Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-01-10

VI lHe seCOHu lIhle IN HIly years
the flags flying over the State House
in the center of Annapolis and over
the Executive Mansion this afternoon
wave over the head of a Republican
chief executive of the State, and Phil
lips L ,e Goldsborough, of Cambridge.
has succeeded to the dignity and the
possibilities of the office filled for
the past four years by Austin Lane
Crothers, of Cecil county.
The Inauguration of Governor Colds
borough. which marked the change of
administration, took place with all
the usual display of military parade,
and civilian and political marching
clubs. speechmaking and cheering
Shortly after noon today. Early in
the morning Republican clubs began to
nour into Annapolis from Baltimore.
Most of them came on the w, b. &
\. though others came by the hort
Line, as also did the military.
Marching to the music of the bands
the military proceeded up West street
to the W., B.& A. Station, to await
the coming of the Goldsborough spec
ial train. Annapolis, used to the
blare of the military band and the
sight of uniformed men did not get
much excited, though the line of
march from the railroad station to
the Executive Mansion was we'll lined
with spectators, large proportion of
them being colored, Annapolis having
a large negro population.
There was no special significance in
this, however, as there was probably
fully as many negroes on the streets
on the day when Governor Crothers
was sworn into Office four years ago.
One electric train had eight cars
loaded down with Republican clubs
from Baltimore. The Union League
had a special train of its own and
Customs Collector William +. Stone
marched at the head with ex-Mayor
Timanus close second. Baltimore
county had its own special and Mont
gomery county sent down two steam
cars on a special train loaded with
Republicans.
Arriving in town shortly ahead of
the Governor himself aud his family
party came a host of friends from
Cambridge and Baltimore and other
parts of the State. These proceeded
at once to the State House, where
one balcony in the House and one in
the Senate Chamber had been reserved
for them. At the same time the mi
litia men, naval reserve corps, St.
Johns College Cadets and political
clubs were formed on Calvert street,
with their left resting on West street
near the Washington, Baltimore and
Annapolis Electric Railway Station.
With the arrival of the Governor
elects special train, "Citizen" Colds
borough, accompanied by Congressman
tom" Parran, John B. Hanna, chair
man of the Republican State Central
Committee and National Republican
Committeeman William B. Jackson was
escorted to the executive mansion.
Headed by the military and with the
veteran corps of the Fifth Regiment
and Company C,of the First Maryland
Infantry from Cambridge as his per-
sonal escort, the Governor-elect drove
at once down West street, and to the
main or State Circle gate to the Man
sion yard. He was received on the
portico by Governor Crothers and the
official party retired into the Mansion
for a time before waking over to the
State House and entering that historic
old building through the Bladen street
/ portico.
| Police from Baltimore and the militia
| kept the way clear through the
streets and corridors of the State
House until through which the in
coming and outgoing Governors
marched to the House of Delegates
| Chamber. The big room was packed
to suffocation, and when Governor
Goldsborough entered the high roof
/ was almost lifted from its rafters by
the youthful yells of the Republi-
can hosts gathered for this their par
tial return to power.
Governor Crothers and Speaker
Trippe occupied the Speakers ros.
trum, with Governor Goldsborough,
and when quiet had been restored
in the room, Governor Crothers, in
a brief address, introduced his success.
sor. He took occasion to thank the
people of Annapolis for their kindness
andhospitality to him during his -four
years residence among them, anC
paid tribute to the newspaper menof
the State who, he said, had been of
sterling aid to him during his admin
istration, and had never violated ont
iota If the confidence he had reposet
in them.
In presenting Governor Goldsbor
ough, Governor Crothers reminded hi
hearers that he was to be the Cover
nor of the whole people and as sucl
deserved and should have the loya
support and consideration of the who'll
people. He was applauded all througl
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