The Washington times., 1912-12-02
BUSINESS MEN Of
CAPITAL TAKE SIDES
N INAUGURAL DATE
No Unity Of Opinion Is Ex.
pressed As to Postpone
ment of Ceremony.

Discussion Of President-e elect Wilson'S
reported plan to take the Inauguration
oath on March 1 but to postpone the
ceremonies until q later date. proba.
bly, the latter part Of April. 10 not con.
fined to Capitol Hill.
Washington business men are greatly
interested In the matter. and the ques.
ton 10 today the chief subject Of dis
cussion In business circles. There 10 no
unity Of opinion. one way or the other.
some Of the leading business men be.
ins strongly opposed to the plan. while
others are a. heartily In favor Of It.
Isaac Cans. chairman OF the oint
committee on Inauguration week from
the Chamber Of Comerce and the Re.
tail Merchants Association: D. J. Cal.
lahan. vice president Of the Chamber
Of Commerce. who will probably be
president Of the Chamber at the time
Droop. president Of the Board Of
Trade. are among those who expressed
unqualified opposition to the PROPOSE
tiol.
NJ. Cans At Sea.
u do not believe Mr.. Wilson has
seriously advanced such an idea," said
Isaac Cans. Some one possibly sug.
sested the plan to him. and he pfoba-
bly, said II might be all right. but
It is hardly likely that the plan 10 the
fruit Of his mature deliberation.
ITO separate the inauguration from
the ceremonies would tend to destroy
interest in both occasions, and I do not
believe anything like the number Of
people would come here as have been
coming. We are all agreed that the
date Of the inauguration should be
changed. but until that date 10 changed.
the ceremonies should not be. The fact
that the two occasions are separated in
matter. for conditions are entirely dif.
fsrent.''
D. J. callahan holds to practically the
same opinion as that expressed bv Mr.
Cans II think the change would damp
81 the ardor Of the people who want
70 come to the inausuration. ana am
opposed to II for that reason.' ssid MI
tion date chsnred hit 40 moi wsnt o.
see the inai1s,ration Al one Time and ,S
the ceremonies Al another'"
Il am strongly opposed 10 the plan,"
said President Edward Droop, Of the
Board Of Trade. Il feel that the crowds
would not be nearly as large as under
the old plan. and. while fhs oId nIan
10 undesirable enough, because OF the
weather conditions, nearly always bad,
Ss Prs.dIs,snot pdsSpcsi.,on SAID to come from the
n... A..- ,
"fP'o'e "
o"eI prominent business men favor
"e pan A.'hur =. Moses recently
Ut thtsE. ""f ntnR2a fae {uGf a9eietdfd'
said Mr.. Moses. mot only because We
would likely have better weather this
year for the ceremonies. but because IL
would be step toward changing the
inauguration date. believe that II
Congress sess the advantage OF having
the ceremonies In April. they viii
change the Inauguration date before the
next Inauguration. That in what I'VE
chance to get It.
TT It IL constitutional .s,d Gan,
James F. Oyster. president q, the cSa SSap.. %.
ber Of Commerce, II think /, would he
objections to il. II would mean much
more work for the peonie in charr. ~.
cause Of having two crowd. r. W,,TS ia
also interfere WITH The rscuI.r h,,W,.as. wvo ).
Of the city twice instead ~ on"a snd
the two occ.sion cs oo'ec5,ons ~ 10 separainS
W. havs TOO rnan, an Sn.. .ne other nand.
Of the inelcment wsathon o. 40 ,,a,.n rSSu,t
tion time and The chanpe a. wn,,iS ~
crease III. n,,nohsr "ouio oe,
am in rswn, ~ - ~ !. IN ,.n. .ns WnoIe. !.
' ." '' VI - eohs"eu''ohai.
Retailer Likes Scheme,
", Ill. H.. ,.r" ..,, -. ,
INV VIC p'""' saio Joseph stras-
burger. president OF the Retail Mer-
chants Association. Il agree with Mr..
Moses that II ia a oood .,.n ,ove "A
..,,,,. ~. - P .o"u .u
e'k ."e ""oIe th'hs chanseo until
APRIL 1t would certainty be better
than the former plan of having the
ceremonies nj n time when yoxh,n~,on
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