Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-01-05
NEWLY ELECTED
STATE OFFICIALS
ARE |NAuGURlATIE.D
Carey Goes Out and kendflck
Comes in as Chief Executive
of Wyomingi Others Take
Oath of Office.

cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 4.-lhe lndu-
euration Of John B. Kendrick as gov
ernor and other state officials of wy
omlng elected in November. took place
AT noon today. The stage for the &C.
remonies was set for the steps of the
state capitol. The oath was admins
tered by C. n. Potter, chief justice of
the supreme court.
Elaborate plans for the Inaugural
tan provided for the participation Of
retiring state officials, representatives
Of the Wyoming national guard, Unit
ed States troops from Fort ID. A..
Russell federal. county and city Off
cials in Cheyenne. For several da rs
party leaders and citizens from all
parts of the state have been arriving
10 attend the ceremonies.
Besides Governor elect Kendrick the
officials inaugurated were: Frank
IIaux, secretary of state; Herman b..
Gates, treasurer; Robert d. Forsy the
auditor; Edith X. o. Clark, state su-
perintendent; Richard II. Scott, jus
lice of the supreme court.
& A public reception TO the new state
officials has been arranged by the cit
izens Of Cheyenne az the capitol in
the evening. In the receiving line
besides the state officials and their
wives will be the retiring governor,
Joseph NJ. Carey ana Mrs. Carey.
sketch of Retiring Governor.
Joseph NJ Carey was born in Sus-
sex county Delaware, january 19,
1sa5. He graduated from Fort Ed
ward institute of New York, and
Union college of Schenectady, n. V.
From this latter school he received
in 1894 the degree of IL. ID. Carey
also completed the law course of the
University of Pennsylvania. gradual
ing with the degree of LII. b.
Mr.. Carey in 1866 came west, To-
eating in the then North Dakota ter
ritory. His first public office was that
of United States attorney of the new
territory of Wyoming, the government
of which he helped to organize. In.
1871 Carey was made associated JUS
tiee of the supreme court of the ter
ritory, an office which he held five
years He was three times elected
mayor of Cheyenne serving his first
term in 1880.
In 1884 Carey was elected to the
United States congress as a delegate
from the territory of Wyoming. His
tenure of this office continued
through the forty-ninth, fiftieth and
fifty-first congresses during which
time he secured the admission of the
territory into the slsterhood of states
in 1890. The new state honored Carey
by sending him to Washington as her
first United states senator. OF his
work in the senate the passage of the
Carey aet"-aiding in the develop
ment of arid lands-is monumental.
Carey In 1910 was an independent
candidate for governor, but was en-
dorsed by the democrats. His elee-
ton by large majority resulted. He
was not a candidate for reelection.
In private life Governor Carey is
interested in irrigation and develop
ment projects.
New Executive Former Texan.
James b. Kendrick, Wyomings new
governor, was born in Cherokee coun-
", Tex, September G, 1867. His early
life was spent on a Texas ranch and
as a cowboy on the Texas trail. He
migrated to Wyoming in 1879 where
he worked successfully as a cowboy,
ranch foreman, superintendent and
manager and gradually became per-
sonally interested in ranch and cattle
enterprises. AT present he also Is In
terested in the coal mining industry
in Sheridan county and In banking en-
terprises. .,
For the last four years Mr.. Ken7
driet has held the office of state sem
ator. In 1910 he was democratic eau
Gus candidate for United States sena-
tor and two years ago was supported
by The democratic members of the
state legislature for that office against
Sen. T. e. Warren. He was elected
governor in November. being a candl-
date for that office on the democratic
and progressive tickets.
other Officials.
Frank L. Haux, reelected secretary
Of state, is a native of Missouri. He
is democrat and his home is in Cody
where he has interests in irrigated
lands He was the first mayor of
@'NN tillu WIS ItAdlutu III iiit. pilASN
for five successive terms. Mr.. Haux
Is the only democrat in Wyoming to
ne elected to the office of secretary
OF state. Prior to coming to Wyoming
he was engaged in ranching and
stock growing in Montana.
Herman y. Gates, Wyomings state
treasurer. was born al Auburn, H.,
January Z. 1884 and came to Wyom-
ing in 1902. For four years he was
employed as a bookkeeper in the Firs,
National bank of Thermopolis In
1916 he assisted in the organization
OF the First National bank Of Wor-
land, Of which institution he is 1T
present vice president Mr. Gates also
mas oil lands and cattle Interests and
mas been active In the development Of
the Big Horn basin, one of the larg-
est agricultural sections OF Wyom-
ing lie was twice elected mayor If
Woiland. The new state treasurer Is
p republican.
kobeu =. F0rsythe reelected state
auhlgof on The republican Ticket Nas
bafn ~ Aewhure, 0ntarlo, Canal
NAY ~ 1874 ~ has been a resident
Nl Wyomna since 1891 when he came
~ fock spfines his present home
'Aflns ihe ilfsi segan years 0f his
sslasoes ai Rock snrlaes hf Ras 4
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lf lie aieT engaefd u mereaniile
MH iif served as magar ~ heels
sh'Hsa ln 1905 aAa 1895 nna Nas q
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