The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-01-27
GOES into OFFICE
MANNING TAKES OATH BEFORE
A VAST ASSEslBLAGE.
has TO SPEAK Twice

HAS TU SPEAK IWICE
Huge Crowd on the Outside of Legis-
latiye Hall Waits to Hear Governor
Who Talks to Them From Capitol
Steps After Delivering Inaugural
ADDRESS on Floor Of House.
Amid the acclamation Of thou
sands Richard Irvine Manning was
inaugurated governor Of South Caro-
lima Tuesday at noon. The oath OF
Office was taken by the new governor
in the hall Of the House of Repre-
sentatiEes in the presence of the joint
session of the Senate and House, Su-
preme court justices, State House Of
flcials and tremendous crowd Of
people, thouands Of whom were IN
able to get even into the lobby of the
capitol. Chief Justice Eugene B.
Gary, Of the State supreme court, ad-
ministered the oath of Office to Gov.
Manning and Immediately thereafter
he delivered his inaugural address.
Lieut.. Gov. Andrew J. Bethea took
the oath Of Office after Gov Manning
concluded his address, Chief Justice
Gary administering the oath to him.
The largest crowd which has at
tended an inaugural in Columbia in
years witnessed the induction of Gov.
Manning into Office. All night Mon
day night and early Tuesday morning
the people poured into Columbia on
special and regular trains, and long
before the hour for the inaugural the
hall Of the House Of Representatives,
where the exercises we've to be held.
was packed. Plans to : Gov. Man
ming deliver his inaugural address
from the steps of the capitol had to
be abandoned, owing to the disagree
able cold day. Gov. Manning arose
from sick bed to take the oath Of
Office, and friends would not hear to
him risking the cold wind, however
much it was regretted that it was
necessary.
However, owing to the inability Of
thousands to hear the address Of Gov.
Manning, after the exercises in the
hall Of the House. addressed the null
titude from the capitol steps. A
mighty shout went up as he followed
mis- escorts through solid lines OF
: humanity from the House to the CAPT
: toll steps, and his few remarks were
tumultorsly cheered. Gov. Manning
thanked the people for their reception
and asked them to help him put be-
hind all of the factional bitterness
and strife and to march onward, lift
sing South Carolina ever higher and
upward. He touched the hearts OF
his auditors for they broke into thun-
derous applause, while cries of "Hur-
rah for Manning rent the air from
thousands Of lusty throats.
Immediately after his short speech
from the capitol steps Gov. Manning
held reception in the library OF the
State House and thousands fled by
and shook his hands and wished him
aGod-speed" in his task Of admins
tering the laws of South Carolina for
the next two days. He was tired but
happy when the multitude had all nj
ed by, and his face was constantly
wreathea In smiles at the good fellow
ship and the earnss' ness with which
the people rejoiced at his accession
to the goyernorship.
It was exactly 11:55 O'Clock when
Speaker James a. .Hoyt dropped his
sayel and called the House to order.
Z AS the clock on the city hall rang out
the hour OF noon Sergeant-at-Arms
Wilson announced that the Senate
was in the lobby and the House arose
while the senators fled in and took
their seats. Walking at the head CT
5 the senators was President Pro TEN
Walker, with United States Senator
e. p~smith On his right hand. Sem
s ator Walker ascended the speakers S
stand and took charge Of the joint
assembly and Senator Smith occu-
pied seat with the senators.
The House galleries were packed
and jammed long before noon, and
all of the available space on the door
Of the House was utilized, but thou
sands Of people continued to jam into
the lobby Of the State House, the
space way over to the Senate being
cramEed closely. The jam continued
on the piazza Of the capitol and down
the north steps almost to the foot OF
the Confederate monument, and each
minute, as the hour Of noon grew
nearer, hundreds more Joined the
waiting throngs and tried to get IN to
see the ceremonies. The sergeant
at-srms and the doorkeepers had a
hereulean task in holding back the
crowd, and several times the crowd
flowed over the outer doorkeeper,
only to be halted and turned back at
the inner door.
The wife and family of the COVER
nor-eIect arrived and were given seats
occupied by the Richland delegation
on the floor Of the House. At five
minutes after u O'Clock the sergeant
at-ar1s Of the House announced that
the governor and lieutenant governor
elect, with their escorts, were at the
door. President Walker called the
joint assembly to their feet, and as
Goy.-elect Manning appeared at the
door Of the House on the arm OF
Chairman George W. Dick, Of the
ways and means committee, cheer
broke out, which swept over the
crowded floor and through the gal
leries, and was taken up and re-
echoed by the thousands who filed
the lobby and stood outside on the
north steps Of the capitol. The new
governor walked down the aisle to
the speakers stand to continued
cheering, which would ever and anon
break cut with renewed volume.
First came Gov.-elect Manning, es-
corted by Representative George ".
Dick, followed by Gov. Charles A.
Smith, escorted by, Senator Laney,
and right behind them Lieut.. Gov
elect Andrew J. Bethea, escorted by
Senator R. D. Epps. Then Chief JUS
tice Eugene B. Gary, with Senator
Sinkler; Associate Justice Eydrick,
with Representative Lilies; Associate
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