Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-11
NEWsY GOSSIP FROM NATIONAL CAPITOL

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The late Senator Mark Hanna paid AS
much as $3.50 for one of such rooms for
his family at the last Inauguration Of
President Mckinley and that gives n fair
~ adequate idea Of what visiting folks
are willing to pay for the opportunity Of
enjoying in q comfortable manner the
spectacular and imposing pageant that
the republic loves to witness on such hts
tOric occasions.
In the parade. Pennsylvania will, as is
her custom, shine p~re-eminent in her Ma
tional Guards. of whom she will send
about 1000. and it is to be hoped that on
ehis occasion. at least, they will conduct
themselves in a much more orderly man
ner than was noted to their discredit AT
Taft's Inauguration. 1t is due to this
splendid body of men to add that the dis
orderly conduct of which ! speak, and
which was the subject Of unpleasant
newspaper n%otoriety at the time. was con-
fined to a very small fraction of the
guardsmen of the Keystone State; but
their foolish frealishness reflected not
a little badly on their fellow soldiers. 1t
Is fair to them alSO to state that there
were Others" among them the guards
men from the Buckeye State. However,
there will be at least $4,000 wclr drilled
dflu NIFTY uIlllotIllcu .lIVppS III luc ltIlt
of march, among them several regiments
of regulars, cavalry and infantry. But,
outside of Uncle Sans sturdy bluejack-
cts, who are invariably the favorites Of
the vast throngs Of spectators. by far
the largest share of applause and enthu-
siasm will be raised by the superbly-
drilled %brigades of cadets .and midship-
men from West Point and Annapolis
the flower Of the youth Of America, ana
the future officers of our army and ma
w.
According to precedent, shortly before
10 o'clock On the morning of the 4th OF
March. Mr.. Woodrow Wilson, accompa-
MED by the vice president elect, will
drive up to the White House and be re-
ceived in the blue room by President
Taft, who will there introduce them to
the senatorial triumviratc delegated to
escort them to the capitol. At the front
Of the executive mansion will be in watt
ing several open barouches, that Of the
president being drawn by four horses,
which will be driven under the portc-co-
chcrc, where the distinguished party will
be taken aboard. In the first carriage
will be President Taft, seated on the
right--he being still the president-whilc
the president elect will sit on the left,
according to time-hOnorcd custom: but,
on the way back from the capitol, Pres
dent Wilson will occupy the seat on the
sight, whilst Taft. the private citizen, will
sit on the left. With them will be seat
ed two of the senatorial trio. the third
man sitting in the following carriage
with the vice presidepx- elect.
Headed by a military escort, the party
will he driven to the west wing Of the
capitol. where, on arrival, they viii be
GREETED by the sergeant at-arms of the
senate and other officials. and conducted
to the vice presidents room. Here, they
will be left by President Taft, who will
at once proceed to the presidents room,
which is at the other end Of the corridor
which separates the facOus marble room
from the senate chamber, n there he
will remain performing the last duties
of his administration. signing the bills
passed at the last moment by the con-
gress. and which without his signature
would not become avs of the nation.
In the meantime the senate is in ses-
sion and getting through it's business in
Its Enthusiastically dignitied manner,