The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-03-07
! the FIRST FRAUD.
He Jskss tho Oath Of Once
n Secret and Becomes
r Granite Successor.
A Fear OF TIlden. Inspired by
Guilt, Being the Impelllng
Cause Of the ACT.

Bsjlef that the Cabinet Of the
0hloan Has Been Selected,
and that Il C0ntains No
S0utherner.
Especial Telegram to Chicago Times.
AFTfTINa BEGINNING.
WAsHEcrox, March 4.-Last night at
z o'clock Returning Board Hayes had
administered to him the oath of Office by
Chief Justice Waite. 1t was done in a
very secret manner, and there has since
been 20 much cast-iron lying upon the
subject that the town has been fairly up.
side down oyer the many conflicting
stories that have been circulated upon
the subject. The act of stealing the pres.
idency, fitly completed BY Hayes sneakine
surreptitIsusly into office under cover OF
night, almost unattended, and then en-
joining secrecy upon everyone who was
connected with this eliminating act Of
the theft makes q most fitting begin
ming Of
HIS rRAupuLKNcY's OFFICIAL CAREER.
Yesterday there was a consultation at
Vlce-President Ferry's room at the capt.
toll upon the subject of Hayes being
sworn in to-day to avoid any possible
emergency that might arise. 1t was
given ont that he would be sworn in to-
day, and was so published in the local
papers this morning. A large crowd
visited the white house this forenoon to
witness the swearing in. The turnkey at
the door, acting under instructions, said
that Hayes was to be sworn in at the
presidents mansion to-day. The Times
reporter, not content with this general
statement, pressed in, and had an inter-
view with Col. Fred Grant upon the sub
ject. He said, 81 know positively that
HAYES WILL NOT BE SWORN IN TO-DAY"
The reporter still fingered, and as he did
so Gen. Grant, accompanied by his son.
Ulysses 8. Grant. Jr., drove up in car
rage from the capitol, where they had
been al night attending upon the work
Of congress. The reporter addressed
Buck Grant by saying, II suppose by to.
morrow your father will become pri.
yate citizen" she Is now" said
young Grant. "How Is that? Mr..
Hayes Is not president until he is sworn"
II don't know whether l ought to tell
YOU or not. will ask father" Buck
Grant went inside and
CONSULTED WITH HIS FATHER.
Then he came out saying that his father
said 1t might a. well come out. Grant,
jr.. then stated that Hayes had the oath
OF ONCE administered to him by Chief
Justice Waite at Z O'Clock last evening In
the red parlor OF the white house. "was
anyone else present besides Hayes and
Waits" mo one" said young Grant.
Father WAS in the house, but he did not
come down" This statement is corrob-
GRATED by Brickhan, editor of the Dayton
Journal, who is here. He says that At
torney General Taft told him that the
oath of Office was administered as re-
ported above, and that he (Tatt) was also
present with Gen. Sherman,
POINT OVERLOOKED
By young Grant. Brickhan also said
that be had had conversation with len.
Sherman In which he reiterated the same
thing. Meanwhile all day long there
have been many contradictory state.
ments made, and everybody about Hayes
has evaded direct answering by saying
first that Hayes would not be sworn ia
to-day, and second. that Hayes had al.
ready been sworn in. One story was
that he was driven to Chief Justice
Waite's home at HIS am. where
TIE OATH WAS ADMINISTERED PRI-
vATELY.
A reporter called upon Senator Sher.
man At ! O'Clock this afternoon and
asked: "Can you give any informatio
about Hayes to-days'' "You had better
say nothing about it at all. Everything
has been provided for. am not at lib
erty to say anything about it," Mr..
WeoD hayes, the son OF the president
elect said In reference to his father !:
HE viii be sworn in at the regular time
to-morrow," but further than that he
was non-committal. He also told an ar.
list OF Frank Leslie's that his father
would not be sworn In until tomorrow.
Inc Republican in an extra this after.
neon said "The conclusions to be drawn
from the almost
USACoUSTABLE MYSTERY.
Which seems TO have been drawn over
this affair arc simply these: Prssiden,
Hayes has been sworn In quietly by thu
chief Justice, and he is therefore presi
dent OF the United States at this hour
but why this fact should be enveloped il
mystery 10 more than we have been abb,
70 ascertain. For the sake OF observing
precedents. however, it is understood
that he win 20 through tho regular
form Of inaugurL ceremonies tomorrow
and perhaps again take the oath OF office
before the people. according to inau'
gurd custom" Later In the afternoon
another reporter had
A. MfkevIEw WITH SENATOR THURMAN.
when me latter said that Hayes had
esesny essn sworn in to-day. The
following Is the eonyersation that
Rsporter-Senator. there seems to be
. nyaesy sbeat the swearing In OF Mr..
Hayes this morning, snd:you can dispsl