Perley S Reminiscences Of Sixty Years In The National Metropoli
Chapter 118
INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT HAYES. Lack of Congressional Notification--Arrival of Governor Hayes at Washington--Political Consultations--The Oath Taken Privately--The Procession--The Inauguration--Safely in the White House--The New Cabinet--Judge Key's Eventful History--Fun at Cabinet Meetings-- Unfortunate Selection of a Private Secretary.