The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-03-06

vico.presldent was by ticket, and It
is needless to say every seat was
| occupied. On the floor of tho cham
Der were 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 tho minor officials of govern.
ment and those privileged 20 witness
the ceremonies we're seated, William
II. Taft and Woodrow Wilson, proceed
ed by the gergeantat-arns and tho
committee of arrangements. entered
the senate chamber. They were fol
lowed Immediately by Vice President.
elect Thomas II. Marshall leaning
upon the arm OF the president pro
tempore of the senate.
Tho president and the president.
elect sat in the FIRST row Of seats dI.
rectly in front and almost under the
desk of the presiding officer In tho
same row, but to their left, were tho
vice-prcsldentelect and two former
vice-presldents Of the United States,
Levi =. Morton of New York and Ad.
lai a. Stevenson Of Illinois.
When the distinguished company en-.
tered the chamber the senate was
still under its old organization. The
oath OF Office was Immediately admin.
istered to Vice-President-elect Mar.
shall. who thereupon became Vice
President Marshall. Tho prayer of tho
day was given by the chaplain of the
senate, Rev. Ulysses G.. d. Pierce, pas.
tor of All Souls Unitarian church. Of
which President Taft has been n mem
Der. After the prayer the vlce-presi.
dent administered the oath of Office
to all the newly chosen senator's, and
Herewith the senate of the United
States passed for the first time In
years into the control of the Demo.
cratic party.
Procession to East Portico.
Immediately after the senate ccre-
monies procession was formed to
march to the platform Of the east por-
tico of the capitol, where Woodrow
Wilson was to take the oath. Tho pro-
cession included the president and the
president-eloct, members OF the Su.
prGme court, both houses of congress,
all Of the foreign ambassadors all Of
the heads of the executive depart.
ments, many governors Of states and
territories, Admiral Dewey Of the navy
and several high officers OF the sea
service. the chief OF stan Of the army
and many distinguished persons from
civil life. They were followed by the
members Of the press and by those
persons who had succeeded in secur
ing seats in the senate galleries to
Witness the days proceedings.
When President Taft and the presi
on 10 the portico they saw in front
of them. reaching far back into the
park TO the east, an immense con
course IF citizens. In the narrow line
between the onloolIcrs and the plat
form on which Mr.. Wilson was to take
the oath, were drawn up the cadets
of the two greatest government
schools, West Point and Annapolis
and thanking them were bodies of reg.
ulnrs and of national guardsmen. The
whole scene was charged with color
and with life.
Or reaching the platform the presl
dent and prCsidcntclcct took the
seats reserved for them, seats which
were tlankcd by many rows of benches
rising tier on tier for the accommoda-
ton Of the friends and families OF the
officers of the government and of the
press.
Mr.. Wilson Takes the Oath.
The instant that Mr. Taft and Mr.
Wilson came within sight Of the crowd
there was a great outburst of ap.
plause, and the military bands struck
quickly into Tho Star Spanglod Ban.
ner." Only n few bars of the music
were played ana then soldiers and ci.
villains became silent to witness re.
specially tho oath taking and to
listen to the address which followed
The chief justice OF the Supreme
court delivered the oath to the prcsi
dentelect, who. uttering the words,