Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-03-06
WOODROW WILSON
MADE PRESIDENT
Many thousands Witness His In
duction Into Office.
CEREMONIES ARE IMPRESSIVE
New Executive Of Nation Takes Oath
on East Portico Of Capitol After
Marshall Becomes Vice
President,
BY EDWARD D. CLARK.

Washington, March 4.-Woodrow
Wilson Of New Jersey is president of
the United States and Thomas Riley
Marshall Of Indiana is vice-president.
The instant that the oath-taking cere-
monies at noon today in front Of the
capitol were completed, the Democrat
ic party Of this country came into its
own" again after an absence Of six
teen years from the precincts Of ex-
ecutive power.
A throng of many thousands of
people witnessed the newly elected
presidents induction into Office. Nine
tenths of the members of the crowd
were enthusiastically joyful, the other
tenth cheered with them, as becoming
good American citizens watching a
governmental change ordered in ac-
cordance with the law and the Con-
s~titution
The Bible which during each sue
cessive four years is kept as n of
the treasures of the Supreme court,
was the immediate instrument Of the
oath taking Of Woodrow Wilson. Ed.
ward Douglass White, chief justice Of
the United States, held the Book for
Mr.. Wilson to rest his hands upon
while he made solemn covenant to
support the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, and to fulfill the
duties Of his Office as we'll and as
faithfully as It lay within his power
to do.
Thomas Riley Marshall swore feal-
ty to the Constitution and to the
people in the senate chamber, where
for four years 1t will be his duty to
preside over the deliberations of the
members Of the upper house Of con
gress.
Ceremonies Simple and Impressive.
Both Of the ceremonies proper were
conducted in a severely simple but
most impressive manner The sur.
roundings Of the scene of the presi-
dents induction into office, however,
were not SO simple, for 1t was an out
of-door event and the great gathering
of military, naval and uniformed civil
organizations gave much more than q
touch of splendor to the scene.
President Taft and P~resident-eleat
Wilson rode together from the White
House to the capitol, accompanied by
two members of the congressional
committee Of arrangements. The vice
p~resident-elect also rode from the
White House to the capitol and In the
carriage with him we're the senate's
president pro tempore, Senator Bacon
of Georgia, and three members Of the
congressional committee of arrange
ments.
Ceremony In Senate Chamber.
The admission to the senate cham
Der TO witness the oath.taking OF the
vice-president was by ticket. and 1t
is needless to say every seat was
occupied. On the floor of the cham
Der we're many former members OF
the senate who, because of the fact
that they once held membership In
that body, were given the privileges
OF the floor. After the hall was filed
and all the minor officials Of govern
ment and those privileged to witness
the ceremonies we're seated, William
II. Taft and Woodrow Wilson, preced-
ed by the Bergeant.at-arms and the
committee OF arrangements. entered
the senate chamber. They were fol-
lowed immediately by vice-PfesIdent-
elect Thomas n. Marshall. leaning