Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-14

aNA AN- AANIh ME"Lt1 NAE 49,
% the father OF hs partT. received Is re-
ward n NJ The oath vas administsred
tu him on q platform under the unfinished
porrico q the capitol. mis- place had been
chosen 70 end the vrsnEle ovsr searE At
his second nAuEuratiun the weather was
80 bad the exercises had to be held INSIDE
Adams sd
Jonn Quincy Adams. chosen by the house
q Representatives to be president because
10 candidate had received a majority Of
the electoral votes. was a disappointed man.
He wanted the presidency as the gift Of
The people In his diary he wrors- The
rear has been the most nonoenuous Of those
thar have passed over ny head Inazua1ch
as It has Witnessed my elevation. At the
ase Of 50. 70 the chief msEsstracy Of ny
country. 70 the summit % lAudable or al
least blsmeless worldly anhi10n; not. how
ever. IN a manner satisfactory 70 prsde or
20 Just desire. not by TIE unequirocai sur
trsEes Of a majority Of the people; with
perhaps twO-thirds Of the whole people ad-
verse 70 the actual result
M Adams changed the program Of his
predecessors BIZ reading his inaugural adj
dress before the cath was administered. He
was escorted 70 the capitol by a body
guard OF citizens. Among those who con
grasuia1ed him vas General Andrew Jack
son who had reoeived a majority Of the
popular vote and a plurality OF the votes
cast n the electoral college. This friendly
greeting is The last recorded courtesy that
passed between the two. and a. has beer
SAID Adams was not present At the inau-
Eu-aaon Of jackson in 1923.
Though Adams ahsenred himself the plain
people. who felt that Wifh the eiecfion OF
Jackson they had SONS into their OWL. did
not. The capitol had never sasn such
crowds as came 10 the Inauguration OF TINS
popular idol n -sA Franusrsnen. back
woodsnen- Indian fighters crowded
dsnselE around tne capitol thar to keep
them cut Of the eastern portico where the
oath was administered a ships cable had
to be used The mob poured into the White
House some climbed on the sa-Hn-covered
chairs s~crsnbIng TO help themselves they
broke china and glassware. To protect the
president from the crush men linked arms
Like Washington and Jefferson. jackson
left the Office amid the same enthusiasm
vhish attsnEed hts coming. Like Jefferson
he banned his saeeessoT-Marrin Van Buren,
VaA Bzren-s Csartesy.
March 4 1Ss4. these rive jackson and Van
Buren,. rode together frsm the White House
tt lie GataAdl N 4 Nld+Llu haas IRON OAK
timbers taken from the cid f-iKate Constiru-
ton. a gift f1om New York democrats 10
the retiring president As John Adams had
been second in The eyes OF the ualritude a.
his own Inauguration because OF the ss-
leem fell FOR Washington. 80 Van Buren,
was second Il jackson. But Van Buren,
accepted the situation more gracefully thsn
had Adams He reru-ned from the 1R1r
ton. al which Chief Justice fancy admins
1=reE the cath. 10 his owa residence. insist-
ing that jackson should remain IN the
White House untl his departure sor Ten
nessee.
When General william r. HArrison
Was inauEuraued in Ia his admirers
presented a carriage to him. but he rode
20 the capitol on a white hsrBe- For the
firEf time a great displaT Of marching
ci1bs which had played an important
part in the campaign was made. Log
cabirs. barrels Of lard cider. a loom Ia
setive 0p=ra11on-t-ese were some Of
the floats IN the procession. At the cap
ia0l General Harrison. WIN was 60. older
than any man who preceded him IN the
office. stood sn hour without n har or
hesvy coat He contracted a Geld and
died within a m1nfh-the first president
TO de in office He was Eureeeded by
Vice President John Tyler. VINO. Like the
A0amses. declined 70 rske part in ths
inauguration OF has successor. General
James X Polk in 7S4S.
n FIRST Dark Horne.
James X Polk was the first dark horse
to reach the presidency. The popular
CITY AT his Inauguration. as during the
campaign was ~Who is James z Polk
The exceptional thing recorded Of his
Inauguration day in that Prof Morse
brought out his magnetic Telegraph 20 the
porraco platform and that over the wonder
fnI new invention news OF The event was
sent 70 Baltimore Also. At the ina1glra-
tt0n bal. Nine. de Bedisco outshone Mrs
Polk. and there was an opposition ball
where the tickets cost only g. while those
Of the main han cost 1e-
Taylor. Pierre. Buchanan were expo
cisncv candidates. Their nauEura-50ns
had nothing Of exceptional interest ex-
cs5t that as the habit OF travelling spread
among the people the crowds al each
successive Inauguration increased Quad
reuuial p-ilErimzges 10 me capitol b.
came a fixed custom.
LfneaEn.s Frying Days.
When Abraham Lincoln came 10 Wash
ington the country was On the verge 81
civil war Special precautions were
necessary The regular army was called
upon for duty q more rhsn an 0rna-
mental nature Sharpsnoo1srs we're sta
toned On the roofs and IN windows OF
houses overlooking ne line Of march.
General Ecuf1 had in the city two bzt-
terzes- a few companies Of r=gulAzs-Es
men exclusive Of some marfnes-and
the corns Of picked Washington voiun-
tesrs- Prssiden1 Buchanan left the
White Hguse in an open carriage. es
corted b. q oCunrany Of Eappers and
miners. Al Wulznds hotel the president
elect entered the carriage and me rE0
PASSED through Pennsylvania avenue 10 tn
capif1L General Se0rr Win his regulars
marched -EankinE the movement IA
parallel srrs-s BIS rW8 bRrt-riss con
tr0Ded the p4ar=Eu extending before the
east trent OF the eau1ol Lincoln Eas IN
rnoduc-d By Senator Baker Of Oregon. and
senator Douglas held MS SIX hAt while he
delivered his address Al Us eiase Chief
Justice Tansy administered me oath o. Of
Dee
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