Volume 15 , Issue 4

Over Hundred Years Ago - 28 January 1913

One hundred years ago today, 28 January 1913, one of the second page headlines in The Democratic Banner, out of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, read: "Reception Cut Out At the Inauguration." There are some other interesting headlines as well, but we picked this one.

Washington, Jan. 25 (1913) -- There will be no inaugural reception marking the induction into office of Woodrow Wilson. The Democrats of the senate are charged with the responsibility of blocking the suggested public reception, which was to be substituted for the inaugural ball.

Mr. Wilson's inauguration will be marked by Democratic simplicity. There remains now only the inaugural parade, and some of the Washington people are fearful that this may be eliminated. While the senate Democrats individually and collectively assume the responsibility of blocking the public reception, the fact is that Governor Wilson is indirectly charged with this also. His statement at Trenton that he would be "perfectly content" to have the reception cut out of the program is believed to have caused the Democrats in caucus to vote unanimously against the use of the capitol building for a reception.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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