| Show WELLS IS GOVERNOR grand inauguration ceremony Ceri moDy and celebration at sat lake oath administered by chief justice zane the farada was very hae flae exercises at the tabernacle the inauguration of governor wells and the state officers at the capital monday was an imposing affair jt is estimated that fifteen thousand people crowded into the salt lake tabernacle to witness the auspicious event the day was all that could be desired in point of weather enthusiasm and success the day began with a procession according to the salt sait lake papers the parade was one of the most moat striking features of the inaugural inauguration arid and made a 6 fitting pre preliminary imi i to the impressive ceremonies that followed at the tabernacle it was a complete success and under the able direction of marshal burton arid and his aids was conducted without an error every organization was in its place when the command forward was given ard the line of march was completed IV without a hitch ORDER OF tur THE procession sixteen of the finest marchin marchins abreast made up the first platoon pw t which cleared the way nay for the two twe battalions battalion a of the sixteenth in fantry which headed by its magnificent ent enk band badtke had the right of the 13 x 11 aal ayl j ap IN e 0 istl at een mal ly iv assisted in making the success and for this officers arld and men are entitled to the thanks of all interested the denhalter band was followed by brigadier general R W young commanding the national guard and his staff the signal giacal corps under captain W 11 W hall was the first state organization colonel henry page with the field and staff of tle the birdt fai it infant infantry rv N G U 1 headed the first battal lion of that organization captain saunders of farmington with his company were also in the parade tile the militia made a very handsome appearance pe arance the officials and retiring officials in in carriages were escorted by troop C first cavalry commanded by captain naylor carriage Carri ape no 1 1 governor heber M wells and ex acting governor charles C richards carriage no 2 secretary of state james T hammond ammond II ez ex secretary elijah sells president wilford woodruff and dr T 0 iliff carriage no 3 ex delegate george 0 Q cannon ex delegate 0 joseph josei ih L rawlins andea and ex delag delegate ate john T caine carriage no 4 chief justice charles S zane united states district attorney J W judd and at torney general A C bishop carriage no 5 assistant justices james A miner and george W bartell bartch ex justice william 11 II king of provo and district judge 11 11 II of ogden carriage no C G state treasurer james chipman territorial exterritorial ex treasurer J W whitehead jr and lion hon morgan richards carriage no 7 state superintendent of schools john T park ex commissioner T B lewis mayor janaes bamps glendinning and ex mayor robert hobert N baskin carria carriage 0 e no 8 members of utah co commission hong hone albert G norrell hoyt sherman jr arid and george IV thatcher carriage no 9 0 senators it C chambers A J evans evan E 11 II snow and representative james andrews carriage no 10 senators abraham zundel john R barnes glen millet and hiram E booth carriage no ii 11 senators reubon reuben miller john F Cli C hi idester dester james P driscoll Dri and W D cand land carriage no 12 senators david mckay and E M allison Al lipon jr carriage no 13 I 1 tives lives peter thomason Thom reon john lowry sr orville thompson and A S condon carria carriage e no 14 representatives presley denny tom ferge son J bolitho and H 11 M cashing carriage no 15 representatives A 0 smoot E L dark clark J X ferguson and J T thorne carriage no 16 representatives william gibson aquila E 1 Rad dilz peter 11 maughan thomas sevy and hyrum lemmon carriage no 17 representatives jos joseph eph monson IV IV V mans field J IT shafer A P corenson Soren soo T B lewis and J 11 bernheisel carriage no 18 represents Re presenta tives W V H gibbs F J stevens R E egan L A curtis NJ N J harris and A V taylor carriage no IO 10 tives W P J F joaeph E robinson daniel heiner 11 larson and william howard carriage no 20 representatives george deard beard A caniar charles morrill and IV IV wilson carriage no 21 1 ion hon W C A smout smoot and bishop jacob weller original pioneers of 47 george crismon and J L weiler carriage no 22 apostle john henry smith apostle and mrs francis M lyman carriage no 23 presidency of th the salt lake stake angus M cannot cannoni Can joseph E taylor and C AV penrose pen rose then cams came the pride of the guard first battery commanded by captain gibb holds band headed maxwell and ackein mcke in posts Q G A R the veteran firemen eighty strong drawing the old hand land engine 0 19 e made a pretty display in their bright red shirts and helmets bb linets chief pratt captain donovan field marshal jim adams and a baity came next in patrol wagon which was handsomely decorated the fire department followed the coach utah loaded with union pacific officials and employees filled the next place and was followed by Me Mc Donalds float salt lake division no 1 U R K P was next the traveling men forty strong with giap in hand band each man wearing a jaunty cap came next the select knights 0 A 0 V U IV with their neat uniforms and showy chape chateaus chapeaus aus succeeded suc ceded the traveling men and were followed by the three lodges of this city salt lake Turn verien headed beaded by bv a band represented the german germa n citizens there were sixty in line behind was a huge float loaded with apparatus upon which expert gymnasts performed to the edification of the concourse then followed a goodly membership of the scandinavian societies and succeeding this came a long line of citizens in carriages and sleighs AT THE TABER NACLE the people began flocking to the tabernacle an hour before the time fixed for the commencement of the exercises about 1120 0 the doors were ere opened and streams of humanity poured in through each until the ahe vast building was packed from floor to dome as probably it had bad never been packed before and the grou grounds rids were thronged thron ged by eager ager citizens unable by any means to effect an entrance on the platform wag wa noticed among others president wilfo wilford rd woodruff governor elect IT H NJ wells acting governor C C richardq richard rev kev T C iliff aliff chief justice Zane Judges bartch miner powers king and judd attorney general A C bishop secretary state hammond Hdm mond hon john T caine ex mayor baskin mayor glendinning clendinning lion hon george Q can non colonel james shipman IJO hoyt vt sharman lion hon J L ra Ran lins john henry smith brigham young F lyman joseph F smith A IT cannon J NV White heid jr r hot HOD R C chambers general R IV young frank je jennings G C IV penrose elias A smith mayor downey general penrose sixteenth infantry john Q cannon captain IV W hall george IV thatcher N IV clayton 11 E booth captain morrison lieutenants buck simmons castle spencer erwin major mc laughlin Laugh liu lil colonel coats captain Wb itell lieutenant woodward lieutenant george captain richards lieutenant lieutenant dunning captain alien lieutenant palmer lieutenant cowles lieutenant lassiter captain mcfarland Farland Me lieutenant carey captain moble lieutenant steedman lieutenant preston captain woodbury lieutenant tt right surgeon 1 e major girard lieutenant des det deshon h hon on assistant mr eur burgeon geon eon state treasurer chipman state slate auditor morgan richards the decorations were gorgeous and elaborate as aa befitted the most portent ious occasion that utah lips hs seen hanging in midair above the geat auditorium was the mant mam moll lag spangled now with forty five stars the flag extended over feet in length and was 75 feet wide on it was the new star that silver longed men were eulogizing log izing and the populace were saluting with storms of enthusiasm at 1250 1230 p m secretary of the territory C C richards the acting governor called the meeting to order the sixteenth infantry band rendered a musical selection mr air richards stated that president woodruff was not net in sufficiently good health to permit his delivering the invocation but the a aged ed president had prepared a prayer which would be road b by y president george Q cannon sir mr cannon was ap plaue and read the prayer the tha chorus lead by professor evan stephens sang the star span spangled aled banner in a manner that stirred the souls of the assemblage and elicited cheers t t the president then ballel upon hon i J L rawlins cawlina to read the proclamation of statehood mr rawlins was prolonged applause and read the proclamation cla mation after the reading deadina of the proclamation mr rawlins turned to governor wells and said 1 I now have the lionor honor to to heber M wells the first governor of utah the pen used by president Pres dent cleveland at ten minutes to mid on the day of july 1894 in signing the bill under which utah became a state I 1 present it to you in order that it may be preserved in the archives of the state great app applause laute music by the Den denhalter balter band acting governor richards then addressing governor wells said in pursuance of the constitution of the new state and of the terms of the enabling act the lime has arrived when the federal power withdraws and yields up to the native son who has been chosen as governor of the state of utah in conformity with this I 1 now nov have the pleasing duty to surrender to him the executive power on his taking the oath of office to be administered to him by the chief justice of the new state the lion ilon charles S zane governor wells then came forward and subscribed to the oath immediately after which the same oath was adamini administered to the other bbate officers james chipman treasurer james T hammond ammond II secretary A C bishop attorney general morgan richards auditor the form of oath was as follows you solemnly swear that you will buppert tUp bup port maintain and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution ot the state of utah and that you will discharge the duties of your office with fidelity the song written specially for the occasion by prof stephens entitled utah we love thee was rendered by a chorus of a thousand voices in most pleasing 0 and effects ive dianner ni manner anner after which secretary state james T hammond ammond II read the proclamation of governor wells calling a special session of the legislature as follows FIRST by the governor of the state of utah whereas the constitution of this state does not fix the time for the commencement of the first regular session or of the legit legislature lature of the state of utah by reason of which an extraordinary occasion exists therefore I 1 heber al wells governor of the state of utah by virtue of the authority vested in me by the constitution of this sf state ate do hereby convene the legislature of this state in special session to commence on the ath day of january A D 1896 at 2 p in of that day 1 at I the joint city and county buil building dirt in tho the city and county of salt lake for the purpose of fixing a time certain by le legislative enactment for the commencement men cement of the first firn regular session of the lepi legislature slature of this state done at salt lake city at 12 boon this ath day of january in the year ot of our lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety six and of if the independence of the united states the one hundred and twentieth and in the first year of the state of utah HEBER M WELLS governor JAMES T SEAL secretary of state governor wells then read his inaugural address the reading of the address occupied fifty seven minutes after which the audience sang america and nd the proceedings clos closed edby by the rev T C giving the closing 0 prayer As the assembled multitude dispersed the combined bands played the familiar strains of hail columbia and the star spangled banner which were intermingled with patriotic shouts and cheers from the departing throng |
