Hemingray Glass Company - Muncie, Indiana

KING LABIOR RULED.

ORGANIZED LABOR’S GREAT

DEMONSTRATION.

The Immense Parade in Detail — The

Fair Ground Races and Other

Events.

Indiana organized labor never made a better display than that which was seen in this city yesterday. Thousands of the union sons of toil came from over Hoosierdom to join in the demonstration with those in the Magic City and a great meeting it was. King Labor ruled in reality yesterday and the voice of the man and woman from whose breast fluttered the little union ribbon was law.

The estimated crowd of visitors was fifteen thousand of which Anderson sent the largest delegation, 3,000, Indianapolis was second with 2,500. The train from Marion brought in 2,000 while a like number came in on the train from Elwood and Alexandria. The train from the north conveyed big delegations from Hartford City, Montpelier and Ft. Wayne. Middletown and Albany were well represented but few were here from the south and southeast.

THE PARADE.

The late arrival of the Indianapolis trains delayed the parade until after 12 o'clock, but when it did move it made an imposing spectacle. The line of march was crowded by enthusiastic, cheering people and the feeling of friendship and good will was at high pitch at all times First came grand marshal Tobin, a platoon of mounted police and the city fire department. Following came the carriages conveying Mayor Cromer, the speakers, the councilmen and an escort of the labor committee. Anderson was given the position of honor, composing the first division. The Ander­son band strikingly attired in dark red uniforms, led the delegation which consisted of the following locals, with the number in line; Clerks, fifty; win­dow glass workers, two hundred; flints, twenty one; stage employes with their growler, nine; iron moulders, ten; An­derson drum and fife corps, file makers, one hundred and fifty; barbers, thirty; carpenters, sixteen; Anderson tin plate band, tin plate workers, ninety; coopers, eighty.

The When band led the Indianapolis division. The locals and their numbers were painters, one hundred and fifty; plasters, fifty; plumbers, thirty-five; tin, sheet, and iron workers, fifty; carpenters, one hundred; stage employees, thirty-five; stone masons, fifty; beef butchers, sixty; Sixth Regiment band, typos, one hundred and fifty.

The best band in the parade, the Soldiers' Home band, was at the head of the Marion division. Following came nine lady clerks on bicycles with the other locals as follows, painters and decorators, 200; typos, sixty and two devils; carpenters, fifty.

The Elwood Tin Plate band headed the largest delegation from one local in the parade, the McKinley Tin Plate lodge of Elwood, who were out 500 strong. Their enthusiasm, transparencies, and banners made the hit of the parade. Next were sixty iron and steel workers from Montpelier, and fifty tin plate workers from Middletown.

The Alexandria band escorted the following: fifty bricklayers, 250 iron and steel workers, and twenty-five clerks, all from Alexandria and 100 flints from Dunkirk.

The Indiana Iron works band headed the Muncie delegation which marched in the following order: 100 members of Senior Order of American Mechanics; White Star Lodge Iron and Steel Workers, sixty-five; Midland Lodge, 300; Unity Lodge, A. A. I. and S. W., seventy-five; Green Glass Pressers, 125; Branch 12, G. B. B. A., 250; City band in white uniforms; Flint Workers, No. 91, 300; Flint Workers, No. 23, 300; Window Glass Workers, 150; clerks, sixty; bakers, twenty; barbers, forty-seven; cigar makers, fifty; brick layers, thirty; carpenters and joiners, seventy-five; Anderson bolt and nut workers, seventy-five; painters and decorators, forty; tailors, forty; butchers, thirty; and laundry employees in carriages. The following merchants made displays: Will Hanking, Hasting Brothers, Indianapolis Brewing Co., Born & Co., brewers; the Jung Brewing Co., Berghoff Brewing Co., Muncie Lake Ice Co., Lee M. Glass, T. J. Ault, Wysor & Hibbits, and the High Street Milling Co.

It was after 1 o'clock when the parade reached the place of disbandment. Consequently the speaking which was announced to take place from the stand erected especially for this purpose on the north side of the public square was deferred until 2:30 o'clock. As the parade passed the stand it was announced that speaking would be at the fair grounds at the above mentioned time.

Promptly at 2:30 the speakers appeared at a stand at the grounds but by that time the races and miner amusements were already on and the crowd was at the track.

It seemed then to be an impossibility to gather an audience sufficiently large to justify having the speaking and after a long talk they decided to again postpone that part of the program until 7 o'clock in the evening and have it from the stand north of the Court House. When this decision was made known to several of the Indiana­polis delegations it met with their dis­favor for many of them had come specially to hear Honorable Ralph Beaumont of Oklahoma. The com­mittee thought it would be best to wait until evening so the speakers of the day left the stand to see the races, but short­ly after their going, the Indiana Iron works band was secured and while playing two or three pieces quite a crowd was collected.

E. F. Gould, editor of the Indianap­olis Union, mounted the platform and announced that Mr. Beaumont would talk to them for a short time.

Mr. Beaumont then came forward and held the attention of the large audi­ence, which grew larger as he talked, for an hour.

His speech was in plain, straight­ forward language and he hit from the shoulder. He spared no one and said that only in unionism could the many growing evils that were tending to de­prive the laboring man of his just dues be overcome. Throughout his talk Mr. Beaumont plied many pleasing anec­dotes that happily illustrated his points and kept the crowd in a roar of mirth. Applause was frequent and the enthusi­astic audience felt that the hour spent in hearing this speech was one of the shortest they knew.

When Mr. Beamont [sic] Beaumont had retired May­or Cromer came forward. He said that he had prepared for the occasion an elaborate address of welcome but now he was somewhat embarrassed to find that it was nearly time for the people to be going home and be would be com­pelled instead to make his speech one of farewell. He, however, told them that they were heartily welcome to the freedom of the city although they had tak­en possession of it before he could get a chance to surrender. His talk was loudly applauded.

Mr. Ross, a laboring man of Chatta­nooga, Tenn., followed Mayor Cromer and spoke for perhaps fifteen minutes.

The meeting was then adjourned by Mr. Gould, who acted as Master of Cer­emonies, with the announcement that Morris E. Fitzgerald of Anderson and Carey L. Smith of Indianapolis, the two remaining speakers engaged for the day, would address the people from the stand on the north side of the square in the evening at 7:30 o'clock.

It is to be regretted that only a small audience was in the court house yard at this time, but those who did attend heard two most excellent speeches.

Mr. Fitzgerald is a young man with wonderful oratorical powers and his ad­dress was a masterpiece. Carey L. Smith, a young attorney of Indianapolis, followed Mr. Fitzgerald.

Mr. Smith is a polished speaker and the manner in which he handled the many vexing problems that are now agitating the minds of the working man showed that he had given the subject much attention and deep thought.

AMUSEMENTS.

An immense crowd witnessed the events on the track at the fair grounds. The races were exciting and were at­tended by several deplorable accidents. In the mile open amateur Shermaa La­mar fell and was painfully bruised, Frank Snell fell over him and fractur­ed an arm. Al Frazier fell twice and was painfully hurt. The mile profes­sional was not allowed, the riders fail­ing to finish inside the time allowance of 2:35.

The bicycle races resulted as follows:

One-fourth mile flying start, Bates, Indianapolis, first; Lamar, second; Fra­zier, third; Galliher, fourth; Lansberry fifth and Reisner, sixth. Time :33 1/2.

Mile open, boys sixteen years old or under, “Red" Murry, first; Rozelle Landers, second and Rob Scott, third. Time 2:47 1/2.

Mile open, amateur, Bates, first; C. Baker, second; Lansberry. third; Galliher, fourth; John Jones, fifth and James Daria, sixth. Time 2:29.

Two-mile handicap, Bates twenty-fire yards, Indianapolis, first; Galliher, 180 yards, Muncie, second; Davis, fifty yards, third; Lamar, scratch, fourth and Lansberry 110 yards, fifth. Time, 6 05.

The free for-all pace, purse $400 was won easily by Conner, Sir Edwin Arnold second and Red Star third. Best time 2:14 1/4. Chicopee won the half mile run, purse $100, Dan Hunt second, Nellie B third, Little Bess fourth, Sport Hunt fifth and Daisy Hunt sixth. Best time, :54.

Ben Lukens of Anderson rode a paced exhibition mile to beat 2:15 for a purse of $25. He made it in 2:09 3/4.

In the 100 yard dash Henry Kiplinger of Muncie won easily in 10 1/4 seconds. John Cullom of Indianapolis was second.

Miss Laura Ault won the dress pattern for being the prettiest young lady in the grand stand. The rote on the six highest stood: Miss Ault, 210 votes, Miss Eliza Taylor, 140; Louise Maddy, 93; Florence McNaughton, 36; Maud Sheller and Georgette Green, 22 each.

NEXT YEAR’S CONVENTION

The Times first announced to the public through bulletins last evening that Indianapolis secured next year’s convention. The committee met in Union Labor hall at 7 o'clock to select the meeting place. The contest was a warm one. The vote stood Indiana­polis, 70; Elwood, 36, and Marion seven.

THE GRAND BALL.

The grand ball in Shirk's hall last evening was well attended. The Mun­cie City Orchestra rendered the music and the program which was a long one was thoroughly enjoyed. Harry Thomas and Miss Julia Smiley led the grand march.