Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
New President
Takes Oath in the
Senate Chamber

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The
first chief executive to take the oath
of office in the chamber of the senate
in seventy-six years was William II.
Taft, who today became president Of
the United States.
Accompanied to the capitol
through a whirl Of binding snow by
President Roosevelt and a guard OF
honor. Taft returned to the white
house just as the sun began to force
its way through the clouds. The sud
den blizzard sweeping in from the
northwest last night caused the aban-
donment of the outdoor ceremonies
on the amous east front of the capt.
toll, much to Taft's chagrin, n
threatened for a time to stop the
brilliant pagent Of the afternoon.
However, a passage was cleared
along the center of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and for nearly three hours Pres
ident Taft and Vice President Sher-
man reviewed the passing column,
which was replete with martial
splendor and picturesque in civic dis
play.
Following the inaugural ceremon-
les in the senate Theodore Roose-
welt, again a private citizen, bade an
+ afectionate adieu to his successor
, while all in the historic chamber
locked on in silence. Then he hur-
: ried away through the side door to
take the train for New York.
q At the station. Roosevelt declared
q that while he had "a bully time as
n president he was glad to lay down
the duties of his Office. He praised
+ his successor and especially COM
p mented upon the latter's inaugural
address as a splendid effort.
President and Mrs. Taft were the
center of interest at the eliminating
feature of the day, the inaugural ball
in the pension building.
While the ball was in progress the
display of fireworks on the monu-
> ment lot in the rear of the white
house marked the end OF the out
door celebration. Prior to his visit
to the ball President Taft had enter
~ tanned at tea in the white house
v members of the Yale club; had dinet
n with Mrs. Taft and stopped in at thu
nt Metropolitan club to say a few words
!. at a dinner of the class of rs a
Yale.
&C When Taft and Roosevelt met a
lily breakfast this morning they were a
at happy as two boys. II knew 1t woul
nv be a cold day when | was made pres
ident of the United States eS
claimed Taft. Il knew there woul
be a blizzard clear up to the momer
vent out of Office reioined Pres
red dent Roosevelt.
ape Taft was deeply disappointed whe
ON the outdoor ceremony was abandon
hat ed. 1t was deemed dangerous
a force upon the aged Eembe"s Of Il
ich supreme court. senate and diplomat
xes corps the jeopardy of a hong eyl osu.
to the elements. Not since Andre
Jackson's second Inauguration had
president taken the oath in the Sc
the ate chamber. At his first inaugur
ing Jackson protested against an indo
.nts ceremony when so many fellow eli
zens had gathered outside the cal
'ck. toll, so followed by all his disti
ally guished company he proceeded to t
the portico of the east front and the
the took the oath of Office and deliver
at his inaugural address. His seco
be- stormy weather and he was forced
put take the oath inside.
ons The inaugural ceremonies wi
ex- formally begun when Vice Presid,
ave Fairbanks in a farewell address
this clared the sixtieth congress at
end. Turning then to Mr.. Sherm
old who had been escorted to a place
en- side him, he administered to his S
of cessor the oath of Office and turf
over to him the gavel.
S of Sherman in rapping the senate
lent order in the special session of
be sixty-first congress made a brief
ason dress and then followed the swear
arly in of many new senators. This c.
pleted Vice President Sherman 81
ome "The chief justice will now adm
fore lister the oath of office to the pr
cur dent-elect." After this cerem
ALA Taft delivered his inaugural addr
hich which was enthusiastically reeei'
st in
This BURIED IN LOS ANGELES.