Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-03-04
The induction of Andrew Johnson

Inc 1nduct1On or Andrew Johnson
into the office of president. following
Immediately upon the assassination of
Lincoln. was conducted in the private
room of hotel. No ceremony attend
ed it,
The greatest spectacular display
made up to that time was at the inau
guration of President Grant 1t was
purely Il military demonstration ana.
although magnificent in all of its fea
lures, was married to an extent by the
refusal of his predecessor to ride with
Grant to the capitol in the same car
| riage.
! 1t was bleak. cold and dismal day
on which Grant was inaugurated the
second time. Many visiting organiza-
tons declined on account of the re-
pellent weather to participate in the
parade. and many persons who did
take part in it. including some naval
cadets. paid for their patriotism with
| their lives.
| On account of the manner of the
, deemed necessary. as in the case of
Lincoln. to exercise the utmost precau-
tons to insure his personal safety.
| The oath of office was administered to
him in private on March 3. but the
ceremony was repeated on n stand at
the east front of the capitol on March 5.
J When Garfield entered the senate
chamber on March 1. just prior to TAX
ing the oath of office, one of the first
men to greet him was General Han
cock. the unsuccessful Democratic
candidate for the presidency.
Arthur Took Oath Twice.
In succeeding the martyred Garfield
to the presidency Chester a. Arthur
twice took the oath of office. On re-
cept of the news of Garfield's death
he took the obligation at his home in
New York city. Two days later the
oath again was administered to him in
| Washington in the vice presidents
| room on the senate side of the capitol
No spectacular ceremonies attended his
assuming office.
| perfect day characterized the first
Inauguration of Grover Cleveland. The
crowd in attendance upon the cere-
mony was one Of the greatest ever
seen in Washington. and the parade
was elaborate and magnificent.
The Inauguration of President Har-
rison, while elaborate and beautiful in
all of its arrangements. was attended
| by bad weather. President Harrison
| delivered his inaugural in driving
rain.
On Grover Cleveland's second inaugu-
ration Pennsylvania avenue was inches
deep in slush. and practically through
out the day rain and sleet fell.
! On the contrary. the day on which
| Mckinley took the oath of office the
first time was one of the most beauti-
ful that ever dawned.
At his second Inauguration rain fell
necessarily. and many were the prOph-
ec1es of i'll as 4 consequence. Those
prophecies came too true. for in the
| following September Mckinley fell be-
fore the bullet of an assassin.
Took Oath In Buffalo.
Following the death of Mckinley at
Buffalo, Theodore Roosevelt took the
oath Of Office in the drawing room of
Ansley WilcoX's residence in Buffa-
10. Present at the simple ceremony
were the members of President McKin-
ley's cabinet and about thirty others.
Later. in 1905. elected to the presi-
dency in his own right by an over
wheming majority. Roosevelt again
took the oath Of office. this time in the
presence of throng Of quite 100000
people on the east front Of the capitol.
The ceremony at the capitol was one
Of the most beautiful and picturesque
ever witnessed in this country.
The Inauguration of President Taft
took place on one of the stormiest
days in history. Several regiments of
soldiers were stalled in the snow, I'M
able to get to the city at all. The
food supply was cut of, too, and re-
suited in actual want on the part Of
the visitors.