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Show WILLIAM H. TAFT NOW ATTHE HELM Inaugural Ceremoni s Held in the Senate Chamber fcr First Time in Seventy-six Years. Nsw Chief Executive E. corted to Sen-ate Sen-ate Chamber by Prci dent Roosevelt, Roose-velt, Oath of Office Doing Administered Ad-ministered by Ch ef Justice Jus-tice Fuller, Washington. A bllzza'd sweeping over Washington on Thu sdny, March 4, caused at abandonmct t ot tho sot piogram for tho lnaugurs '.Ion of William Wil-liam Howard Taft ns pros dent of the United States, and for tin first time In seventy-six years tho o: th of offlco was administered to the incoming president In tho senate ch. mber. Tp effect the change In cerem mlcs from the great stand erected nloi g the cast front of the capital to the senate chamber, cham-ber, It was necessary to n 3h n special spe-cial resolution through tho l.ouso and senate. The storm threatened to causo a total abandonment of tho brilliant j'iigoant of tho nttornoon, but a passageway pas-sageway wns cleared along tho centor of" Pennsylvania nveiiuo,' and Tor nearly near-ly three bours President Tj ft nnd VIcc-Prcslilent Sherman reviewed a passing column, which wa replete with martial splendor and picturesque with civic display. Following the Inaugural ceroiionles In tho senate, Theodore Itociovolt, again n private citizen, biido nn affectionate affec-tionate adieu to his successor, while nil In tho historic chamber lookid on In silence, r.u then he hurried nway through a sldo door, to tako the train I Taft repeated the words In a slow, dls-tl dls-tl voico. When he nt last had kissed the Bible there was on outburst of applause, a grasp of the hand by the chief Justice, nnd President Tnft began Immediately tho Innugural address. ad-dress. He read from typewritten manuscript. man-uscript. Mr. Tnft won applause al the very, outset by announcing his ndherenco to the Roosevelt policies and of his Intention to carry them out by means of further legislation, which would also havo for Its purposo tho freeing from alarm of those pursuing "propor and progressive business methods." When Mr. Taft had concluded, Mr. Hoosovclt Immediately made his way to tho rostrum, President Taft advanced ad-vanced to greet him. The two shook hands wnrmly nnd with hnnds on each others' Bhoulders they conversed earnestly ear-nestly for a few moments. During the leave-taking every ono In tho senate chamber looked on with keenest Interest at tho unusual picture. pic-ture. At last tho friends parted and .Mr. Roosevelt darted out n sldo door leading Into tho senato lobby. Ho was followed by resounding cheers. Presldont Taft was escortod out through the main door amid nn ovation. ova-tion. Tho great crowds outside caught up tho cheering of those who had forced their wny within. Mr. Taft entered en-tered tho presidential carriage with Mrs. Taft. Tho escort began to move, tho ceremonies were nt an end. Tho troops nnd civic bodies composing compos-ing tho notnblo parado of tho afternoon after-noon mobilized In snow nnd slush, which In plnces was deeper than tholr1 legging tops. Down Pennsylvania avenue, wajjed In with spectators; the.V found dry footing, but faced a lively pale, Tne parade was replete with Interest. In-terest. The 3,000 bluejackets from the ircently returned Atlantic Meet shared honors among tho military with tho Cuban nrmy of pacification. Tho trim cadets from West Point attracted unusual Interest and made a characteristically fine showing. Tho midshipmen from Annapolis, snowbound snow-bound within twenty miles of Washington, Wash-ington, shared the fate or thousands for New York. As ho passed out of the chamber, Mr. Iloosovelt was given an ovation quite the equal to that tendered ten-dered the now president. As President Iloosovelt accompanied Mr. Taft down tho aisle of tho senato chamber to chairs placed In front of tho clerk' desk, every ono In tho great assemblage rose and remained standing, until Mr. Tnft and Mr. Iloosovelt were seated. On tho floor of tho chamber were rnnged tho mem. hers ot the diplomatic corps, Justices of tho supreme court, members of tho house and senate, the admiral of tho navy, the chief of staff of the army nnd scores of other officials and distinguished dis-tinguished visitors. The ceremonies of tho Inaugural formally for-mally began when Vice-President Fairbanks, Fair-banks, In n farewell address, which called out for . him a spontaneous tributo of applause, declared the Sixtieth Six-tieth congress at nn end. Turning then to Mr. Sherman, who had been escorted to a place besldo him, he administered ad-ministered to his successor tho onth of office and turned ovor to him tho gavol. Mr. Sherman, In rapping tho senate to order In special session of Iho Sixty-firm congross, made a brief address. Then followed, tho swearing In of many now senators. . This completed, VIco-Presldeiit Sherman wild: "Tho chief Justice will now administer adminis-ter Iho oath of offlco to tho presidentelect." president-elect." Tho sudden announcement enmo ns a surprise and a Bolnmn hush fell upon tho assemblage. Mr. Taft arose, took tho arm of Senator Knox, chair-mau chair-mau or tho Joint committee on arrangements, ar-rangements, nnd walked around Id- n position In the rear of" tho presiding officer's desk. Ho was followed by Chlof Justice Fuller, who wns officiating officiat-ing ror tho lift li time al lliU historic ceremony. Mr. Tnft look up a position facing the members of his family grouped In the gallery. Tho chief Justice began the administration adminis-tration of tho oath In n low tono, Mr. ol sightseers who woro unnblo to nach tho city on account or the storm. President nnd Mrs. Tnft wore tho centers or Interest nt tho culminating roilhro or tho dny tho Inaugural ball In tho Pension building. Tho scono in the great building, which hnd beon transformed Into a canopied court of Ivo-y and white, was anothor of the bril'Iant pictures qundriennla'lly painted paint-ed hero by tho gathering of a vast and brilliant assemblage from every sect on of tho country. WjIIo tho ball was In progress Indoor,, In-door,, a display or fireworks on tho mom ment lot In tho rear of the White Hons i, marked tho end of tho outdoor celeb! ntlon. For hours the thinly, cloudid heavens were alight with rockets. Prlo to his visit to the ball, President Presi-dent '.'nft had entortalned at toa In tho Widte Houso the mombors of tho Yalo o ub; had dined with Mrs. Taft nt 7 o clock, and hud stopped In at tho Me.ropolllan club to say n row words a . tho dinner of the class of '78 at Yalo. Mr. 'I tft's dny was ono of continuing continu-ing clicks and plaudits from tho mo-ment mo-ment ho first appeared on tho Whlto House pirtlco to go to his Inauguration, Inaugura-tion, untl he rcturnoil Into Thursday night, nn unwilling leavo taker from tho Innug mil brill. Mr. am! Mrs. Tnrt were tho guosts of tho Ro sovolts at tho Whlto Houso Wodnesda; night, sotting n'now precedent prece-dent In tie courtesies or the oxeou-live oxeou-live munslui, ns thoy did ngoln Thurs-day Thurs-day when siru. Tnrt accompanied the iiewly-mnd6 president nnd Mr. 8hor-mnn, 8hor-mnn, tho ni w vice-president, rrom the cnpltol at iho head or tho Imposlnir parado to th Whlto Houso, Tho pros. Idontlal car.lago, drawn by rour bay horses, whlci hnd beon closed nsalnst Iho storm n President Iloosovelt and Mr. Tnft malo tholr wny to tho cnpltol, cnp-ltol, was tht)wn open as the return Journey begin, nnd President Tnrt, quickly recognized by tho crowd, which stood snthuslnstlcnlly unmlndi rul of tho sno v and slush about thoin was acclaimed all along tho groat dls. tnnco !of tho arenuo. |