. Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth president of the United States. A typical American . cases lining the walls. Those presentwhen Mr. Eoosevelt took the oath were: ElihuEoot, Secretary of War; Ethan Allen Hitchcock,Secretary of the Interior; John D. Long, Secre-tary of the Navy; Charles Emory Smith, Post-master-General ; Judge of the Court of AppealsHaight; Mr. John N. Scatcherd; Mr. and Wilcox; Miss Wilcox; Mr. George ; Doctors Mann, Park and Stockton; Mrs. Carleton Sprague; Mr. and Mrs. JohnG. Milburn; Secretary to the President, Mr. Will-iam Loeb, Jr.; Secretary to
. Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth president of the United States. A typical American . cases lining the walls. Those presentwhen Mr. Eoosevelt took the oath were: ElihuEoot, Secretary of War; Ethan Allen Hitchcock,Secretary of the Interior; John D. Long, Secre-tary of the Navy; Charles Emory Smith, Post-master-General ; Judge of the Court of AppealsHaight; Mr. John N. Scatcherd; Mr. and Wilcox; Miss Wilcox; Mr. George ; Doctors Mann, Park and Stockton; Mrs. Carleton Sprague; Mr. and Mrs. JohnG. Milburn; Secretary to the President, Mr. Will-iam Loeb, Jr.; Secretary to the deceased Presi-dent, Mr. George B. Cortelyou; Mr. and Carey; Mr. Scatcherd; Mr. Saw-yer, and Mr. William Jeffers, official telegrapher,in addition to Judge John E. Hazel, of the UnitedStates District Court, who administered the oath. The scene was a most affecting one. Secre-tary Eoot, who, twenty years before, had beenpresent at a similar scene, when Vice-PresidentArthur took the oath after the death of PresidentGarfield, almost broke down when he requested. LIBRARY OF MR. ANSLEY WILCOX AT BUFFALO, WHERE PRESIDENT ROOSEVELTTOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE SUCCEEDS TO THE PEESIDENCY. 377 Mr. Eoosevelt, on behalf of the members of theCabinet, to take the prescribed oath. There weretears in the eyes of all when Mr. Roosevelt, stand-ing in the pretty bay window, with its stainedglass and heavy hangings forming a soft back-ground, lifted his hand to take the sublime obli-gation. He was pale, and his eyes were dim withtears, but the uplifted hand was as steady asthough carved in marble. Then in low, but firmtones, he repeated after Judge Hazel the consti-tutional oath of office: I do solemnly swear that I will faithfullyexecute the office of President of the UnitedStates, and will, to the best of my ability, pre-serve, protect and defend the Constitution of theUnited States. With the final words the hand of the speakerdropped to his side and for an instant his headwa
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