Evening star., 1948-10-31

Hendricks was one Of the greatest
II not the hardest, election problems
that ever confronted Congress. The
files OF The Star under the date of
March 2, 1877, reveal the following
editorial:
The long agony is over and Gov.
Hayes is to be peacefully inaugu-
rated President of the United States
for four years from March 4. This
result, it must be conceded, has been
attained virtually through the good
faith and patriotic spirit of the
Democratic Party in carrying out
the terms OF compact, under great
temptation to repudiate it. After
this grand act Of magnanimity and
concession in behalf of the public
peace, by a great party having the
supremacy in the popular vote, we
may safely dismiss all fears of the
country falling into anarchy and
revolution through the contest of
selfish men and selfish factions for
supremacy ="
The swearing in OF President
Hayes took place on March 3, 1877,
at O'Clock in the evening in the
red room of the White House, the
oath Of office being administered by
Chief Justice Morrison r. Waite. in
the presence of President Grant,
Gen. Sherman and several others.
The 4th Of March occurring that
year on Sunday, he regular in
augural exercises took place on
Monday, March 5.
Disappointment
Mr.. Hayes rode to the Capitol
with Gen. Grant and Senator Nor
rill. Vice President Wheeler was
sworn in by Senator Ferry, and the
oath was second time admins
tered to President Hayes at the east
front of the Capitol by Chief JUS
tice Waite. The day was overcast
and mild and the parade was a
short one, and the day closed with
a torchlight procession. No inaug-
ural ball was held.
OF course, no one who is old
enough to recall the presidential
election of 1916 will ever forget how
most every one went to sleep on
election night confident that
Charles Evans Hughes had been
elected and how disappointed many
were the following morning to learn
hat Woodrow Wilson had carried
California, and that instead of Mr..
Hughes being elected by electoral
votes, he failed by %.
At the time Of Mr.. Hughes defeat.
ne had retired from the bench of
he United States Supreme Court
and was residing in the large red
orick house at the northwest corner
Of Sixteenth and v streets NV.
where he received the adverse news.
Burchard's 'Boner'
Strange to say, at the last min.
lte in campaign, the presidential
candidate himself, or one of his
well-wishers is liable to pull a
ooner," as did the Rev. DR.. Burchard
IN the campaign Of 1884 against
Grover Cleveland, who won the elec.
ion.
The story Of his historic utterance
vas printed in The Star of october
%, 1884, as follows:
1--WE are very happy to welcome
you to this circle" said DR.. Burch-
ard. You see here representatives
If all denominations in this city.
You see the large number that are
represented. We are your friends,
Mr.. Blaine. Notwithstanding all
he calumnies that have been urged
n the papers against you, we stand
~ your side. (Shouts of 'Amen.D
We expect to vote for you next
Tuesday. We have higher expec-
alton, which Is that you will be
he President of the United States
and that you will do honor to your
name, to the United States and to
;he high Office you will occupy. We
ire Republicans and don't propose
% leave our party and identify our.
selves with the party whose ante
;edents have been rum, Romanism
md rebellion. We are loyal to you"
And this, 1t is believed, as q con-
resulted in Cleveland's
lection.