Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-04

| NNWNtX bad weather atPresidont
W Harrison's inaugura-
49, ton four years ago that
before another Presi-
dent should be inaug
urated the date Of such ceremony would be
| changed from the 4th Of March to the Goth Of
April, which marked the beginning Of presi-
DENTAL Inauguration Then the weather would
be more settled, there would be no liability to
| experience such frigid temperature marked
Gen. Grants second Inauguration. and there
would be greater likelihood of fair and balmy
weather. Mr.. Grains resolution, however,
| failed OF favorable action.
Gen. Washington's second Inauguration took
place In Philadelphia. and it was in that city
| also that his successor Mr.. Adams was indicted
| into Office.
| THE FIRST IN WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Jefferson, as all know, was the first
President to take the oath Of office In the pres
ent capital, Washington having been inaugu-
| rated first in New York and for his second term
in Philadelphia, in which latter city Mr.. Adams
also was made President.
The federal party, which for ten years had
been held in power more by the personal popu-
| larity Of Washington, it's acknowledged leader,
| than by any popularity of it's own in the year
1900, after a most bitter contest, was buried.
| never to be resurrected, and its leader in that
been most bitterly assaied. both in the papers
and on the stump, was defeated And the re
| publicans." for so the democrats called them
| selves In those days, cast an equal number OF
| electoral votes each for Mr.. jefferson and Mr.
Burr, which tie being decided by one majority
in the House of Representatives in favor Of the
former. 1t came to pass that two or three DAYS
before the 4th of March. 1901, the father Of the
term "Jeffersonian simplicity came up on
horseback from Monticello" his Virginia
nome. and took "unassuming lodgings" on
Capitol Hill.
A co;emporary newspaper states that ''at
| an early hour on Wednesday morning
| (March 4, lS0l) the city OF Washington pre-
sented spectacle Of uncommon animation,
occasioned by the addition to its usual popula-
ton of large body of citizens from the ada
cent districts. discharge from the company
OF Washington artillery ushered in the day,
and about 10 clock the Alexandria company
OF riiemen with the company of artillery pa
raded In front OF the Presidents lodgings"
JEFFERsoNIAN SIMPLICITY.
At IL O'Clock Thomas Jefferson, attended BY
number Of his fellow citizens, among whom
were many members Of Congress. repaired to
| the Capitol, which he entered under a discharge
from that company of artillery. We are also
informed his dress was as usual that OF n
plain citizen. without any distinctive badge of
office. which sentence nigh. lead the unin-
formed to suppose that Washington and Adams
had b, en- decked in crowns and purple robes or
some other such distinctive badge" Mr..
Jefferson entered the Senate chamber in which
hall this Inauguration took place, where were
! assembled the Senate and the members of the
House OF Representatives. who arose as the
President-elect took the Vice Presidents chair,
which MIR. Burr, who had few min
utes before been sworn in as Vice Pres
ident, vacated for him. After few mo-
ments of silence Mr.. Jefferson arose and
delivered his address before the Largest con-
course OF citizens ever assembled here" The
| oath OF office then adm nistered by the
chief justice. after which he returned to his
lodgings accompanied by the Vice President
| the chief justice and the heads Of the depart
mcnts, where he was waited upon by a number
OF distinguished citizens. Another discharge
OF artillery announced the contamination Of
| the happy event and the remainder Of the day
was devoted to purposes Of festivity CD and at
night there was general illumination. Mr.
Adams, the retiring President. was conspicuous
by his absence, having left the city in his own
| carriage and started for his home in MassacLu-
sets at daylight that morning.
SO passed the first Inauguration in Washing
ton. How even the far-seeing Jefferson would
stare in wonder if he could peep into Washing
| ton on the 4th of next March. Contrary to
the present custom the day was celebrated in
all the principal cities OF the country The
procession in Philadelphia was said "for splen-
dor and extent to have surpassed anything of
the kind
JAMES MADISON.
James Madison was first inaugurated in the
hall of the House Of Representatives on Satur-
day. March 4, 1909. Unfortunately these Sat-
urday inaugurations will cut short the festivities
! once every twenty eight years. and ono Of tho
knotty questions which the committee has been
untying for the past few weeks is Shall the ball
begin early and the people go home before
Sunday morning, or shall the Sabbath day be
invaded
THE P1nsr SATURDAY INAUGURATION.
This first Inauguration Saturday. according to
| one Of the papers of that time, from its
by the liveliest demonstrations of ioy." and
| they used to know how to demonstrate in those
days, too ut appeared as If the people, actuated
by general aud spontaneous impulse, deter
mined to manifest, in the strongest manner. the
interest excited by this great event and their
and their happiness" and very much more of
the same sort
1t is said that the dawn Of day was announced
by federal salute from the navy yard and at
an early hour the volunteer corps Of militia be-
gan to assemble" Then follows this unusual
statement: "Such was the interest to be present
that the whole area allotted to citizens In the
(old) Representatives Hall was filed to over
flowing several hours before noon, and it is
computed that the number Of people surround
the SdpltOl exceeded
The scene in the Hall Of Representatives ia
described in an old paper as follows: 'Mr.
Jefferson arrived at IL o'clock and took chair
at the right Of the presiding officer of the Sem
ate. short time before that Mr.. Madison left
his own house, escorted by the troops Of cav
| airy Of Washington and Georgetown, COM
manded by Capt. Brent, and. at q few minutes
past IL, entered the hall. attended by several of
| the cabinet officers and the private secretary Of
President Jefferson. He was introduced by a
committee Of the Senate, when the presiding
officer left the chair and conducted Mr. Madi-
! son to it."
| Mr.. Madison then delivered his address.
when the oath Of Office was administered to
him by Chief Justice Marshall. when the Pres
ident retired two rounds Of minute guns were
fred. On leaving the Capitol he found the
| volunteer militia companies Of the District
nine in number and in complete uniform, I'M
| der the command Of Col McKinney-drawn
up, whose line he passed in review, when he en-
| tered his carriage and was escorted home the
| same way he came" "A large concourse of
ladies and gentlemen, Mr.. Jefferson among the
| number, Immediately waited upon hum, to
whom refreshments were literally distributed. =
"The company generally after calling on the
| President waited on Mr.. Jefferson to take Q
last farewell before his departure.
Particular attention was called to tn, fact
| that Mr.. Madison wore full suit Of cloth Of
American manufacture, made of the wool of