The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-12
CONVEYS ARMY,


From Five to Eight Thousand VIII Slnrt
On the March tn Wn.hlngtnn-A spCCtn.
Gle That Is So Longer I.tichnbic.
MAsILLoN, March ll.--At last the
unique Coxoy ConcOit has assumed a
definite shape. Coxcy and Carl Brown
mustered tho advance Gunrd Of the
"cOmmonwcNV yCJt CrllRy afternoon,
and the authorities were surprised to
500 moro thnn 500 men, most OF them
strangers, arrayod under tho banners OF
the ION 10 Washington" crusade.
Although the demonstration was pub.
lie, intended rs torCrunncr OF the host
to come, 1t was not merely for show
purposes that the first contingent got to.
gcthcr. They held meeting, which
exceedingly well managed when tho
character OF thGassGmbly il considered,
and nominated 4 full ticket OH their
own peculiar platform. Tho manage.
mcnt Of tho affair. and tho apparent
oarncstness oil thes6 people, wore u rev.
citation to the average citizen. OF
course they could not conclude tho GER
emonies without adopting resolutions.
Among many others wore tho following:
MSJlrsd, That the attempt OF Prcai.
dent Cleveland to re.cstablish mon
archy in Hawaii is deserving of tho
most emphatic CGnsuro; and II tho
present Congress would be truo 10 tho
people and tho country it would i'm.
reach Grover Cleveland us Il traitor to
American institutions and republican
principles OF government.
U,,.1,.sI EII,NI az, I,,1;n,,, -, -
cIulo OF protection that puts tho most
money in the pockets OF producers, and
We condemn tho manner of the work
ings OF the so-callcd protective policy ut
this time, which operates in tho inter
csts OF II tow largo Manufacturers. Asa
relief measure, tho omasCulated Wilson
bill is OF no uso whatever, and tho tariff
question, as 1t exists, is simply shut
tlecock, banded back and forth DO.
tween tho protective tariff aud the
revenue tariff politicians, to attract the
attention Of the people and keep their
eyes oil the money question. Tho pGo-
pie, rs Il people. have nothing to expect
from either party ut present.
Whatever opinions people here have
held as to tho insanity oil the scheme,
the spectacle OF today has made pro-
found impression, particularly in tho
mastering OF so strong an advance
guard, arraycd in their peculiar banners,
SO long in advance OF the grand rally.
Where there were smiles OF good
nNtured contempt before, there are now
grave faces.
Rcmittances OF cash have actually
begun 10 come in, and reporter was
shown large number OF late commune
cations pledging specific shipments Of
various supplies, In snort. tho matter
has gotten such Roadway, with the fact
OF ut least 800 recruits who will arrive
prior 10 the 18th, ten days before tho
start, that the city and county officials
are considering what course to pursue
when the thousands OF pcnniloss
wanderers matcralizc here on or before
the 18th.
\ gentleman who has means OF inior.
nation as to some OF the things CoXev
and Brown are not giving to the public
rs yet said that no had positive knowl.
edge that tho forces not sin sight"
would give Coxey anywhere from 5000
to 5000 men with which to begin the
march. The authorities say that this
community cannot and will not allow
the assembly OF hall that many in this
vicinity.