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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1888
Page
13
Governor Foraker's inauguration is announced for next Monday with remarks on Speaker Lampson. Joint legislative session counted state officers' votes while editorials discuss tariff, party strategy, and regional political tensions.
The Ohio inauguration for Governor Foraker will be held next Monday with a grand parade featuring the National Guard civic and political groups from across the state. Groups from Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus and more attend along with clubs from Pittsburgh Wheeling and New York. A reception in the evening offers a meet with the governor and his wife. Railroads offer one cent per mile fares to Columbus with many attractions including legislature sessions and opera houses. The Columbus committees promise comfort and convenience for visitors. The governor’s message to the General Assembly runs four columns and covers finances tariff and wool growing with strong anti free wool sentiments and calls for protection of domestic industry. Further extracts will appear next week.
Senator Chandler introduces a bill to regulate congressional elections in South Carolina Louisiana Mississippi and other former Confederacy states amid forecasts of likely veto by the White House. The measure aims to ensure fair voting rights and curb fraud while warning that if elections are honest no harm will come from federal oversight.
Republican senators elected to oppose the caucus slate meet at the News House in Columbus and vow to break the ticket if needed even at the cost of Dem office gains. The reconvened vote then installs new officers for the Senate while the House organizes at Columbus with Lampson elected Speaker.
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