The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-24
ORGANIZED LABOR.
Arrangements for the Coming Big
Celebration Saturday
COMPLETED At THE MEETING
OF tho General Committee Held Last
Evening-BicyoIers will Head the
Parade, Followed by Garfield AS
sembly at Observation-Disclosures
Division Marshal Appoiuted-The
Eighth Ward Dissatisfaction.

Tho Labor day celebration general
committee held a well attended meet
ing at Trades Assembly hall lust even
ing presided over by President Grogau,
of the assembly, and John NorrinGton
acting as secretary. Tho meeting was
for the purpose OF closing up all pre-
liminary arrangements for Saturdays
bigCelebration Of organized labor which
1t is hoped will eclipse anything hereto
fore attempted in Wheeling,
The reports OF number Of the SUBJ
committees were received and accepted
by the general committee.
Representatives of tho plasterers'
local union appeared before the COM
mittee and asked to be assigned place
in the parade, They would turn out in
hacks and were placed at the rear OF
tho third division. The plasterers' re-
personalities proposed a baseball game
on the grounds during the celebration,
but the committee wouldn't hear OF it
80 the matter was dropped.
A representative OF the Mountain
State Bicycle Club appeared and asked
that the wheelmen in the street demon
stration be allowed to lead the line. He
gave several reasons for the request, the
most important OF which was that the
wheelmen, ii placed in the middle or
the rear OF the line, would have to con-
tinuQlly, almost, dismount, when if
placed at the head, whenever they got
ahead OF the rest of the line, they could
circle around without diamounting.
Mr., Robertson moved that the request
be granted. There was considerable
discussion participated in by several
delegates, including that remarkable
oratorical genius, John Minkemeyer.
The delegate from Garfield Assembly
Of cIgarmakers, who were as.
signed the right OF line, made a
Kick, and said his lodge wants
to head the line. Demosthenes Minke.
meyer was also against the purposes OF
tho motion, aud concluded his charac-
teristic speech aa follows: "Why'er
Mister Chairman, this here motion OF
Mister Robertson's is preposteroua
and obnoxious thing; 1 am surprised
that he would father such thing. This
here tobacco chewer crowd they call
Garfield, wants to head this here parade,
and they're a'goin' to, and tell you,
Pm goin' to DO thar on the purtiest
little white boss you ever seed"
The matter was finally referred TO
Garfield Assembly which was in session
at the time, aud tho cyclers' representa-
tive appeared before them and after ex-
planning matters, that body unanimous
iy voted that the wheeimen head the
parade.
Chief Marshal Joseph Purcell an.
nounced the resignation OF james Sims
as marshal OF the third division, and
the appointment Of Jacob Boes, Of the
StddtS Zeitund, to the vacancy.
1t was announced by the transporta-
ton committee that the two steel
bridges would be free to all who par
ticipated in the parade, tor one round
trip, and that special rate Of one cent
was secured on the suspension bridge.
Delegate Gould spoke OF the dissatis-
faction that exists In the Eighth ward
over the refusal Of the assembly to have
the line OF march extend down into
that part of the city. He said that
most Of the labor organizations there
are soured on the celebration, and will
not participate, hut will have picnic
OF their own at the new Mozart park,
back of FortY.third street. The Eighth
ward orator, Minkemeyer spoke on the
subject, saying that as he was from
that section he had to face good deal
OF abuse, some OF it from the women.
Chairman Richard Robertson, OF the
amusements committee reported re.
garding the foot race, that he had taken
the responsibility OF revoking former
action and making II known that the
hose team boys in Martins Ferry could
enter the race. He was influenced by
the state OF feeling in Martins Ferry.
There was lot OF discussion. much Of
it without Visible point, and finally the
late action taken that the hose team
boys could not enter was reConsidered
and the entire matter placed in the
hands OF the amusement committee.
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