The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-12-30
PREPARING FOR INAUGURATION.
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accept chamanshp the Finance
Committee which he is the head Four President Nc
Kiney Mr.. w. Woodward Gold Democrat, and the
largest dry goods Washington origin
Damarscota Maine inaugural chairman but
business The gentleman selected this
Bripadier General Tohn NJ Wilson, United Army retired
native District of Columbia and highly regatcd by its
He gentleman of executive ability and stands well with
Congress- branches of which many appeals for legsa
ton have be made during the progress OF inaugural
chief of of the When boy he
page the United States Senate Everybody in Washington
General Jack" Wilson and furthermore that he is
expeditions in ansacg business OF Importance than the
average army officer.
Mention was made Finance That real
ty subcommittee of the executive committee of about sixty citizens
inaugural appointed
The Finance Committee has the aduous task Of fund Of
approximately finance the inaugural This
from the private contributions of citizens these contributions
ranging way dollars up thousand dollars
As OF fact the contributors generally do little
contribution the executive commit
for three four months There big of
inaugural preparations grand inaugural ball
the admission which SIS for each There also
revenue which, rule, make up for all
expenditures
along March early in April Sometimes there little surplus
left When that happens the given to charitable
tuons here in Washington for the inaugural chairman and all
other ubchairmen and committeeman without compensation
Unless think the extensive character of the
atons is believe that much time and could
be expended in preparations In the first place the inaugural
raa tse cans LOT great Inc assembling OF CIVIC ana
military organizations easily accomplished Quarters
be provided for them and also subsistence although
the organizations the bills themselves But the inaugural
miee has large extent look after the preparations for the
along Pennsylvania also calls for careful supervision
that the safety and comfort of may
large numbers every available point
along the Then inaugural stand has be
constructed the East front of the Capitol where the President
takes the oath of office and where distinguished officials
The transportation of visitors subject inaugural
committee has look after many Details the which
is the construction of railroad ngs the public
and for which the authority of Congress be
But of the most important items of the preparations
inaugural ball. which in presidential years has
held the great pension Office Some ago Congress
in the
and how the offices had to be closed for
law that hereafter public building should be
without the
this the inaugural committee appealing Congress for the
necessary legislation which will without doubt be granted
decorations in the pension building always magnificent
order supper is provided All these things
, of preparations
The matters mentioned only the nau
gura committee has look Chairman will hardly
have idle day till after Is after in
gra is takes time to clean the work and close the
augural headquarters.
I The tradition is that the inaugural chairman shall be of The
same political party the Presdenteect There however
people Washington who politics have not
voted for and hold allegiance party that
the rule not always observed General Wilson, Dis
rc as already stated voted He intimate
President Cleveland and probably Democrat as
Republican John Joy tdson who the inaugural chairman
II years Republican, but Mr.. Charles
chairman in 1896 and brother of the telephone
was not pronounced Republican However, and
Republicans the District trying inaugural
even more OF than its immediate predecessor That
undoubtedly be the with the inaugural
when Theodore Roosevelt will ride down Pennsylvania Avenue
o acclaimed by admiring thousands.
j. ERNEST G. WALKER.