The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-03


Washington, March 3.-With every
prospect of good weather. with all
preparations complete, and with each
incoming train and boat adding TO the
numberless hosts gathered here from
far and near. the nations capital
awaits the coming OF tomorrow, when
VIM. II, Taft will be inaugurated
president of the United States So
great is the congestion in the streets.
at the hotels, and everywhere, except
at the vast Union station, large
enough to house q standing army. that
the ordinary routine OF Washington
life has been temporarily suspended.
The time~honored inaugural parade,
which a greater number will be en-
abled to witness. is claiming more in
tcreSt than the Inauguration cere-
monies, The latest estimate of the
number Of men who will march is
placed at 10000 not the least OF which
will be the governors of fourteen
states, each accompanied by his staff.
Among the state executives already
here are Governors Wilson of Ken
tucky, Carol of Iowa, Hughes OF. New
York, Prouty Of Vermont, Harmon of
Ohio, Hadley of Missouri, Pennewell
Of Delaware, Quinby Of New Hamp'
shire, Sanders Of Louisiana, Stuart oil
Pennsylvania, Noel of Mississippi,
Deneen of Illinois and Fernald Of
Maine.
Having encircled the globe with the
battleship feet, three thousand blue
jackets are here to take part In the
parade.
Marching clubs are arriving from
every direction, and they Will form a
conspicuous feature of the parade.
Probably the largest Of these dele
cations will be composed Of the one
thousand members of the New York
County Republican club, which VIII
have the dictinction OF escorting tho
retiring President To the station be-
fore falling In line in the inaugural
parade
Mr. Roosevelt Will walk TO the sta
ton In true democratic style and VIII
occupy a modest drawing room during
the trip to New York.
President-Elect Taft and Vice-Presi-
dent Sherman are here TO be inductei
into their respective offices. Practi-
cally all the Tafts are here, too, and
Mr.. Sherman's family came In last
night aboard special train bearing
also the Business Mems Club OF Utica
n. T.. Mr.. Sherhan's home city. The
Syracuse Business Mems club. arrived
on the same train, and Mr. Sherman
met them at the station, and after
declaring, Boys. am with you," took
his place between the leaders of the
column and marched away with them
TO their hotel.
The most frealsish weather In wash
ington for a number of years devels
oped during the day. This afternoon,
following hours of mist and drizzlo.
tle lowering clouds dnrkened The
city and lights began cleaning in the
downtown district. Soon all the stores
and Offices were alight.
Nen who have been fifty years at
- bonVhite House have no recollection
IA -enes such as were Witnessed
n today in the closing hours OF
Rdent Roosevelt's administration
Is unprecedented in many ways,
vchiefly In the hundreds OF per
lai who called TO exchange farewell
nus with the retiring chief exccu'
tive. II is estimated that between 1o
a. m, and IL D. NJ, he received al
least $500 visitors
The President stood the test with
hardihood and joyousness- During all
lhls time. be4stopped al Intervals te
sign bills or TO attach his name TO pho
tographs brought TO him.
The President signed the District ol
Columbia, the Notifications, the army
and navy appropriation bills The
latter bill contained the provision de
signed to restore the marines 10 The
Ships of the navy, from which the.
were taken by order Of Presiden