The chronicle=news., 1913-03-04
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President M. .an 10 deliver
Ibis inaugural H..
| While Wee Prcsin.at Marshall was
swearing in new senators and return
Ing ones. the remainder OF the com
pany began III. march to til" stand
on the east front where the !nauru-
ration OF Mr. Wilson WIS 10 take
place. President TAFT and Mr. VII
son were greeted with loud cheers az
they came out OF the main door.
! Immediately IN front OF the prcsi-
dental platform Major General Wood
aud his staff held space clear.
Acro,S the open space lOomcd bat
terry OF nearly a hundred cameras and
motion picture machines. trained on
the single spot where President TAFT
was TO pass his mantle OF Office 10
| President Elect Wilson. Back OF tn.
West Point cadets stood til. Essex
troop. President Wilson's guard o;
honor. aud near them the Black
Horse Troop OF Culver.
\ mild wind blew over the stands
and the West Point cadets and sail
ors ran about In little groups to re-
lic,c the icdiuni. while the prcsIdcn-
tiai party slowly assembled The
east front OF the capitol. sweeping
down from the dome to the ground
! and oni as TAR as the on.:rcssion1i
library and nciGhboring apartment
buildings presented u brilliant scene
OF color.
II WIS l:il O'Clock before the pro-
ccssion got Us far as the diplomatic
corps. so slowly did IL move. This
was because many remained behind
to sec new senators sworn IN. Prcsi-
dent Elect Wilson and President Tart
bowed TO the crowd as they took
their seats In the center OF the piat-
form.
President Elect Wilson sat at til.
fright OF President TAFT while Vice
/ President Marshall took his scat ut
he left Of President jraft Ut the cdr.
OF the platform aud talked with Scna.
tor Bacon.
A burst Oi applause and cheers
greeted Champ CLARK as lie passed On
10 the inaugural stand at the head OF
the line OF house members.
Major General Wood directed the
closing In Of the troops before the
guests had all been seated and the
crowd gradually edged toward the IN
uugural platform.
Speaker Clark leaned toward Prcsi-
dent Elect Wilson and tho two shook
hands. bringing more nppiaus. from
, the crowd.
Applausc came from the crowds
near tho entrance OF the capitol door
ns former Speaker Cannon emerged.
swelling into n larger volume as viii
liam Jennings Bryan came forward
with the other guests comprising the
membership of President Wilson =
cabinet. Governor Fielder. succcssor
to President Elect Wilson as COVER
nor of New Jersey. came out to the
stand with Senator MARITIME.
| Mr.. Redficld. representative Burlc-
son. Mr. Daniels. Franklin l.. Lane,
Representative William u. Wilson.
Professor Houston and the others Of
the new cabinet were escorted to
seats as the crowds voiced its approv-
al by cheers. Mrs. Wilson and her
daughters took seats close to the
square platform at the left. At Mrs.
Wilson's request Mrs. Marshall took
a seat beside her.
The two women walked forward to
the rail TO look at the crowd. The
Wilson girls Joined them.
oh. isn't It wonderful" said Mrs.
Wilson as sh. looked out over thu i'm
mensc gathering that extended 50 far
| that faces were not recognizable.
At Leg o'clock the last restraint
on the crowd was removed and across
the empty space OF asphalt came u
cheering mass of men and women
waving hats and flags. coats were
hurled upward in the direction of the
President Elect. In moment u
dense sea OF people touched the very