The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25
How President of United States
Is Inaugurated.
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washington, after the removal OF the
government to this city from Phiadel-
phia a year previous. 1t has always
been a tradition that Jefferson insisted
upon an unceremonious inauguration
with a total absence Of pomp and with
the retention of all the simplicity of the
colonial period. According to the story
generally believed, jefferson unhitched
his riding horse in front of his lodgings
and rode almost unattended 10 the
caDitoI to take the oath OF ONCE a
study of the newspapers, however, Goes
notsconfirm the traditional account OF
the democratic manner in when Mr..
Jefferson made his way TO and from the
capitol On March 4, 1901, at noon, IN
accordance with summons from the
president-elect, congress met TO nOnof
the first inauguration held in Washing
ton. THE scene was the same as eA-
hibited upon former occasions.
At u o'clock Thomas Jefferson, at
tended 10y a number of his fellOw-ci1-
zens, among them many members OF
congress. repaired to the capitol. -
he entered a salute was given him by
the artillery. On making his appear
ance in the senate chamber ne was
conducted to the presiding oInc I.-
chair Vice President Burr was seated
on the right, Chief Justice Marshall on
his left. After the delivery of his inau-
euraI address, the chief justice ad-
ministered the oath of office. Later ne
was escorted to his lodgings, although
the presidents palace was at MS dlS-
posal. The remainder of the day was
devoted to purposes of festivity and a
general illumination took place at
night. Ex-President Adams was not
present.
In a general way the inaugurations
| of the present day do not diner ma
| teriaIly from the ceremonies which at
| tended the inauguration Of President
Washington and his successors. The
| only marked difference must be sought
| in the fact that the United States has
grown to be one of the most populous
| civilized countries in the world and the
| inaugural ceremonies spread over a
| larger stage through the natural &C
| erection of numbers, combined with the
remarkable facilities of travel and COM
! munications which are afforded by
modern inventions. 1t is interesting,
| therefore to cast a glance backward to
! the ceremonies which attended the m
| auguration of the first president.
Inauguration Of Washington
1t was resolved by congress convened
| at New York in old Federal Hall, April
| 49, 1863. Ito attend the installation or
| the president of the United States at II
! O'Clock tomorrow in the senate room,
and afterwards to attend him to divine
! service at St. PauTs church" Accord
! fngIy, General Washington, seated in a
! carriage with Colonel Humphrey, his
| aide-de-camp, and Tobias Lear, his pr1-
| vate secretary, was escorted from
| Governor Clinton's residence TO Con-
! gress Hall with military and civic non
/ Ors.
/ 'sTo the end that the oath Of office
| may be administered in the most public
| manner Vice President Adams, sworn
| in on April 20, conducted General
| Washington to the outer gallery at
! ter being formally received by both
| houses of congress. Chancellor Robert
/ r. Livingston then administered the
oath of office, after which President
| Washington returned to the senate
| chamber and delivered his inaugural
| address.
! shortly afterward the whole assembly
! attended him to st. PauIs church,
/ where prayers were read by Bishop
| Samuel Provost. The day was given up
/ to rejoicings, and at night there was a
] brilliant display of fireworks. General
/ Webb, Colonel Smith, Lieutenant Colo
| mel Fish. Lieutenant Colonel Franks.
/ Major LEnfant, Major Blocker and
/ Mr.. Livingston served as assistants TO
| the senate and house committee on the
| inaugural ceremonies.
/ On March f. 1898, in response to sum-
! mons, congress assembled in Indepen-
| dence Hall, Philadelphia, where Prest-
/ dent Washington was sworn into Office
! by Judge William Cushing of the SUI
| preme court, after which the president
| retired "as he had come, without pOmp
| or ceremony.
| The second Inauguration of President
/ Mckinley will not differ materially
/ from the inauguration of four years
/ ago and eight years ago, except in SO
/ far as the development of the country
insures the increasing magnitude of the
| event. The president, in a carriage, VIII
| be escorted by a military and civic pa
| rade from the White House to the cap
| itOl, where he viii take the oath OF
/ office, administered by the chief justice
| of the supreme court. This will be on
! March f. at noon. The escort will con-
| sist of United States regulars, the sur
| viving veterans under General Daniel
| Siclles, the cadets of the military and
| naval academies. militia organizations
| f1ambeau and civic societies and politi-
| cal marching clubs, besides visiting
/ governors of states and their stats
| Many of those in line will represent the
/ organized military forces of states
Pennsylvania alone promising the at
tendance of 5000 men. Militia troops
| will come from states as far remote as
| Maine and Illinois, and there viii also
be present a battalion of native Porto
Ricans. About twenty governors vii
| participate.