The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-10
.AQU|ETINAUGURAL
Allen Succeeds Himself as
Twenty-First Governor.
No Noise, Glare, Glamour or Big
Parade Here Today.
HUGE CROWD IN ATTENDANCE
Many Prominent Kansans Are
Here For Ceremonies.
Only Two of Twelve State Of
ficials Are New.

Gov. Henry j. Allen or wichita was
| today inaugurated to succeed himself
as the twenty-first governor of Kan
sas. Ceremonies as simple as any ever
held in the state marked the MONDAY
| inaugural in representative hall. There
was none of the good old day noise
and glare and glamour and even the
parade which was once a feature of
l-inaugurals, was forgotten. Eleven
other state officials. took the oath from
the speakers stand. Only two of the
twelve state officials are new.
Chief Justice Johnston was an op-
timist He looked at things with a
smile-even the troubles ahead of
| Governor Allen. He refused to be
alarmed as to economic conditions and
Governor Aliens happy two years
which started today.
Sees Good Times Ahead.
kansas will come out of financial
and economic difficulties and thru this
period of unrest better than any. other
state" the chief justice predicted. IF
were to paraphrase or rather answer
William Allen White, ] would say
There's Nothing the Matter with
Kansas"
Then as the chief justice turned to
Governor Allen to present him to the
big crowd he said: II join with your
your entrance into the joys and per-
pleXities of two more years of office"
Justice Henry F. Mason did not re-
ceive the same oath of office as was
administered to other state officials.
Probably few people in the audience
caught the change. It was an ex-
change of a joke of eight years stand
ing. In 1913 Justice Mason had ad-
miniStered the oaths to state officials.
He accidentally picked up a printed
| oath which read, "and I will support
the constitution of the United States,
| the constitution and laws of the state
of Kansas" etc. That oath was given
Justice Burch. Today Justice Burch
added the land laws" to Justice Ma
sons oath. The words were omitted
| from other oathS-
Only One Former Governor Present
OF the six former governors now
| llving-Capper, Hodges, Stubbs, Hoch,
the inaugural. That was Willis J.
Bailey of Atchison, a staunch sup
porter of Governor Allen when he was
nominated in 1918.
Mrs. Allen occupied a front seat in
a section with Bailey and other former
state officials. The governors wife
wore a large corsage bouquet and al
conclusion of the ceremonies was first
| TO shake hands with and congratulate
Charles S. Huffman, lieutenant gov
ernor. She then made her way to the
| side of her husband, who was at the
| opposite end of the speakers stand.
Governor Allen talked % minutes
He spoke from manuscript and was
| last of the state officials to take the
! oath of office.
Long before the midday ceremonies
began, the crowds started to fill repre-
n Ho11 A
| section for families of state official:
and prominent Kansans was religiously
protected by guards under direction OF
lCol. Charles l., Mitchell. floor manager
! There wasn't a seat left in the famou:
old hall at 1880 O'Clock. When the
en- We're standing in the aisles on the
main floor while the galleries were
packed to the doors.
Many Prominent Kansans Here.
Many prominent Kansans were il
the hall today for the inaugural
Among persons occupying reserved sea
sections were men who had fought thu
battles of the Republican party in Kan
sas during the lean years and the full
Years. A number of former state of
ficials were present and many of th'
lcounty and district chairmen, as wei
as the party leadership of the stat'
among the women was well represent
iSNs IlOl0tIS VI ItSClNG seat SPdSC II
the visitors section and at the pres
table, were admitted thru a specia
entrance at the rear of the speaker
stand.
The inaugural speech of Governo
, Allen was clearly the feature event o
the ceremonies this year. Intense in
terest in the governors message to tn
legislature and the program aroun'
which is to be built the big fights o
the session, aroused a feeling that tn
governor might indicate his course II
todays address. Governor Allen wa
the only speaker.
: Chief Justice Johnston Presided.
. Chief Justice W. A. Johnston presid
ed at today's Inaugural. The dean o
the supreme bench has officiated a
} the coming in and going out of score
OF state officials and his course toda
: was in good grace entirely informal
Justice Rousseau A. Burch admins
tered the oaths- Imri Zumwalt. stat
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