Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-30
THE C0XEY M0TEMENT.


Coyey's army campad yesterday in
BrigttwooG Driving Park, in sight OF
the dome OF the Capito! at Washington:
The army consisted of $50 men, and
the march from 3lassiilop, OHIO occu-
pied 1--WE weeks. Il the start Mr..
Coxey predicted that he would have
five hundred thousand men when he
reached Washington. Mr.. Coxey's
pulpo.a is to march TO the Capitol TO-
morrow and demand that Congress
pass his bills for the issue of paper
money and Notwithstanding bonds
for the Improvement Of roads.
A critical point in the life Of the
Commonweal was passed before it ar
rived at the capital. Its leaders dread
ed an encounter with Bozarro, Of
Chicago, alias Smith, "The Unknown"
who led the revolt at Frostburg, by
which Carl Browne was temporarily
deposed on Saturday. Smith had pre-
empted the fair grounds at Rockville,
in which the Commonweal was to
camp, and it was expected that about
seventy-five of Mr.. Coxey's followers
would desert to his standard. Had he
shown the least bit Of nerve this might
have occurred. He and Browne met
and ran away from each other. The
Unknown entered the camp and
Browne retired to the depths of head
quarters tent, yelling to the guards to
put him out. Smith, with trembling
voice. asked il the commonweal did
not intend to recognize him and his
men. Browne ordered Commune a to
throw him out, and, Notwithstanding
ne had been told by the fair directors
that he had as much right to the
grounds as Browne and his followers,
Smith SUNK away at the first show Of
resistance.
Yesterday, on the march from Rock
vile, Smith made another attempt TO
ingratiate himself into the affections of
the commonweal, but it didn't work.
Smiths men are encamped somewhere
near the camp Of the commonwcal, but
no one pays any attention to them.
The last vestige Of Smiths power Is
gone.
The Commonweal entered camp in
Brightwood Park, shortly after one
o'clock yesterday. The camp grounds
are about four and a half miles from
the Capitol. The plan had been to
charge an admission fee of % cents
Had this been done the receipts would
have amounted to over thousand dol
lars. To do it, however, license
would be necessary, and Mr.. Coxey
failed to procure one. \ sign was
erected stating that visitors were ex-
pec,ed to contribute twenty-five cents
each.
Jones, chief Of the Philadelphia com
muuity. and Adjutant Clinton wander
ed around the grounds in all the glory
Of their stovepipe hats. Marshal Browne
rode around like mad on the hackney
stallion, and later delivered his sermon
on "reincarnation, and Mr. Coxey
mingled with the throng and made a
speech.
The arrangements of the Washington
police authorities for the surveillance
of Coxey's army, which have been ma
turing for some weeks, are now com
plcte, and no serious breach Of the
peace is anticipated by those whose
experience gives them capacity to
Judge of probabilities. 1t is said that
the only trouble that can come from
the army can be made by the District
commissioners. If they take no notice
of it, permit 1t to hold its parade and
even its meeting on the Capitol steps,
its influence will amount to nothing.
At O'Clock Yesterday evening Carl
Browne made speech, reiterating his
reincarnation theories. Mr.. CoXey
spoke next. He said 81 believe the
good-roads and MISUNDERSTANDING
bills will be passed in two weeks.
Tho army will remain on exhibition
to day, and tomorrow morning will be
gent in preparation for the invasion OF
the capital. The line Of march will be
from the park down Brightwood ave
nue. to B.ant street, to Boundary, to
Twenty first street, to Pennsylvania
avenue, 20 the Capitol. Mr.. CoXey is
firm in his determination that no
speeches are to be made By any other
than Browne and himself.
Detectives Horne and Boyd have
Just returned to Washington, after hav
ing travelled with Coxey from Cumber-
land. Both men scout the idea that the
army is made Of representative unem-
ployed workmen. In discussing the
army yesterday, they said that the
army is composed largely Of hoboes and
tramps, thoroughly disreputable and
the kind of men who would invariably
walk around work to miss it, with not
dozen men in the lot who would work
if they could get employment.
Mrs. j. S. Coxey, wife of the leader
of the Commouweal, arrived in Wash
ington yesterday with her baby, Legal
Tender She is stopping at the Ma
tional Hotel. 1t is said that Caroline
Coxey, the 17-yearold daughter of the
General, will lead the army into Wash
ington as the "Angcl of Peace" riding
on a white horse.
Dr. n a