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¥ eats t , a 1 i an 5 1 7 “f i, " , vote ee a in oe . oe a . ee Panne en aren Be, clay be: thee ms cal shewgps he I er Te tae 3 AL 176-25 CG 176-28 3. To disperse and meet elsewhere to engage in a march to the convention 4, To gather at a2 monument at one side of the park (Grant Park) and to then have a non-violent march to the convention site, b7C qe: that the third alternative, as presented, never clearly defined as to whether this was to be a violent or non-violent demonstration, but that the fourth alternative, which was proposed by DAVE DELLINGER, to the best of his recollection, clearly was presented as @ non-violent action. Since he does not believe in violence of any kind, he elected to join the demonstrators at the park monument, After a group gathered at the monument, they wre instructed to lock arms in groups of eight and to march in this manner to the convention site, These instructions were given by parade marshals, who were so identified by armbands, The march washalted by police immediately after it started, After about two to three hours of negotiations, between the parade marshals and the police, it was finally announced that negotiations had broken down and that there would be no march, The group of marchers then began to disperse, 7 after leaving the park, eventually was able to cross igan Avenue, and finally found himself with a gra:p of demonstrators outside of the Conrad Hilton Hotel, He seid there were no speeches, with one exception, that being when a min from a mule trin which had marched to the area, and which was a carry-over from the Poor Peoples Campaign, mede a short talk, asking those present to wait for Reverend ABERNATHY, who would be by later to join them. Instead of speeches, there was a general chanting by those presemt critical of the Democratic Party and praising Senator McCarthy.