The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-28
INAUGURATION OF THE
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
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had characterized his every public &C
ton.
The real test of the governments in
situations came four years later wheI
Thomas Jefferson became president. H,
I was not elected by the people, but bI
the house of representatives. The cleo
ton had resulted in tie, and the house
of representatives exercised its consti-
tutional prerogative of choosing the
president The contest III the house
was very bitter; but again the nation
withstood the strain magniiicently.
jefferson on Horseback.
THE Sage of Monticello" as Jener-
son was affectionately termed, was the
first president to be inaugurated in
! Washington, the seat of government
again having been changed. Accom-
panied by only a few friends. he rode
on horseback from his home to Wash
ington. He was Joined by a small de-
| tachment of cavalry. which escorted
him into the city. He went, unaccom-
panied, in his carriage to the capitol,
not because ne had no predecessor. but
| because President Adams. embittered
by the result of the i.ction of the house.
left the city early in the day, declining
to await the new pres ident, The inaug-
ural ceremony took pace in the old
senate chamber, the oath of office being
administered by CHIEF Justice Marshall.
At its conclusion. the new president
proceeded to the White House. Accord
ing to contempOraneOUs accounts. "a
vast cOncourse' of about 1,00O people
stood in the gardens. fields and strips
of woodland along Pennsylvania ave
nue. and gave Jefferson enthusiastic
greeting. AS Washington was nearly
inaccessiblezin those days, celebrations
of the Inaugural ton We're held in many
cities and towns throughout the cOun-
try.
1t is reported that a throng of 10000
people assembled on the east front of
the capitol to witness the Inauguration
of President Madison. An immense
crowd that was for Washington in those
days. Regular troops and militia formed
the nucleus of a parade, which was the
first real inaugural procession. The
ceremony was concluded with a recep-
ton at the White House, at which for
meT President jefferson was a promi-
nent figure.
Monroe Sworn In.
President Monroe was the first to take
the oath of Office on a stand in the east
front of the capitol, midway between
the senate and house of representatives.
He had announced that he proposed to
have the obligation administered i'm the
hall of the house, but the senate OBJ
Jected. The result of the wrangle that
ensued was that the ceremony took
place in the open air, as it takes place
now. 1t was regarded as an omen of
good that American eagles flew majes-
ticaliy over the capitol at the time of
Monroe's inauguration.
The SfTuopIp ox-pr tba oIoo4i,,, I'll.
Quincy Adams by the house of repre-
sehtatives was so long that the inaugu-
ration had to be postponed until the
latter part of March; but it was the
most elaborate ceremony that vet had
been held in Washington.
"old Hiekory's" Inauguration.
The Inauguration of Andrew Jackson
in 1929 was a notable ceremony It
probably would have been even more
spectacular than it was had the presi-
dent suffered the loss of his wife shortly
before. As it was, however, Washing
ton gave evidence of its appreciation
and patriotism and hospitality with a
demonstration which called from Daniel |
Webster this comment: Never has
such a crowd been seen here before. |
There must have been fully $500 people |
along the line of march. Persons. came I
800 miles to see the president inaugu- |
rated" The president that day occu-
pied a carriage constructed from a part /
Of the hull of the frigate Constitution.
Twenty thousand spectators were |
banked along the line Of march at the !
inauguration of President VanBuren.
The ceremony attendant upon the
Inauguration. however, had no special
Y distinctive features
At the inauguration of President Will
lam Henry Harrison, for the first time. /
'ttizen soldiery from the various states
participated in the ceremonies.
In the inaugural parade elaborate
campaign devices were used. the log /
'abin being prominent feature. The /
doctrine, on which President
Harrison had conducted his campaign.
vas illustrated by working looms and i
'ther machinery Illustrative of the prog
ess of American industries. General
harrison rode on horseback to the can
toi and returned to the White House in
coach presented to him by the Wings
# Baltimore. 1t was estimated that
1000 people witnessed the ceremony.
Oath Taken by Tyler.
Scarcely month later Vice President :
-yler was called upon to take the oath
I office as president, President Harri-
on having passed to his reward. The
CEREMONY OF inducing President TYLER
sas conducted in his own home in
Washington without pomp or display of
ny Kind in view of the gTief-stricken
ity and country.
The inauguration of President Polk
vas 10 an extent, personal dfsap-
continent TO MIN, as the weather was
xecraole- Polk was fond of d1sDIav
Though his tastes were not speciaIIx
Military The inaugural procession
herel0re, was somewhat heterogene-
US. 1t included not only the military
ut meRters of his cabinet. the clergy s
the District of Columbia, the nro-
essOrs and students of Georgetown
oilege and what is known as the Fair
sX cavalry, a kid-glove Virginia reC1- ,
rent representatives of the best fam
les Of the Old Dominion.
President Zachary Taylor was NOT in
uSurated on the 4th of March. thar S
ate falling on Sunday. The old fighter
as fond of pomp and ceremony ana I
ne inaugural procession was one of the =,
nest. up to that time. that had been .
zen in the country. +
Fillmore, through the death OF Presi
ent Taylor, came into the office of the u
resideDcy without special ceremony. $
Though the oath of office was admins
tered to him in the usual way before !,
le congress. y
Pierce and Buchanan were inauzura4- 4
in no distinctive fashion. although n
lH ceremonies n both ] a