The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-05-07
C0XEY AND HIS ARMY OF
F0URTEENAT EVANSVILLE
The Commander With His Hest
Passed Safely Through

Hungry, footsore, weary and with
rag ed clothing clinging to their bodies,
General Jacob Sechler Coxey, with his
army of IA enlisted men arrived at
GAINESVILLE Tuesday afternoon and,
took up quarters IN the Socialist Hall
for the night. ", 81. arch was from
Somersfeld, Pa wt~eere for the first
time since the letyt Massllor, Ohio.
every member Of the army took a good
nights rest sleepi1g between two white
sheets on old fashioned soft fluffy
feather beds with springs beneath.
Commissioned officers, non-commis-
stoned officers and prIvates, even the
wind TANNERS of the army of the COM
monwealth army marching in rout
Proprietor Clifford Springer. of the
Youghiogheny House at Somerfeld,
where General Coxey was compelled to
dig down in his jeans and produce 81
for each member of the army, including
the General and Mrs. Coxey, and their
son David. The General made no COM
ment to the proprietor about the added
expense of paying for his mems ra-
tons.
At Somerfeld party of 80 young
men, all residents of the little town,
called on the General at the hotel and
asked permission to join the army.
After an examination as to the phys
zeal fitness of the volunteers which
outnumbered the army itself, the
General signified his willingness to ad-
minister the oath Of enlistment to each
of the recruits, but they all wilted and
asked General CoXey to allow them to
60 home and bid there loved ones good
/ by before starting on the march to
! Washington. The good hearted Gen
eral granted them leave of absence and
started filing in the enlistment papers
! but none of the recruits returned to
take the oath of enlistment.
General COXey. weary and tired of
waiting, detailed his son David, who
ranks as corporal in the army Of the
cOmmunWeal, and strOngarm squad of
the Dest-lOoking men in ranks. to as
certain if possible the cause of delay.
After more than an hour spent in tax
ing in the town the squad returned, and
| Corporal David COXey made his report
to the General. He said that they had
visited both the livery stables in SOmer-
field. and found the proprietors frantic,
who argued that If the young men en-
Loteu III tIt army LllCiS WOu!u BC iO
one in the little town to hire teams to
take the girls of Somerfield out driving.
He also said that the feminine popula-
ion was dOwnhearted, and that the
squad had witnessed many heated argu-
ments between couples occupying front
porch swings, while others were weep
ing and shedding tears at the front
gate AnyWa4 tn report was not at all
favorable to the General, who relieved
the squad of any further duty for the
evening, and all retired for the night.
AT SIX O'Clock in the morning rev.
ellie was sounded by the official trump
eter and all arose from their beds. and
after using several hundred gallons of
YoughIoghney river in the hotel bath
room, the army fiocked to the dining
room for breakfast. There orders
were given for beefsteak rare and well
ne, eggs fried, boiled hard or soft,
while some of the soldiers who had
seen more active service in the common
wealth army than others, said they
would take their eggs shipwrecked.
After partaking Of hearty breakfast
and the General had made everything
good with the hotel proprietor, as
semby was sounded and the army fell
in under heavy marching order and
started for Grantsville.
After hard days march through the
rain and across the mountains the army
reached Grantsville headed by General
Coxey and his wife riding in his phaeton
and drawn by his trusty steed, followed
by their eleven-year-old son David,
astride his pony, while the fourteen
members Of the commonweal army
army marching in route step, and
limping, brought up the rear. A corps
of six newspaper men are also follow
ing the army across the country on foot,
carrying typewriters on their backs.