Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-20
THE SWITCHMEN
a Grand Labor Demonstration
in Their Honor.
REPORT FROM CHIEF SWEENEY


DALLAS, Tx, sept, l0-1spoclal |
This has boon o great day In labor
circles, all ON account Of the visit Ia
this city OF tho delegates aud visitom
OF tho national convention OF The * NJ.
A. A. OF America, This morning there
were 400 delegates from the diiioront
ctlea IN the Union un hand TO partloi-
patio In the great labor demonstration
given la their honor by the
local labor unions, The programme
had bocn prepared and the onttro huh-
ness managed by Perry q. Sourwinc,
OF locul lodge No, l08 Of the SWITCH
mons union, 10 whom great credit ~
due for tbs success Of this feature OF
The programme First came the POI
lice, mounted, under communal Qf Cap
tlibJ. q. Arnud, making line az
poarance. City and county officials In
carriages, uniform rank Of the knights
OF Pythius $50 strong, Swltchmons
union No, los with w. w. Moore as
marshal second division, Dallas typo
graphical union l80 strong, commanded
by John Jones and Jnmos Murphy.
They wore regulation uniform and
four typos carried a magnificent Hornl
engine, most exquisite bit OF work.
Grand Master Frank Sweeney and his
aides and number Of ladios followed
in carriages, aud 400 delegates
on foot. The third division
was composed Of the Dallas Federation
OF Labor, 500 strong, commanded by
Stove Lavoll and big john McCul-
lock. secretary Of tho county Alliance,
A. nng bearer Delegates IRON many
organizations ulliaiing with tho fed
GRAFTON marched In this division
The lrish-Amerloan benevolent
society, $50 strong formed the
fourth division, with the plumbor's
union. Every man IN the plumbers
union wore - Cleveland aud Sie7onaon
hat Frank Mageu commanded Mo
Irish-Amcrlcan Haniionand jnmosScotti
the we'll known labor lender, was tho
dag bearer. Each division had a band
II vas tho greatest labor denomination
over made Ia tho city and not one
third of the organizations wYc
out. Tho Order VI Railway Carmen,
the BslSers union ana the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Firemon had dole
cations Ia the marching columns, The
streets along tho line OF maroh wore
crowded nnd the narckorA were ira-
ouently oheerod by sympathizlng bread
u
bnll the most iuterestlng features ~
tie DAYS programme took place. Per-
nv O. sourwlne called The gathering
To- order and introduced Bishop Gar
rett who made most fcivcnt prayer
MIR. gOurwino then made the oyon-
ING address. nn which BIO welcomed
the delegates 10 tho city,
spoke Of tho Importance Of
harmony sud concert Of action
IN their deliberations and also touched
upon the aims and objects Of the ordor.
Then little Nellie Hogan, the pride Of
the wiichmens, she T. 3 years old pres
sentad Mr. lomrwino with 40 elegant
Lone Star floral decoration and rooiied
au appropriate verse. She was loudly
applAuded aud shower Of silver dol-
i6in descended upon nor. Mr. Murphy
for tho printers, presented The
switchmen tho floral engine.
Letters Of regret were read from
Governor JaIhea $. HogR, Hon. George
Clark. r. q. Clark Of the Order Of Rail
way Conductor, Frank Sargent 81 the
brotherhood N Locomotive firamen,
y. T. alattery of the Railroad Train
men. S Rclly 81 the Order Of Railway
Carmen. Eugene v. Debs Of the
brotherhood Of Locomotive Firdmen,P.
M. Arthur OF tho brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers ana D.
@. Ramsay o. tho Order
of Railway teisgrapbers. Governor
Hogs Letter WAS fprmal' Judge Clark
ideeply sympaihissd With the SWITCH
mon Ia their aims and objectsH A
nuIpbar o. The the judges local admir-
orr In the hall applalded when hie
name wa rsnd o. but the great crowd
present evidently had nDt come for poll
tics. The reading Of the lat
Ter of Eugene v. Dobba created great
cheering A. no ~ popular Nth all
branches u organized labor, aud .
Il n Terre Hnute, Ind, and he viii b.
4. u,if.a thie ve..l kf. ,,L,,,.'s
letter WA reosiyed with m outburst Of