Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-30
!BRIGHTWOOD PARK
The Co1ey Army Arrived and Vert
Into Camp Yesterday.
she MARCH FROM ROCKVILLE
Had to Pay Toll at the Sligo
Gate.
8 GENES AND INCIDENTS

I II was Just 1:lo yesterday afternoon wher
Carl Browne doffed his big white sombrerC
% crowd Of cheering people and rode int
ehe Enclosure Of the Brightwood Park Rae
ing Association. Behind him were Mr.
Coxey and about 400 follows rs OF the com
'monweal Of Christ, who had marched the
Twelve miles between Brightwood and Rock
Vile since half-past in the morning. ThC
last camp OF the commonweal before enter
ing the sacred precincts of the District wal
= wet and damp one. 1t was also one COW
cred with the red fire of strife and war
Saturday afternoon Unknown" Smith and
thirteen Of his followers made what at frs
promise looked to be a violent assault or
the outer works of Camp Legal Tender
Smith and his followers broke through ar
opening in the fence surrounding the fail
grounds. and poured down the hill side
The commonweal camp was in a commotior
1T once. and the combined armies of Mas
sillon and the Schuylkill sprang to tn,
breach like one man. Foremost In the de
Tending party were Oklahoma Sam. tn,
western cowboy. and Marshal Broderick
These two sturdy champions were armed
with large-sized base ball bats.
The Unknown Humbled.
= Are we to be admitted as brothers in the
eommonweal?" said Unknown Smith.
NOT mucn- You ain l2conlcally TO
marked oklahoma" Sam
Then the attacking forces, much after the
fashion of the famous French king. marched
back through the breach and up the street
There Smith interviewed the officers of the
Fair Association and the officers inter-
viewed Browne. The great marshal said that
II Smith and his crowd came on the
grounds the commonweal would march of.
de compared IL to a tarantula getting in a
n house a mi ma a
move on the camp all alone and unaided.
He drove in with buggy, and, getting out.
started up toward the headquarters Browne
as soon as he saw him coming. became very
much interested in fixing his shoe. Smith
started to step over the rope around the
tent. and Broderick. who Is marshal OF the
community. besides being almost as big as a
mouse, pushed him back and stood In his
path Smith delivered little speech to the
effect that his men should be admitted to
the grounds. but the speech. delivered. as 1t
was. at long range, had not the slightest
effect on Browne. who merely ordered COM
mune A to turn out and clear the camp of
all intruders. Then IL was that the proud
spirit OF Unknown the Herb Doctor-Bo-
Earro Smith finally broke, and he walked
back to his buggy. stepped in and departed.
amidst the jeers and cat calls OF the entire
commonweal.
In the evening both Coxey and Browne
addressed quite a large crowd In front of the
Court House. while the men spent their
time trying to fix themselves comfortably
down in the camp. The sudden burst of
rain later in the evening made the camp
n very disagreeable stopping place. even 70
men who are by this time pretty well ac-
customed to bad weather.
The March to Washington.
The march toward Washington was re-
Bumed yesterday morning at $50. although
some twenty men as an advance guard
had started forward still earlier in order
70 hold the Brightwood Park against any
possible encroachments from Mr.. Smith,
The commonweal found that the road
toward Washington was not bad subject
Tor the workings of a good-rOads bill. The
mud was thick. and was besides exceeding
~ sticky. and the army presented a rather
curious appearance. stretched out in single
Ole on the sides OF the highway, while the
wagons occupied the middle At Mitchelrs
Cross Roads. where the pike was struck,
some two hundred wheelmen from the
different cycling clubs Of the city were
drawn up in line. Mr.. Coxey at the time
was driving little ahead of the main
body. He was cheered vigorously by the
wheelmen, who announced with one voice
that good roads are exactly what they
were after. Mr.. CoXey stopped and made a
little speech. in which he said a number of
pleasant things about bicycling. and what
an enjoyable exercise IL would be after his
bill was passed When Carl Browne rode
up the cheering was resumed. and he also
stopped long enough to tell the audience
that althoI gh he and the other common
wealers had been accused OF having wheels
In their heads. he felt confident that IL the
wheels were as good as those he saw along
the roadway there would be no trouble in
passing the Coxey hills.
stopped ut the Toll Gate.
From Mitchelrs Cross Roads clear into
the city the commonweal was constantly
passing through crowds and groups of
people. lined Up on the road in carriages,
on horseback. and those who had come out
afoot. The band got down out of the band
wagon and showed the people Just what
music a cor1monweal organization could
drag out Of a big bass drum. three horns
and a snare drum. At the toll gate near
Sligo the army was halted. The army had
no desire to halt. but when the toll gate
keeper dropped the big gate so that 1t
grazed the nose OF the stallion ridden by
CAL Browne a halt was the only thing
possible under the circumstances. Then
Carl Browne made his little speech. 1t was
the last toll gate the army could not march
through. and Browne proceeded to carry
out the full program.
DO you mean to stop this army of peace
marching along to right the wrongs done
the working people?'' said Marshal browne.
Il do" said the toll gate keeper.
will you stop the American fag?" asked
Browne.
mo. sir: but will stop those horses nm
less the toll is paid Then Mr.. Coxey paid
the toll. with the remark that as soon as his
bills were passed one OF their first workings
WOulu De 10 sweep All gate keepers and
other robbers who held up people on the
highway out OF existence
Just before the District line was reached
a good-sized buzzard sailed gracefully over
the army and looked on It with a wistful
air.
That" said Mr.. Coxey. as he pointed 10
the bird. sis one of the members of the
United States Senate. come out to look us
over"
Smith Again Turns In.
At the line between Maryland and the Dis
trict there was a large crowd Of people, who
had come out on the electric cars. The
wheelmen also lined up here again. Carl
Browne called for a cheer. and Il was given
BY the several Communes az they passed
over into the District. Just below twenty
three men were drawn up in a line in a
field near by the road. In front of them
stood a martial figure. dressed in a light
suit OF spring clothes and yachting cap.
It was Unknown" Smith and his con-
tfngent. Browne drew himself up as his
martial eye caught a glimpse of his old foe
Now then" yelled Smith. give three
cheers for Brother Browne. Brother Coxey
and the commonweal of Christi
Then the twenty-three men took of their
battered hats and cheered. There was no
relenting. however. in the stern determine
tion Of Coxey's marshal
Don't say a word" he said to his mon
and the commonweal marched on down the
road without a glance in the direction of
Smith. who. with his twenty-three followers
was left standing forlorn and disconso-
late. surrounded only by the crowd of Curl
Gus spectators. From here on the cheers