The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-29
THEY LINGER WITH Us.
General Artz and His Company Of
Fifty-one Wealers
NOT YET ABLE TO RAISE FUNDS
To Carry Them Out OF TOwn-They
Hold N Meeting at the CourthOuse-
A Letter from Sanders Read.

To Carry Them Out OF TOWm-They
Hold N Meeting at the Courthouse
A Letter from Sanders Read
Captain II. H Artz and his company of
Of commonweaI followers, which now
numbers fifty-one men, did not start for
Leavenworth today. They will go SOME
time this week; it may be tomorrow and
may be not until the day after that This
delay is due to a letter received last
night by Mr.. Artz from General j. 3.
Sanders The letter reads:
Captain Artz-
DEAR SIR:-Remain in Topeka tomor-
row and 1 will wire you tomorrow eve;
we won't get away from here before
Wednesday; SO l will let you know in
time to join US 1 am going to Kansas
City tonight will return in the morning.
Get all ready; tents, blankets and camp
outfit and l will let you know in time
They won't let you and your men camp
on the reserve; therefore don't come I'M
til let you know. Yours truly,
GEN. J. s. SANDERS.
There was a Coxey meeting at the
court house last night for the purpose of
raising money to get the Topeka contin-
gent to LeaveIworth.
General Artz said he wanted it explic-
lily understood that if he couldn't raise
money enough to ride on the Santa Re
he would march his men there under the
1t was not a moneyed crowd that filed
the court house, and while the remarks
of Mr.. Clemens which he described as a
'begging sermon" were the kind that
could not have failed to get a big col
lection from richer audience he secured
only $1667. He accounted for this small
amount on the theory that there was
only 1861 in the house.
Then other tactics were resorted to.
Sanitary Sergeant Hudson agreed to
raise $40 before 8 o'clock today. A
number of others made similar offers
for less amounts and in this
way the entire amount was pledged
The jocular way Mr.. Clemens raised the
money way a model for all except church
purposes. lis there anybody else here
who will raise dollar before 3 o'clock
tumorrowf" he asked 81 will give a
dwllar. l haven't got it now but 1 think
l can raise it before daylight, and there
are no policemen west of Kansas ave-
nue.. II you don't have to give your own
dollar SO much the better. We don't
get to pay it back. Go steal some old
iron from the railroad and sell it. In a
Christian Endeavor convention once /
saw lot of young people give their
watches and rings to send missionary
not to Washington, but way off
get enough to send Artz and
his men to Leavenworth." Clemens
talk made the audience laugh prodig-
iOusly. There was some talk of putting
up labor candidate for congress in this
district. General Artz wanted this, and
MIR. Clemens emphasized what Artz said,
and remarked that he would be glad to
help elect blacksmith to congress on
Chicago trades union platform.
The following resolution was offered
by II. w. Johnson and adopted.
"Whereas, There seems to be an I'M
Outstanding the part of railroads to
keep back all COxeyites from Washing
ton; therefore be it
"ResOlved, That it is the sense of this
mass meeting assem- bled that we appeal
10 all unions, federated trades and all
others in full sympathy with this mighty
movement for human rights, to raise sui
hcient money to purchase one or more
teambOats, though small they may be,
to enable all COxeyites to reach Wash
ington, and after their mission is accom-
plished return to their home sin time to
vote in November for true representa-
tives of their interests"
In response to a telegram from the
headquarters of the National Coxey
Home guards, asking that a brigadier
general be appointed, A A. Avery
suggested G. c. Clemens for that
office and he was elected by
chorus of "ayes" that even he
could hear. So Herr Clemens has
finally accepted an office after all his
protestations that he wouldn't
Two Representatives of the Los Angeles.
CAL. commonweal army who appear to
have fallen by the wayside appeared at
last nights meeting and expressed a
wish to join Artz's company. They were
received into full fellowship.