Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-27
Leaders Are Hopeful Of More Re-
cruits.
PODAY'S MARCH Was UNEVENTFUL
Colonel Redstone's Feelings Hurt
by Senator PETER.
THE AFFAIR CHILDIS II

The Washington headquarters Of Coxey's
combination, which is variously known as
| the Good Roads Associat ton, the Common
veal Army of Christ and other high-sound-
ing appelations. presented its usual ap-
pearance of emptiness today. the only per-
| sons present being Col" A. E. Redstone.
the representative Of the crusade in this
city, and two Of his lieutenants
| Col" Redstone said he had news to
give out to the press. All the papers had
misquoted him. he declared except The
Evening Star. and that newspaper had cor
| recty reproduced what he said. He had
no,hlng to give out today, however, he as
serted, and then proceeded to talk.
| The papers, he remarked would not seek
| to throw such ridicule on the peoples move
ment upon Congress If they could only see
the kind of men who were continually call
ing at headquarters and proffering their as
| sistance.
| He Was AstOnished.
Then the reporter read Col. Redstone
what Senator PETER had said this morning
| about Coxey and his cohorts which is
printed below. He listened intently. and at
| first said nothing. When pressed for an
| opinion he remarked:
Il am very much aStonished and very
| sorry that Senator PETER should have al
! lowed himself to make such unguarded
statements He should take pains to un-
| derStand the movement thoroughly and not
give out opinion based upon published
misrepresentation OF it. am. indeed. very
sorry for Senator Peffer.''
Then Col" Redstone slapped his knee
emphaticaly.
And 1 want to impress this upon you."
he exclaimed. mo law or regulation is
valid that prevents the peaceful gathering
of citizens in body, for the Constitution
says that such laws shall not be passed"
| The two lieutenants nodded vigorous ap-
proval, and with this Interpretation Of the
Constitution stored in his note book the re-
porter withdrew.
! 1t is Childish.
| "Oh, it's foolish-childish," remarked Sem
ator PETER this morning when asked about
Coxey's army. Il have advised against it
from the first" he continued, land have
written letters and In speeches pointed out
that no object could be attained by any
such haphazard movement as this 1t Is no
spontaneous uprising and organization like
the Farmers Alliance. Coxey Is horse
| trader, horse racer and a gambler to start
with. and it is not presumed that he could
| bring about him the men who would be nee
| essary to give weight to such a movement.
| believe In organization, but there is
nothing in this movement that commends
| itself to the judgment of those who desire
to stand up and fight for men and women
This army is, of course, one of peace and
do not anticipate that ii will cause any
trouble. but the authorities cannot but pre-
pare to see that no breaches of the peace
are committed.
I'm making demands. or even in a peace
able way trying to secure what they wish,
as soon as there Is a show Of force there
will be men to say, Stand aside,s Move on
just as there would be II any persons should
attempt to interfere with any public move
ment. This does not belong to you, but to
the public they would be told. and any at
tempt to interfere with the orderly work.
ings of the public would be swept aside.
Coxey sent out his circulars and secured
some notoriety. He got replies from people
who thought 1t would be a jolly trip oh,
yes, they said we will join you; well go
down there and make those fellows come to
time and all that sort of thing But they
were not replies from men who give stabil-
ity to a movement against wrongs.
Il do not think have had such a hearty
laugh for months as l did when 1 read in
the Associated Press dispatches yesterday
that the army would stop at Camp PETER
last night. 1 could not believe that was to
be so honored as / have discouraged the
movement from the first"
LOUISVILLE, Ohio. March Pillow Cox
ey's army survived the night seems mira
Gle. Herded together like penned-up cattle,
100 men spent the night in room thirty by
forty. The atmosphere could have been cut
with knife and death might have been
caused by asphyxiation. However they
were all on hand at this morning. At
that hour here and there could be seen
groups winding their way to camp, ready
for bugle call. Breakfast was under prepa-
ration, and three bushels of potatoes, some
cold ham, bread and sausage was given out.
All seemed to be satisfied. Louis Smith, the
unknown, was in command. From all ap-
pearanceS the army will remain intact,
desertions having taken place. On the con-
trary, an increase of recruits are expected
during the march to Alliance CoXey and
the aids took supper at the camp last night
and returned again this morning for break
fast. The weather Is moderating and good
cheer prevails. A cordial reception Is prom
ised at Alliance from reports received in
camp.
The donations this morning consisted Of
one overcoat. The sun Is coming out in full
strength and the march promises an i'm
provement over yesterday
MAXIMO. Ohio, March 2I.-The advance
guard OF the Commonweal army arrived in
town at 1910 o'clock, in command of Gen.
Coxey. 1t is expected the army will
bivouac near here for dinner. The start
was made from Louisville at 9IO
o'clock with LAB men. The growth
at Louisville was fair. but there have been
many desertions. The leaders are confident,
however, that as the strength of the move
ment increases additional recruits will be
received in much larger numbers.
The day was clear and sharp and the
ground was covered with several inches OF
snow which bids fair to be turned into
slush before the day is ended.
1t Is expected the command will arrive
at Alliance at 2:30 o'clock, where Gen.
Coxey will take the train for Chicago. He
claims his presence is necessary there in
order to dispose of some of his horses and
he Will be absent but about two days, after
which he will again rejoin the army.
The unknown, who has given the names
of James Brown, John Brown and John
Smith, and has finally settled upon the
cognomen of Lewis Smith, refuses to talk
today about the lady who arrived at AL
lance last night and who claims to be his
wife. She will meet him at that place
when the army arrives there today. This
mysterious individual appears to monopo-
lize the duties of marshal of the day and
is a new and unknown adjutant of Coxey
and Brown.
The trip from Louisville was uneventful.
Perfect discipline the order of the day.
The roads We're excellent until two miles
from here when the mud became very much
in evidence. The country appears undis-
turbed by the advance Of the army, the
only indication of its passage being small
knots of country folk. who gather in front
of their farms.
After brief rest Coxey's army left here
going eastward, ct IL 10 a. m. 1t had been
Intended TO remain at this place long
enough to prepare the midday meal, but
after a short consultation, Gen. Coxey and
his aides decided to push on until Allan e
Is reached, where the army will go into
camp. The latter place will be reached
about 1 o'clock. Nothing worthy Of note
occurred while the part were here.
The men seem to be in excellent spirits
and are apparently enjoying the jaunt
Fresh donations of provisions were received
at Louisville, and small quantities from
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