The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-08
Plans of the More Rabid Socialists for Caus-
ing Disturbance and Breaking Up the
Lord Mayors Procession TO-Morrow.
Henry Georges Big Vote Causes a Sen
sation Among English Business Men.
The Household Effects of the Infamous Lord
st. Leonards Sold at Public Auction
Miscellaneous Information by Cable. :.
THE SOCIALIST SCARE.
The London Clubs Trying to Organize a Dis
turbance on Lord Mayors Day.

The London Clubs Trying to Organize a Dis
turbance on Lord Mayors Day.
LONDON, Nov. G.-Although the Social Demo
cratic Federation has declared that il will not
parade on Lord Mayors day Tuesday, the 9th),
many members of Socialistic clubs hard at
work trying to organize turnout Of malcon-
tents and roughs, and are holding nightly meet
ings- throughout the metropolis, where speakers
urge their hearers to adhere to the original in
tention of having counter possession, and use
the argument that it is better that men of spirit
should die at the point of the bayonet to-day
than perish from hunger in the streets to-mor-
row. Fifty branch meetings have been con-
yened, and the men attending are being thor
oughly drilled. The drill sergeants are chiefly
old soldiers and are paid to teach the full army
drill The plans of the Socialists so far as
known, indicate that an attempt will be made to
penetrate the line of the Lord Mayors process
sion at a number of points simultaneously.
Bands of men acting in concert will assemble in
the side streets, opening up on the LORD Mayors
line, ready at the sign of their leaders to try to
force their way into the procession. Eight thou
sand policemen, a large number of mounted
constables and two squadrons of cavalry will
guard the route of the procession, and there will
be an ample force of soldiers and police in re-
serve
Henry Georges heavy vote in the contest for
the mayoralty of New York created the great
here. Business men are worried and treat the
matter as seriously as though the entire United
States had declared for anarchy. The press
draws baleful conclusions, and socialism and all
stripes of professional reformers, from the lit
tie red-curtained Anarchist club in Charlotte
street to the short haired young woman who
helps Bradlaugh to lecture and sell his books in
Fleet-street shop, are shaking hands and beam
ing. Among Mr. Georges own clique the en-
thusiasm is unbounded. Mr. Morrison David
son, Mr.. Georges particular friend. uttered a
few whoops and then drank Mr. Georges health
steadily until he was taken home Mr. William
Saunders, the head of the George movement
here, first heard the news from a correspond
ent He Immediately jumped upon his chair
and yelled ''Hurrah," saying in the next breath
that he never. expected anything like it, and
they would have George for Mayor of New
York yet The event interested the real
workingmen and their unions very lit
tie, but it caused the Socialist bugbear,
already magnfed through the advertising
which the leaders have received by the threats
of demonstration on Lord Mayors day, to grow
to enormous proportions Much greater anxiety
is caused here by the labor complications at
home than by all the diplomatic scheming abroad
AS announced last week, the Socialists, headed
ny Henry NJ Hyndman, who has chosen to ex-
pot the misery of the unemployed, have de-
clared their abandonment of the intended pa
rade at the last moment, when its prolonged dis
cussion has sown among the lawless classes a
hankering for riot and disorder not easily sub
dued. The proposed meeting in Trafalgar
square has been planned as to cause the
square to be packed with excited masses as the
Lord Mayors procession passes through. No
order forbidding the meeting has yet been s-
sued, General Warren wavering regarding the
action ne ought to take. Even if formal meet
ing is prohibited, crowd will gather and the
objec: of the promoters will be attained, unless
the most energetic measures are taken. The
heads of the police departments are anxious that
the Socialists be allowed to show their heads that
they may have a crack at them and wipe out the
disgrace of last February. The proposed dem
onstration is regarded with scorn by all except
the Social Democratic Federation, as the organ.
zers are pleased to style themselves.