Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-03-07
WOODROW WILSON
MADE PRESIDENT
Many thousands Witness His In
duction Into office.
CEREMONIES ARE IMPRESSIVE
New Executive Of Nation Takes Oath
on East PortIoo Of Capitol After
Marshall Becomes Vice
President.
By EDWARD .. CLARK.

Washington, March 4.-Woodrow
Wilson of New Jersey is president of
the United States and Thomas Riley
Marshall Of Indiana Ii vice-presldent
The instant that the oath-taking cere-
monies at noon today in front of the
capitol were completed, the Democrat
lie party Of this country came into its
own" again after an absence of six
teen years from the precincts of ex-
ecutive power.
A :. throng of many thousands of
people witnessed the newly elected
presidents induction into Office. Nine
tenths of the members Of the crowd
were enthusiastically joyful, the other
tenth cheered with them, as becoming
good American citizens watching a
governmental change ordered in ac-
cordance with the law and the Con-
Btitution
The Bible which during each sue
cessive four years is kept as one of
the treasures of the Supreme court,
was the immediate instrument Of the
oath taking of Woodrow Wilson. Ed
ward Douglass White, chief justice Of
the United States, held the Book for
Mr.. Wilson to rest his hands upon
while. he made solemn covenant to
support the Constitution and the laws
Of the United States, and to fulfill the
duties of his Office as well and as
faithfully as It lay within his power
to do.
Thomas Riley Marshall swore feal-
ty to the Constitution and to the
people in the senate chamber, where
for four years 1t will be his duty to
preside over the deliberations Of the
members Of the upper house Of CON
gress.
Ceremonies Simple and Impressive.
Both of the ceremonies proper were
conducted in a severely simple but
most impressive manner. The sur
roundings of the scene of the presi.
dents induction into office, however
were not SO simple, for 1t was an out
of-door event and the great gathering
Of military, naval and uniformed civil
organizations gave much more than q
touch of splendor to the scene.
President Taft and President-elect
Wilson rode together from the White
House to the capitol. accompanied by
two members Of the congressional
committee of arrangements. The vice
president-elect also rode from the
White House to the capitol and In the
carriage with him were the senate'E
president pro tempore, Senator Bacor
Of Georgia, and three members of the
congressional committee of arrange
ments.
Ceremony In Senate Chamber.
The admission to the senate cham
Der to witness the oath-taking of thu
vice-president was by ticket, and
is needless to say every seat wa
occupied. On the floor of the cham
Der were many former members o
the senate who, because Of the fac
that they once held membership II
that body, were given the privilege
of the floor. After the hall was file,
and all the minor officials of govern
ment and those privileged to witnes
the ceremonies were seated, William
H. Taft and Woodrow Wilson, preceC
/ ed by the sergeant-at-arms and tn
committee OF arrangements, entere
the senate chamber. They were TO
lowed immediately by Viee-President
elect Thomas n. Marshall, leanin