Richmond dispatch. [volume], September 15, 1901, Page 1, Image 1

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The Oath Spoken in Firm, Uti
falteriii'g" Tones.
IE 10 CHANGE OF POLICIES.
He Ksw President Made this Impor
tant Announcement.
CABINET TO REMAIN UNCHANGED;
I Small But Distinguished Gat&erlng
Witnessed, the ■ Ceremonial-.
SECY JXOOT GREATLY MOVED. »•
t ts Announcing" tlie Desire of the
Cabinet That 3rr. RooscTclt Take
the Oath, ni» Voice "Was Choked
With Emotion — The IV'ctt President
,4fllsca Ills Signature to the Pledge
anil the Fornial^ties Were Conclud
es! — The Xevr Chief Magistrate
SUshtly Nervous at First.
MIL3URX HOUSE, BUFFALO, N. T.,
Esptember 14.— President Ro6sevelt reach
ed Buffalo at 1:40 this afternoon, accom
panied only by his private secretary,
"iVilliam Loeb, Jr. An immense crowd,
v.hich had been awaiting his arrival for
tears, was gathered about the station,
tager to catch a first sight of the Presi-
Scni. Tlie train, however, did not enter
ihs station proper, but the President
landed at the Terrace. "When he left the
; train, an escort of the Fourth Signal
\ Corps formed about him and conducted
I him to an automobile, which his friend,
Ansley Wilcox, had in^waiting.
The demonstration which greeted his
I eppearance was in keeping with the sol
emnity of the occasion. Those who saw
I him did not raise a cheer, but attested
their respect by lifting their hats
As soon as he entered the vehicle, the
chauffeur turned the lever, and the auto
mobile went sKlmming: away to the resi
dence of Ivlr. TiTicox, on Delaware ave
nue. T-xenty mounted police, clattering
zlozs on either side, could with difficulty
I fceep the pace which, ths i automobile set.
President Roosevelt declined to make
any statement whatever for, publication.
"I v,-as so shocked," said he, "by the
terrible news brought to me last night
and by the calamity which it entailed
f upon tlie country, as well as by personal
sorrow T.hich I feel, that" I have ■■_ had
| no time to think of. plans for*, the future
conduct of the office, which has been so
■suddenly and sadly thrust upon me."
The President arrived at the "VFilcox
home at 1:45 o'clock, his only attendants
being Mr. "William Loeb, Jr., his secre
tary, and ~\lr. Aiisley VTilcox.
LEAA'323 OX CONDOLENCE CAXiI*
"VVitii hardly any conversation, he re
[ tired at once to his room, where he
bathed and dressed. At 2:30 o'clock he
\ t,-&s ready to leave for the Milburn house,
wliere he desired to make his official call
of condolence. He was escorted by' a'de
tail from the Fourth Signal Corps and
Mounted police. "So* rapidly did his driver
proceed that-his escort was left a couple
iif blocks behind, with tlie exception ol
the commanding officer and a lieutenant
I of police. ... . ■ :
The President was attired in a black
frock coat and dark striped trousers,
and wore a silk hat. He was sombre of
countenance, and appeared to feel bot.i
the solemnity of the occasion and the re
sponsibilities in store for him.
He alighted at the Milburn house at
exactly 2-3S o'clock. He* was accompa
nied to the house by his host, Mr. Ansley -
and one of the Secret Service
RETURNS TO TTCLUOX HOUSE.
President Roosevelt came out of the
Milburn house at 2:55 and. drove to^ tlie
"iVUcox home, reaching there at 3:15. A
ten minutes' wait : for the members or
the Cabinet ensued, and preparations
were made for taking the oath of office.
The place selected was the library or
Mr. Wilcox's house, a rather small room,
V.ut :>icturesque, the heavy oak trimmings
and the massive book cases givincr it
Bometfliat the appearance of a* legal den.
A pretty bay window with stained glass j
and heavy hangings formed a background
and against this the President took his
position. . .
CABIXET AND OTHERS PRESENT.-
Surrounding him were the five members j
of the Cabinet. Secretaries Root. Hitch
<ock. Long. Wilson,' and Postmaster-
Oeneral Smith. Nearby were .Senator.
Chaanccy M Depew, Judge of - the Court
of Appeals Haight,. -..John Scatherd. Mr.
and ilrs. Ansley Wilcox, Miss "Wilcox, ~
George P. Sawyer. Drs. Mann, Park.. anC,
Stockton, Mr. and Mrs. ■ Carteloh Sprague,
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Milburn. ■''Secretary,!
to the President William : Loeb, , Jr., |
S«.'crttary to the deceased President,;
Gc-orse B. .Cortelyou; Dr. and." - Mrs. j
Charles Carey, R. S. Scatherd. J-j
*>. Sawyer, WilHam; ' Jeff ers, ;. official j
toiegraphcT of the United States Senate, )
w$ Judge of the United District Court j
?Din R. Hazel. . ."" 1 ".. .' .: ■ \
THS NEW PRESIDENT: NERVOUS, j
Judge Haz^l stood near the: President in i
the bay-window, and the -latter !
showed his almost extreme "nervousness j
*'y plucking at the lapel. of his;long frock : i
coat and neH-ously. tapping . the- hard- I
wood Uoor with} heel.; "He" stepped -over,
•Jneo to Secretary" Root, 'and for about
• fivo minutes they conversed earnestly.
The- question at Tissue: was ryrbether ; t .he.
J'rcFiflent j= hould ~ firsts' sign;; a:i fbathpof
y S!ce and then swear; in. or iwbethcr.ne
should swear infirst and; sign. the; docu-
in the- case after. . . , ■ -•
At precisely 3:22 o'clock. Secretary. Root |
c "2sea his con vcrsation f .with;- tlie'; Presi-j
if nl. and stepping back;- while '-'am abso
lute hush fell : upon 'every- one i intJie room,
-aid in an alraosrinaudible: voice:, ; r, ! -
Mli. P.OOT CHOKED .;BYc32MOTION.v=
"Mr. VJce-Presldent^l— " wthen
voice brok<;, and forVifullyXtwosmJnutes
the- tears came- down; his ifaceahd' hjsaips
Quivored so; ihat' -he 'could ;; iipt£contjnue.
Ms utterances: There ; were [sympatuetic:
l «irs from": : those "it aboutf hJin. U*ns*yMll
r-'-m dropsran down^eithericheekjqf^ai^
f'JccMsor : of • Winiam^McKlnley^Mr.;
Roof 8 chin . Tras'oa* hisj hreas t : ; Sudaenly
throwing back his head as ' if with an
'"effort, he continued in broken .voice: - : .
."I have been requested. ;on behalf :of
the Cabinet of . the late^ President, >at
least .those who are in Buffalo, all, ex
cept two, to request > that for reasons of
: weight -affecting the" affairs' of I govern
ment, you should proceed .- . to take .•; the
'constitutional oath .of President 'of the
■ United? States."" 1 , : . ':
\ PREPAKING FOR THE OATH.
; J Judge Hazel had ' stepped >to • the rear.; of '
the President, and Mr. Roosevelt;. coming :
closer to Secretary Root, said, in a -voice |
that at first wavered, but : finally came',
deep and strong while as if .to control^his:.
j nervousness; he ,held firmly^to the ; lapel ,
of his: coat with his- rigt hand: v"^- . ■■ 3
'-1 -shall, take; theVbath; at: once .in .ac- i
: bordance;.with^your.;request, vand. in „thls; .
hour of deep and terrible -national ;:be-:; :be- :
Sejnenri wish to stateithat it'shambe ;i
continue- absolutely^nbroken:
SScyl bf^President^ McKinleyifor the t
and honor of : ourj
i l^windowiand?'- Judge" iHazel, itaking^up
vSif -Constitutional ioath^of tyWcn;
■ tia* been^repared/on.parchme^;askea
the President ; to raise his .right, hand
and repeat it after him.
\- THE SOLEMN PLEDGE.
-TheVe was : a hush; like death ;in .the,
MnflSh? |£dge-.r4dfaffew^word^ at
S teady^Mcarved^r^=mar^ ;
&"•— ■ A+7*rKi. Jr-nfi-^r E him; ■' Anotner, .. uiuo^x-
no chsnge; of policies,
- BUFFALO, N. ; Y.T September 14-— 4 P. -M.— President; Roosevelt took the oatlr of office: at the
WilcoxHouse.t Before^ •
; In taking the oath! ;tHe^ President said,; "In this Hour of
wish to state that it shall be my ai^to^c^
PresidentMcKinley for the peace and prosperity and, honor of our co untry.'' -> v
- President Roosevelt also
for some time to come. " .
United % States was /offering, silent' prayer.';
V Judge Hazel Ibrbke^ it. saying:^"MSA
President, attach yourf signiature."
""■---. AFFIXED . HIS ■ SIG^ATURB/J :j :■»■:■.
■v And the PresiaentS ; turning^to^aismalli
table- nearby,: vrrote/.V "Theodore
velt,'.' at .the . : bottom Jof (the^ document;. ini
a -'.firm hand. i
.-•■ VI- shouldtlike : =t6,;:'see;..the/ members^qf ;
tlie Cab}net'"aVfew"iinoments - ! ;after^the;
Others i retire,"-^ saidv the "President^ and:
this" -} was I:, the ' - signal ■■"■: f or > the score} of ;•
peop leVwlio ) ■had'ibeen- favored oy witness-;
inET-.thefcefeinony.^to retire. J .--'..
. U'l 5: will *■'. shake \ hand s i^wi th ii you % people, j
BiadiyiV,'and^ith^so^thinff^ofJ;hl3goiaj
smile j returning} he i flTst [sKooklt^ndS j^thj
the^-i members £ of f^the S; Cabine t\i pre 5 rat^
ithengSenato^i'i>ep"e^£ana;SanaUy4wtS^a]
'fevr/guests;and newspaper,- oncn.
■ CONFERENCE WITH CABINET.
Immediately following thd dispersing
ofith^specta^rsgafterifitakinfffofljthei
oath3th'eSPreWe^sl*iarid%ther)f Cabinet,
$nemT^rs\wp're!presra^
tWbeii^ it swasl^^.isW^f tbeJ']Presldeiit?sal3.i
■ RICHMOND. VA,. SUNDAY.; SEjPTEffIER 15. ;190i;^
-to -the "representative -of ; the" 'Associated
.Press:
r f? ''Followias. out-, tlie brief statenient
I --' niade i-vvlicn- taking 1 ---{lie .;■ qatli 1 - tlxax
. I : ".Tvould. ;. follow ;: tlie {■ administrative
Klines' liii*l ***> n 'pY* President McKin^
' r^OL^ste^t^smembersTof Itli'e
'•Cablnetrwipi^ere.preWe'x£t\toj'remlaii£
lln'^tlieirlvpositionil at> least ;""for.^tlie'
Ijyr es eiit.'lTlieyvf tSvve ras s nir c d. ? ; in e• \ X :li at
; tiCey : ;vriliii aad :I 'may. sayf. tlmt : I jhare;
-"assTirances ' : 'n.lso: : - from, tlie/i absent
members." " '-'IM9
- l -^ ■:no;es'tra session.
Mlnquiry ma.de of ■ the- President | as
H to ■ whether;? ah extra"- sesslonTof |Ccragres3
Iw6^ia|be^calledib^him^and r she|sa^
Isubstancetthatitlierelwasiiio- fundamental
§ lawljrevilrin^ttrej callinfflof I Congres3ito|
iigetherjiupon gthefiuccesslon". o£ ; a, _Vice-^
r -Presldeni#to^thefpftsidency;-!tandfStiiat
IhadfdecldedSthat^ho.-such extra session 1
rwouidibe'called. '^^^^
Tho Prosklont, after tt:a nictti:ig' cf tru*
" nhen; put ting;bn;hi3; hat. said [tO; Secretary
Root: .; . , '',-.''"»
V ""Let i us . takV a - little V. walk. 'It .will;
raoVus"blath.gobd."^Secreta^^R^j^ajK_ent^
1 ted^'ahd-rthey^w^kedJo'utXon^tlie'i^orett^
His host, Mr. Ansley AVilcox, said: .
"llr President, shan't I go along with;
' He said, "Xo, I am going to take a
j short : walk ■v p : the *■ street : , wi th ; Secre tary ,
I |Rb(Jtiand ■I ; will again."/ j/^^^^^l
:■ S-iwhen he got down to the foot of .the
I ;fbffdetelitiye9lin : fcitizens'.fciqthes?started:
iptb|follow him. He turned and-told|hls-j
i 'secfetarv to tell them that -.he- did -cot
;(desife = any|prptecUonr^a^rtorMot^ivant|
'■■-; POLICEMAN -WATCHED ANYHOW.;
;! f their|liats^-b^tilJef ore|hj^ha^|gonea».
: following him Von-* the other side ;of .the
street. - .
;The : two distinguished ? men attracted
but 'little vuntil vthey J got near
thepolice line":on;pelaware avehue.iwheir
the ■:•: • President-" stopped ;-, to ; shake ". hands
and * say- good-by; ; to '< Secretary) Root-^Th©
crowd' recognized % himy and ;v surrbunded^
him. Theßpollce^drbve^the/crowd^back^
; and^ the^Presiderit^ accompanied v by= Col^"
WeLßl^hainAwhoJbinedihim'and.yratch-.
; "ed "'■■ also* by ; his former, military, secretary,
iatiAlbany^Cblonel tGeorge : Curtls;-Tredf
well.Twalked .briskly back to^the
cox ' mansion. r. .- "";- ;: , "< --A- ■'\i~-.' :^i-'- T - -'. -■"
- He announced ; later : that she;,wpuld jnot
leave^ the Ci city .until ";ilonda3r^.niofniog' !
.when the funeral train Is to leave.
Biographical Sketch of Mr. Rooae- j
velt. * ;
Theodore Roosevelt, the new President
;of ;; : the -Unltedf States; j has!; attracted; as
: much attention* in a 3. many. directions as:
"apy.b'ther ifr-fi Injtfie- country- He cosoes,
from' a family long distinguished and
|f " ' „ ,V-
?$He -in .-I the familyj mansion/
fa~t^^F#rw@thlsftee^Newf^rk7
fonloctober. 27. ISSS. As a boy hS^as!
Athln-shanked; pale; 1 and giving
s little Sprbmise o£ .thVfa^a^ng- -visor (of
I hisi later! lifeSlTQ (avoldithepaugb | treat?,
fment fof i the^publicTsclibx)! ?he Vwas 'tutored
fat horned also rattendlnsraipriyat^l school;
« £ or! aStim^Catlera^? onetot s thai most |Xa^
mous of Its d^y. Most of hlsistimmers;
Coyite>#Bay,^thenialTOb3t ' as tiiitaat&Mt
THKEE CENTS ;¥m>WOFi- &■
r>. • 111 I! - T -r»
RiSflilMoiiins the Tragic
End of the. Chief ExficoliKi
IBKIIW ilil
Many Public and Prtafe Buildings
Are Draped In Black,
GOVERHOftiISSUESAiPROCLAMATIM
Constitutional (Mention Adopts Ip. /
proprlate Resplatioiis an 4 Adjourns. /'-^
HAIiK-HOTJK GTJX9 VTKEO TO-»ATj
Detaelimeiit ol the Howitzer Battery;
Ordered to Capitol Sanare at Son
rlie— Flags ot the Jfntloa Every-
Trhers at Half Moat- Minister* of
the City, neclde^to Sold. SexrvlceVof
Sorrow at v Centenary DiutoS
iho Hour of tie President's* Fun
eral—Grays t» Attend; Obsecinles. v
MU Richmond 'ia^irt sorro-w to-day,
Manifestations of it ara everywhere, j.
Every face shows it. The tmsh-upon tha
streets and the quiet step In the homes
teU plainly enough, that thera 13 sadness ; ;
it the city's heart. ; • ' v?: ,t -
'■'"li J - seems a personal los 3to me," .said- .;■ :
1 gentleman yesterday. Ha voiced tha
feeling of every man and woman in RIcU-* , /V
mond; of every child, indeed, who 13 olc£ ; .
snough to think.. ' , v "■ ..,
Nowhere in thla broad country do th» _ : ;
people grieve more "deeply or siacerely; .
than'in Richmond, true city of^the South". ; , : V
and formerly capital oC tha Confederacy.
Nowhere, ;indeed, will thero .be more ex- ;;
pressions of the public sorrow thaa here. .
"Yesterday did not seem like other Sat-- J
ufdays.' Truly, "the mourner ,wont;about i ■
the streets."" Ho; wa3 not > necessarily 7 > [^
dressed ' " id- tc&c* .' of mourolnsr. :£. /.Tears pi.
werd not in. hi 9 eyes. The qufetTsmileifor : ';fi
friend was.on his lips. But a sorrow.. -
tugged'at hia heart. His step was ; not .
so light. ThO;loud. cherry laugh, waa .
not heard the live-long- day. ;; :.~1.:~
Little I .; business was : done. The .: Stock-, • ;
Tobacco, and Grain and Cotton excha'ngea ]i;:^
were closed. Stores ' were' closed fsoV fair Vr,
as practicable.' "The loss to- the -^ entires j;
country wa3 heard from -every tongue!^::
No t the loss qC- the nation" so much, but it's -v
became noteworthy that each seemed to . ; '
feel that it was he'that had sustained tha ;::
loss. •'; ;r - ' ■ " . .•'..
That I 3 a peculiar fact connected -witlj ;;;
the death of the.lato President. No, niaa.p
fears for the country. That Is all right.
Its" institutions are as ,:lmmovabla "'.oat ■-':.
Gibraltar. : There are hundreds,\nay «thoii-*;:,;i
sands, of men In this country ,-wrho might V';
occupy the President's chair with, 1 credifj ; ;
to . themselves and honor and to \
their country. No one- fears 'that Presl- ■■:•'.•
dent Roosevelt will not do all -thatjha r
pledged to do when ha toolc-tha r oatir b5
office yesterday. . . „ . _
But it la; the genuine affectioa for thd ;-j
late. President, and , admiration. Jtor Jala^f
'■ pure • character, and a moitin g \ pity , for; 111 ■: %
■ all; that has touched ; thei'sreat t pubif a \' .:
heart And niany axe;tho Vways:in,whlol«i;. :
Richmond ; people show; jto ;thd ,woria ;^
that she ha 3 Joined the sisterhood of com-* , :
munities in their suffering 1 .: '.'..:•. • ; :
;■'.-;:•;: governor's proolat^tion;. ;
" Tha State, through.- its "Governor, -took . :
prompt action. Governor Tyler," a per-,
sonai friend of the late President^ ,yrha:*,;
is at Radfofd, yesterday^ morning 1 Ctela-"^
phoned to secretary at ? thi» Capitol )(
the following proclamation:'. ;. L
' Governor's Office, Septemter H; 1301. _
"The .melancholy intelligence sot : tfca^;
;d'eath''of William , McKintey: President oC^
the United ;State3, having :been this day: .4
received -;by ithe Governor : of ithi3:iCom>;fi
< monwealth, who,""; deemins'it . proper ;tdi
manifest ;by . appropriate 'ceremonies J tha v. : ;
; deep gloom. that; has fallen upon^theipeo^;.
'■ pie ■ of -Virgin !a and iof the whole United .;
I States, *theref ore orders: ; , r ;
\L That the =flags of the Unltort -states
and: of Virginia ,be displayed : at natt-muac :.:
on -ithe's Capitol. ;,' . ; -" : 1..- V '■ : -.'--Z--- ■
"V 2. That a ; salute -be fired : at : each of ;tha ', -.-;•
posts; of the State, of ■ one jgurtv 5
: every half hour, beginning at ; sunrise v tori; ; -
morrow and ending at sunset, ?,.". J -.;'-2£*- '■■ -■;
■;:3.:That the Capitol be draped
mournins-. ■' - .■■..'■:'■.', ':'r\ : - ■\ ■ :"v--j:';',. ■." .:'
' : *?V That ': the State offices be r closed from ;
: -'l2:- -o'clock- noon to-day until ..Tuesday: :s.
■inorning-;next; .-.■■.- ./ ;; v■>■-.:v ■>■-.:- --• :': .•;•:.-'■•■■; .±-i^-f, ■'■■■'?
v 5. That the Governor will :wearocrapo
for thirty 'days. ; and >,that Itube recom- :
imended itb'all : executive; officers ito -nreac;;
aibadseof mourning-Jfor the same perlo<J. ;
"'5 That -the -Executive i will -;unite.- with f,.
thi» people "of -this -country "in i.whatever .7.
'further ceremonies may be deemed pro- :.
? 7^The Ad Ju tarit-Generai of I the j State '• is § j
charged • with - the ■ execution ■ of the = secon<|js
paragraph;otahls7order.anditheiSuperin-^
Iclide^trof Publlc ; Bundin?s-witbsthe!exer^
icution of^theJfirstiandUhlrdiparasraphs.:^
?:lnithus.'Kivir!fr:official{expTession f Of}th» ;!r .
; crtef the ipeople^of ./VirKinfa^tha-i;
i|^ecutive;flels thathe ls but,voicln^ that
: S entimentfb^unlver3al^dnes3.wh^imi3^
th© hearts rof all \ ouriP^oplo. and^^ vv t Zll ii
I"gI "g proper t honor ; to ithe j memory «s>sl'H^
'dlstin^fished -'American; our .lato Chief.
iilaslstrate. ,^ -^ T wnr^Trrint
h- ;■-• .-(Signed) J. HOGETt^^:^
b Governor of^lrfrintav,
; - ; 'COXVENTTON RESOLUnC-NS. j-~ : :.^
V - -The" CorisUtutlbnai r Conventiori'y^teritoy>>
iresolutions expressiveiof the^orri^roflts- ;
' members fas'indiviauals.v ; : ;^ .:■-. ' : ~~-%l£
'■ Presidents John , GoocJe, -venerable ; ,inari ;
ton^ued and graceful, presented l^™-
They wore; unanimously adopteu. .ana
\arelasTfb»lowi: '"
Since the^ajournment:of itheiconven^aig
?on*;;yesteraay;lalmbst1 J amicKve:idisP^sa-*
ftlon^hasabeenSv-IgitedSbs- vDivino PrwHg
'de-iice^«Pon?thetAinjerlcansrepiibnc.J^»^
fto^yl^|the]p«»pleln£ourn^The!rlwo^|
Ifeara2ihOT^;|lieenl:reall2ea,'i^ad ;thelr|^|
JlbvcalChlef feMagtitratelUs
SiPTesldentf iTcKlnleyJ;lhav!ni? ibeeoj9au»|
fdenlyj;^^cklsowaiby|th'ejnand;;o^
fassassln^ an^ayowcdi enemy { '6t{a3l. $?£%&*%■'
HzedTr^frome^^T^a§l»vtej?3^T»ajt«»^
?i^g^.i^;TOUh!herolc^formude:anias.ca^^,
ItfewTr^s^atiba^hasienterea vinto ; eternat|
Jreat ; :tojh!s"rr«!-wartUiXa % th&; pros-s;
fencofbt.Cauch |nma\^!c^a^tyiS^|ett«g|
I Jaflwaare f eloquent 1 than % Speacbl nas. ; ;:
|toat. t its power. andi!an^?«*j.l9i«a*«»*«S^
too ■ poor to sWo rcpttwsUm.nto-thP - t *-^.
|&ndl,|s^eT!lnf: emotions of t!u>.:beart&Kjg
us t«C'rofore,l ! te^b*jstOT«\ta:l«fe|