The New York herald., 1921-02-27
Great Political Upheayal
Gives G. O. P. Record Ma
jorities in the Senate
as Well as House.
MANY NEW FACES IN BOTH
100000 Jobs, More or Less, to
Be Filled, but Policies Will
Get First Call at the
White House.

Special Despatch 10 THE NEW Yorx HuaAID.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. d. c.. Feb e6.
Warren G. Harding win be inaugu-
rated as the twenty-ninth President or
the United States. and all Of the vast
executive machinery Of the Govern
ment will be turned, over to tho Re-
publican Administration. after eight
years Of Democratic control. at noon
next Friday. March 4. with as little
ceremony and display as possible In
the circumstances. There viii be no
elaborate inaugural parade. no official
inaugural BAN. no reviewing Of long
line Of troops by the new President In
front OF the White House.
The small stand which has been con-
structed on the steps at the east front
Of tho Capitol. whore Mr.. Harding will
take the oath Of ONCE and deliver his
inaugural address. II about the Same size
as that from which Abraham Lincoln de.
livered his second inaugural address,
The great rows Of temporary wooden
grardstands which usually limo both
sides of Pennsylvania avenue between
the Capitol and the White House on
Inauguration Day will not be In svi.
dsncA Everything Is being done In ac-
Coruancc Witu Suo WSuoS VI ZIG noAt
President that the ceremony be kept as
far as possible within the lines Of the
severest simplicity.
And yet these simple ceremonies win
mark ono OF the greatest political turn
overs In tho history OF the American
Government Not only were Mr.. Har-
ding and his running mate. Calvin Cool
idge, elected President and Vice-Presi-
dent by the greatest popular majority
In our history. but tho Republican ma
jorities In the Senate and House, which
resulted from the Congress elections In
the autumn Of 1918. have been aug
menked to q point where they viii be
almost unwieidy. The Democrats re-
ceived blow from which II probably
will take them q long time to recover.
Faces Some Gigantic Tasks.
Not only has the next President to
fAco tho enormous task Of laying out q
programme which win meet the pressing
needs Of tho country at home and place
fts relations with foreign nations on q
stable basis. but he must at once under
take tho tremendous task Of selecting for
office In the new Administration thou
sands Of mon who will carry out these
now policies Appointments to every
branch OF the government service must
bA made. Not the least important win
be the naming Of forty-seven ambassa-
dors and ministers to foreign countries.
There Ii q certain routine that will be
followed this year. rs It has been fol-
lowed at other inaugural ceremonies
since 1887. the time Of the Inauguration
OF President Van Buren,.
Up to about 10 o'clock OF March 1 the
session OF the Senate will be of the usual
character. Then the preparations for
the changes to be made In the Office Of
President and vice-President win begin
6enators armchairs win be removed and
smaller chairs put In their places for
the guests and others to witness the
preliminaries.
AS soon as the seats are arranged the
Speaker and the members Of the House
will be announced and VII enter from
the south door into the Senate Chamber.
followed n order by the Diplomatic
Corps. tho old Cabinet, Gen. Perahing
and staff. Admiral Coontz and stan.
Major Gen. Le Jeune of the Marine
Corps, and fnaliy by the Chief Justice
and the Supreme Court
In tho meantime President Wilson.
MI Harding and Mr.. Coolidge Will have
arrived at tho Capitol. and tust boforo
noon will enter the chamber and take
seats In front OF the vice.p~esidene's
desk. facing tho Senate. The Supreme
Court win be seated on the Republican
side In the front row. the Diplomatic
Corps In front on the Democratic side.
and behind them will be the army and
navy officers. Governors of States. II
they choose to attend. and the Senators
and membcrA
The Senate then will be called to order
by vics-President Marshall. who will
swear In vice-Presi lent Coolidge and
deliver HIS farewell add dress. closing Il
by announcing adjournment sine die OF
the present Senate. Vfce-President Coo
lidge then will take the chair. and after
prayer by the chaplain will deliver his
inaugural address. He next will read
the call for tho special session of the
Senate.
Meaning Change I'm Presidents.
At this point Mr.. Harding, President
Wilson and the members OF the Ssr-,u>>
Court may retire to the Pressasnt's
room adjoining the Senate Chamber !:
also 10 allow the galleries to be cleared.
20 that they may go to the east front
Of the Capitol The new Senators will
be sworn in. ahd vice-Presldent Coo
lidge and the Diplomatic Corps win go
into the marble room.
After tho spectators have assembled
outside the remaining House msmbsrs,
Senators and others on the floor will go
10 the east steps OF the Capitol by way
Of the corridor and rotunda. Then the
President-elect. the Supreme Court and
the Diplomatic Corps will be escorted
through the Senate Chamber and the
corridor via the rotunda to the stand
erected Just outside.
There Mr.. Harding will take the
oath Of office. which win be administered
by Chief Justice White. after which he
win make his inaugural address. Fol-
lowing this II is expected the new Prssi-
dent will 20 TO the white House for
luncheon.
Tho elimination of the inaugural pa
rede means that the inaugural ceremo-
MES are ended with the completion Of
President Herdings inaugural speech.
No seats have been provided on the
inaugural stand, and II Is said that Mrs.
Harding may stand during the pro-
gramme, although this may be provided
against later.
The Marine Band will be stationed
outside In front OF the inaugural stand.
which is provided with ampiiiers so
mat Mr.. Harding's address may be
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