The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-19
FREY'S ADVANCE MEN
They Come to Organize a COxey
Brigade Here Tonight.
The General Now at Terre Haute-
What the Governor Thinks About
the Army'S Coming.

Col. j. A. Aubry and Lieut.. ]. A. Sails
bury, of General Frey's division of the
CoXey army arrived in indianapolis last
night These officials came into town in a
"White-line sleeper" known in the army as
a freight car. They came directly from st.
Louis over the Vandalia, arriving here at
o'clock last night Both men left Los An
geles, Cal. on March 16 with General Frey.
At st. Louis a slight misunderstanding
arose between General Frey and Colonel
Aubry, which resulted in the latter with
drawing himself from the main branch for
a time. Colonel Aubry advocated the the
DRY that riding was as cheap walking,
which did not meet with the approval OF
the superior officer, who favors the original
plan of footing it to Washington.
1t was decided that Colonel Aubry, with
Lieutenant Salisbury, should come to In
dianapolis. organize a division Of indus
trials, and join the brigade in Washington.
With this purpose in view the Colonel and
Lieutenant set out for this city some days
ago. They expect to leave Indianapolis
next week with five hundred men, and
propose to meet the Coxey millions in the
Nations capital on May l. Colonel Aubry
and his lieutenant guests of the George
Hotel Both show distinct traces OF hard
campaigning. Evidently, military title Is
in easy reach of the followers of CoXey.
Colonel Aubry is t+venty-four years old,
while Lieutenant Salisbury is but twenty
two. They are honest looking young fell
lows who would, with a practical admin
iStratiOn of soap and water and a visit TO
a gents furnishing store, make admirable
candidates for a dry-goodS store clerkShip
BY occupation Colonel Aubry is a book
keeper, and he stated that his lieutenant
had been tea and coffee drummer until
the panic came on, The Colonel's attire
yachting cap of navy blue. Lieutenant
Salisbury wears a decent suit of black,
and lacks the decidedly dudish appearance
smokes cigarettes and rolls his own to-
bacco with nonchalance to be envied by
the most dapper swell. Colonel Aubry says
that he expects to find an army of a mil
lion men when he gets to Washington.
He Is convinced that Congress will not
| no doubt about the ultimate success OF the
movement He states the platform of the
industrial army as follows:
'Stoppage for ten years Of foreign i'm
| migration, employment for Americas un-
| employed citizens, and a stOppage Of alien
The Western division of the army is to
ask Congress for an appropriation TO be
used in the irrigation of the great Western
| desert, which industry would give employ
| ment to thousands. The Colonel states
| that the notice received by the police from
| General Frey regarding advance solicitors
| has no reference TO himself and Lieutenant
Salisbury. They are seeking no help, and
only desire 10 De heard by the laboring
| men. The army reached st. Louis by the
way Of FL Paso Tex. and, from the state
| ment of Colonel Aubry, endured many hard
| ships In the Southwest The division num-
| bers about four hundred men, and will ar
rive in this city some time next week
| General Frey reached Terre Haute yester-
| day ahead of his men, to prepare recep-
| ton for them. He states that his men are
| poorly clad and poorly fed, which accoun t.
| for the Slow progress they are making
| The General will secure a hall in Terre
| Haute and deliver lecture for the benefit
| of his army. While in that city yesterday
| Governor Matthews, in speaking of the
| treatment of the industrials. said
| "A Weil-fed animal is easily handled. The
| people had better feed them and shove
| them along. l do not believe they will com
! nit any depredatiOns"
| Tonight the first steps toward organic
] ing a division OF the army in indianapolis
| Will be taken at a meeting TO be held in
| the Criminal Court room. Colonel Aubry
| will be the chief orator. He expects to
| have no trouble in securing five hundred
men, and will begin drilling them at once.
| He says that the most rigid discipline will
| be practiced, and that when man grows
| unruly he is treated TO an od-fashioned
| spanking. in which the entire regiment
| takes hand.