The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-01-04
.GOVERNOR-ELECT
LEAVES TODAY
GoVERNoR-ELEcT HANNA WILL
LEAVE FOR BISMARCK THIS
AFTERNOON TO ASSUME CUB
ERNAToRIAL DuTIEs-FAMILY
LEAVES MONDAY.

! Governor elect Hanna will leave
train No. S for Bismarck to assume
| his duties as pilot OF the ship of state
! of North Dakota. According to his
present plans he will take the oath of
office in the presence of the entire
legislature at Soint session of the
general assembly next Wednesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
On his arrival at the capital city
this afternoon, the governor elect will
be met by James w. Foley, who win
be secretary to the governor, and will
go Immediately to his home where the
new executive will be a house guest
over Sunday. Monday morning he
will go to the Mckenzie hotel where
suite of apartments has been pre-
pared for the gubernatoriaI family
until the executive mansion is,~ready
for occupancy, ~
Mrs. Hanna and her two daughters
and son, Misses Jean and Dorothy
and Master Robert, will leave the city
Monday afternoon on No. for the
capital city and will join the new
governor at the Mckenzie where they
will be located for few days until
all Is in readiness for them to enter
the executive residence. Miss Dorothy
Hanna, who is a student at Miss Ben
nett's school at Millbrook, N. Y, will
remain in Bismarck until after the
inaugural ball, after which she will
return to her studies in the east
Governor elect Hanna has received
many calls in the last few days from
legislators from various parts of the
state who were in the city on their
way to the session at Bismarck. Yes
terday was busy day for the new
executive as he received many of the
solons at the unofficial executive
residence in Fargo who called to pay
their respects while here. This morn
ing also he had a large number of
callers.
The new governor says he will be
very pleased to see any of the law
makers at the gubernatorial suite at
the Mckenzie the first few days Of the
session. Everyone who calls will be
welcomed.
The session formally opens at 12
o'clock Tuesday. Governor Burke
will read his farewell message to the
Legislature on that day and will make
final preparations for leaving the
governors office he has steadily oc-
cupied for the last six years
The following DAY at a second joint
session of the legislature, Governor
elect Hanna will take his oath of
office and Mr.. Hanna will then read
his message to the legislative body.
The message is already in the hands
of the printer and will be ready soon
for circulation.
Lieutenant Governor Burdick of Will
nstOn, states attorney elect of Will
liams county, will formally open the
senate on Tuesday with the assist
ance of Sec. James w. Foley, who re-
tires after three sessions occupancy
of the latter office. After Mr.. Bur
dicks farewell address to the upper
house he will call his successor, Sena-
tor Kraabel, to the chair to be sworn
in as lieutenant governor and pre-
side over the deliberations of that
body.
Mr.. Kraabel will preside over both
joint sessions of the legislature on
Tuesday and Wednesday and intro
duce Governor Burke and Governor
elect Hanna when they deliver their
messages to the solons.
The house will be formally opened
Tuesday. noon by Chief Clerk Grif-
fin of Edmore. 1t is probable that
all the other state officers, from the
secretary of state down, will take
their oaths of office on Monday. The
only two officers retiring are Sec
retary of State Norton, who becomes
congressman from the new Third
Congressional district, and State Aud
itor Brightbill, who will return to
private life.