The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-01-18
General Assembly Rests.

W INC htN SONSIuOE DSlolS JOAhN
session of the house and senate and
to give administration leaders time
to prepare bills in line with the sug
gestions made in the governors mes
sage, the Ohio general assembly ad'
journed for a week.
A probe of campaign expenses in
the recent election was one of the
important recommendations made in
the message Of Gov. Cox, and the in
PRODUCTION of a resolution to appoint
a joint committee to investigate this
subject will be awaited with interest
by Democrats and Republicans alike.
1t was the suggestion of Gov. Cox
that such a committee be given broad
powers, authorizing it to summon
witnesses and records and to call In
candidates in the recent election and
ask them to explain their expense ac'
counts.
Gov. Cox also asked that another
committee be appointed to investigate
elections and bring about a reform
in the election machinery of the state.
He suggested that a special study be
made of the Massachusetts election
laws.
Cox Is Inaugurated.
With ceremonial befitting the hign
office, James NJ. Cox was inaugurated
chief executive of the commonwealth
at noon and, for the second time, took
his place in the line Of distinguished
men who have been called upon to
rule over the state.
The oath of office was administered
by Chief Justice Hugh Nichols, on the
raised platform on the west steps of
the old state house, in the presence Of
the largest gathering the state has
ever seen on similar occasion.
Distinguished men from a dozen
states journeyed to the city to attend
the ceremonial and congratulate the
victor of the last campaign. Special
trains from many parts of the state
brought delegations, clubs and or
CARNATIONS and big miscellaneous
crowd.
Columbus business men, who have
had charge of the arrangements for
the Inauguration, sought to make it an
imposing civic event, giving the new
governor fitting and dignified induc-
! tion into office, and at the same time
giving the people Of the state a full
opportunity to testify the kindly feel
! ing they entertain for him.
At II a. m. the committee escorted
| him to the state house, where thte re-
firing governor, Frank B. Willis, had
ready for him his commission as gov.
( ernor of Ohio for term of two years
At 1880 the inaugural ceremony took
place outdoors, on the spacious plat
form erected on the wide west side
! steps. From there he delivered his in
augural message, which was shorter
! than most of such documents. At l p
m. the parade formed and until 3 he
was busy with that feature of the
day. At $3.50 he met the public in a
general reception in the rotunda y!
the state house, the circular walls OF
which were elaborately decorated.
Federal Judge John E. Safer presid
ed at the inauguration ceremonies, the
invocation was by Rev. Arthur Dump
er, rector at Dayton, and th~ bene
diction was pronounced by the ven
erable DR.. Washington GLADDEN.. Five
/ hundred school children sang "Amer
lea" and the Franklin County Demo
cratic Glee club sang the Soldiers
Chorus" from Faust"
! At 1880 he took part in the for
NAL reception in the senate chamber
which was handsomely decorated fol
the ceremonial. This reception was
the judiciary, the state officers and the
members of the assembly and othel
distinguished guests. This was the for
NAL ceremonial of the day. At 8 p. m
he was taken through East Broad
street, brilliantly Illuminated for the
pardade, to Memorial hall, where (
short reception took place on the
stage, after which the formal inau
gural ball was started. Later he wa!
taken to the Elks' home, nea,
by, where the press smoker, arrangef
for the entertainment of the listing
newspaper men, took place.
Gov. Willis spent his last day Al
Ohios executive attending church II
the morning and in the afternoon dis
posing of a number of matters ir thu
office that have been awaiting his at
tention.
Cox Staff Is Named.
With Governor James M. Co,
the following staff, named to help hin
for the next two years, went into OF
fee: Charles E. Morris, Columbus, pri
vate secretary; Price Russell, Cres
ton, executive clerk; Edward 7. He
gan, Columbus, commission clerk
Miss Elinor r. Parker, Dayton, CORE
spondence clerk; Miss Alma A. Loci
fler, Marion, stenographer.
No Inspectors on Duty.
It has just come to light that ther
are no state liquor license inspector
on duty in Ohio. No inspectors hav
been on the job since Dec. 81, whel
the provisional appointees brought il
by reason of the civil service ripper
automatically went out of office o.
certification of list of eligibles b.
the state civil service commission.
Endorse Suffrage.
Ohio mine workers in convention
here endorsed woman suffrage and tn
proposed bill to be submitted to tn
Ohio legislature giving women of Obi
presidential suffrage.
Attends Smoker.
There was tang of the famou
Gridiron Club spirit in the entertain
ment furnished several hundred visi
ing editors at the Elks' home, tn
great ball room of which was densel