The Penn's Grove record., 1920-01-23
Edwards Takes
Governors Oath
Former Comptroller and Senator
Delivers His Inaugural Ad-
dress in Trenton

MulNlNs III -
governor and the tw~enty-siXth Demo
cratic chief executive, was indicted
into office at the State Capitol at high
noon on Jerseys inaugural day.
To the patriotic strains of "Ameri
ca." played by a martial band of reed
and brass. under the Stars and Stripes
and Old Jerseys Blue and Gold, at a
Joint session of the senate and house
of general assembly, following an In
vocation by the bishop of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church, of which he
is a vestryman, and the reading or the
certificate of election by the secretary
of state, the governor elect TOOK the
oath of office as administered by the
chief Justice, and, after swearing 10
uphold the Constitution of the United
States and the Constitution of New
Jersey and to bear true allegiance to
the flag. the great seal Of the state was
given TO him, and thus he became
governor for the ensuing three years.
Governor Edwards then delivered
his inaugural message, in which ne
took the people of his state into MS
confidence and outlined the program
he intends TO follow. The ~benediction
was given by the Rt. Rev. Thomas j.
Walsh, bishop of the Roman Cathollf
Diocese of Trenton, followed by the
singing of the American anthem, The
Star Spangled Banner"
The governor then reviewed a parade
n;fIuanS from all
parts of New Jersey, from t h sun
kissed hills of old Sussex to the ocean
swept shores of Cape May" after
which he held a reception in the exec
utive chamber in the Capitol. The in
augural ceremonies came to a close
with a dinner in honor of Governor
Edwards at the Hotel Robert Treat, in
Newark.
Trenton was a blaze of color. TIT
stores and houses that line the streets
down which the governor and the gov
errors lady rode to the State House
were a veritable riot of flags, bunting
and streamers.
The broad n and the narrow
streets of Trenton were thronged with
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long distances and all part of the
multitude that arrived to participate
in the inaugural ceremonies. The ho-
tells were crowded to capacity, while
the restaurants hung out IS. r. O."
signs.
Official Washington was represented
at the inaugural ceremonies. Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson sent his private
secretary, Joseph p. Tumulty, with
words of congratulations and best
wishes for the new governor. 1t is
laid that his illness alone kept the
nations chief executive away from the
state Capitol, for he has a fondness
fe- New Jersey and for a Democratic
governor, particularly as Governor Ed
wards was the only Democratic gov,
ernor elected last year north Of tho
Mason and Dixon line.
Public Printer Cornelius Ford also
was on hand, for Mr.. Ford Is a product
of Hudson county and owes much to
the Hudson Organization"
United States Senators Walter d.
Edge and Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
spent the day in Trenton, together with
Congressman William ]. Browning,
Isaac Bacharach, Elijah c. Hutchin-
son, Ernest R. Alderman, Amos II.
Radcliffe, Cornelius A. McGlennon,
Daniel F. Minihan, Frederick r. Lehl-
bach, John J. Egan and James A.
Hamill.
Senator Arthur Whitney, chairman
of the Inaugural Committee, with Sen
ators Albin Smith of Passaic, Thomas
Brown Of Middlesex, Roy S. Heath
of Mercer, together with Assemblymen
Hugh C. Barrett and Louis r.. Freund
J. Gaede of Hudson, Frederick De Voc
of Middlesex and william w. Evans of
Passaic, conducted affairs splendidly.
Mayor Frederick w. DOnnelly of
Trenton, grand marshal of events, SUI
pervised the thousand and one details
incident to making the inaugural
parade a success. He paid a tribute
to his co~-workers, Major Richard
Stockton, Jr., U. S. A, of Trenton, .
member of the famous Stockton fami-
~ of Democrats, one of whose forbears
signed the Declaration of Independ-
ence, and William f. Gordon Of Tren-
ton, who has In years past led many
victorious Democratic parades as
grand marshal.
The parade formed on Academy,
Montgomery, East Hanover and Stock.
ton streets at l p. m. and moved at
/ 80 O'Clock sharp owe the following
line of march North on Broad to Per
ry, west On Perry to Warren, north on
Warren to Bank, west on Bank TO vii.
low, north on Willow to Spring, west
on Spring to Prospect, south on Pros.
pect to State, east on State to Mont.
gomery and dismissed by passing north
on Montgomery and Stockton streets.
The head of the column passed the
reviewing stand in front of the State
House at 2 10 o'clock.
The column was comprised as fol.