The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-05
PRESIDENT SWORN IN
MI, Roosevelt Takes Oath Before !
Vast Gathering.
INDIANIAN INDICTED
President Pro Tenn. Frye Admins
tiers In Senate Vice Presiden.
tial Obligation to Senator
Charles ". Fairbanks.

Washington, March AT the east
front Of the capitol, in the presence
of {. vast gathering Of his countrymen
from every state and territory in the
nation, Theodore Roosevelt to-day
nation, Theodore Roosevelt Saturday
took the oath of office for the presi-
Dental term ending March 4, 1903
Chief Justice Fuller of the United
State supreme court, in administering
the obligation, repeated the solemn
function he has performed four times,
The stand on which the ceremonies
were held was beautifully decorated
The brilliant costumes of the ladies
gave the scene the finishing touches Of
color. Several thousand favored NOR
tails possessing admission ticke-s
thronged the stand, while hundreds of
other banked upon every projecting
ledge of the capitol building and filed
the window.
| The official entrance was dramatic.
All except those participating in the
| ceremonies we're seated. The associate
supreme court justices emerged through
the main door. They wore their robes
and skull caps. Then came the men,
bers Of the diplomatic corps in their
gorgeous uniforms, led by Count Cas-
SIM. the Russian ambassador and dean
of the corps. Following came members
of the cabinet, senators and represent
atives in congress.
| Taking as signal the arrival of Mrs
| P00Scua1t Of Fritz
a moment later Vice President Fair
banks and his escort, the military pre-
scented arms, and soon the great sea
of people waved hats and flags ana
loudly cheered. President Roosevelt
came forth from between the massive
pillars quietly and composedls He
was escorted by Chief Justice Fuller
AS the president passed to the place
where he was to take the oath he
bowed right and left in response to the
| thunderous welcome.
At a sign from the chief justice the
clerk of the supreme court stepped for
| ward holding a Bible. hush fe,'
over concourse. Raising his right hand
| president took obligation to support
| the constitution and laws of the United
States When this had been done the
| chief magistrate delivered his inaugu-
raj address, his remarks being atten-
| lively listened to. AS soon as he had
| finished speaking, Mr.. Roosevelt re
| entered the capitol, and as he disap-
peared within the building an official
| salute of twenty-one guns was fired
| at the navy yard. .
Seated in a carriage and accompaIi-
led by his personal escort, composed
of squadron A of the New York Ma
tiona1 guard, a detachment of the late
First volunteer cavalry, also veterans
of the Civil and Spanish -American
wars, President Roosevelt went to the
senate chamber, where the first cere-
mony Of the day was the Inducing in
! to the vice presidential office of Senate,
Charles w. Fairbanks of Indiana. The
president was seated in a Large red
leather chair Immediately I'm front of
the presiding officers desk. The cham
Der was throtfged with diplomats, army
and navy officers and other notabies,
while the galleries were packed. Mrs
Roosevelt and the wife and mother Of
Mr.. Fairbanks were also present, be-
sides the cabinet Senators and repre-
sentatives occupied prominent seats.
seats. The installation Of the new vice
president was simple and brief. Sena-
tor Frye president pro tenn, of the
senate, administered the oath of Mr.
Fairbanks. Mr.. Frye then turned the
gavel over to the vice president and
resumed his place orAt the floor. Before
retiring the Maine senator announced
the adjournment of the Fffty-eighth
congress. Vice President Fairbanks adj
dressed the assemblage. He spoke de-
liberately and distinctly.
At the conclusion of his address the
vice president instructed the secretary
Of the senate to read the presidents
call for an extraordinary session of
the body. Rev. DR.. Hale. then delivered
an invocation, all standing The or
ganization Of the senate was then
completed by the swearing in of the
senator's elected to serve for the next
six years. They. appeared in platoons
of four in alphabetical order at the vice
presidents desk, each being accompan-
led by his colleague. The oath was ad-
ministered by Mr. Fairbanks, followed
by signing the membership roll. This
completed the organization of the Fiji
ty-ninth senate. All then adjourned to
witness the inaugural of President
Roosevelt.
After President Roosevelt had been
.inaugurated he was escorted from the
capitol back to the white house to wit
ness the parade. This was one of the
most notable one ever witnessed in the
city. The parade was reviewed by
the president from a stand on the
south side Of Pennsylvania avenue, OPP
posite the white house. It comprised
military guard division, subdived
into divisions and brigades, and in
cluded regular troops. n est Point and
Annapolis cadets, National guards,
Civil and Spanish American war vet
Grams Major General Wade was chief
marshal.
The civic guard division of which
General B. Fl. Warner was chief mar
shat. was composed of three divisions
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts,
Maryland, South Carolina, New HamD-
shire, Virginia, New York. North Car
DINA, Rhode Island, Vermont. Ken
lucky, Tennessee. Ohio, Louisiana, In
Lana, Mississippi, Illinois Alabama,
Maine, Missouri, Arkansas, Michigan,
Florida, Texas. Iowa, Wisconsin. Cali
formal Minnesota Oregon Kansas,