Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-17
THE INAUGURATION.


uary 1S, 1918, right around the 18th
: hour-as put by Secretary of State,
Charles Sessions-one Democrat and
ten Republicans were formally in
ducteds into their respective state
offices yesterday. Beginning at noon
yesterday the official roster of Kan
. ssas reads:
Governor-George H. Hodges.
Lieutenant Governor Sheffield In
gals.
Chief Justice-W. A. Johnston.
.. Justice-R. A. Burch.
Secretary of State-Charles Ses-
sions.
State Treasurer-Earl Akers.
attorney General-John S. Dawson.
lsState Sup't. of Instruction-W. D.
snoss.
State Auditor-W. E. Davis.
State Superintendent of Insurance
II, S. Lewis.
q State Printer-W. C. Austin.
These men took the oath of office
al noon yesterday and Immediately
afterwards took charge of their re-
spective offices. Governor George H.
Hodges was the lone Democrat. Lieu
tenantGovernor Sheffield ingalls,, the
lone Progressive. The others are Re-
publicans.
The inaugural ceremonies were
more elaborate than they have been
in many years before. The reserved
seats were occupied by friends and
relatives of the new officials before
the doors of the hall were thrown
open. Those who took part in the pro
cession from the ThrOop hotel to the
state house marched into the hall in
practically the same order they kept
on the avenue. The bands occupied
the west gallery. After all those con-
nected with the inaugural ceremonies
! had taken their place the doors were
thrown open and citizens filled the
big hall to overflowing.
The ceremonies were presided over
by L. NJ. Penwell of Topeka. He called
1t 70 order and in a few well chosen
words Stated its purpose. Rev. Her
bert COrwine delivered the invocation
( sAs secretary of state, Charles Ses-
sions read the names of those who
were to take the oath, but before do
ing so he gave each of them an op-
portunity to withdraw if he was in
. clined 10 be superstitious.
"To be inducted into office on the
18th day of the month in the year of
1913 at about 12:19 p. m, in the pre-
ssence of vast multitude, presided
over by an undertaken, even as jovial
q as our distinguished chairman is,
might cause some people to falter, +"
said Mr.. Sessions. IF there is a su-
perstitious official to be sworn in
today who is afraid of the 13 and un-
dertaker combination and doesn I
care to hold public office for the next
two years let, him stand so that
may omit his name when l read the
list. How strange; not rise. /,
stherefore, take it that all of them are
ready and willing, yes, even eager,
to take the oath.
"0n one of two occasions before in
the dim and distant past Kansas
divided her family between two politi
cal parties. This year she went one
step further and it seems divided It
among three. If any political party OF
any faction of any political party is
not represented on this list today IL
Is simply an oversight of the voters
on last November. However much w
may differ in political affiliations
sincerely trust that We shall all pull
together during the next two years
and maintain, and II possible, improV
the high standard of state government
with which Kansas has been blessed
10 the past"
. Apparently the officials were no
superstitious. None of them stood up
Justice H. F. Mason Of the supreme
court administered the oaths as tht
names Of the officials were called. Il
fell to the lot of John S. Dawson, at
torney general, to take the oath a
exactly 1913 o'clock, but he 'didn'
flinch even though it made a serie!
Of 13s.
Governor Hodges was the last t
take oath. Before his term cam
Chairman Penweli announced tha
Governor Stubs would make a shor
talk. The retiring chief executive
gave brief review Of the things ac
complished during his administrator
and gave credit to the men who as
aisfnd hin, IN carrvino o,,t xha nrr