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Identifier: bookofroyalblue01balt (find matches)
Title: Book of the Royal blue
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Baltimore and Ohio railroad company. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Middle Atlantic States -- Description and travel
Publisher: Baltimore
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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he inauguration, the oath wasquietly administered to Mr. Hayes at theWhite House by Chief Justice Waite onSunday, the 4th. Few were aware of this,as it was a precautionary measure, and onMarch 5th he was publicly sworn in, anddelivered his address from the stand in frontof the capitol. March 4, 1881, the date that Garfieldbegan his term, opened dull and lowering,with several inches of snow and slush onthe ground. The city was crowded andwas a mass of decorations, the public build-ings being covered with flags and bunting.The escort was the largest which had e\erattended any President. Gen. W. T.Sherman was marshal, and led the columnover the same route he traversed at the headof his 60,000 veterans in 1865. Therewere in line about 2,000 regular troops,Pennsylvanias entire national guard,eighteenregiments, led by her governor, and at least25,000 militia and citizens, marching asclubs. Prominent in line was GeneralHancock, the defeated candidate. An in- THE INAUGURATION OF A PRESIDENT ^
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THE INAUGURATION OF A PRESIDENT augural ball, for which nearly 1(),()IMI ticketswere sold, closed the day. The Republican Party had been in powerfrom 1861 to 1884, but in the latter yearwas defeated and its old-time competitorelected Grover Cle\eland of New ^ork. He had been chosen mayor of a Republi-can city, go\ernor of his State and then Presi-dent and Cleveland luck continued untilMarch 4th, his inauguration day being mildand balmy. The city was filled with stran-gers. The Democratic clubs of NewVorkmade special efforts to send large delega-tions. The military feature was conspicu-ous; Pennsylvania sent 8,000 of her blue-clad guard and as a contrast Gen. FitzhughLee, clad in gray, marshaled a long columnof gray-uniformed men from the SouthernStates. Some 1,200 Tammany men fol-lowed the great banner of the club, whichwas carried by four men in Indian dress.One New York club of about 200 menwas in knickerbocker costume, cocked hats,white silk stockings and long velvet coats,and carr

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