New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-01
WHITMAN TAKES
CHAIR OF GOVERNOR
Quits Inaugural Ball at
Midnight for Office
in Capitol.
LBs Telegraph TO The 1rIbunel J

Albany. Jan. /, 1915.-At midnight
Charles Seymour Whitman assumed
the role of Governor of the State OF
New York. His first act was to accept
hig own resignation as pistriet aAttor'
ney OF New York County, and then he
appointed Charles Albert Perkins to
the vacancy. His next act was 10 re-
designate the FIVE Supreme Court JUS
tices. Justices Rich, Kruse, Dowling
Mclaughlin and Laughlin, as justices
of the Appellate Division of the First
Department.
Governor Whitman arrived here a
little after Z o'clock. lie and ms parry
we're met at the depot by William A.
Orr. his private secretary, and py
Major Moore. his military secretary
and other members of his Official fam
ily. He was driven in an automobile 10
the Executive Mansion, where MIS-
Whitman and their daughter, OIive'
have been since Tuesday.
Immediately behind the Governor
and his party, all of whom occupied
automobiles, came the New YORK Police
Band, playing airs that caused the IN
babitants of this city TO applaud them
as much as they did the new Governor;
After dining with his family and
friends at the Executive Mansion MT
Whitman went to the inaugural charity
ball at the armory, accompanied py his
military staff. He reached there al III
o'clock. little after the retiring Coy
ernor Martin p. Glynn. and MS MILL
tarv staff had entered the building.
Both the incoming and the retiring
Governors were applauded by the elite
Of Albany. and by the scores OF legis-
lators and other state officials VINO are
here TO attend the Inauguration ceie-
monies. which will be held IN the AS
sembly Chamber at noon to-day;
Judge Whitman left the ball AZ
little before midnight and was dri'en n
to the Capitol. On the stroke OF l%
he was az his desk in the EXecu,lNes
Chambers, a desk at which Clevelsnnn % o.
and Roosevelt sat, and which they lel'
10 go TO the White House
The last stroke of the neighoorihg
church bells had sounded, and the new
/ Covernor. who had been sworn in last
Monday by Presiding Justice lngra-
ham. Of the Appellate Division Of the
ist Department, accepted his own
onIv a handful Of friends, newspaper
80, and members Of his official family
-. -, the Executive Chambers when
Coycrror Whitman, with set face, per
termed his first act as Governor ne
,cene was an impressive one. From the
liz leaked down men who had se'
=, H. sore chair, and who probably
IA tbe same thoughts which at that
,m"r,snt 10" surgcd through the mind oil
Governor Whitman. t;. hoc,e
rhen the Governor went to his nome
u.btcb had been scene OF a say wv
49, marty during the evening al
.,.kfcb he Governor and Mrs. Whltma l.
gar,oer Nlayor and Mrs. Seth LoW' VI y -
,.or Jaggerman. Mrs. Charles l., non
m Nr, Perkins. Frederick l. lannei
and william Hayward were 9innei ii
guests. Immediately after the NM, IN,
various elective state ofhcers anu '"'i, =,
wives called 20 pay their resPe.ess.
was the first time Governor I'.eI"iiy
took possession OF the once "' "''U
night a.. A.,. sim.
ing papers and finishing ~hat o'h..
business there remained 10 De uOnS
fore he left the Office permanently
7 o'clock The last two hours ln W. ~,
NrnNFFnOTe inner iONih
hi,, in his shirt sleeves, cleaning out
his desk. III ros,
Elm going away for a needed :i resl
after the ceremonies tomorrow, sara
Governor Glynn. 81 am going away
with my wife on visit TO her tela,
tives in Swampscott, Mass. We ,ntshu
20 spend the week end there, ana th.u
we Will 20 70 California for mont"
OF So
Asked IL he didn't want 10 make
sort OF vsledictory, he replied: =.
"You ask me for my valedictory' "
IL a valedictory 20 office, but not 70 the
things for which ! have stood during
my term A. Governor. A long as
have energy enough TO be interested IN
ANYTHING, ! shall continue 20 be inter,
ested m the principle and practice OF
workmen's compensation, In election re-
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