The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-09-21
rAKEs .-uE OATH or OFFICE I1x
4, THE PRESENCE OF ldnalBERs
of CABINET.
CABINET OFFICERS Will WA. STAY
,1.. Roosevelt Declares before the
ceremony 1t WIN he HIS Purposse-
- carry out the Policy of Presi--
a.nt mckinley - There WIN Not.
He an Extra session Of ongress-
oner. sympathy to Mrs.. Me- Me-
Kinley.

nresidential chair Of n AlustAcsan.
p,,h1ic saturday took the oath OF once
md was sworn if. as president 70 sue
GOOD the lamented President Mckinney,
wing dead from the effects OF an assas-
sir's bullet. a,,n,a.
,oen+ WAS that all the cabinet ministers
wonld remain with him end thatstnere
,,,o,,1d not. he an extra session OF con-
gress. o.+, ~
oe9oe occurred at the residence or
Ansley Wilcox, a personal fr1end. anu
the scene was an affecting n e
There were present when ne sWore 70
the oath: Secretaries Root, Hitcncock,
Long. Wilson and Postmaster Genera
smith. Senator Chauncey M. epe OF
New York and others.
The new president had just come
from tho Milburn house, whittier ne.
had Immediately gone on his arrival IN
tho CITY to express to Mrs. Mckinley
and the family of the dead president
his deep sympathy in the nour q senei1
bereavement.
Roosevelt Takes Oath.
The rlace selected for the ceremony
was the library of Mr.. Wilcox's mouse.
Surrounding him were the nv mem
hers of the cabinet-Secretaries Root,
Hitchcock, Long and Wilson and POST
master General Smith.
At precisely 1882 o'clock secretary
Root said in an almost inaudible voice.
"Mr. Vice President, Il" then ms;
voice broke, and for fully two minutes
the tears came down his face and his;
Inns ouiyered so that he could not con-
time his utterances. There were SYM
pathetic tears from those o MN.
and two great drops ran down eitner'
cheek of the successor to William NC
Kinley. Mr.. Roots chin was on MS
breast. Suddenly throwing back nls-
head as If with an effort, he continued
in broken voice:
81 have been requested on behalf OF
the cabinet of the late president, az
least those who are present in Bu1alo
all except two, to request that Tor
reasons of weight affecting the anatrss
of tho government you should proceed
to take the constitutional oath as pres
ident of the United States"
Follow McKinley's Policy.
MI. Roosevelt replied in q voice thae
at first wavered. but finally becamIs
deep andsstrong:ssts ~
IT shall take the oath at once. In ae-
cordance with your request, and IN TINS
hour OF deep and terrible national pc
reavement, I wish to state that 1t shan
be my aim to continue absolutely un-
broken the policy Of President Mch1n-
ley for the peace AMI prosl Gritty ~
honor of our beloved country"
Judge ]. r. Hazel Of the United
States district court then administered
the oath Of Office.
Immediately following the dispensing
Of the spectators after taking the oath
President Roosevelt asked the cabinet
members present to confer with him.
The conference lasted very nearly two
hours, and when 1t was finished b
president said:
"Following out the brief statement I
made when taking the oath that !
would follow the administrative lines
laid down by President Mckinley, ] re-
uuested the members OF h 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 assurance also
from the absent members"
INQUIRY was made of the president as
to whether an extra session Of congress-
would be called by him, and he said IN
substance that there was no tunda-
mental law requiring the calling Of con-
gress together upon the succession Of .
vice president to the presidency, and
after consultation with the cabinetSthey
had decided that no extra session would
be called.