Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-11-26
INAUGURATION PLANS.
c. c. Glover May be Chairman Of Com
nnittee-Big Crowd Expected.

Washington. Nov 25.-Georgc Il. Cor,e!-
YOU, chairman Of the Republican National
Committee. is expected to arrive in Wash
inston from New York this week. and it
is believed that the announcement that
c. G. Glover. president Of the riggs Bank
has been selected as chairman of the
Roosevelt Inaugural Committee will be
made dt once. This appointment is usual
ly the only office ON the inaugural com
mittee which is at the disposal of the ;1l-
ministration. In this instance, however,
it may he said with authority that net
only the other officers of the executive
committee. but all the members. will he
selected with consideration for the wishes
OF the President and Mr. Cortcl"cu. 1t
VIII be. 2S usual, Il non partisan OrganZa-
ton. representing the citizens of the Dis
trlct.
it is expected that more than half the
States will be represented at the inaugural
by their Governors and the members of
their Staffs- Democrats as well as Re
publicanS will be here. and will hc accom-
panied in most cases by detachmcitS from
their militia organizations. Governor
Warfield Of Maryland said yesterday tina
he would attend the inauguration. and he
has invited the Maryland National Guard
tn take part in the parade. The arrange
ments for the trip have been placed in
III" hands Of Adiutant General Riggs
Iht work OF the finance committee is
not completed when the necessary funds
have been subscribed. Ii must take
chIrS" of the expenditure of this money.
through its treasurer; must attend to the
distribution and sale of tickets to the in
to the concerts which are given in the two
or three days following the Inaugural lion,
III the Pension Office Building.
Ccnsiderahle interest has already been
displayed by prominent citizens as to the
reviewing stands and decorations along
PENNSYLVANIA avenue. the line of march.
-Four years ago the chairman of the com
mittct on parks and stands advocated a
new departure in the construction of re-
viewing stands. hclieveing they should be
uniform in design ana finish. He APP
pointed a subcommittee of prominent
architects, with the result that the
Court of Honor was built, running
along the avenue in front of the Treasury.
tie White House and State. War and
Navy departments. This consisted of
stands faced with tall Grecian columns,
and vas so well received that for Il while
there was talk of making the construction
Permanent. The novelty was. expensive,
| but 80 many seats We're provided on the
| four large stands that the revenue was
| ample to defray all bills 1t is almost GER
tain that some similar scheme or adorn-
ment will be followed for the Roosevelt
| Inauguration ceremonies and while some
| faN"r the same architectural design,
! others advocate something new.
Another problem with which the com
| mlttce on parks and stands will have to
| contend Will he providing seats for the
| extraordinary number Of visitors cx-
! pccted: If two hundred thousand per-
sons visit Washington on March T. 19O5-
and this has been set as a conservative
estimate. in view of the great personal
popularity of President Roosevelt it will
he task 50 10 arrange the reviewing
| stands that even half Of them may he
seated while the pageant passes. Then
| too. there will be many native and rrsi-
| dent Washingtonians who will want seats
| from which to see the show. Applications
| for hotel accommodations and sop atc are
already being received from the fore
! handed and those who defer their ar
rangements until the last minute may
fare badly.