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was standing near him. turned away
from the thousands In front Of the stand
apparently for the purpose of discourag-
ing any further demonstration in Bry-
ans favor, and there was plainly feel
ing Of relief among the Democratic
statesmen when the police Jumped IN
and began to drive the throng back for
an exit of the new President.
Inauguration day uawned with u haze
hanging low over the national capital
and with every indication that um-
brclas and gum shoes might he popu
lar before the day was over, The
Weather Bureau, with It's customary
cxactness had promised "A bright morn
sng. but had tHrown out "A gloomy hint
that the clouds might gather in the af-
ternoon and 1t would he unsettled ana
colder al night
This would have been all right n II
had only been turned around. II was
cloudy in the morning. grew much
warmer ~ the day advanced and finally
developed into beautiful sunny after
noon. TO be succeeded later by another
haze and some murkiness. But every
body, including the new President. was
willing to shake the weather mans
hand this time and assure him ne had
uone a fine job
AS a matter OF fact this was the
warmest 1nauguration day since before
1873. IT began with the temperature
about 80 at O'Clock in the morning.
continued to mount steadily upward
until at noon the Thermometer was
around so. and when the sun finally
broke through the clouds and flooded
the city It was a hot job for the thou
sands to hoof It from the Capitol TO the
White House in double quick time In
order TO see the parade.
a warmeN Inauguration Day.
The next warmest inauguration day.
40 far as official records disclose. was
back IN 1885. when Grover Cleveland
was first inaugurated. The tempera-
ture on that day got az high az rs
degrees and II was pleasant. with few
cloudy periods. In fact. day was com
pared by everybody old enough to re-
member the advent of Grover Cleve-
land with conditions on that occasion.
Not only was the weather similar. but
the crowd which turned out to the
Cleveland Inauguration was considered
the largest that had visited Washing
ton up to that time.
Il
from the appearance OF to-day's throng
that IT was made up of many who
had caused the disorderly scenes dur
ing the suffrag!st parade yesterday.
The police to-day from beginning 10
end had the situation under control
and there seemed to be no disposition
AT any time on the part OF the visitors
TO cause trouble.
It was a good sterling American
crowd. II stretched from Washington
Circle, half a mile west Of the White
House. to the Capitol. "A mile east OF
1he Presidents mansion and up anu
around Capitol iiill 10 the east front OF
Tho historic building. For almost tn,
entire distance II was fifteen to twenty
deep on both sides OF the street. How
many hundreds OF thousands were out
Ia greet the Democratic President II
would be idle even to conjecture Al
the railroads entering Washington haC
been disCorcius thousands upon thou,
sands for days and automobiles ant
other conveyanCes had been bringing
n host from the neiehborlng States.
stands Are Crowded.
In addition to the long lines Of hu
manity along the streets more ten,
of thousands had places on the stands
There were dozens of these extending
at intervals from the State, War and
Navy departments To the Capitol Al
were decorated in red. white and blue
Still other thousands crowded the win.
Slows of buildings along PennsyIvaniu
J avenue.
Housetops too, had their full uliuta
Df sightseers and the trees that lined tn.
avenue and that are in the park at tn.
Capitol We're full Of men and boys roost
Ing like birds, The great dome Of IN,
Capitol even was seized as n vantae,
point. Hundreds Of persons leaninl
over the topmost balcony semed lik.
Snere specks against the white walls %
the structure