Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-06
Pres. Roosevelt Again
Takes Oath Of Office.
Impressive Ceremonies Finest
in Countrys History.
Washington Entertains 100000 Guests
The Ceremonies.

''N''i'S 'oii' -hdlCll 9.-tceSluent
Roosevelt took the oath of Office before
vast gathering Of the people he has
been elected IL serve. The attendant
scenes were not unusual Inaugur-
ations from the time the east front of
the capitol first became the setting
for the ceremony have been much tho
same. Many of the central figures
have off'ciatcd in like capacity on other
occasions when presidents have
accedcd to the highest Office in the gift
Of the American people. Chief Justice
Fuller. in administering the oath. re-
peated solemn function he has per
formed four tImes-today his las.
Yet, with all this repetition, nothing
vas iaded and everything appeared
new
The great crowd assembled for the
crOW'Eing event of Il day full Of fea-
lures. cannot be estimated even h1-
comparison. 1t extended far beyond
tie reach of the voice and was So
denSe!y packed as 20 carry the stage
olt OF the sight of many. The capitol
paza. resOurtpful in accommodating
the thousands eager to view the cere-
mony was completely filed. People
came by its nunnerouS streets and ave
nues. which like, So many yawning.
ravenous mawS. greeJily swallowed the
thrOng until every coign Of vantage
was occupied. The trees. barren of
foliage. carried their human burdens
ON limbs capable of h caring the Weight
OF man or boy. and SO far away as the
terraces and marble steps of the
Library of Congress thousands stood.
Hours before the ceremony could be
expected to take place the people
sought the most advantageous posi-
tions. They came by every means of
conveyance. Carriages discharging
their occupants books away. and cars
in steady stream unloading their pas
'engers within the pres escribed area
from which the unlicensed vehicles
were excluded. Tho number of con-
veyarces of all kinds was totally in
adequate to meet the demands of the
public.
The scene vas one of remarkable
animation. Those who sought places
maintained a running fire of rai!lcry
and pushed and jostled each other the
sound of their voices mingling with the
shuf!iing of feat on the asptalted plaza.
1t was a cosmopolitan lublic. varied
and inclusive, taking in those who
from force of circumstances and lack
o. opportunity were unable to gain de-
sirablc places to view the grand pro-
{ tcssiCn that nas to follow
Although the ceremony differed little
from those that haze preceded it. in
The great sea Of spectators probably
there was a larger number of represen-
tative Amerirars than any inaugu-
ration has brought to Washington
The eastern states were rivaIled in
point of attendance by reason of Prcsi-
dent Hoosevclt's great popularity in
the middle AMI far West Delegations
were present from every one of tn
insular possessions. Many of them
had never seen the capitol. and to
large number. the inauguration of Il
president was wholly strange.
During the hours Intervening be-
tween the gathering Of tie crowd and
the ceremony there was no letting
down Of the tension of interest. The
passing Of a uniformed hCrseman was
sufficient to call forth cheers. although
in some sections the multitude showed
signs of rest!essness. This was true
on the outskirts of the
thrOng whore. pressed by constantly
arriving recruits many struggled to
get nearer To- the point of interest
The effect upol the denscly packed
was Il continuous surging
backward and forward-a turbulent
sea of humanity
The rendeZvousing of the troops,
committees ana civic societies. enter
tained the crowd throughout the long
wait incident to the schedule. The
various organizations arriving by diff
fercnt routes passed into the narrow
defles which the police kept open. the
brilliant uniforms Of the troops. tn
bright SashcS of tn, committees AMI |
:he rich capar'soni1g of the horses
lending themselves 10 Kaleidoscope |
effect. Cheers upon cheers
greeted the constantly shifting picture |
As rapidly as ;he t;oops arrived they
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