Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-03-09
Veterans of North and South, and Distant
Isles Tramp in Great Parade
Pomp Replaces Old American Simplicity in
Induction Of Roosevelt and Fairbanks
Every Feature Sets New Record Over
All Preceding Similar Functions

islation was in the rapids. 1t was a
mighty chaos 10 most onlookers, but
the skilled officers of each house and
those handling and guiding the rush OF
the closing work in the conferences
where the last supply of bills were
being hammered into agreement. like
the pilots in the rapids of St. Law
renee. We're speedily conducting their
legislative craft to smooth waters.
Fairbanks Takes Oath.
The five minutes remaining at the
close of the senates session were
given to inaugurating the new vice
president, He appeared at the main
entrance escorted by the joint com
mittee of arrangements and as the
senate and its guests rose he was es-
corted 10 a seat at the right of the
presiding officer, where he delivered
brief inaugural remarks and repeated
the oath of office after the presiding
officer, Senator Frye.
When the stroke of noon put an end
to the session, little was known he
yond the fact that no important appro-
nriation bill had failed. Then immedi,
ately began the opening and the for
NAL organization of the new session in
the senate chamber.
! Crowds See and Hear President.
In this little box where the galleries
seat about 500, seats eagerly but vain
~ sought for. by at least 100000 peo-
pie the senate, after a dull roll call
and a duller reading of the presidents
Erocamation assembling the body, be
gan its work. Packed like sardines in
the restricted space of the little cham
Der were the official visitors, the presi-
dent and cabinet in plain clothes; the
ambassadors and ministers, gorgeous
in silt braid and decorations; the SUI
preme court in deep black, the army
and navy in silver and gold and
swords, and last of all, members of a
dead house Of representatives banked
about the walls or crowded into the
cloak rooms. Each of these grand di.
visions of official life, or official
death, was announced and saluted
by the senate rising. All this pro
longad form with its solemn progress
and wcighty dignity was preliminary
to the ceremonies outside and the
march at once began to the immense
! platform where the president was to
deliver his inaugural address and take
the oath of Office Here the great
pageant began to unfold itself and the
people were on hand TO see.
The windows of the capitol were
crowded; there was deep fringe of
spectators along the roofs of senate
and house and the porticoes of the
dome. The trees of the park were
loaded with boys and men. The broad
acres of the park itself were crowded
with thousands upon thousands. Back
of these windows. the roofs and
porches of the library of congress ac-
commodated a multitude and every res
idence fronting on the park added to
the imposing scene All these were
the plain people Surrounding the
plaza in front of the presidents plat
form were the forming lines Of the
main parade, while from the adjacent
streets everywhere projected the
heads of columns. military and civic,
waiting 10 fall in their places in line.
With the appearance of the president
from the senate chamber the shouting
began. swelling into a roar like Mag
ara, rising to cyclonic effects, and con
tinuine while the senate and members
Of the house. cabinet, supreme court,
the heads Of army and navy, ambassa-
doris and ministers, representatives of
every subordinate branch of the gov
crnment and a great company Of
guests filed out of the senate doors and
filled the immense platform
Roosevelt Kisses Bible.
Al length all was ready for the
browning ceremony The sea Of hui
manlty was stilled. The president ad.
yanced to take the oath. with his
hand upon the bible held by the chief
justice he rcverently repeated the
oath kissed the book, and Theodore
Roosevelt became president. He then
delivered his inaugural, which sur.
prised his hearers by its breyity. As
the ceremony closed he was again
greeted by the cheers Of the immense
throng
Accompanied by his escort and fol-
lowed BY the troops and civilian parad-
ers. he started for the white house. II
was the most perfect column that ever
marched In an inaugural parade.
Never has there been so perfect a
regular army column in any previous
national pageant. Cavalry. infantry.