The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-02
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Her escort was the leader of Philadel-
pha's contingent. Christopher Columbus
Jones, an cd nan. PEI ched on a cavorting
coal-black stallion, to which he clung des-
pe.ately.
From Mount Pleasant to the CAPITOL
grounds the men marched between rows
of people three deep. In the line scattered
along the army were about a score of rep
resentatives of labor organizations and as
many detectives from the large cities. In
the city the crowd interfered with the
passing of the army and the police were
kept busy. Coxey doffed his hat several
times in response to cheers.
The j. 5. Coxey Club organized to-day
by 125 bricklayers met the army at the
boundary of the street at Thomas Circle.
Marshal Browne ordered halt for rest
while the men gave three cheers for
Peace" The police dashed up and
upon their command the army promptly
moved on.
The Commonwealers turned into Penn
syIvania avenue at 1918 o'clock. and this
telegram from Harrisburg was handed
Coxey:
The Populist convention now In session here
sends greeting, and expresses the hope that
SOu VIII EeCelVc Idfr nearing LOT Inc principles
you have so noby advocated.
1t looked as If circus were In town.
There was little of interest in the
walk up Pennsylvania avenue to the
Caritol grounds. The procession moved
up B street to the top of the hill, where
the broad expanse of avenues swept
toward the east front of the Capitol.
Mounted policemen were stretched from
curb to curb and made ingress toward the
Capitol impossible. The squad of police
in front of the army went straight ahead.
1t was ruse to carry the procession past
the Capitol
Half block up B street Browne halted
the column and dismOunted. He turned
over his horse to an attendant, then he
went to Coxey's carriage and spoke to the
General. Coxey kissed his wife, sprang
from the carriage and made his way
toward the entrance of the Capitol, and
Browne followed, bearing banner. The
rank and file of the army stood in the
street. The officers stopped the crowd
after Coxey and Browne had dismounted.
B street was impossible.
Coxey spraDg TO the stone paving at the
east front of the Capitol grounds. and
with a bound was inside the fence amid
tangle of shrubbery. Browne followed.
The first officer tied tis horse to the fence,
climbed the fence at a bound and darted
into the shrubbery. The other officers
followed. Small trees, bushes and flower
beds went down before the sweep of off,
GERS and the yelling crowd which followed.
C0xey and Browne lodged through the
bushes to the open area at the east front.
There was a crash when the fug!tives, Of
fcers and mob from the streets met wall
of officers and people in the open. The
PEOPLE shouted, and Coxey and Browne
were lost for the moment. The policemen
stemmed the rush after minute. one Of
fcer using his baton freely. Coxey slipped
unobserved through the struggling mass
and bounded up the east front entrance to
the Capitol. He was up to the tenth step
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fcers closed in above him. The great
crowd recognized him, and shout went
up from every corner. Coxey turned to
the crowd and raised his hat. He was
pale. Captain Garden of the Capitol police
stepped to the side of him, and Lieutenant
Kelly of the city police held the other arm.
Officers formed solidly about him. The
crowd below was kept back by the men
acDg clubs.
wv hat do you want here?" asked Cap
tain Garden.
81 wish to make an address," replied
Coxey. His voice showed intense emo
tion.
But you cannot do that"
"Then can l read a protest?" asked
Coxey.
He drew from his pocket typewriter
manuscript and began to unfold it. Cap
tain Garden took Coxey by the left arm
and Lieutenant Kelly took him by the
right. They moved down the steps. solid
ranks of officers following. At the first
step the great crowd greeted Coxey and
officers with shouts. Again the mounted
police charged. and it looked as If there
would be trouble. But the officers pressed
forward with Coxey iu the center, fianked
by mounted officers, and Coxey made his
exit from the Capitol entrance. He tossed
a typwrtten protest TO he group of news
paper men. saying, THAT is for the press"
There was no formal arrest. Coxey was
returned to the army, which still stood on
street.
When the police had escorted Coxey to
his carriage he climbed into the vehicle