The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-01


halls giving ingress to the Congressional
galleries. The officers were polite to the
sight-seers. People came and went with
the same freedom as usual. Two large
partitions with gates were erected on
either side of the main rotunda. Sergeant
alarms Snow explained the gates were
the same as used at the Inauguration and
were used whenever unusual crowds are
expected in order to prevent the conges-
ton of crowds in the Iotunda. When
closed the people could be moved down
stairs, outside each door, to the basement
below. Doorkeepers in the galleries gave
seats to all corners. but allowed no lOiteT-
ing in the aisles ana doorways.
C0xey started out early this evening to
obtain an interview with Messrs. Steven
son and Crisp to request them to suspend
for tomorrow the regulation closing up of
the Capitol grounds to parades. 1t was
not until II 10 that he was able to obtain
an interview with Crisp. At that
hour, however, he was received. and in
company with Carl Browne, remained
forty minutes Coxey asked that his men
be allowed to enter the grounds OF the
Capitol as individuals tomorrow and later
TO assemble on the steps for the address.
Crisp inquired concerning the ma
ture of the address which would be deiv-
cred, and CoXey outlined his well-known
doctrines. Crisp declined to interfere with
the laws concerning the use of the Capitol
grounds and buildings.
'The chief representative of the Demo-
cratic party in Congress-" said Coxey, as
he came downstairs. has refused to grant
the rights OF the American people"
Coxey went to the Normandie Hotel
twice during the evening to see the Vice
President, but Mr. Stevenson was out.
Coxey's plan as outlined this evening is to
take every step to bring about his object,
not with the expectation of success, but
for the purpose of putting his case before
the courts in the legal test which he ex-
poets. He will proceed tomorrow until
he is stopped by the officers of the law.
His plan is then to demand that he be
arrested, and he will appeal to the courts.
1he Chief of Police to-day issued per-
nit allowing the army to parade.
CAMP GEORGE WASHINGTON, Bright
wood Park. April so. Although they have
pitched their tents in the promised land,
all the common wealers of Christ have not
found it flowing with honey. While Gen
eral Coxey and Marshal Browne stopped
In the hotel shabby tents provided accom-
modations for the commune. and the
smaller leaders and privates swarmed like
rats 10 the commissary wagons, many
sleeping without blankets. There was
scramble for the shelter of the horse
sheds lie which Coxey's high-priced stall
lions were stabbed. In the shed attached
10 the clubhouse half hundred priyates
struggled in the straw like sardnes in a
box For the others Camp George Wash
ington might better have been entitled
valley Forge" The little contingent
of irregulars under Unknown" Smith
Jared badly in the woods on the edge
of Tacoma, half a mile distant. Smith
himself slept in hotel. The
Tacoma police ordered the men TO
move on, and they sullenly skunk away.
At 10 o'clock neither Coxey nor Browne
had arrived in camp. The townspeople
were pouring in and laying down volun-
tary toll. Three policemen mixed with
the army on the best Of terms. The
health officers inspected the camp, and
two sick men were found-William Fitz-
gerald being threatened with pneumonia,
and John Smith. leader of the band. suf-
fering from chills. There was no break
fast for the men. Mutterings of discon-
tent were heard. and Carl Browne was
threatened with lynching
Carl Browne, the marshal, put in his
appearance about 3 O'Clock this afternoon.
Hewas CARRIED in his spectacular buck
skin suit, and occupied the seat of
grocer's wagon loaded with bread. The
men crowded around the wagon with
angry murmurings, but the sang froid of
Marshal Browne was absolutely un-
quenched.
Your friends downtown this morning
told us they would make all arrangements
for supplies" he shouted. mounting the
seat of the wagon and waving a huge loaf
of bread. Brother Coxey took them at
their word aud left them 10 care for the
provisions while he attended to mere i'm
portant things. We have been arranging
for the grand parade aud demonstration
to-morrow morning, and we have secured
new camp-ground for you. L do not
blame yoE, boys, for feeling hot, but, as
Shakespeare said. ALPS well that ends
WELL, and the army is still before the eyes
of the nation"
This harangue Modified the men some
what, although one of them turned away
remarking: Yes. that's the way he has
jolied US all along the line"
Browne went to the headquarters tent,
where be was surrounded by spectators.
There will be 100000 sympathizers with
the army from out of our town here on
Wednesday" he declared. ''All of them
will not march, but they will be here and
the movement will spread. We have kept
all our promises up TO date and we are
going to keep them. The parade will come
of as it has been advertised and we will
hold our meeting on the Capitol steps,"
Better spirits pervaded the camp after
the first meal, and hardly had the men
munched their bread when another meal
of beans, salt meats, tomatoes, coffee and
bread was under way.