Anadarko Daily Democrat (Anadarko, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 30, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 4, 1909 Page: 3 of 4
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM
F AND
SHERMAN
ARE
NEW PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRES-IDENT
TAKE OATH OF OFFICE.
WASHINGTON ISTHRONGED
Details of the Notable Ceremonies In
the Senate Chamber and on the
East Portico of the
Capitol.
BY EDWARD B. CLARK.
Washington Mar. 4. William How-
ard Taft Js now president of tho Uni-
ted States nnd James Schoolcraft
Sherman Is vice-president.
President Taft took tho oath of of-
flco shortly after noon on tho cast
portico of tho capltol In the presence
of ono of tho greatest throngs that
over gathered In tho chlof legislative
city of tho nation to witness tho cere-
monies attending tho inauguration of
a chief executive. Tho vlco president
took tho oath of olllco In tho senato
chamber Immediately preceding tho
administering of thr- oath to tho
president-elect.
Notwithstanding" tlio fact that Mr.
Taft has been In civil pursuits all his
life tho military display which accom-
panied lIs induction Into olllco was
greater than that which marked tho
Inauguration of tlu) militant rough
rider president Theodoro Roosevelt
four years ago. Washington was
filled with civilians and Boldlers and
sailors. From tho earliest daylight
hour tho BtrcotB wcro crowded with
people. Pennsylvania avenue tho cen-
ter of all things In Washington was
packed with tho crowds every man
and woman in which sought by an
early arrival to obtain a placo of van-
tago from which tho great procession
which for hours pas I through tho
broad thorough aie mulii bo seen.
Every window and every balcony over-
looking tho nvcnuo had been preempt
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ed for weeks by persons willing to
pay great sums to get nn unobstructed
view of the passing marchors
Decorations Are Beautiful.
The sccno was ono of constant
movement and constant color. Tho
red white and bluo floated from ovory
flagpole and foil as drapery from
every cornlco. Tho Inaugural commit-
too succeeded this year in outdoing
all previous efforts at decora;! - ef-
fect. In the line of march leading from
the cnpitol up Pennsylvania avonue
past the great treasury building and
White House thoro woro nearly 1000
regular troops and twlco ns many
members of the National Guard of tho
different states and independent mili-
tary organizations. Tho civic fea-
tures of tho parado wcro many. The
trades tho professions and all kinds
of business activities wcro represent-
ed by thousands of persons who camo
to Washington to do honor to tho
country's now civil chief.
Gather at the Capltol.
Early In tho day tho president-elect
met tho out-going president In tho
White- House. About an hour beforo
noon tho congressional commlttco of
arrangements consisting of Senators
Knox Lodge- and Ilncon and Heprc
scntntlvcs Hurke Young and Gaines
urrlvcd nt the executlvo mansion and
Informed tho president and tho presl
dent-elect that congress was In readi-
ness for tho ceremonies of tho actual
Inauguration. At half-past eleven
President Roosevelt and President-to-be
Tnft ontered a carriage Mr. Taft
sitting at tho left of Mr. Hooscvelt. In
tho carriages Immediately following
were tho members of tho congression-
al commlttco of arrangements. A body
of cterans of tho civil and Spanish
wars acted ns an escort for tho out-
going and tho Incoming chiefs of
state.
All the morning long tho crowds
had been awaiting tho coming of the
two otriclals. Tho cheering was con-
stant nnd the names of both noose-
volt and Taft woro Intermingled with
tho shouts of applause. Tho drlvo to
tho capltol was mado slowly In order
that tho veterans acting as a guard of
honor might not bq distanced.
Tho president nnd tho president-
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elect wcro escorted by tho congros '
stonnl committee Into tho senato wing
of the capltol through the historic
doorway of brome on the east sldo of j
tha building. They went directly to
the president's room where they re
malned until the committee of nr
rangeraents ctrtne to them and an '
nonnced that the senate was In rem! I
was to receive them. Mr Hoosevelt
and Mr. Taft then walked to the sen
at chamber taking the seats re
(erred for them in the first row di-
rectly In front of the vlco president's
desk.
Vice-President Fairbanks and Vice
President-elect Sherman drove to the
capltol together and weut eirectly to
the room of the vice-president. In
torn they were escorted to the aenatr
chamber aa the two chief ilgnrea o!
the occasion had been escorted beforo
them. Mr. Fairbanks went at once to
his I'ln'e ns pi elding officer of Hi'
senate and Mr. Sherman took a seat
at the left of Mr Hooscvelt and Mr
Taft. just across the center aisle of
the char .her.
Mr. Sherman Takea the Oath.
Kdward Evcrott Hale the veterai
chaplain of tho sen-ito and one of the
most picturesque figures In tho Unl
ted States offered prayer Iramedl
ate!) following the prayer the oatl
of office was rdmlnlstered to Mi
Sherman by the outgoing vlce-presl
dont Mr Fairbanks. The new vkc
president next delivered his Inaugu
ral addresB and th"n nt once as the
first duty of h's new office ho adroln
lstered the oath to tho newly elected
senators of the United States
Prcrent on the floor of the sonate
chamber were many former senators
of the United States who have the
privileges of the senate at all times
owing to the fact of oneo having held
membership in the body. The speaker
and the entire house of representa
tlvog were presont and with them
wore the chief olllcials of the district
government the chief Justice and asso-
ciate Justices of the supreme court
the heads of tho oxocutle depart
monts of tho government tho govern
ors of the states and terrltoilcs tho
chiof of staff of tho nrmy and bin
aides Admiral Uowey of the navy and
his nldes and several veteran officers
of the nrm nnd nnvy who having re
eclved the thanks of congress for
gallantry In battle are entitled to the
privileges of enteilng olthor branch
of congress during session time
Among them was (Jen O. O. Howard
Procession Through Rotunda. . n
its suuu lis mo. tiuiiuiui uiuci iuii
boon sworn Into olllco n procession
was formed to march from tho senate
VICE-PRESIDENT SHERMAN
chambor through tho rotunda of the
capltol to tho platform on tho cenN
lortlco of tho cast sldo of tho build
ing Tho sorgeant-at arms of tho sci
uto and Ills fellow olllcials of ti
1'iiuBo of representatives led tho w
Thoy were followed In order by
nnishnls of the District of Columb i
nnd of tho supreme court; tho chle
Justice and associate Justices; tlui
congressional commlttco of arrant!
mentu tho president nnd tho preui I
dent-elect; tho ambassadors to the
United States; tho ministers plenlpo
tontlary; tho vice-president nnd the
secretary of tho senato tho senators
and ex senators; the speaker of the
house and the representatives In
congress
Tho platform upon which President
Tnft took tho oath of olllco oxtoadej
well out from tho portico until it
overhung tho broad plaza to tho east
whero directly to tho front woro gath
ered tho cadets from tho military an I
naval ncademles to tho roar of wh-ji i
ero tho other military bodies
President Taft Inaugurated.
Tho whlto-halred chief Jubtlco of iL
United States Melville W. Fullor uu
Ministered thu oath of oltite to A.
Taft who when ho had taken It bn
and kissed the Iiiblo held in thu h
of his LotintD's chief Jurist. Iniu
diately folluwlng thu taking uf in
oath Pri.8ldi.iil Taft delivered Ins .
augural address.
The president's bpeech IreuiKi.uj
va3 Interrupted by npplauso and n
Its eloso the grontasBunfbly bio i
enters. The president waa cu.. a
latod by thosu who woro close to in
lucludlng the retiring prcBldent u
tho other chief olllcials. Presiui.i
Tuft then ontored a can luge whim
ws at onco surrounded by the me.u
bcra of tho lllack Horso troop u
C lovcland O. which formod tho S
clal guard of honor. The preside.
lanlago was driven north and .. i
down tho hill by the senate wu
the capltol until Pennsylvania av...
us reachod. Prom that point
piosidcnt dtove Blo.ly to the
llouse along tho thorough... - .
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Leering felKw ciiue. b
INTERIOR OF MAGNIFICENT PENSION BUILDING SCENE OF THE IN-
AUGURAL BALL
INAUGURAL PARADE
FINEST EVER SEEN
MARKED BY AN UNPRECEDENTED
DISPLAY OF MILITARY.
CADETS ARE IN THE VAN
Regulars Sailors and Marines from
Atlantic Fleet National Guards-
men and Scores of Civic Or-
ganizations. BY EDWARD B. CLARK.
Washington March 4. Seldom
tho national capital witnessed n
has
pa
rado that equaled In extent nnd rang-
PRESIDENT IN PARADE GUARDED BY SECRET SERVICE MEN.
nlflccnce that which followed Presi-
dent William II. Taft from the capltol
to tho Whlto IIouso Immediately aftor
bis Inauguration. As soon as tho pres-
ident's carriago started up Pennsyl-
vania aventio tho parado was formed.
Tho dotalU of tho military part of
tho procession wcro arrangod by Uilg.
Gon. John A. Johnson chief of staff to
Gon. Hell and by MaJ. Samuel D.
Bturgls who acted as adjutant gen-
eral. Cheers for the Cadets.
The guard of honor attending Presl
lent Taft was followed Immediately by
a mounted police guard and a full mill
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THt PRESIDENT'S ROOM IN THE PENS-ON BUILDING D.v.ORAi.
FOR THE INAUGURAL BALL.
tan bund Then came MaJ. Gon. J.
Pinr-klln Hull chief of tho geuornl staff
ur the United Stnles nrmy who was
the parade's grand marshal mid his
staff The military division had tho
right uf way after tho prosldeut's cs
cort At Its head were tho West Point
cadets in their gray uniforms march-
ing with tho perfect alignment for
which the military students are fumed.
Behind the stripling soldiers camo tho
stripling aallors the midshipmen from
the naval ncademy nt Annapolis. Jho
endets of both schools woro chcorod
as the always liao been cheered
nt ovor) Inaugural parado In which
thoy hno taken part. Immediately
behind the future olllcors of army nnd
nny enmo tho regulars of tho military
service oterniiB must of them who
had seen service In Cuba and In
tho Philippines nnd many of them
upon '.no plains In tho days boforo tho
Indians had left tho war path for
tho wajs of peaco.
In the lino wcro tho 2 COO men who
had formed tho Cufjnn army of pacifl
cation and who had Just left that Is
land In pursuance of tho policy of
tho United States to withdraw Its
troops as soon ns tho Cubans gavo ovl
denco that thoy wcro capable of gov-
erning thomsolvcs. In tho forco of
regulars wero cavalrymen infantry'
mon and artillerymen tho yellow tho
bluo nnd tho red of tho service lend
Ing their colors and something of tho
pomp and clrcumstanco of war time
to tho parado.
Thousands from Sperry's Fleet.
In tho waters of Hampton roads for
ton days tho Hoot which had mado Its
'i ecu 1 h eikltig Jourho around th
ild bail been assembled Tho bat
l ships the cruisers the destrojore
and i lie torpido bouts were drawn
upon for Ja kli-s 10 give tl 1 s a
Mrvlce un ad in.ll rPpren. n 11101 in
the Iti.tugiiial c.u monies lliei. v 1 3
t.000 nailers fiom the Connim. ui a
i.l.uoln and the other ulilps of ieny s
tiuet In the parade. The mmii
lnwi a the sailors There n-
wglinent of them men from
tul
. i it
tii i
li audi of tho service which ha
t i
the Initiative In many of the i
ill"1 sea troubii In which th i i
it's iMint 1 1 at been eni-
iMiM.i in th 11 '60's In Culia In
jf.
la.
und In China in 1900.
Regulars and tellers.
I'hn regulam of the goi 1
seivlcu led tin- way their mm
Itsbt lull 1 ii them came ih
who In 1 Inn.- of war form Ui 1
servo .'nice and later when 1
Into real soldiers shape th. b k
for jo of the government's umi
i. 1
it.
.Nt t'onal Guai-dhineu of tho m u
thu union The Uuirdmtu hi
by their bearing their march n
thulr evolutions the res tit of ilm
er Interest which In recent j a
been taken In the military c v
the civilian soliiers. The r
and tho guardsmen are closi r t
nil I
d .'
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-t
nn
1. r
today In sympathy and In tihiu
than ever thoy were befon. 11 1
uppeurunco of the state soldbis in 11 id
Inaugural parado proved tho l rum
what many ai my officers have hell r-
cently that to-day It Is but a Et j
from tho discipline and the mui u ut
the mllltla to the discipline and umtalo
of the-' regulars.
Scores of Clubs In Line.
In the rear of tho military division
earns the civic organisations. Tin ro
wero In line more than 100 clubs and
political associations from all pans of
the country nearly all of thoni wear-
lug some uuliiuo nnd distinguishing
uniform. The American club of Pitts
burg acted as personal escort to
Thomas P. Morgan tho chief of tho
clvio organizations' committee
Among the organizations which had
a place In the parado woro Bin oral
from President Tnft's state Ohio.
Among these woro tho Citizens' Taft
club und the Stamina Hepubllcnn club
of t'inclniiutl Uniform llnuk Knights
of Mattubees Clovelund tho Hrpuh-
lh an til e club and the Uuckeyo Ilo-
publiciui club of Columbus
Veteran Organizations.
As a speclnl honor to Vice-President
j.iu.es S. Shoruiuu camo the Conkllng
1 iiLondltlonnls n veteran marching
political club und tho Shot man Scouts
uu'h of Utlca N Y tho homo town of
.Mr ShoriL.111. Now York belnt; llr
uouht volt's Btntc as It Is that of Mr.
aheiman contributed tin unusual uuuv-
.1..1 of marching clubs to tho ceremo-
nies of tho Inauguration. Mr Koosu-
olt's nulghbors from Long Island pa
inded L'CU strong. Thoro wero throo
Uepulillcnn clubs from Now York city.
a political organization of colored men.
Hum Urooklyn nnd several other pollt-
.L.al aBSoclatlons t.om dlfferout cltlea
of tho statu.
Middle vVest Vell Represented
ltiiuois Indiana Missouri Kentucky
.MinuoHUta and ouicr states of tho hild-
i.c west and of tho bouth were rupro-
mted by associations of citizens po-
iiiuai clubs and by prominent statu
luunt) and municipal olllcials Many
i... ran of tho civil war who served
in tho ranks of tho union or In tho
.utiks of thu confederacy wero present
ui tho patade. There woro more for-
.ucr conlederates in lino thau woru-
p.catnt at any previous Inauguration
Mi a Uepubllcau president.
Luncheon In White House.
as soon as President Taft reached
to White Houbu ho entered and won
u.LUied by tho members of a specially
uvlied presidential party Including thu
cinornorB of several states prominent
..Uural olllcials personal friends ol
.110 president and tho members 01 tho
pi evidential family to n remoto degroo
uf lulatloushlp. A light luncheon waa
uurved In tho great state dining room
and as soon as it was over the presi-
dent walked across tho grounds of tha
Whlto House to tho presidential ro-
tewing stand built ou tho south slda-
of the avouuo directly in frout of tho
main entrance to tho Whlto IIouso and
lacing Lafayctto square. Tho presi-
dent took his placo on tho rcvlowlmx
stand nnd with him wcro thu mem-
bers of tho presidential party. Vice-
President Sherman stood on tuu Imme
diate right of tho chief executlvo.
Acrotu Pennsylvania avenua directly
in front of tho president was a ltugv
btaud for spectators occupying tho en-
tire length of ono sldo of Lufuyotte
square.
Parade Passes In Review.
As soon aa tho president appeared
on tho reviewing stand thu leading
oatid of tho procession which had bcea
i.aited to await tho appoaranco of Mr
( 1 aft began to play "Hall tothoChUX
idi Uell gavo tho ordor to pass lii rc-
iluw and tho great procession having
id head at tho Whlto House moved
uivvard to pass boforo the chief mag. s
iruto. As body after body of soldiers
tailors und civilians passed they aa-
idt d and tho president saluted in
luru
It took tho procession three hoai to-
pans tho reviewing stund. It aa u
grtat sight full of Interest and color
I Lnder tho dlroctlon of tho trained mil
I ltary chieftains who had given tnur
I tlmo to tho perfection of detu.ls tho
parndo passed quickly and In perfect
form When In frout of tho tevlow
lug bland Botno of the civic marching
iluba bhowod their proficiency In drill
by performing ovolutlous. Tho regu
la s und National Ouardmien how
.tr. Bwept by In perfect iullltu. pro-
-.ion Tho parudo was wo. thy nt ih
occasion that called It Into 1. u vuIuk
illlU
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Roberts, A. S. Anadarko Daily Democrat (Anadarko, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 30, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 4, 1909, newspaper, March 4, 1909; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc82099/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.