The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-01
SULZER TAKES
OATH OF OFFICE

OATH OF OFFICE
Continued from page ID
RADIO gathered at noon today It was
expected that some OF the most rad
ical legislation in the history OF the
state would be enacted. The demo
orats are In Overwhelming control OF
Goth houses and the progressives
among them, claiming majority
have promised to put on the statute
books all the measures udvocated In
the last democratic platform. OF the
100 members Of both houses. the dem
ocrats have seventy.two and the re.
publicans twenty-etghs.
! The FIRST important act OF the as
sembly will be the election Of John r.
Shaffroth and Charles s. Thomas,
United States senators. This will oc-
cur January Ia. when the houses viii
ballot In separate sessions. Shaffroth
and Thomas led In the recent sena-
torial primary, Shaffroth for the long
term. succeeding Guggenheim, and
Thomas the short term. succeeding
the late Senator Hughes.
The greatest interest In the Iegisln-
tive session will be shown In appor-
tionment bills, fixing the new bound
aries of the representative. senatorial
and congressional districts.
Governor-eleot Ammons and the new
state officials will not be inaugurated
until January ID.
Michigan's New governor.
LANSING, Mich, Jan. 1.-Conven-
ing on New Years day for the first
time since the year 1879, the state
legislature was called to order on
the stroke of twelve noon in the
capital today. At the same hour and
minute Governor Chas. p. Osborne, a
republican. became an ex-governor OF
Michigan, and Woodbridge N. Ferris
of Big Rapids, a democrat, took up
the reins OF government. 1t is the
first time since the year 1891 that a
democrat has been chief executive of
the state and the second time since
the conception of the republican party
in 1854
On the east porch Of the capitol the
acknowledgements took the oath
of office. Chief Justice OF the SUI
preme Court Moore administered the
oath amid the unostentatious set
tings upon which Mr.. Ferris insisted.
The simple ceremony over, the new
governor faced the task OF fulfilling
the pledges OF the democratic plat
form when his only tools with which
to work are house and senate OF OPP
posite political faith.
Republicans have small majorities
in both branches of the legislature.
Swan Song OF AIdrlch.
LINCOLN. Neb., Jan. 1.-Delega-
lions from every part of the state will
gather at the capital building Janu-
airy 8 to hear the inaugural address
Of Governor-elect John H. Morehead
and the swan song of the retiring
governor, Chester H. Aldrich. The
governors reception. which has been
for years one OF the most brilliant
features of the legislature, will be
acid the same night.
January 81 has been tentatively set
IS the date. on which Congressman
George w. Norris will be formally
elected United States senator. He /
will probably receive all but few of
he votes cast at the election for
Norris.
The legislature will convene Jan
larry 8.
Cox is naugurated.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, Jan. True
Ieffersonian simplicity will mark the I
Inauguration of James M. Cox as gov
,rnor of Ohio ON Monday, January
3. The arrangements for the inaug,
lral, which are in charge of com
nittee headed by Claude Meeker,
ocal stock broker. were taken out OF
he hands Of the local chamber Of
commerce, which has always in the
'ast conducted the inaugural ball and
lad charge of other ceremonies, be-
ause this organization insisted on
making the ball society function,
Uniting invitations to state officials
nd the local society set.
County committeeman and party
Torkers this year will be invited to
he ball which will be truly demo
ratio. There will be big street
arade at ] O'Clock in the afternoon i
nd a reception and ball in the even
lg at Memorial Hall and a press ,
moker at one of the hotels. The In !
ugural ceremonies will take place in !
lie state house at o'clock in the /
fternoon. Rev, Billy Sunday who is
onducting evangelical meetings in 8
olumbus, will preside as the guest Z
a local business mems organization q
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