Evening star., 1939-01-08
Texas Inauguration
Ceremony Will Be in
Form Of Jubilee
$1,000 Expected to Fill
University Stadium;
Three Balls Planned


AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. z (N.AN.A).-
Texas season of gridiron spectacles
didn't pass with the various football
bowl games on January 2. w. Lee
ODaniel hasn't been inaugurated
Governor yet.
Mr.. ODaniel, who rode into Office
to the strains of the mountain music
band that advertises his flour COM
pany, didn't relish the Idea of a
formal Obut near-private} inaugura-
ton in the narrow confines of the
Capitol, or, at best, on the Capitol
steps. So he'll take the oath of Of
nee on January II in Memorial
Stadium, the University of Texas
football field.
The occasion will be known as the
common citizens homecoming. Me-
mortal Stadium seats 10000, and
ODaniel supporters hope to pack
$4,000 folks in it for the ceremony.
A letter of invitation has been
mailed to each of the 81, ,499 Texans
who wrote Mr.. O'Daniel asking him
to run for Governor, and they'll be
designated as honor guests.
Three Inaugural Balls.
There will be bands and grammar
school choruses from every section
of the State, and the affair will be
pretty much of jubilee. In the
evening, three inaugural balls and
a street dance will vie for atten-
tion-this in line with ODaniel's
post election declaration that he
didn't want formal ball, but some
thing "for the common citizens,
where everybody can be comfortable
and at ease"
Meanwhile, what sort of Governor
Is this political phenomenon going
to be? Predictions vary. He made
his unprecedented campaign on
the strength of his thrice-weekly
radio programs, which had made
him known to much of the State,
and on an offer of S30-a-month
pensions to all over IS. Now the
pension talk has been softened by
Mr.. O'Daniels own admission that
1t will be impossible to fulfill be-
cause the Federal Government con-
tributes its SIS share only to the
needy.
Plans Industrial Boom.
Instead, the -four merchant (who
must quit his business because Of
Texas constitutional restrictions) is
concentrating on industrialiZation of
tho State. He is making his talk of
bringing factories here outshadow
any campaign promises he might
have made. He visited Henry Ford
and Russell A. Firestone last month
Ito find out first hand about big
business" A st. Louis financier ap-
preached by Mr.. ODaniel has spo-
ken of opening tannery in West
Texas.
Prior to his Northern trip, an iron
foundry, first one in the State in
half a century, opened in East
Texas.
Mr.. ODaniel created stir by pro-
posing to set up $4,000, 900 State
financed r. F. c. to establish young
industries. After constitutional bars
were pointed out, he announced
Chairman Jesse Jones of the r. F..
c., had assured him it could supply
all the capital necessary.
In his most recent pre-inaugura-
tion declaration, Mr.. O'Daniel limited
he expects tough shedding in the
Legislature (Which already will be
in session when he takes ofhce) by
putting the success or failure of his
schemes squarely up to it.
100000 for Pensions.
Mr.. O'Daniel admits he will need
t40, ,000, 900 or 50 to fulfill his pension
pledges, and he has let fall 'hints-at
different times-about using almost
every known levy to raise the money.
A sales tax and tax on natural
resources have been most prominent.
Oil men were given to understand
they probably would have to bear
q goodly share of the burden, and
there has been talk of reviving horse
racing with pari-mutuel betting.
Racing. after a three-year trial,
was voted out by the last Legislature
on complaints from merchants and
church people. Mr.. ODaniel,
deacon in the Christian Church,
hasn't said yes and hasn't said no on
this topic either.
Mr.. O'Daniel has been generally
credited with sincerity in his deter
mination not to conduct himself as
q politician. Himself safely nomi-
mated in the first primary, he imme-
diately told the people whom he
wanted chosen in the un-off-and
won four out of six. At the State
Democratic Convention, he refused
to follow the generally accepted
steam-roller lines, and it was only
with great difficulty that a show of
order and harmony was made. He
declined to name close friend Sec
retary of State because there was a
question whether he would be ELI
gible. His pastor announced a $780,
a-plate dinner for the Governor
elest to wipe out the church's deficit,
but this was called off in a hurry
when repercussions were felt.
Veteran observers sum him up in
one word-unpredictable.
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