Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-19
SENATOR FRAZIER, OF rENNEs
SEE. FILES STATEMENT THAT
REPORT WASN'T UNANIMOUS.
NATIONAL REPRoAch IF
RATIFIED, SAYS FOLK
Frazier Declares Evidence Established
Fact That osven Votes Cast For Lor-
inner Wsre Tainted-FoIk Says No
Senatorial Election in History So
Saturated With Corruption.

Douglass White assumed the duties OF
chief justice OF the United States su-
preme court at 1908 today.
Presidinfg Justice Harlan. who
has headed the tribunal since
the death OF Chief Justice Full
er last July, announced after
the orders of the had had been
made public that Justice White had
been appointed chief justice OF the
United States. and was present and
ready to take the oath. He extended
the congratulations Of the court to the
new chief Justice and directed Clerk
McKenney 70 read the commission.
This done, the presiding justice admin
istered the oath. and the new chief JUS
tlce took his place as head Of the su-
preme court.
For the first time in history an asso-
ciate justice has been elevated to the
chief justiceship, and for the first time
q president and senate OF one political
party honored the member of a rival
party by placing him at the head Of the
highest court In the land.
Simplicity Marks Ceremony.
Because Of the overwhelming mod
esty of Chief Justice White, officials
of the court were uncertain as to the
exact details of the ceremony Of the
day until they had actually occurred.
In a general way. the broad customs
attending the induction into Office Of
the head Of the court were followed
Unlike tho Inauguration Of pres
ident as the head of the coordinate
branch OF the government. the n luc-
tion into Office of q chief Justice of the
United States has always been a COM
paratively unostentattous occasion. IN
stead Of an escort from the capitol to
the White House composed Of gaily at
tired civic organizations and seasoned
military commands, new chief Justice
has only. his black robed brethren on
the bench in-procassion from the rob-
ing room to the court room: instead OF
his approach being heralded by the
loud huzzas Of cheering thousands. the
advance to power Of a new chief JUS
tice is announced by nothing moro than
the solitary tones of the court clerk:
instead of an inaugural address out
lining his policies the only utterance
of new chief justice is the solemn
words of his oath of office.
No Radical Jnnovation.
The dignity resting in the customs
founded on the swearing into office OF
John Jay. John Rutledge, oliver Ellis
worth, and John Marshall. and perfect
ed in the days of Roger b. Taney. Sal
mon p Chase, Morrison r. Waite and
Melville w. Fuller was not materially
disturbed today by radical innovations.
The ceremonies Of elevating an as
80 H14 iv,f., he
chief justiceship Of the nation began
in the secret confines Of the courts
robing room. 1t is here that the oath
of allegiance is administered. just be-
fore the court takes its place on the
bench. The oath prepared for today's
occasion. followed the form prescribed
by law 1t read:
IT. Edward Douglass White. do sol
emnly swear that I will support and
defend the constitution of the United
States against all enemies. foreign and
domestic: that will bear true faith
and allegiance to the same: that take
this obligation freely. without amy
mental reservation or purpose Of eva
sion. and that will we'll and faithfully
discharge the duties of the office on
which I am about to enter. So help
me God"
First Confederate Chief.
1t was similar oath Of allegiance
that created such a tempest in the
court back in reconstruction DAYS
Hence unusual interest was centered
in it's administration today to the first
chief Justice who had borne arms In
the cause OF the confederacy by the
senior associate justice Of the court.
Justice Harlan. who had borne arms at
the same time in the cause Of the ma
ton.
The oath which the new chief justice
subscribed to in the open court Is
known as the judicial oath as distin-
guished from the oath of allegiance.
1t read:
81. Edward Douglass White. do SOL
emnly swear that 1 will administer
Justice without respect to persons. and
do equal right to the poor and to the
rich, and that will faithfully and i'm
partially discharge and perform all the
duties incumbent on me as chief JUS
tice of the United States according TO
the best OF my abilities and under
standing. agreeably to the constitution
and laws Of the United States. So help
me God"