement followed,
and it was only after seven conven
tions were held that The eighth convo
cation secured such concessions from
the mother state as were acceptable
and called the ninth convention to
meet in Danville in April 1891, to form
a State Constitution, Congress having
on February 4, 1871. passed an act ad
hitting Kentucky into the Union.