Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-01
|COXEY AND KELLY.
The Two Most Prominent Men
in the Country.
WHAT THEY ARE DOING JUST NOW

The Gcneralissimc of the Commonwenl
Makes His Grand March to the Capitol
Led by His Daughter Mamie, and n Ques-
tion of Police Power Is About To BE
Settled
WASHINGTON. May 1.-The long adver-
,ised march OF Coxey to the Capitol build
ing began this morning at o'clock. the
line forming at Brightwoo1 park with
Mamie Coxey, the generals Ia year-old
daughter in the lead representing the
Goddess Of Peace" In front of all rode
nine mounted policemen detailed by Major
Moore, chief OF police. The line of march
is past tie White House, war depart ment,
and treasury buildings, up Pennsylvania
| avenue past the Capitol, and then-well,
thea comes the point OF the whole proceed
in Coxey says he will speak from the
Capitol steps and Major Moore says he
Will not.
Conflicting Purposes in Detail.
Major Moore, backed by the District au-
thoritics. says that if The army" attempts
to march into the Capitol grounds it will
be stopped and its leaders will be arrested
If they persist. Coxey saw Major Moore.
The chief of police, and announced to him
his intention of speaking on the Capito!
steps. Some comuorwealers Intimate
that when repulsed the army will dis
band, its members will enter the grounds
rs individuals. and then do their speech
making under the great statue of Chris
to; her Columbus ut the steps. "If they
10 snys Major Moore, they Will be ar
rested"
Having finished their public demonstra-
tiCn the commonwell soldiers Will march
to q vacant lot at Second and VI streets,
southwest, where they will pitch their
tents end the leaders announce chat this
will Ire the permanent camp of the army
Of peace until the good roads bills are
passed by congress. Other c0Gtingelts are
expected to join them here
T:.e Army Is Very Healthy.
This permanent abiding places was OBJ
tanned by C1Xcy in Ia talk with the
district commissioners Commissioner
Powell objected on the ground that the
proximity OF James Creek with its foul
odors, made the place unhealthy I'VE
would fumig;ite the grounds said Cox
ey. Besides our people are very healthy.
They can stand Il great d0al. If YOU could
only have seen some Of the trials and
tribulations they have undergone on their
march here you 4uld not think The
presence of canal would effect them.
CoScy Insists His Point.
Permission was granted. and then Coxay
hied him away to the Offices OF the sergeant
alarms Of the house, armed with 4 letter
of introduction from the chief of police 10
Colonel Bright. He said TO an Associated
Press reporter: Nothing remains to us
but to make an amicable arrangement for
meeting on the steps. We will not insist
on marching into the grounds, but when
we reach the curb will tell the BOYS to
break ranks and march in like other citi.
zens."
Then whats" "Then the meeting will
begin"
suppose the scrgeant-at arms obiects.-
He cannot object. We can hold our
meeting there, as the constitution gives us
right TO do 1t would be a peculiar
thing if we undertook to come inside the
building and hold meeting, but we shall
not do that"
"A on viii attempt the meeting in the
face of official ohiection?n Yes, and re-
sardless of the law and the assertion OF
our constitutional rights
Replying to a question rs to whether he
had received any announcement from
CONGRESS about the passage of his bills, he
replied: Il have not. Congress will not
act until forced to-