The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-04

energetic military rule promised by
the new Mexican government under
Provisional President Huerta proba-
bly, will be inaugurated this week. HUI
erta has had eight days of conference
with the various rebel chiefs or with
commissioners sent by them.
The government is now disposed to
consider as irreconcilable all those
rebels who continue to delay definite
recognition of the new order of things.
most of the waiting thousands hang
ing on the event of his words could
not even see the motion of his lips,
the chief justice administered the
oath Of Office to the president elect.
An instant the waiting host stood si-
lent. Then ii became a shrieking, leap
ing mob, roaring a pandemoniac
welcome to the nations new execu-
tive and all but smotheing the salut-
ing cannon which first gave notice
that a new president had been inaugu-
rated and a new administration begun.
AS soon as quiet was restored Presi-
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gural address.
Returns to Executive Mansion.
Immediately after the address was
finished President Wilson, accompanied
by the ex-president hastened to the
Pennsylvania avenue side of the Capt.
tol, where carriages awaited TO take
the party to the luncheon in the execu-
tive mansion.
All along their route up Pennsylva-
MIA avenue the old and the new presi-
dents were greeted tumultuously.
At the executive mansion the two
were met by Mrs Taft, who hitherto
had taken no part in the days cere-
monies, and subcommittee of the Of
fetal reception committee. President
Wilson also saw for the first time since
early today Mrs. Wilson and their
three daughters, who had been under
the escort of special military aids dur
ing the ceremonies at the Capitol.
There was a brief exchange of COM
pliments between Mrs. Wilson and
s.
fully turned over the suzerainty that
had been hers for the past four years
to the new mistress of the White
House. Soon afterward Mr. and Mrs.
Taft quietly left through rear en-
trance to take the s. % train from the
Union station for Augusta, Ga. Here
they will spend several weeks before
going to New Haven, where Mr.. Taft
will take up his work as professor of
law in Yale university.
Wilson's Official Day Begins.
President Wilson's official day be-
gan at 1890 this morning. AT that
hour a delegation of the congression-
al committee waited upon him at the
Shoreham to escort him to the White
House.
A similar delegation waited upon
Vice President Elect Marshall at the
same hotel, where the new vice presi-
dent will make his home during the
coming months.
At the executive mansion the incom-
lug NlCt WtIc
greeted by Mr.. Taft, and few min
utes later the fateful ride to the Capt.
tol was begun. The president and
president elect occupied the first car
riage with two members of the con-
gressional committee.
In the carriage following were Vice
President Elect Marshall and three
members OF the committee, there be-
ing no retiring vice president. After
them strung along the carriages of a
host of cabinet officers and other high
dignitaries Of military and civil rank.
Arrived at the senate wing of the
Capitol, the president and president
elect went to the presidents room.
Vice President Elect Marshall repair
ed to the vice presidents chamber.
Short Delay Occurs.
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