Evening star., 1921-02-27

Johnson of Tennessee was sworn in
on April Is. 1865, in the old Kirkwood
House. predecessor of the Raleigh
Hotel rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio
Chester 4. Arthur took the oath. fol-
lowing the assassination of James A.
Garfield. on September 90. 1881.
Following the assassination of Presi-
dent Mckinley, the oath was first
taken by Theodore Roosevelt at
row Wilson was sworn in for the sec
ond time on March ), 1917.
GENERAL times the oath of Office
~ has been duplicated, the Presi-
dents being sworn in a second time
before entering upon their duties.
President Hayes first took the oath
in the red parlor Of the White House
on March 3. 1877. at pm. This was
done as precaution against threaten
ings over the result Of the electoral
commission. He qualified again on
Monday, March 5. at the Capitol.
Vice President Chester A. Arthur
took the oath of Office at his home,
12s Lexington avenue. New York city,
at 2:15 am. September 20. 1881. He
qualified again on September % at
IL o'clock in the Vice Presidents
room of the United States Senate.
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DREsIDENT WASHINGTON took of
fee at the close of seven-year
revolution.
President Lincoln took Office at the
beginning of a four-year civil war
President Hayes took Office at the
close of threatened political revolu-
ton.
Presidents johnson. Arthur and
Roosevelt took off1ce as the result Of
the crimes of assassination.
Every democratic President has
lived to complete the full term for
which he was chosen
Two whig Presidents died in Office
w. II. Harrison and Taylor.
Three republican Presidents were kill
ed while in office-Lincoln, Garfield and
Mckinley.
THE unique distinction of a former
President Of the United States wit
Messing the Inauguration of his son was
enjoyed by John Adams when John
Quincy Adams was sworn in on March
4, 1928. This event will never be re-
peated in American history.
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THE earnest desire of Woodrow
Wilson to cooperate to the fullest
extent possible with the wishes Of Mr..
Harding regarding the inaugural is in
distinct contrast to the bitterness of
feeling shown by other retiring Presi-
dents. Neither President John Adams
nor his son. John Quincy Adams. at
tended the inaugurations Of their sue
cessors. John Adams left Washington
city on the eveniag of March q, 1901.
John Quincy Adams was taking HIS Gus
tomary morning horseback ride when
Andrew Jackson was being sworn in as
his successor.
President James Buchanan was averse
to riding to the Capitol with President
elect Lincoln On March 4, 1861. Bu-
chanan was violent in his opposition to
republicanism. He did not intend to be
present at the inauguration. Mr.. Sew
ard. however, overcame this by allowing
copy of Lincoln's inaugural speech to
be seen In advance by Daniel E. Sickles,
who was then in Congress and a conf
dant Of Buchanan. When the latter
dress was pacific and s.atesmanlike he
n"re"d = attend the inaugural and kept
his word
President elect U. S. Grant refused
to ride with the retiring President
Johnson in March 4. 1859. 1t had
been usual for the retiring and in
coming Presidents to accompany each
other to the Capitol. but Grant de-
clined to accept any honor from the
man who. he said. had given him the
lie. Accordingly the procession did
not include Mr.: johnson. who re-
papers until the cannon announced
that there was another President
Then he left the Executive Mansion.
OHIO cuts down Virginia's lead
among the states in the title
race as Mother Of Presidents"
Harding makes the seventh Presi-
dent from Ohio. the others being
Grant. Hayes. Garfield, Benjamin
Harrison. Mckinley and Taft. vir-
ginia has furnished eight-Washing-
ton. Jefferson. Madison Monroe. W. H.
Harrison, Tyler. Taylor and Wilson.
IT was Washington's cabinet that
established the custom for all
future inaugurations to be made in
public When the time for Wash
ington's second inaugural came
around he was in doubt as to the
proper method OF taking the oath for
his second term. He addressed a
note to his cabinet asking for their
opinion as to whether it should be
iSn. public Go or private. The cabinet at
Hamilton recommended that it should
be private. Knox and Randolph re-
ported in favor of making it public,
which was done.
A MONG our Presidents there have
been many types. There were
the old school, aHstocratic Virginia
gentlemen. polished and courtIy; SOL
frontiersmen. lawyers, scholars. teach
ers and statesmen. All classes are
represented in the remarkable GAL
axy. There were hewers of wood.
mule drivers, tailors and farmers
sharing our republican throne Hard
ing is the first newspaper man to be
President
Harding's inaugural is to be the
simplest of many simple ceremonies
and in vivid contrast to some elab-
crate festivities During recent years
the tendency has been to increasing
SiAe' spiNHooi dHu PATdpnefndla IN
the inaugural PROFESSIONS. The pomp
and ceremony of some inaugural ex-
ercises has well-nigh rivaled in
magniticence the display attendant
upon foreign coronation.
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A DAMS and Jefferson were signers
of the Declaration of Independ-
ence. Washington and Madison were
signers of the Constitution.
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
died on the same day, July 4. 1926.
Monrne died IN Iuly dra a.a