The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-01-16
new BUCKEYE GOVERNOR FORMALLY
INDUCTED into OFFICE AT COLUMBUS
With Elaborate and Well Planned Ceremonies Jas. NJ Cox
Becomes Chief Executive of Ohio in Presence of
Great Crowd Assembled At the Capital

the scarlet and gold standard of Ohio
The governors staff, mounted, fol
lowed the carriage.
Parade Is Big Feature.
This feature of the installation va
the largest in point of numbers anC
Of different organizations that ha'
been seen in similar affairs. In addi
tion to practically all of the nationa
guard and the local United State!
regiment there were over 1900 cadets
from the Ohio state university in tha
part of the line given over to the mill
tary. In addition there was a. large
turnout of uniformed societies of the
capital.
The visiting clubs were marshaled
after the parade in the statehouse
grounds and were the first admitted
to. the Capitol to greet the newly
sworn chief executive at the opening
of the public reception in the rotunda
The entrances were thrown open to
all who desired to come and meet him
The governors staff assisted him in
this function. There was plenty OF
room, for while the parade was being
reviewed a force of workmen disman
tied and removed the platform and re-
moved the chairs and tables from the
rotunda.
At the conclusion of the public re
ception Gov. Cox and the members OF
the general committee and the mill.
tary staff went to the Ohio club for
complimentary dinner. That func,
tion kept him busy until time for the
evening formal reception at 7:3O
o'clock.
One of the brilliant features of the
installation was the special reception
in the senate chamber to state off.
cials, members Of the legislature and
judicial branches, the faculty of the
Ohio state university and the princi.
pal residents of the capital. This
function was in the hands of a com.
mittee composed of the leading mem.
bers of the professional and social
world. The entire capitol was given
over to this ceremony, which lasted
from Z to 9 o'clock p. M. Governor
Cox and his official encourage were
presented to the invited guests by a
committee.
Guests were met at the north en-
trance of the capitol building by a sec
tion of the committee and escorted to
their various places of rendezvous,
where members of another section of
the committee arranged their forma-
tion in line for reception by the gov
ernor.
The gubernatorial party did not ar
rive upon the floor at Memorial hall
for the inaugural ball until 9 o'clock
p. M, at which hour the festivity was
formally opened. Prior to that time
the guests were entertained by oon-
cert from the Fourth regiment mill
tary band. The dancing continued un-
til a late hour, the committee having
arranged for a buffet luncheon. This
function was purely local, the ex-
penses being betrayed by citizens of
Columbus entirely.
Upon the arrival of Gov. Cox and his
party, there was held a reception to
the guests present at that hour.
After taking leave of the dancers at
Memorial hall, the new governor was
whisked to the clubhouse of the Co.
lumbus lodge of Elks, where a brief
reception was held in honor of the
chief executive and the visiting men,
bers of the order, of which he is a
member. From this function he went
to the Great Southern hotel to take
part in the smoker and entertainment
of the visiting newspaper men of the
state. AS the new governor is by pro-
fession journalist his greeting was a
warm one. There were several hun
dred editors from the state in attend.
ance, and the local committee, of which
B E. Williamson is the head, has pro-
vided characteristic entertainment
AS this was the last of the formalities
of the day the new governor doffed his
official authority and took his place
In the line as "a member of the pro.
fession." When the entertainment end
ed and he was escorted to his home
on Board street he had been In contin-
uous motion for nearly 16 hours.
According to custom, the connection
Of Gov. Judson Harmon ended with
the review of the parade. AS the pa.
rade was concluded the retiring chief
executive was escorted by large COM
mittee, at the head of which was F. w.
Schumacher, to the Union depot, where
he took the train to meet Mrs. Harmon
and their daughter, now in New York.
large number of his local admirers
and friends assembled at the depot to
bid him farewell as he left the city
and retired to private life.
Lieut.. Gov. Hugh l.. Nichols, Presi-
dent Pro TEN. William Green, of the
senate; Speaker Charles l.. Swain, of
the house, and the inaugural commit
tees Of the house and senate Joined the
governor in the executive offices at
1920 and remained with the official
party during the Inauguration.
One Of the novel features, one high
~ complimentary to the incoming gov
Grnor, was the presence of the Demo.
cratic members Of the Ohio delegation
in congress. who came here from Wash
lngton in a special car, with United
States Senator Atlee Pomerene as
their marshal. These notables were
Invited by the general committee to all
Of the functions, and gave their aid to.
ward making the installation a sue.
cess.
CRIME GROWS, SAYS HARMON.