Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-26
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After HaranSuing a Public Meeting HI
Followers Are sent on Begging Eek
peditiOn.

After Baranguing a Public Meeting His
Followers Are sent on Begging Ex-
pedition.
Carl Brown and 40 members Of
Coxey's original army came to wills
mington Sunday from Washington
and pitched their camp, as is customary
with all Commonwealers, in the neigh
borhooa of Shellpot. The Coxey crowd
had expected to encamp on the Sellers
property made famous by the bloodless
battle between Christopher Columbus
Jones and the authorities, but there was
an officer stationed on the property to
prevent any invasion on the part OF the
apostles OF good roads.
Isaac Bayiis gave the Coxeyites per-
mission to camp on his property adion-
ing Sellers woods and here they pitched
Brown says this is the famous army that
marched through snow and sleet over
the Allegnaney mountains and who
figured in the demonstration in Wash
inglon when some of their number
We're Jailed for walking on the grass,
Oklahoma Sam and Unknown Smith
have deserted the commune.
Brown came to the City Hall Monday
morning to ask permission to hold a
massmeeting in the public streets that
evening. lie held u consultation with
Judge Ball, City Solicitor Elliott and
Captain Kane in the municipal court
room, which resulted in permission
being granted Coxey's lieutenant to
hold meeting at Fifth and King streets
In speaking of the refusal to allow
the army to pitch their tents in Sellers
woods, Brown said 1--WE met there a
man with mutton-chop whiskers who
refused us permission TO encamp in the
woods. He was accompanied by a
police sergeant He was tall, distin-
| guished looking individual, who looked
not unlike an English bailiff. He was
just the kind of u man to take part in
an eviction to drive an Irishman out of
his home"
The detachment of Coxey's army
broke camp in Baylis' woods Monday
afternoon, after having spent the day in
| that neighboGhood. j. s. Coxey stopped
off on his way from Washington tc
| Baltimore long enough to hold a con
sultatlon with Brown and find out the
| financial condition of the army and the
| prospects of their collecting sufficient
money to assist him in his canvass fol
Congress. lie told Brown he was sure
to be elected.
Brown delivered an Incendiary speech
at Fifth and King streets Monday nigh
during which he took occasion to ar
raign the President and members Of
Congress and said that judges as rule
ought to be in Jail instead of on the
bench, He said that many public Off
cials were robbers and officers of the
| law were thieves.
In fact Browns speech was simply {
TRADE of abuse against everybody il
particular, He failed to advance singl,
argument during his incendiary speech
Towards the close of his remarks hi
made an impassioned appeal for money
asking every one in the crowd to contri
butte To the maintenance of the nomad;
and unwaShed followers of Coxey
Some of the spectators contributed
money, but the majority saw the money
grabbing scheme and declined to contri
butte toward the movement.
Brown sad that the army were goint
to continue their march to New York
but would stay short time at Atlantic
City and take much-needed bath.