The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-08
Revived the Custom of Wash
ington and Adams Of Ap-
pearing in Person to De-
liver His Message.
EVERY SEAT OCCUPIED
Took Him Only Eight Minutes
to- Deliver What Was Char
acterized as Most Re-
markable Speech.

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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1 !
WASHINGTON, April s.--Unattend-
ed. save by a solitary secret service
man, who occupied seat beside the
chauffeur, President Woodrow Wilson
today proceeded to the capitol and re-
vived the custom OF Washington and
Adams, OF personally addressing con-
gress.
1t was the first OF many innovations
that are to come. Within a short time.
possibly not until next week. the pres
ident plans to go again to the capitol
and there personally meet every mem
ber of both the senate and house.
And then, from time to time, he will
slip over to the great building and oc-
cupy his desk in the presidents
room" of the senate wing and get in
to actual contact with the lawmakers,
while the wheels OF legislation slowly
revolve.
The president had no comment to
make on the suggestion in the senate
last night that the proceedings savor-
ed of return to the speech from
the throne" plan 1t was known that
/ he felt some one had taken wrong
view of his attitude. but he did not de
1 sire to make any defense. He stood
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this proceeding was the "only dignifi-
ed one" and that 1t lent particular
emphasis to his message.
The president left the white rouse
4 in the executive automobile imme.
! diately after the cabinet meeting and
was whisked to the capitol He went
directly to Speaker Clark's room
where the speaker and Vice President
Marshall were waiting to receive
him. Meanwhile the two houses were
assembling for the joint session and
after that had been organized, two
] members of each body were to be ap
pointed to escort the chief executive
to the rostrum.
The president had made It very
plain that he wanted his visit made
as simple as possible. He planned te
leave the capitol Immediately after
the delivery of his address and rusr
back to his work in the executive
offices.
Doors of the house gallery wer,
i opened at 10 o'clock, three hours be
fore the time set for the ceremonies
At that time 300 women with privat,
cards struggled for entrance. Grand
mothers and girls fought to be frs
at the doors. Members wives ant
daughters were in the melee in whicl
gowns and millinery were musset
and showed awry.
Outside the house, entrance to th
capitol, a large crowd on foot and ii
automobiles gathered to watch b.
president arrive. Thousands wer
there unable to obtain the covete,
cards Of admission These card
brought from s5 to $40 when on sale
A record of the presidents visit o.
moving picture films was made b
capitol officials. A machine owne
: by Superintendent Elliott Woods 0
the capitol, was planted at the hous
entrance Other movie machines an
battery of newspaper photographer
bombarded the presidential party ou
side
"Glad rags" were worn by nearl
!. all members OF the house. All cam
dressed in their best carefully shave
q and shorn.
!. Speaker Clark's bench In the hous
3 gallery was occupied by Mrs Mu
g dock, wife OF the progressive leader
Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer, wife OF th
9 democratic caucus member: Mr.
g Pizer, sister of Champ Clark, an
e others,
For The first time since he was ho
t ored by congress for his services
the Spanish war, Admiral Dewey o
cupied a seat on the floor 1t We
his first request for the floor PRIV
q lege since he was rendered the thanl
d of congress, with its right to SCI
e in the house at any time.
r BY II o'clock every gallery sea. e
,e cept in the presidents and diplomat
o. spaces was filled Several diploma
t. and their wives were present.
,r First come, first served was Il
rule of seating the spectators, all