The sun., 1896-09-13
C0XEY'S RAID RECALLED.
P0PocRhzs WANT BRYAN TO SPEAK
, FROM THE CAPITOL STEPS.


f., FROM TIE CAPITOL STEPS.
vice-Prssident Stevenson PronptIy Teie-
EraPhs His Consent, and Later Speaker
Reid Telegraphedt "Perunission Grant
ed. with Consent OF viee-President."
wAsHrNoroN. Sept. l2.-vico-Presidont Ste
venson and Speaker Reed were to-day requested
by tho local Popocrats to grant permission for
Candidate Bryan TO address tho free silveritos
OF tho District Of Columbia from the steps OF
the east front of the Capitol building. Vice.
President Stevenson promptly teieRraphed his
consent, and tonight Chairman Faulkner re-
ceived this reply from Speaker Reed:
Permission granted. with consent Of Vice
President"
For weeks and weeks the local Popocrats have
been laborinE to induce "the Boy Orator Of tho
Platte" to como to Washington and tell them
how they can all become rich without working
by tho nero form of passing bill through Con-
gress, providing for the FREQ and unlimited coin
age of silver. Mr. Bryan finally consented to
stop over here few hours on his way TO
Baltimore next Saturday afternoon, and the
local committee also went TO work to make the
arrangements for giving him o great send-oh
at the national capital. Failing to get permits
sion TO hold the reception at tho National Baso-
ball Park. the Committee Of Arrangements
went into secret session on the subject, and this
afternoon It wss announced that the Bryan
meeting will be held from tho east front of the
Capitol. providing tho vice-President aud tho
Speaker of the House give their consent
Tho east front OF the Capitol 10 the spot where
Presidents are inaugurated, and It is not
tho place for plain campaign meetings.
Two years ago the notorious Coxey and
his army OF wandering Willes marched
to Washington and Coxey attempted to
harangue the crowd from the east front OF the
Capitol. He was arrested and hustled off to
Jail on the charge Of violating the regulations
governing the public grounds around the Capt.
tol building.
1t will be recalled that Candidate Bryan. on
the night of his nomination. whilo addressing
crowd of admirers in front OF q Chicago hotel.
said that his friends would not be required to
keep of the grass when he presided In Wash
ington." The local committee must have had the
Coxey incident In mind when they were con-
siderng the propriety of holding tho Bryan
meeting on tho steps OF the Capitol
The report Of the deliberations Of the local
committee shows that tho discussion over tho
failure Of the committee to secure tho baseball
park had waved warm, and signs of irritation
were evident. Then 1t was suggested that Mr..
Bryan be invited TO mako his address from
the east front OF tho Capitol.
Itwas pointed out that tho entire population
fronting tho Capitol building, and that all oonld
at least see Mr.. Bryan, even II they could
not hear what he had to say. This proposition
was hailed with what would be termed In tho
far West as " wild acclaim" but when the en-
thusiasm subsided sufficiently It was remarked
that perhaps somo permission might have to be
obtained in order to hold the ratification meet
ing in the Capitol grounds.
A committee was delegated to ascertain what
was necessary In the premises. and found that
the law relating to such matters provides that
the Capitol grounds could be used for public
purposes on occasion Of national interest and
s e no
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives was secured,
mission gould be granted by the Board Of Capt.
Of the Capitol. the. Captain of the Capitol
police force. and the Sergeant alarms of
gp.aEsr sn's Reed ssns Ss5S a1a
psrmissiep from tho Capitol Spsrdisns as desis.
joint com that %oad ee Sa bet s
Speaker Of tho House. and decided to have re-
course to the telegraphIc wires for that purpose
the Chairman Of the Popocratio Congressional
ss the request q tbe Local
the situation here. and requesting their
permission to use the Capitol grounds next Sat-
urday afternoon for the Bryan gathering. and
also permission for Candidate Bryan to speak
from the steps of tho Capitol building.
Shortly after tho noon hour to-day Senator
Faulkner received q reply from vice-President
permission. It was expected in Democratic
telegram, but 1t was secretly hoped that his
reply would be . declination Of Mr.. Faulkner's
request: but tonight he telegraphed his con-
sent
Some of the more bitter partisans among the
Republicans did not hesitate to declare that as
tho Coxey army and its leader were excluded
from the Capitol grounds there is no reason
why Mr.; Bryan and his followers should not be
treated in the Same way.
Some ether Republicans; however. regarded
might be productive Of Ill results should 1t
that - the leading Demoerats who are
on declination by Speaker Reed to
grant Mr.. Bryan permission to speak in the
Capitol Rrounds as plausible argument by
which they would endeavor to show that Mr..
Reed had used his high office to visit
partisan displeasure on his political op-
ponents and their leader. It Is understood
that several kilograms were sent to Speaker
Reed this afternoon, the majority of which ad-
xised him to grant the request of Senator
Faulkner. and thus prevent any of the excited
discussion that must follow his declination.