The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-15

for the peace and prosperity and honor of
our beloved country
The president stepped farther into the
bay window and Judge Hazel, taking up
the constitutional oath of Office, which
had been prepared on parchment, asked
the president to raise his right hand and
repeat it after him. There was a hush
like death in the room as the judge read
few words at time and tie president
in a strong voice and without a tremor
and with his raised hand as steady as if
carved from marble repeated it after
him. And thus I swear" he ended it.
The hand dropped by the side. the chin
for an instant rested on the breast and
the silence remained unbroken for
couple of minutes as though the new
president of the United States was offer
Ing silent prayer. Judge Hazel broke
it. saying: MIR. President. please attach
your signature and the president. turn
ing to small table nearby, wrote ..Theo-
dore Roosevelt" at the bottom of the
document in a firm hand
Il should like to see the members of the
cabinet few moments after the others
retire" said the president, and this was
the signal for the score of people who
had been favored by witnessing the cere-
money to depart. AS they turned to go
the president said: II will shake hands
with you people, gladly and with some
thing of his old smile returning, he first
shook hands with the members of the
cabinet present. then Senator Depew, and
finally with a few guests and newspaper
men.
The cabinet conference lasted very
nearly two hours, and when it was fin
ished the president said to the Asso-
ciated Press:
CABINET REMAINS.
'sFcllowing out the brief statement I
made when taking the oath that I would
follow the administrative lines laid down
by President Mckinley I requested the
members of the cabinet who were present
to remain in their positions at least for
the present. They have assured me that
they WILL and may say that / have as
surance also from the absent members
Inquiry was made of the president as
to whether an extra session of congress
wculd be called by him, and he said in
substance that there was no fundamen-
tai law requiring the calling of congress
together upon the succession of vice
president to the presidency. and that aft
er consultation with the cabinet they
had decided that no such extra session
would be called. The president, after the
meeting CT the cabinet, saw few per-
sonal friends, and then putting on his
hat said to Secretary Root: Let us take
a little walk; it will do us both good"
Secretary Root assented, and they
walked ont On the porch. His host, Mr..
Ansley Wilcox, said: "Mr President.
shall l go along with your He said,
No, am going to take short walk
up the street with Secretary Root and
will return again" When he got down
to the foot Of the walk a couple of po-
lice and a couple of detectives in citizens
clothes started to follow him. He turned
and told his secretary to tell them he
did not desire amy protection Il do not
wont TO establish the precedent of going
about guarded
OUT FOR A WALK.
The policemen and detectives touched
their hats. but before he had gone a
hundred yards two of them were walking
just behind him and two of them were
following him on the 0fhar side of q