The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-25
Roosevelt Takes
the Oath of
Office.

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He had some difficulty In cor,.,.
the National Guardsmen tina, ,ha'. 'INins
not wanted. Finally they broke "ete
5again and wheeled to their forno .ai ID
Ss.uon alongside the curb, while the ~. W
loent drove swiftly up the avenue - p' 81
Milourn house. Here he remained ~. we
&short time. He did not see NJ, =,
mckinley, nor any Of the near rne,,t tuS
or the family, nor did he 60 to The ' a.s
5ident's bier 1t was a very sbor, ~. pres
respect, and the president shorteras !. VI
visit, because the details of prenarISo ~ MS
zbody for the funeral were ac,,ua1'. 'ne
progress. es N
1t was shortly after O'CLOCK -
roosevelt returned to the Wilcox bons
10 lahe the oath. Already several HIM
uiea persons mad gathered in the yieip,ty
III hopes Oh seeing new president. tn
hepl at d respectful distance and ~
mounted guardsmen and policemen rorl'
Yea up and down the avenue. adding o",s
to the scene eoiof
a number of friends of the nrasis..
ana Mr.. Wilcox had been invited ~ -
ceremony OF witnessing the oath soa.
ltor Chauncey NJ. Depew, who mad =,
.speech nominating Roosevelt for COW.
nor and vice president, was one az ~
TO arrive early. Among those who n,'s
In waiting We're: DIR. and Mrs Co.,,
sCarey, William Jeffries, George u,n5
lans, Judge Albert Haight. Johr ~
Scatchar. Robert Scatchar cell
sprague. George P. Sawyer Mrs aIrs,Y.
Wilcox, Miss Wilcox. Mrs. Mrhnrr ,'', M..
iSprague and Mrs. Mann. wife NJ a. va
the presidents physicians. prssi w..
Roosevelt entered the house and gra go,
these persons cordially. but graveiv IT,
puoyancy of spirited youth that ns,a,I'
Icharacterizes him was missing He hnS
suuoenly become a very graya ons
.thouSntful man in outward demaano,
"hlle the president waited three csr
riages came down the avenue from ~,
mousse where the dead president Law !,
the hrst carriagee were Secretary Roo,
attorney General Knox, Postmaster csn
erai Smith and John r. Hazel Judye =,
the United States Court for the Western
Distrlct OF New York In the SECOND
carriage We're the Secretary OF thu Nov,
Long. Secretary of the interior Bi,cs
COCK, Secretary Of Agriculture Wis,
and Colonel Bingham, superintenaen, ~
-NNS A4OdoC DulUlIlRS dlQ grOunda
FOLLOWING in the third carriage cams
secretary Cortelyou, John G. Milburn
ana George F. Heating, clerk Of the Unit.
ed states District Court. The mepbers
[N the cabinet and those ACCOMPANYING
them quickly reached the house and jOin.
yea the company in the parlor THIS is
room totally furnished with rare works
or art and tapestries. The outlook was
over the wide stretch Of green sward.
shaded by enormous eIms
few words were privately exchanged
ana the cabinet ranged themselves to
the right of the entrance so they would
race the president. Standing beside the
president was Judge Hazel, who was to
administer the oath of office and Mr..
Heating, the clerk of the court. The per-
sons who had been invited as spectators
stood in the background. and the news
paper men who were permitted to witness
the ceremony crowded into the hall and
viewed 1t through the open doors,
The scene was very impressive. The
vice president was very grave and there
was not smiling face IN The room. The
members of the cabinet appeared as men
utterly broken. Some of the ladies were
In tears. The grief that had come upon
the nation seemed for . moment to be
brought home in most emphatic way to
the party gathered in the Wilcox parlors
An impressive silence fell upon the
group. Presently, advancing q step te-
yond the line formed by his associates IN
the cabinet, Secretary Root began 10
speak to the president in low voice
His face was very grave and his voice
trembled with emotion, although all The
outside signs indicated That he was very
calm. Facing him, President Roosevelt
his mouth firmly set, listened with deep
attention.
President Roosevelt" said the Secre-
tary, II have been requested by all the
members of the cabinet of the late Pres
ident who are here in the city Of Buta-
10. all except two, TO request that iof
reasons of weight affecting the admins
tration of the government you should
proceed without delay to take the consul
tutional oath of office"
Another silence fell upon the group
It lasted but moment, and then Roose-
Welt spoke. "Mr. Secretary" ne SAD,
Il shall take the oath at once, agreeaoe
TO the request of the members OF ue
cabinet, and in this hour of terrible ma
.ional bereavement, / wish to say that
shall continue absolutely unbroken ihe
policy of President Mckinley for the'
,eace, prosperity and honor of our below
ID country"
Again deep silence fell upon the parry.
This time 1t was broken by the voice %
Judge Hazel, who said: "Theodore
Roosevelt, hold up your right hand
The president complied, and Judge ha'
ei read the oath, the president repeat
ng it after him, phrase for phrase =,
vas very brief, reading as follows:
10 solemnly swear that I will faithIun1
xecute the Office OF President OF lns
United States, and will to the best Q,
ny ability preserve. protect and deleHo
he Constitution OF the United states,
Another pause came, which was oroA."
y Secretary Root quickly stepping up ~. ~
he president and shaking hands WIZ
i'm and wishing him success during us
ERIN as president. Thus Theodore hoose.
Telt assumed the responsibilities OF wv
President of the United States