The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-03
STATES BIG MEN
AT JOINT SESSION
Jurists and congressman See
Oaths Administered to Five
State Officials.
CROWDED GALLERY ATTENDS
City Judges Swear In Harman,
James, Pollard, Koiner
and Stearncs.

An hour before the Inauguration OF
Governor Stuart on tho south portico.
both houses OF tho General Assembly
convened in Joint session In tho hall
Of the House OF Delegates to witness
the swearing in of fvo major State Of
Hoials: "A. W. Hartman. Jr.. State Urea
surer; B. o. James, Secretary OF tho
Commonw oalth; John Garland Pollard,
Attorney deneral George w. Koiner,
Commissioner OF Agriculture. and r.
c. Stearnes, Superintendent OF Pub
Ito Instruction.
Speaker Cox, of the House of Dele
gates, called tho Joint sesson to or.
der at 80 o'clock. The whole lowor
floor was reserved for tho menbors OF
tho two housos and relatives of the
participants In tho exercises OF tho
dag, and every seat wRs occupied half
an hour before tho gavel of Speaker
Cox sot In molten tho mornings cere-
monica
Gallery Holds Crowd.
In the gallery were crowded tho
lucky 500 that, through bonds OF kin
ship or friendship. had boon provided
with tlckota Of admission to tho Capt.
toll More than 100 others who had
gained entrance to the building wcre
turned away from tho doors of the
House OF Delegates. where, undor or
ders from tho sergeant-at-arms, tho
areRe and sisIes we're kept open for
the ingrass and eBress OF tho State
officers.
Tho Senate had been convened at
1890 O'clock by President Pro Tenn.
Echols. and had taken recess until at
tor the Inauguration. AT li:lo o'clock
the order was given to fall in for tho
two-by-two procession to the other side
of tho Capitol. Tho procession got un-
der way ten minutes later and. headed
by Sergeant at-Arms Watkins, filed
slowly into the chamber OF tho lower
house.
At the door OF tho hall OF the House
OF Delegates, Colonel Newhouse. door
ate, announcing TO Speaker Cox the
arrival Of that body. The members OF
the lower house rose TO greet the SEN
ators and remained standing while they
We're given seats reserved in front OF
the Speakers desk.
Newhousc Hcralds Arrivals.
Behind the Senate came the other
dignitaries connected with the days
ceremonial AT the arrival of each
division the Joint session rose in the
ceremony OF reception, the separate
arrivals heralded by formal an
nouncement from Colonel Ncwhouse.
stationed At the portal Immediately
after the Senate came Mrs, William
Hodges Mann and Mrs. j. Taylor Ell
Tyson.
Then followed In tho ordeV haheu
j. hoge Tyler, former Governor OF
Virginia; the members OF the supreme
Cour, OF Appeals OF Virginia, headed
by It's president, Judge James kcith;
son and Thomas 5. Martin. and tho
following members OF Virgsnias rep
EesentaILon in The lower house Of Son Con,
EreSs =. =. Holland, First District;
former Governor Andrew Jackson Mon
iague, Third District; Waiter y. Wat
son, Fourth District. r.; W. Sa u,m Ms -
-4HE y F.aW
Iricr Charles c. Carlin, Eighth DIS
tr!St, ana II D. Flood. Tenth District.
Ainslir Represents City.
Remind the congressman came the
members OF the state Corporation
Commission, Richmond city Judges and
!udge. Edmund Waadiil' IT, Jr; OF IN, me
State officials about 10 be Indicted into
Office. accom- panied by members OF the
Official family; Mayor George a AinsIie
former Congressman John Lamb, OF the
BYRD and r. H.. Cardwen; former
Sneakers OF the Houae of Delegates
Speaker Cox convened the joint as
senbly rs soon as the delegation was
seated. and the r3N caliarevealed the
presence OF twcrt!sssix Senators and
cighty-one delegates. The Speaker do
Clared a quorum present, and the cere-
lnony OF administering tho oaths OF
Office proceeded at once.
The ceremony was simple In tho ex-
trcue--a simplicity, however. that was
coupons ated for 10y the distinguished
gathering Within the sound OF tho
Speakers voice sat three-fourths OF
VirEiaia's representation In Congress.
three former Governors OF the state.
tho members OF the Comm wealth s
highest court, all OF the judges OF tho
city's courts. and Il majority OF tho
Senator'S and Delegates that the SOW
ereign people OF the state had sent
70 the capital TO guard It's interests
and make !ts laws. On the floor OF
tho House and IN tho galleries were a
number OF tins States leading citizens
Hu-mnn sworn First.
The Grst 10 take tho oath OF Office
was A W Hartman. state Treasurer
He vas sworn in by Judge Z Carter
Richmond After him came -, o
James, Secretary OF the Common
wealth who took the oath OF Office from
Judge David c Richardson. OF IN,
Hastings Court.
John Garland Pollard. Attorney Gen.
cral. followed next. or the FIVE who
monies, he Was tho only one who as
sumed Office for the first time. and hi!
induction was followed intently by
y ne floor and gallery Judge Bevorl!
i. Crump, OF the Law and Equity Court
OF Richmond, administered the oath
after The ,Attorney-Gcneral CANE
George W Koiner. Commissioner o
Agriculture, sworn IN by Judge WA
liam y. McncUre, OF the CHANGER,
Court, OF Richmond. and K. G. Stsarncs
Superintendent Of Public Instruction
TO whom the oath was administered,
by Judge Ernest II Wells. OF Hnsting
Court, Part H., south Richmond
Immediately upon tho conclusion q
the ceremonies In the hall OF tho Hous
OF Delegates the participants and Wit
nesses hlad out 10 the south portic
to await the coming OF Govcrno
Stuart. and the Inauguration cereinon
to follow After the ceremonies on IN
portico and tins military review. bot
branches Of the General Assembly me
IN their respective houses and rormal
~ adjourned to convene again ut moo
to-day.