Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-03
GOVERNORS DAY.
VOID OF POLIEIG
INTEREST ORR
Closing Hours of FOrf>
istration Excite
Little Attentions
IRON a star correspondent.i

Jan. Il all the pfa
ceding Governors Days'' since electio
this year antedating the organizatiof1
of the Legislature, which occurs on{
Tuesday next, January 10, today's gath
ering in the State House was practil
eally void OF interest, so far as the a.
~sernbling of legislators ELECT was CON-
cerned. Even the joint committee on
Inauguration did not assemble until
after IL o'clock, and then only four OF
the eight members were present. They
were Senator Leavitt and Assemblyman
Walsh, of Mercer, chairman of h
Senate and Assembly committees, and
Assemblyman John j. Matthews, off
Hunterdon, and William 2. MackseE.
of Essex.
As custmary the Senate comnzttee
chairman was made chairman of the
joint committee and the house com
mittee chairman secretary. Then 1t
was formally announced by Adju-
tant-G General Sadler, in whose Office
the meeting was held, that the
governor-elect had changed his opinion
on the propriety of an inaugural ball
as a feature of the occasion, and con-
sequently the ball was abandoned.
What caused the change of sentiment
on the part of Governor-elect Wilson
vas not stated by the members of the
committee or by General Sadler, but 1t
was intimated hat a new-governor-to-
be had yielded to the opportunities of
some of his personal advisers like
James C. Sprigg. Of Essex Fells, and
decided to abandon any display that
might SAVIOR as a departure from To-
ideas OF Jeffersonian simplicity.
The movement agreed to compro,
on that basis and will have as az
cort from his present home in Prq
Hall, Princeton, only the staff OF
of the National Guard and CompanU
of Princeton, which is attached to h
Second Regiment. With this escort
the governor-elect will proceed to h
Taylor Opera House, where the oath of
office will be administered at noon on
Tuesday, January IL, in the presence
of both houses of the Legislature.
AS customary, the senators and as
semblymen, after the usual morning
session in the State House on that day
will adjourn to meet II joint session
at moor In the designated hall. AS
soon as President-to-be Alderman an
AZ ia oAAA AACONtAe OPtAtOo ivy
rotary of State Samuel d. Dickinson
will the result of the board
of canvassers declaring Woodrow Will
son elected Governor.
The GovernoY-elect will be summoned
and after the oath of Office Is admins
tered to him by Chief Justice William
S. Gummere he will receive the great
seal of the State from retiring Gov
ernor John Franklin Fort. Tho in
augural address will follow.
tons and the military escort and the
accompanying review at the stand 7
erected in 'front.' OF the State Housed
will follow. Later there will be a re- |
ception to the public In the executlve
chamber,
After dinner a further reception to
present inc former State officials. civil
and military, and a number OF special
ly invited guests. While ell the ar
rangements of the inaugural are in
complete, 1t is expected that the Rev
| DR.. C. B. Minturn will deliver the
opening prayer at tho inaugural session
In Taylor Opera House, n that the
Right Rev. Bishop J. A. McFaul will
invoke the divine blessing at the close
of the exercises.
Go~yernor-EIect to Settle Details.
Governor-elect Wilson will determine
eventually all the committee prograBN
except as to decorations at the State
House, which will be left to Custodian
john Wiseman and the committee.
Governor Fort will spare no effort on
his part to make the arrival of his sue
cessor a pleasant and memorable one.
Today Governor Fort was suffering
F-ox, a el5Ohf poifra1cf0 attach Int
nevertheless, with his son and private
secretary, found time to put the finish
ing touches to tho p~roofsheets of his
final annual message for his present
term as governor and in general wind
up all the minor details appertaining To
his office.