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Show f Simon Bamberger Given Mighty Ovation as Solemn Sol-emn Ceremony Makes Him Chief Executive of State of Which He Has Been Resident of 48 Years. WORDS OF PRAISE FOR WILLIAM SPRY Simplicity Marks Carrying Carry-ing Out of Inagura-tion; Inagura-tion; Outgoing Officials Offi-cials Meet Incoming Administration and in Corridors of Capitol Exchange Felicitations. "I do solemnly swear that I will support, sup-port, obey and defend the constitution of the United States and the constitution constitu-tion of this state, and that I will dis-charge dis-charge the duties of my office with fidelity, so help me God." As the last words of the solemn vow quivered from his lips to reverberate with the echoes of- the stroke of the hour through tho stilled corridors of the state capitol tit high noon yesterday, Simon Bamberger became governor of Utah. Chief Justice D. N. Straup of the Utah supremo court, to whom had fallen fal-len the honor of administering the oath of office, lowered his right baud. The hand of the governor came down more slowly. In solemn stillness, the greatest tribute an audience can pay on such occasions, the hands of the chief justice and the governor clasped. An ear-Fplitting ear-Fplitting cheer from 5000 throats, born of gravity and enthusiasm, proclaimed the peoplo's acceptance of the new executive, and the guns of tho Utah battery boomed the news to all the world with the governor's salute. Even as the clock twelve hours before be-fore had at once tolled the demise of the old year and welcomed the new, so at high noon on the first day of the new year it mourned the parsing of a brilliant administration and bade godspeed god-speed to the new. Welcomes New Chief. At one and the same stroke Governor "Willia.m Spry became former governor and Governor-elect Simon Bamberger became governor. Smiling, former- Governor Spry arose to a greeting of thunderous applause and extended welcome, hearty good wishes and a whole-hearted support to Governor Bamberger. The new chief executive delivered de-livered his Inaugural address, the oath of office was administered to other state and judicial district officials, and tho in- augural ceremony, Lmpres-slve because of its simplicity, that launched the first Democratic administration In Utah passed Into history. Fivo thousand persons crowded up the broad stairway to the rotunda in front of the supreme court at the close of the programme to extend their good wishes and pledge their support to the new ad-mintstrat ad-mintstrat ion. A nd It was nonpartisnn support, as was tho whole inaugural demonstral Ion. Leaders and members of the rank and file of every political partv and from various sections of the state joined to make the inauguration a state and not a political affair. Begin Duties Today. The new officers conferred with those whom they succeeded on ma iters pertain- ing to the state's affairs and then wended i their way homeward to observe the New , Year's holiday. This morning tho officers of the new administration will formally take up their duties and those whom they succeeded will retire to private life. Democracy celebrated its appearance at : the helm of the state's affairs by staging the first inaugural parade in the history of Utah, a. precedent which, based upon the success of yesterday's showing, bids fair to become a permanent institution. : Old Democrats, young Democrats and Republicans Re-publicans and Progressives and Socialists of all ages worked together yesterday to make the first inaugural parade a success nnd show the respect due the incoming administration. Thousands at Capitol. Original plans for tho paiade were changed considerably and the number of participants lessened greatlv because of the unusual weather conditions of the past week. Despite tb handicaps, how-ever, how-ever, and the threatening skies of early t morning, thousands of persons turned out .(Continued on Fajo Two.) BAMBERGER TAKES OATH 1 OF OFFICE BEFORE 5000 (Continued from Page One.) to take part in the demons! ra lion or to express their approval hy ln-mty cheers as t lie prr M-es.sn - a moved t h rough the snow-carpett-d .streets t- the stat-h.use. ieeaiise of the slippery ronditi'Ti of the streets, lie pedestrian section of the parade pa-rade was eliminated and all who Went to the capltol went hv auromohile or street cur. The parade was made up exclusively exclusive-ly of autOMiobilcs. except for the detachment detach-ment of police and tile military escort, battery A, field artillcrv. National Guard of Utah. Procession Delayed. The procession, which was scheduled lo start from the Newhonse hotel at ::w o'clock, was delayed more t iian half an hour wait ing for sonic uf l he horses of the battery to he shod. Governor-elect and Mrs. Bamberger and members of the family were on hand promptly at 1 ' : :: o o'clock, but at I ha t time the crowd had just begun to gather. The sun. which had remained hidden throughout the morning. peeped slyly from behind the clouds just as t he formation for-mation of the parade was begun. As though expressing approval of the inaugural inau-gural activities, h. then beamed out in all its Hplendor and brought all the glory of an ideal winter day. Nonpartisan Parade. Except for a few automobiles occupied hy Democratic organizai ions and displaying display-ing identification banners Hie procession bore all the earmarks of nonpartisanship. All the cars were decorated with the national na-tional colors. In the lead of the procession was a platoon of mounted .police, followed by a platoon of police on foot. Then came the Utah battery, with guidons Hying, the staffs of the povernor and governor-elect. Governor and Mrs. Spry and Governor-, Governor-, elect and Mrs. Bamberger rode In the automobile immediately behind t he staff officers and were followed by the stale officers and state officers-elect and their wives.- The members of the -Sage Brush Democracy organization, the old Democratic Demo-cratic club, representatives of the Women's Wom-en's Democratic club and the Women's Wood row Wilson clubs formed the section of t lie parade between the state officials and the section of honoraries. Crowds Cheer Governor. About fifty automobiles started in the parade from the New-house hotel an I moved up Mattf "street to Second North and on Second North to the capitol grounds. All through the downtown district dis-trict the streets were lined with a cheering cheer-ing mass of humanity. Governor-elect and Mrs. Bamberger, followed closely by Governor and Mrs. Spry, led the procession in the formal entry of the state capitol and to the rotunda, ro-tunda, fronting the supreme court room, where the Inaugural programme was carried car-ried out. Fully oOOO persons had gathered gath-ered at the capitol to witness the ceremonies. cere-monies. Both the governor and governor-elect were greeted by tremendous applause when they appeared on the main tloor of the statehonse, and the appearance of any state officer or officer-elect up to the beginning of the programme was a signal for a fresh outburst of enthusiasm. Warrum Is Toastmaster. Noble Warrum acted as master of ceremonies. Anthon I T. Lund of the first presidency of the Mormon church pronounced pro-nounced the invocation, after which Secretary Sec-retary of State David Matt son announced an-nounced the election of Simon Bamberger Bamber-ger a,s governor of the state of t'tah. Adding a few words on his own account, Secretary Mattson ventured tiie prediction predic-tion that Governor Bamberger would give the state an administration that would be an improvement over any administration administra-tion In the state's history. The announcement and the prediction met an enthusiastic ovation, as did Governor-elect Bamberger when he arose with Chief Justice D. N. Straup to take the oath of office. Slowly, solemnly and in a voice which quivered with emotion. M r. Bamberger repea ted the vow aft er Chief Justice Straup which made him governor of Utah. Movies on Scene. As the closing words of the vow echoed and re-echoed through the silent corridors corri-dors of the big building the vast throng stood breathless, and then the stillness was turned into a pendemonium of enthusiastic en-thusiastic applause. Simultaneously with the outburst of enthusiasm en-thusiasm came tiie hoom of the first of tiie seventeen guns, the governor's salute, tired by battery A, I "tali field artillery, which had served as the governor's escort es-cort in the inaugural parade. Former Governor Spry arose and clasped the hand of Governor Bamberger Bamber-ger amid another round of applause and then posed obligingly for a moment for the moving picture operators. The new governor then turned to the vast audience audi-ence to deliver his inaugural address. Inaugural Address. Governor Bamberger said: Fellow Citizens: I greet you with my heart full of gratitude and thanks. I I appreciate more deeply than words can express the great honor you have conferred upon me by electing me to the position of governor of the great commonwealth of T'tah. It is indeed with great pride and i satisfaction that T have taken the j oath of office as governor in t lie state i where for so many years I have made my home and to which I have become so attached that it seems as though it is tire only home I have ever had. Though it is true that when I first set j foot in T'tah I had already relin- finished by former national ties and taken the oath of allegiance to this glorious 'nited States, yet it was here in the free and open, whole-hearted. ! broad-minded, generous wept and sur-! sur-! rounded by the hospitable, home-j home-j loving people of this mountain em-j em-j pire that I lea rncd the real msa ge of America and became a true Ameri-I Ameri-I can citizen. Forty-eight Years Here. For forty-eight years I have lived and toiled here. I have traveled the state over from Cache valley to St. George, from the western deserts of Deep Creek to the eastern limits of tiie Uinta reservation and T have always al-ways met with the most cordial greetings greet-ings and friendly welcomes, so typical typi-cal of our Utah people with their intolerance in-tolerance of rank and caste, their distaste dis-taste for sham and show, their desire for free thought, free speech and religious re-ligious toleration. The west is coming Into its own and the eves of the world are being turned upon it for guidance and inspiration. inspi-ration. We should therefore take special spe-cial care to so conduct nur government govern-ment that we may win the admiration and confidence of all ot her states. Twenty years ago the first governor of this state wa s inaugurated. In that brief time what a remarkable rieye'onment has occurred. What wonderful achievements have been accomplished; ac-complished; what beautiful cities have hoen built; what industries have been completed : wha t resources have been developed : what ma an invent structures struc-tures erected; what derts have been reclaimed under The strenuous tins-bandry tins-bandry of our Industrious citizens. Proud of Capitol. This valley lying before us. such a short while ago but a bare plain, with here and there a little stream of water, along which grew a few willows wil-lows a i'd rushes, ami here a nd t here a chnr.n of sage brush has indeed been made "to blossom like the rose" and we can truly say "This is the place." For the first time, we are holding these inaugural ceremonies in a hui'd-ine hui'd-ine of our own. and such a building a we ca n i nded hp proud of. Set on this hill, overlooking this beautiful citv villi a l:i''k-'',-,::nfi nf the Fiinw-.i Fiinw-.i 1 ; i.r;i! - t if the WV a 1 ' rn nge. it comma :iut j. icw not anywhere to I be excelled. Built from Utah materials ma-terials almost exclusively, and designed de-signed by one of her citizens, it is indeed a monument to our thrift, our cniei prise. iij our reoii ive. i ; rea t credi ! Is due to our ret Irtng governor. William Spry, wiio has made Utah a movt capable and energetic hader. Not only has he been most zealous in advancing the development of our st'ite within itself, but he has also put Utah in an advanced place among the other states of the nation. At thrt recent conference of governors and go ernoi s-elect at Washington that T was privileged to attend and of u hh-h Governor Spry was chairman, I had occasion to note wit h what great respect and appreciation he was received, aud r can assure you that he !as been a governor of whom T'tah can well be proud, for ho was governor among governors. Economy Watchword. I have endeavored to be a good citizen and to keep my oath of citizenship. citi-zenship. I will likewise try to fulfill my oath as governor, with the deepest deep-est appreciation of the importance of the ta.-sk which I am undertaking. T shall ever strive to he a governor of the state of Utah, not governor of a n y religious, social, racial or industrial indus-trial faction, butSrovernnr of a united people, desirous of obtaining a good, clean, honest, progressive, businesslike business-like administration. Fconorny will lie our watchword, yet we will not allow our desires for economy to interfere with efficiency, but will always strive for the further improvement of the heritage of 'our great state, the broa ienlng of her influence, in-fluence, the conserving of her energies, ener-gies, the development of her resources, re-sources, and the enhancing of her glory. I am proud of the confidence you have placed In me. and I shall leave no stone unturned to prove myself worthy of your trust. Fellow citizens, I thankj you. May the new year be a happy and prosperous, pros-perous, one for us all. Oath Administered. Upon tiie conclusion of the inaugural address Chief Justice Straup administered ttie oatli of office to Secretary of State Harden Reunion, Attorney General Dan B. Shields. Stale- Auditor Joseph Riiie, State Treasurer D. O. Larson and State Superintendent of Public Instruction E. G. Go wans simultaneously. Then followed the administration of the oath of office to a group of district officers, including District Judges A. H. Chrlstensen, A. B. Morgan, l-I. N. Hays. J. D. Call, J. D. B row n , G eorge F. G ood win, 1 larold I . Stephens. P. C. Evans and V. If. Bramel and District Attorney Wilson McCarthy. The last to take the oath of office were Judge J. E. Frlck as chief justice of the supreme court and E. E. Corfman as asN-soeiate asN-soeiate justice. Clad in khaki service uniforms so recently re-cently used in border service officers of the national guard of Utah, headed' by Major V. G. Williams, filed across the rotunda to pay their respects to the retiring re-tiring and incoming commanders-in-chief. Inaugural Reception. Democratic State Chairman Mathonihah Thomas appeared last on the programme to announce that an inaugural reception would be given by Clover nor and Mrs. Bamberger at the state capitol next Friday Fri-day night from S to 10 o'clock. He called attention to the fact that the reception will be public, informal and nonpartisan, and that no special invitations will be sent out. Scarcely had Chairman Thomas ceased talking when the crowd surged up the stairway to shake ha nds with the new chief executive and Mrs. Bamberger and pledge unfaultering support to the new administration. Wealth rubbed elbows with labor, native sons and daughters walked side by side with foreign born, and little tots struggled along with the aged to carry the message of good will. Foreigners in Line. The reception of the Incoming administration admin-istration by foreign born residents of the state was especially noticeable. In the parade the Italian society of Salt Lake was represented by a big delegation, and on the rotunda at the capitol was a mammoth mam-moth basket of American Beauty roses sent to Governor and Mrs. Bamberger by the Greek community of t'tah. When the long line of humanity had feli'itatcd the governor, former Governor William Spry performed the act which marked the exodus of the old administration administra-tion by formally turning over the keys of the canitol to Governor Bamberger. Besides the change in chief executives the following changes will take place this morning: Harden Bennion will succeed David Mattson as secretary of state; Dan B. Shields will succeed A. R. Barnes as attorney general; Joseph Ririe will succeed suc-ceed Lincoln G. Kelly as state auditor; D. O- Larson will succeed Jesse D. Jewkes as state treasurer: Associate Justice Jus-tice J. E. Friek will succeed D. X. Straup as. chief justice of the supreme court; F. E. Corfman will succeed J. E. Friek as associate justice; Dr K. G. Gowans will succeed himself as state superintendent superin-tendent of public instruction. New Appointments. In the appointive offices F. V. Fltz Gera Id will succeed John K. Hardy as private secretary to tie governor. No other appointments in the governor's office of-fice have been announced as yet. Attorney General Dan B. Shields has selected as iiis assistants James H. Wolfe of Salt Lake and O. C. Dalby of Brigham City, who will succeed G. A. Jvenpon and E. V. Higgins. Jerrojd R. Letcher has been chosen by Secretary of State Harden Bennion rLS his chief deputy. Other appointees announced an-nounced by Mr. Bennion are. Mrs. Rose , Button, motor vehicle license clerk, audi Harold Roberts, desk clerk. Jack Tineey and Miss Carolyn Williams will be retained re-tained for the time being in the office of secretary of state. The office filled in t h-e secretary of slate's office by A. E. Beyeridge will be abolished, according to the announcement of Mr. Bennion. Mr. Beveridge lias been doing special work in the office for about two years. William M. Cox. now in the office of j state t rea surer, will he r e I a i n ed tempo:- arlly by Staff? Treasurer Larson as chief : deputy. Angus Blackman of Moroni has been appointed clerk in the state treas- j urer's office and Miss Hazel Fox of Heber City ha.s been selected as stenographer in the office. Letcher's Record. State Auditor Ririe lias made only a few appointments in Iiis office as yet. Elmer G. Thomas has -been selected as traveling deputy and Miss Ada. Wahlen. Miss Lenora Reid and Ezra T. Beeson are to be given positions a.s clerks an'l stenographers. Mark Tuttle, present chief denuty: George T. Judd, another deputy, and Walter A. Day. in charge of road accounts, are to be retained temporarily. Of all the appointees so far announced Jerrold R. Letcher, chief clerk to the secreiaiy of state, proba.bly is the best known in political circles of Utah. Mr. Letcher is a native of Missouri, but come west more than thirty year ago. First he stopped in Colorado, uhfre he rook a prominent rare in politics, serving in tiie state leg( '-nure. and in lcn" he ran" to Utah. Tie was a member of the early. Democratic club in this state and a men1- her of th commission which obtained statehood for Uta h. He has served in the stnte Ifgis'anire and was a delegate to one of the Democra tic na ti final con-vention. con-vention. For mruiv vrnrp, until about two years ago. t-e was clerk of the fed-era! fed-era! court in Utah. |
