Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-03
DIX IS GOVERNOR OF new YORK
First Democratic Executive for Eigh-
teen Years Insugursted.
OHIO LEGISLATURE CoNvENEs
Democrats Have Roth branches Of the
state Legislature aud Governor
for first Ttmc In Twenty
Years.

ALBANY. y v, Jan John Alden
Dix, a democrat, was inaugurated COVER
nor Of New York state at noon today. tie
succeeds Governor Horace White. who he
came chief executive last october when
Governor charles r. Hughes resigned to
become an associate justice Of the United
States supreme court
Surrounded by a brilliant gathering IN
the great assembly chamber, which had
been appropriately decorated for the ocoa-
sion, Governor White relinquishcd the
office of chief magistrate to Governor DIX,
the first democratic governor TO assume
the office I'm eighteen years. The governor
then delivered his inaugural address. lie
said IN part;
The end of all governments should I've
the preservation OF true uberty-that lib
erty which guarantees TO every man tie
fullest measure of individual right consist
ent with a proper maintenance OF the
rights OF all others, and at the same time
preserves and maintains the collective
rights of all the members Of the state
Under our constitution such liberty we
possess in New York Il must be our con
slant aim to so strengthen and extend tho
exercise Of the personal and naicnable
rights by the individual as 20 bring to IN,
state the greatest growth and highest de.
velopment of which our citizenship and re.
sources are capable
II am succeeding to the governurshL
when business training and understanding
seem absolutely essential to the proper ad
ministration Of public affairs.
Great as are tine public resources Of our
commonwealth. expenditures and outgo
have grown in measure out Of all proper.
ton to the revenue OF the state and NJ,
seem committed to an outlay which will
not alone tax to its fullest extent our I'm.
come, but demand that we draw on In,
future in a way which. in my opinion. il
of doubtful wisdom"
OhIO'H Legislature Meets.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 1.-The seventy.
ninth general assembly of Ohio opened to-
day at 10 o'clock with the democrats for
the first time in two decades In control Of
both branches and Judson Harmon dem.
ocrat in the gubernatonal chair, having
been reelected at the November election
Unusual interest is shown in the proceed.
! ings Of the Legislature because there will
be elected a successor to United States
| Senator Charles Dick, a republican and
because of the fact that Governor Har.
mon is believed to be in training for the
presidential nomination.
In the senate there are nineteen dem
ocrats and fifteen republicans; in the house
seventy democrats and forty-eight repub.
llcans. The republicans lost one member
| through the death of Representa- tive-elect
c. ]. King OF Ashtabula county. The dem.
ocrats, therefore have a majority OF TWEEN.
ty-six on joint ballot.
New Governor of Michigan.
| LANSING, Mich, jan 2-Charles f. s.
| Osborne Of Sault St. Marie well known as
an author OF books Of travel and as a pub
lie speaker. was sworn I'm today noon as
the twenty ninth governor OF MlchilEn
He is the first citizen Of the upper penin-
sula to hold the office.
| MADISON Wis, Jan. Francis T. Me
Govern Of Milwaukee was sworn in as gov
ernor OF Wisconsin at noon today. A fea-
ture Of the inauguration will be a big ball
in the gymnasium tonight
Caucus in Illinois Today.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan, 2-Members
OF the legislature flocked to Springfield
this morning. The chief interest was in
the speakership situation, pending the eau
ouses to be held tomorrow The outcome
depends on the action of the followers OF
former Speaker Edward d. shurteff OF
Marengo