The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-25
wATTERsON'S GRAND ARMY.
An Amusing BurIesquc upon the Pro
posed Democratic A7ass Meeting.
Sprcim tarre,pond,nce cftde .Nep York NernM.
WASIIIS,iTOS. Jan.

w hHlilN N'tlOS, jan. IL, 1917.
The notion Of bringing 100000 un.
ton on the l4th Of February, each with
two revolvcrs and II bowie knife in his
pocket, originated with Mr.. Watterson,
who combines the functions Of editor of
the Louisville Courier Journal and mem
Der o! Congress. 1t is said by some of
his friends to be one OF the practical
jokes of which he is known to be fond.
But others assert that he is dead i'm ear
nest, and has already bought n cooked
hat and u pair OF striped trowsers, in
which he will appear rs leader OF the
procession. Tho matter attracts a good
deal of attention here, and, while there
are people who pretend to laugh ut Wat
terson, there are others, among them the
owners OF hen roosts in the suburbs, who
regard it very seriously.
Mr.. Watterson is known by his in.i-
mates to be rs Jealous for Mr.. Tild.n's
success MS Mr.. Halstcad, Of the Cincin-
natl Commercial, is for that of Governor
Hayes, and there are Ohio men here who
assert that if Mr.. Watterson brings on
100000 Democrats ut his own private ex-
pensc, Mr.. Ealstead is precisely the man
TO raise, Mt his own cost, Nh equally nu-
merous Republican army. Both these
gentlemen are energetic and enterprising
both are believed by their friends to be
deslrOus of q foreign mission, feru being
the country of their choice ACCORDING to
the best information, and while it is we'll
known that If Mr.. Jefferson Davis had
taken Mr. Watterson's advice during the
late unpleasantness, many things might
have been different, there is letter here,
on file in the War Department, which
shows that Mr.. Halstead, on his part, is
also possessoT III superior military genius,
which he was on one occasion patriotic
enough to place ut tho service of the late
General Halleck, with view to bringing
the war to speedier close.
An invasion of 100000 unarmed poll
ticians would be n serious matter for
Washington, whose hotels could hardly
accommodate even the 10000 Kentuck-
ians whom Mr.. Watterson has summoned
rs first levy, and for whom it is rumor-
ed he means to provide first class board
and lndging during their stay. Cereful
inquiry Of the different hotel proprietors
here lends to the belief, by reason of their
cautious reticence, that Mr.. Wattersou
has already achieved the master stroke OF
engaging in advance the whole of the
ii0tei Recommendations C! the city fer HE
kentucky contingent. leaving poor Mr..
Halstead out in the cold and mire unless,
with true Western energy, he should ut
once have new hotels built for his forces.
Mr. Watterson is naturally reticent about
the plans he is Ga!iepc.i to have already
perfected for moving his army of occupa-
ton. AS he sits in the House of Repre-
sentatives his face has an air of thought,
not without some signs of care There is
q report that he has been seen of late
somewhat nervously lingering n large
check book, but this is not we'll esta6-
lishcd. Some OF his friends who have
had army experience have been engaged
for several days in detailed calculations
as to the cost of moving 100, 600 unarmed
Democrats across the Alleghanies, and
rumor says they find it can be done for
the trifiing sum of $50 each, w,lich would
include all expenses and return them all
safely to their anxious families. At this
rate for the sum of S5 900 900, cash down,
Mr.. Wattemon will be able to bring his
whole farce here and provide them with
return tickets, and there are people here
who say that he could not do nobler or
more patriotic thing than this, and that
when he has headed the procession on
the l4th OF February aud paid all the
bills, including whatever window glass
may be broken by the firing of Demo-
cratic salutes, he will deserve an eeues-
trian monument, which, it is already pro-
posed, should stand facing that of Gen
crai Jackson in Lafayette square, and
with horse equally disposed to stand Oh
his hind legs.
Extended inquiry among leading Dem
ocrats. shows that they have so far taken
singularly interest in the expected arrival
of their Western constituents. This
arises probably from the fact that every
body here has unbounded faith in Dir.
Wa:terson. 1t Is believed that if he
means business it is not necessary for
anybody else to interfere, and the rumor
seEe out from here some days ago that
the National Democratic Committee was
to be asked to cooperate with Vatterson
was received hero with undisguised COLI
tempt.