The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-15
SOLEMN OATH is TAKEN.
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then Senator Depew and finally with
few guests and newspaper men.
Cabinet Will All Serve.


Immediately following the dispensing
or the spectators after taking of the
oath. the President and the cabinet
members were present to confer with
him. When it was finished, the Presi-
dent said to the representative of the
Associated Press:
Following out the brief statement
L made when taking the oath, that 1
would follow the administrative lines
laid down by President Mckinley,
requested the members of the cabinet
who We're present to remain in their
positions at least for the present. They
have assured me that they will, and
may say that 1 have assurances also
from the absent MEMBERS
Inquiry was made of the President
as to whether an extra session of Con-
gress would be called by him and he
said in substance that there was no
fundamental law requiring the calling
OF Congress together upon the success
sion of Vice President to the presi-
Gency, and after consultation with the
cabinet they had decided that no such
extra session would be called.
The President, after the meeting of
the cabinet, saw a few personal
friends and, then putting on his hat
said to Secretary Root: Let us take
q AbliC vain, II Will 10 DOln ROOQ.
Secretary Root assented and they
walked out on the porch. His host, MI
Ansley Wilcox, said, "Mr. President
shan't go along with your" He said:
NO; | am going to take a short walk
up the street with Secretary Root and
will return again."
+ Would Accept No Guard.
When he got to the foot of the walk,
couple of policemen and a couple of
detectives in citizens clothes started
to follow him. He turned and told his
secretary to tell them that he did not
desire any protection.
II do not want to establish the pre-
cedent of going about guarded" he
said.
The policemen and detectives touch
eo their hats, but before he had gone
hundred yards, two of them were
walking just behind him and two of
them were following him on the other
side of the street. The two disting ii sn-
ed men attracted but little attention
until they got near the police lines on
Delaware avenue, where the President
stopped to shake hands and say COOL
bye to Secretary Root, when the crowd
recognized him and surrounded him.
The police drove the crowd back and
the President, accompanied by Col.
Bingham, who Joined him, walked
briskly back to the Wilcox mansion.
He announced later that he would
not leave the city until Monday morn
ing, when the funeral train s to
leave.
The President passed the evening
rather quietly at Mr.. Wilcox's home,
dining quite late. Gov. B. B. Odell, of
New York, Congressman Lucius Lit
tauer, of New York, and William War
den, of Buffalo, called during the
evening, as did Col. Russell Harrison.
The President while affable, showed
some effects of the long journey and
the days strain. President Roosevelt
said that he would issue a proclama-
ton and that he had put it in the
hands of Secretary Cortelyou to pre-
pare as to form, after preparing the
substance.
The President was besieged with
messages of congratulations tonight,
in fact so many came that no attempt
was made to open the large majority
of them.