Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-05-18
COXEY At HEART A DUDE.

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CoxEY At HEART A DUDE.
Takes $500 worth OF the La test Cut
of Clothes on His March.
The Times says that Coxey is no
dreamy, speculative creature whose
life has been passed in the bucolic at.
mosphere of big horse farm, with a
more or less misplaced consideration
OF economics as his only Amusement.
In this world there are many games,
and Coxey has gone against some OF the
weirdest OF them. The last dive into
his past has brought up an odd haul
of queer "reminiscences anent the COM
monwheeler that are not entirely to
his credit. Horse dealing has been
one of the few really legitimate methods
of gaining livelihood practiced by
Coxey. A prosperous pool room and
all-around gambling houses in Cleve-
land was one Of the less reputable OF
his ventures. Harry o. Price was
Coxey's side partner in this game.
Price is Chicago sporting man and
general promoter. For some time he
was president of patent medicine
company, but is now at Hot Springs
with his family.
The Coxey-Price place in Cleveland
was one of the institutions of that city
and general rendezvous for sporting
men. Coxey was then a heavy dealer
in fine horses, and made the poolroom
the headquarters for that branch of
his business. 1t was a luxuriously
furnished place, and contained several
valuable paintings of famous horses.
Among them was an especially fine one
of one of Coxey's favorite animals, and
it attracted notice. Coxey has always
been long on sporting proclivities, and
when he had money worked them out
with zest that was beautiful to see.
Whenever the spirit moves him to
make q splurge, he raises money by
hurrying to Chicago or New York and
selling some OF his fine horses. This
he has done twice since the journey to
Washington began. During his Chi
cago visit he spent money with kingly
lavishness, buying. among other things,
$500 worth of clothes.
Perhaps the bitterest disappoint-
ment Gen. Coxey will sustain at WASH
ington will be the lack Of opportunity
to wear his dress suit, the new dress
suit he ordered when in Chicago, ex-
pressly to wear at the capital, and in
which he intended to make so great
an impression on its citizens. How
ever threadbare and impoverished his
soldiers were. their leader had plenty
of ready cash.
One OF his first acts on his arrival in
Chicago was to visit tailor and be
measured for two suits.
He came with the air Of man who
knows exactly what he wants and has
money to pay for it. He did not talk
of his army, of his plans, nor OF those
great schemes with which it is sup
posed his mind was filed.
His whole attention was given to
those suits, and lie was more parti-
cular about the fit of them than man
who is going to be married or going on
the stage. He would take no sugges-
tions from his tailor, and displayed
better taste in the selection of his cloth
than many rich Chicago society man.
He was somewhat of q dude, for he
knew what was what, and his taste ac-
corded exactly with present style. He
chose the handsomest piece Of tweed
in the store for his other suit.
Money seemed to cut no figure with
him. The cloth was dark gray in
color, and fine enough for a prince.
IL notice that some of the young men
wear the coat longer than that" he
said, looking up at one of the fashion
plates ON the wall. al want mine
just as long as they are worn and the
very latest thing in cut"
The dress suit was made of the best
material also, and he was careful to
order three buttons in front, just one
and a quarter inches apart, and four
buttons on the sleeves, instead of the
usual two or three. He also had a
little inserted white vest made with
this suit. Coxey paid on the spot,
like man. when his suits were finish
ed, and displayed several 500 bills
when he took the money out OF his
pocket.
One of the things that tailor doesn't
tell is that Coxey made an awful howl
about the cut of one OF the suits, say
ing that it was not at all in the present
style.
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