The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-01


thom 10 caro- for tho provisions while
we tended to moro important things.
u do not blame you, boys, for feeling
hot, but no Shakespeare Hays, AIS
well tina. ends well, and tho groat army
OF tho Commonwcal Is atill before tho
oyes okthe nation"
This haranguo modified the men
somewhat, although one Of them turned
away remarking, ayes, that's tho way
he hes jolliod all along tho llno."
Browne went to tho headquarters tont
wherc he was surrounded by specta.
tors.
"Thero will be n hundred thousand
sympathizors with tho army from out
OF town hero tomorrow" he declared.
"Ali Of them will not march, but they
will bo hero, aud tho movement will
spread,"
Better spirits prevailed the camp al.
ter tho first meal and hardly had tho
men nunchod their bread, than another
meal OF beans, salt meats, tomatoes,
coffee and bread was under way.
THE GODDESS OF PEACE.
Miss Mamie Coxey, OF Massillon, tho
.year.old daughter OF the
Commonweal chieitain, arrived here
to-day. She will ride at tho head OF
tho procession tomorrow, representing
the Goddess Of Peace.
Coxoy did not 20 out to the camp
during the morning, but ho did call on
tho district commissioners nnd asked
authority to occupy vacated lot at
Second and NJ streets, about ten squares
away from tho capitol.
The long advertised procession will
start tomorrow at 8 o'clock, and il the
programme Is carried out, tho good
roads army will march past the white
house, war department and treasury
and up Pennsylvania avenue to the
capitol. Nine mounted policemen do
tailed by Major Moore will ride ut tho
head OF tho procossien. II tho army at.
tempts to march into tho capitol
grounds it will be stopped and its Load
ers will be arrested If they persist.
Mr.. Coxey saw Major Moore and au-
nouuced to him his intention OF speak
ing on the capitol steps. Some Com.
monwealers intimate that when re.
pulsed the army will disband, its mem
bers will enter the grounds as individ-
uals and then do the speech-making
under the great statue OF Christopher
Columbus on the steps.
I'll they do" Gays Major Moore, they
will be arrested"
Having finished their public demon
stration, the Commonwealers will march
to vacan. lot at Second and NJ streets,
southwest, where they will pitch their
tents. Tho leaders announce that this
will be permanent camp OF the army
OF peace until the Coxey bills are pass.
cd by Congress, Other contingento are
expected to join there, they say.
coxEY's DEFI.
Coxey wont at o'clock to tho Office
OF tho aergeant-at.arms Of the senate,
armed with letter Of introduction from
the chief OF police to Colonel Bright.
He said to an Associated Prosa reporter:
Nothing remains to us but to make
m anicable arrangement for meeting
on the steps. Wo will not insist on
marching into tho grounds. but whom
we reach the curb will tell the boys to
break ranks and march in like other
citizens"
Then whatT'
Then the meeting will begin"
Suppose the sergeant-at-arms OBJ.
jects2"
"He cahnot object. We Gun hold our
meeting there, as tho constitution gives
us right to do. 1t would be another
thing il We undertook to come inside
the building and hold meeting, but
that we shall not assume to do"
you will attempt tho meeting then
in the face Of official objection"
Eyes, and regardless OF the law be-
cause OF our constitutional rights"
Replying to question as to whether
he had received any encouragement
from Congress about the passage OF his
bills, ho replied:
81 have not. Congress will not act
until forced to do co."
The sergeant-a..arms OF the senate
and Snow, OF the house, wore closeted
with Coxey quarter OF an hour.
The officials pointed out the statute
concerning meetings and PROFESSIONS in
tho capitol grounds, and in reply to his
objections that the law vas unconstitu.
tional, thoy told him that they were
hero to execute the law and not to con.
strue it. They called Mr.. Coxey's at.
tention to the fact that tho law pro.
videl for its own suspension by tho
vice president and tho speaker OF the
house, whereupon tho Commonweal
leader announced his intention Of see
ing them.
Chief oiPolice O'Alara, Of Pittsburgh,
is in consultation with Major Moore
tonight. A score Of out OF town detec-
tives from principal cities arc in Wash
ington.
Coxey called on Speaker Crisp to-
night and asked that his men might be
allowed to enter the capitol grounds.
Mr.. Crisp declined 10 interfere with the
law i'll the matter.
"The chiet representative OF the Dom.
ocratic party in Congress-" said Mr..
Co1ey, MS he came down atairs, "has
refused to grant the rights 10 the
American people"
Mr.. Coxcy went to the Normandie
hotel twice during the evening to SEQ
tho vico president, but Mr.. Stevenson
wns out. Mr.. ,Coxey's plan ia to pro.
ceed tomorrow until he is stopped bv
the officers Of the law. His plan is then
to demand that he be arrested aud he
will appeal to courts Of law.
KELLY'S BRIGADE.
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