Muncie, Indiana, Labor Issues

WAS THERE IN FULL FORCE

Muncie People Held a Parade of

Their Own at Elwood.

Mr. Cromer and Mrs. Crossfield Spoke —

Enthusiasm for Muncie Along the Line

— Muncie Wheelmen in Races.

Both in appearance and numbers, Muncie carried off all the honors at the Elwood celebration of Labor Day, yesterday. Owing to blunders all along the line and unavoidable accidents, Muncie seemed to have been "hoodooed." The failure of the crowd to go down in a body kept Muncie from taking part in the parade with the other unions. The first section of the Muncie delegation arrived in time to take part in the general parade, but the people in this crowd would not march until the several hundred who were left behind had reached their destination. When the second section of Muncie coaches came in, Muncie had a parade of her own. Impartial observers say that the Muncie parade, which was seven or eight squares long, eclipsed the main parade of the day. With her three bands and her 1,400 people in line, this city put up by far the best delegation of the day. Everywhere was heard the cry, taken up by the people from other cities, "We're from Muncie and we won't parade till the section comes."

At the fair grounds Mayor Habbitt of Elwood acted as master of ceremonies. The speeches of the day were made by John r. Griffith of Indianapolis, Mrs. Sarah Crossfield of Muncie, and others. In the evening several speakers addressed the people from a stand erected in the court house yard. Among the speakers were Congressman Cromer of Muncie, Judge Chipman, and Senator Johnson of Anderson. All spoke upon their well known lines and advocated their well known principles.

It is entirely probable that each city, next year, will have its own celebration. The majority of Muncie delegates were instructed to vote to that end. When the conference of the delegates was held in Indianapolis, yesterday, an Indianapolis man presided. A motion was made to postpone indefinitely the selection of the next place of meeting. The chairman announced the vote to be a tie and he himself cast the deciding vote in favor of the motion. It is charged against him that he did so because Indianapolis was a candidate for the next state meeting and that Marion seemed to have the best show for obtaining the meeting should it be decided to have another state celebration.

Contrary to usual custom, Muncie failed to carry off any of the prizes in the Labor Day contests, at Elwood. Red Murray, John Jones, and Frank Snell entered the races, but as none of the trio was in condition and Murray was sick, the prizes went elsewhere.