The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-01-02
NO J%EFFERSON|AN
SIMPLICITY IN THE
NEXT INAUGURAL
Democrats Will Make
Ceremony One Of
Great Pomp.
TO BE BIC PARADE
All the Decorated and Titled
Pagentry Obtainab'c viii
Take Part In 1t.
TO BE BIC PARADE

tie D~tIIocIdilt managers are nolu-
ing to the traditions of Andrew Jack
son in patronage matters, similar
obedience TO the memory and ira
ditions of Thomas Jefferson is who'll
ly lacking in the preparations for
the inaugural.
J%effcrsonian simplicity will be torn
TO shreds and patches in the forth
coming ceremonies.
The vision OF Woodrow Wilson
vania Avenue and tying his horse
TO the statue OF John Marshall while
he goes quietly into the supreme
court room to take the oath of of
flee hasn't been thought OF by these
modern Democrats. They demand
that the pomp and circumstances OF
The day shall be worthy Of the SIX
teen years they have waited for it.
Washington is "All Agog."
Already one of the Washington
papers has stated that "Washington
society is agog with anticipation"
We notice hat the clerk of our hotel
is affected in the same way. Already
he desires to know if patrons wish
to be in their rooms March A.
This is true only in case your room
overlooks Pennsylvania avenue along
which the glittering p%ageantry WIN
proceed. You have 10 pay extra
prices that day-just as you had to
at the Chicago hotels during the CON
vention.
The seriousness with which Wash
ington goes about this business of
getting up the inaugural festivities
is always astonishing, and it is more
solemn this time than usual. For two
weeks, every day, the Washington
papers have contained from one to
three columns of speculation as to
who would be chairman of the com
mittee on celebration.
a Banker Was too Generous.
A local banker named Jordan
seemed to have landed the distine-
ton. Then someone dug up the
damning proof that Mr.. Jordan had
given $25 to a $1,000 purse for the
Bull Moose campaign. All Washing
ton pointed at him the finger of
scorn and derision, His stock went
down.
In vain MIR. Jordan protested that
he had given a similar contribution
to Taft's campaign and having
thrown these anchor sheets to he
windward in both directions he had
then dashingly backed his real judg-
ment by giving $500 TO the Wilson
%compaign.
Cinch Plays not Allowed.
1hn pa n ,,,tt0, l;l ..I-
who would do this would do anything
lie might oversleep on the very
morning OF the day he was TO be
queen of the May.
The fight was on.
How would it look" the Demo-
cratic managers said. ''for IA Wash
ington banker who divided his low
atty IN time of need TO be riding
the brass mounted horse at the head
OF the inaugural procession? How
would it look for Mrs. Jordan to
lead the ball on the new Presidents
arm when her husband. who had
$3.50 to give TO politics gave only
5000 OF 1t to the winner?'
1t appears to them as though Mr..
Jordan tried to play a cinch and the
matter was taken to Mr.. Wilson di-
rect.
So EuStiS Got the job.
The result was that William Cor
coran Eustis was selected as chair
man OF the inaugural committee. He
is Il brother of the late Senator Ems
It's of Louisiana.
one of the other inaugural wor-
ries also is over. The major domo
OF the inaugural ceremonies is Sc
lected. He is f. Livingston Corne-
nus of Maryland. He was selected
by the Senate and there is no rcas-
ON 10 believe thai he gave anything|
TO the Roosevelt campaign, although
II is limited that he nce spoke kindlvl
TO Nh. Roosevelt when the latter was
President, but that, of course, is now
all over and might as we'll be for
gotten.
Mr.. Cornelius has real work. Hell
is chief sergeant-at-arms. but does
not ride a horse. He must make ar
rangements for seating invited guests
IN the Senate chamber when the Vice
President takes the oath: he issues
The invitations to this impressive Ger
emony in the Senate, and also sends
out one-half of the invitations to
the ceremony which takes place on
the east front of the Capitol when
the President takes the oath of Of
fee.
Keeps the Plain People Ont.
He must also see hat no plain cit.
gets into the seats reserved for
those who are real at
this royal coronation.
And in spite of the fact that the
OF the day is unsolicited,
the plans for "A big time go speedi-
ly on. II is 10 be gorgeous. All
Pennsylvania Avenue is to be decor
as never before. There will be
a %stupendous procession of ''promi-
nent citizens on horseback and in
democrats and titled per-
military %pageantry. and the
plan sounds u the reckless. !
unrestrained, un-Jefferson-
Observation-Disclosures
costs note.