East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-25


Into Office.
Washington, d. c., Feb. 25.-One
week from today 100000 persons are
expected to be in this city to witness
the Inauguration of Theodote Roose-
welt as president of the United States.
This will be the largest crowd that
has ever Witnessed such an event.
Tangible preparations for the great
event are now in evidence on every
hand. The great grand stand along
the front of Lafayette park, facing
the reviewing stand of the president,
is almost completed. 1t will seat g.
600 persons The presidents stand
which will accommodate 1000 persons
is also virtually completed. Windows
fronting on Pennsylvania avenue are
bringing hundreds of dollars for a
single day
In the great procession which will
| follow President Roosevelt from the
capitol TO the White House there will
| be about $4,000 persons Seven thous-
and of these will be regular United
| States troops, marines, midshipmen
from Annapolis and cadets from West
Point Fifteen thousand militia will
be in line. The other twelve or four
teen thousand will consist of politi-
cal and civic rganizations-roug
riders cowboys, Indians, etc. There
will be bands in plenty, a great null
titude of them. The South, it is con-
fidently stated will be better repre-
sented at this Inauguration that at
any previous Inauguration of repub-
lican president.
Sworn in at Noon.
AS for the event itself it will follow
the lines of other inaugurations. The
congressional committee on arrange
ments, consisting of Senators Spooner
Aldrich and Bacon, and Representa-
tives Crumpacker of Indiana, and
Williams of Mississippi, will call al
the White House early, and with
President Roosevelt will leave thai
point for the capitol at 1890 O'Clock
in the morning. Veterans of the Civi
and Spanish wars will act as escort
on this journey. The president vii
be taken to the presidents room il
the senate wing of the capitol, where
he will remain until the stage is set
so to speak-in the senate chamber
This must be done by 1880 o'clock
The stage dignitaries will includ,
house members and judges of tn
United States supreme court, forme
speakers of the house, and multi
plicity of others who have the floo
privilege for the day The suprem
} court judges Will take their places a
,t1I:5O o'clock, and Immediately after
} ward the president will enter tn
chamber and sit Immediately in from
of the desk of the president of tn
senate. President of the Senate Fry
will declare the senate of the Fifty
eighth congress adjourned, will swea
in President Charles w. Fair
, banks and hand the gavel over to him
The vice-president Will make
, short inaugural address, after whic
the procession will move to the eas
front of the capitol, and there, on tn
stand prepared, President Roosevelt
will take the oath of office, admins
} tered by Chief Justice Fuller of tn
I supreme court. The president wi
! give his inaugural address. He an
! the congressional committee will en
I ter carriages and head the processio
back to the White House. About 5
I of the rough riders and Squadron
) of New York will act as personal eS
I cort on this trip. The military wi
! come next, and civilians will fall
! behind. General Chaffee Will
grand marshal of the parade.
VIII Watch the Parade.
} 1t is expected that the president o
his return trip will reach the Whit
} House at 2 o'clock. He and his CON
mittee, with possibly friend or tw
will have a hurried luncheon togethe
and they will hurry out immediate
afterward to the reviewing stan
} where the president will review Il
parade. General Chaffee, Gener
John NJ. Wilson, chairman of the |,
cal committe; cabinet officers, COVE
B nors and their staffs, few senate
and representatives and person
guests of the president will occur
? the reviewing stand. Only the CUES
4 of the president will be admitted.
! 1t is expected that the processiC
Z will keep on moving until nearly
: o'clock in the evening. AS soon
2 it has passed the president will e
) change his black frock and 9th
2 morning dress for an evening suit al
4 will get a hurried dinner. He W
! appear at the grand ball in the pc
4 sion office building at $3.50. Pres
3 dent Roosevelt will lead the graz
Z march, and after that is over W
< make a program for himself. Sin
= it will be Saturday night, the ball W
' close promptly at midnight. Th
= the inaugural will have become HI
a tory.
/ At the hotels it is stated that no a
Z vance in rates has been made on a
( count of the inauguration, but t
= leading hostelries are taking que!
< for no less than a week. The a
! vance guard of visitors is already pl
z ting in an appearance. Not the lie;
< conspicuous among those already
Z hand are the multitude of sire