The daily sentinel., 1901-03-04


tive mansion and step into his own
modest carriage, accompanied by Ser
ator Hanna, chairman OF the Republi-
can National committee, and either
John Joy Edison, chairman of the inau-
guration committee of arrangements, or
"Uncle Joe" Cannon of Illinois as rep
resentative OF the house. Aside from
the fact that Senator Hanna will ride
with the resident, no effort has been
made to define who shall enter the presi
to exercise his choice.
The Presidents personal escort will
consist of the grand marshal and staff,
the sleek, well groomed cadets of West
int and Annapolis and troop OF
Cleveland Ohio. Then will follow the
presidential party 10 carriages. Vice
President elect Theodore Roosevelt will
divide attention with the president In
succession will come carriages occupied
by members of the joint committee on
arrangements, senators, representatives,
members of the cabinet. Lieutenant
General Miles, commanding the army,
and Admiral Dewey, commanding the
navy. Admiral Dewey is Ill, however,
aud may be missed from the parade.
This part OF the exercises, the riding
from the White house to the capitol,
will not be accompanied by any pomp.
The real Inauguration occurs after the
president has taken the oath OF office on
the expansive reviewing stand fronting
the ground plaza of the capitol, with
Washington's mute figure in stone look
ing down upon the throng.
Arriving at the capitol the president
will be conducted into the presidents
chamber, adjoining the senate, where he
sits at the windup of the session to affix
his signature to the bills warm from the
legislative mill After some formality
of introduction the senate will be opened
at | | o'clock and after the organization
of the assembly the president will enter,
the vice president elect and others, in
order rs follows: Elk presidents and vice
presidents, Chief Justice Fuller and his
associates in their official robes, senators
ambassadors and ministers of the United
States, heads of exc cutive departments,
representatives., governors OF states and
territories, the commanding general OF
the army and admiral of the navy.
Then follow all the remaining officials
entitled to admission into the senate.
Owing to the limited capacity OF the
al: l:s.,L t,N
the senate ceremony of administering
the oath to the vice presdent-e t-elect has
been whitfield down to the smallest
point.
Senator Frye, as president protempore
of the senate, will administer the oath
of office to Vice President elect Theo-
dore Roosevelt after the blind chaplain
has led in prayer. After delivering his
inaugural address Mr. Roosevelt as pre-
siding officer of the senate, will organize
the new senate and swear in his Of
ticers. Following the organization OF
the senate those assembled in the cham
Der will proceed through the capitol ro-
tunda to the portico, where the presi-
presidential party steps out into the
broad arena it will bs greeted by a vast
concourse of people, extending in tiers
for several blocks La the center Of this
bly, is the presidents stand, well
covered, 30 as to protect the president
from inclement weather. After prayer
the oath of office will be administered
by Chief Justice Fuller, and President
Mckinley will deliver his inaugural ad-
dress.
After the platoon Of mounted police
will be Governors Isla I'd band, which
will be the only band allowed to play
Hail to the Chief" when it passes by
the presidential stand After the grand
marshal and staff will come Troop A OF
Ohio, which will serve as the presidents
personal escort in the march from the
capitol to the White House, After de-
tachment Of veterans of the Twenty
third Ohio volunteers in which the pres
ident won his spurs in battle, will come
the presiden tial party in carriages. In
this group will appear the distinguished
men whose names are household words.
Mai. Gen. John r. Brooke will lead
the military division. In this will ap-
pear the various military organizations,