The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-03-07

Der % witness the osth-tsking OF The
ytce-yresidsnt Rhs BY ticket and II
"a 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 faci
that they o1cs held membership In
h a body. we're given the privileges
Of the foOr. After the hall was hlled
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-atarms and the
committee Of arrangements, entered
the senate chamber. They were fol
lowed immediately by YIce-Presldent
elect Thomas r. Marshall, leaning
upon the arm Of the president pro
tempore Of the senate.
The president and the president
elect sat IN the first row OF seats d.
rectly In front and almost under the
desk OF the presiding officer. In the
game row. but to their left, were the
yice-presidentalect and two former
vice presidents Of the United States,
Levi p. Morton Of New York and Ad'
Ial A. Stevenson Of Illinois.
When the distinguished company en-
tered the chamber the seuate was
still under its old organization. The
oath Of office was Immediately admin
Istered 10 Vlce-P resident-elect Mar
shall, who ]thereupon became Vice
President Marshall The prayer Of the
day vas given By the chaplain OF the
senate, Rev. Ulysses g. b. Pierce, pas
tHtor of All Souls Unitarian church, OF
which President Taft has been a mem
Der. After the prayer the yice-presi-
dent administered the oath Of office
to all the newly chosen senators, and
| Herewith the senate Of the United
. States passed for the first time in
years into the control Of the Demo
cratic party.
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Immediately after the senate cere-
monies a procession was formed to
march TO the platform OF the east por.
tico Of the capitol. where Woodrow
Wilson was to take the oath. The pro-
~c-ssIon Included the president and the
p~resldent-elect, members Of the Su.
preme court, both houses OF congress-,
all Of the foreign ambassadors, all OF
ments, many governors Of states and
territories, Admiral Dewey OF the navy
and several high officers of the sea
service, the chief OF staff 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,
dent-elect emerged from the capitol
on to the portico they saw in front
OF them, reaching far back into the
park to the east, an immense con
course Of citizens. In the narrow line
between the onlookers 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 we're bodies Of reg
ulars and OF national guardsmen. The
whole scene was charged with color
and with life.
On reaching the platform the presi
dent and p~resident-elect took tbs
seats reserved for them, seats which
were fanked by many rows Of benches
rising tier on tier for the accommods
ton OF the friends and families of thu
officers Of the government and OF thu
press.
Mr.. Wilson Takes the Oath.
The instant that Mr.. Taft and Mr.
Wilson came within sight of the crow
there was a great outburst of ap
plause, and the military bands strucl
quickly into "The Star Spangled Ban
ner." Only a few bars of the must
were played and then soldiers and G.
villains became silent to witness re
spectfully the oath taking and t
listen to the address which followed.
The chief justice of the Suprem
court delivered the oath to the pres
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