The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-06
LABOR'S GREAT PARADE
LARGE DELEGATIONS FROM OUT OF
TOWN In LINE YESTERDAY.
Speeches by Gov. Mount,\A. j. Bever-
idge and Others at Fair Grounds
-Elyvood in 1899.


stration. The parade, much larger than
anticipated. was given in the morning, and
speeches. were made at the state fair
grounds in the afternoon. Elwood was cho-
sen for the state celebration next year.
Big crowds gathered on the downtown
streets in the morning to witness the pa
rade. Monument place, as usual, was an
especially sought location, and by the time
the tardy paraders made their appearance
the crowd was banked on each side of the
street and the broad steps to the monu-
'nent were crowded with people. Earlier in
the morning there was liberal sprinkling
OF uniformed men scattered among the
crowds, and they were all in good humor
1t being holiday for them and gala day.
The cool-looking suits were surveyed with
envious eyes by the suffering people who
were waiting to see these same men march,
The parade was advertised to start at half
past 10 o'clock, but was fully an hour late
in making its appearance. Many of the out
side delegations were unable to reach the
city in time, on account Of late trains some
of them delayed by the tardy members of
the organizations and others through no
| fault Of their own. AS fast as each delega-
| ton arrived in the Union Station it was
| started toward the place of formation on
| North Meridian street, where Chief Mar
| shall Edgar A. Perkins got the men into
| line and prepared to march. Several of the
| visiting organizations brought bands with
| them, and the air was full of music during
! the tedious wait. The men sat about or the
| curbstone OF the streets to which they were
| assigned for formation and spent their time
| having fun at each others expense. Each
| newcomer was greeted with some sort of
| Jolly" and he. in his turn, took his place
| and helped with the fun when the next
| man approached.
| The carriage containing Governor James
| A. Mount, Mayor Thomas Taggart Albert
| j. Beveridge and William Yochum, the
| speakers of the day, was late in taking it's
| place at the head of the line. The entire
| column was headed by a squad of police
| commanded by Captain Dawson and the BIZ
| cycle patrolmen cleared the street. After
| the police, the speakers followed in their
| carriage and then the strong Munce dele
| cation made its appearance. Its own band
| vigorously made music for the occasion and
! twenty of the Munce street-car conductors,
| in full uniform, followed. Next came sew
enty men of the White Star Lodge of the
Amalgamated AssociAk Non, in their white
trousers, blue shirts and red belts. Then
| the carpenters, the bakers the printers the
| union, marching two abreast, passed The
bakers presented a novel and pretty APP
pearance. Each man wore a white linen
| suit and carried white umbrella, to which
| were attached pretzels and cakes in all
| shapes and sizes. They pleased the crowd.
| Enterprising little Elwood sent the largest
| ouc-of-town delegation of the day. Over
| 900 men, representing all the leading trades
unions and organizations of that city were
in line, and they followed directly after the
Muncie crowd. They had their band, and
James Swatman proudly kept his men in
line and watched every stage of the
march. The Mckinley Lodge Of the Anal
| gamated Association appeared well repre-
scented, and the retail clerks of the little
town became suddenly aristocratic and rode
in carriages. They were followed by the
| glass blowers, who were enthusiastic over
| their city, and wished everybody to know
| it. Cheer after cheer informed the people
| along the line of march how proud they
| were of it.
| The Andersen band, in deep red uniforms,
| headed the crowd from that city. large
banner announced the town. and the coop
| ers, BARRIERS. iron and steel workers, file
| makers and tin-plate workers seemed proud
| to march behind it. The New Albany con-
tluSSiI ldNOTdDl0 IMPRESSION III linen
| suits and pretty badges.
INDIANAPOLIS IN THE REAR
The large Indianapolis delegation brought
up the rear of the procession, but it's recep-
ton showed that because they came last,
was no assurance they were least. Many of
the marching men had friends and ac-
quaintances in the crowd who did not allow
| opportunity to slip by for yelling and jok-
| ing with the tired. hot marchers The jolly
| bakers led the delegation and they needed
| no banner to announce their vocation All
| wore white suits and aprons, and upon
each head sat bakers cap. And not
| coat or vest was to be seen on the backs of
| any of these fellows. They were followed
| by the brewers under large banner, and
| the broom makers then appeared. The
| cgarmakers undertook to score some of the
| local tobacco retailers by a wagon load of
1 Cinnamon rolling cigars, supposed to rep
| resent "scab" labor. In comparison with
| this was a float, containing several full
| fiedged Union cigarmakers, who made an
excellent impression alongside the foreign
| ers. Each printer WHO followed next was
| ,decked with an attractive badge and wore
a brown soft hat and carried a cane. The
stage hands followed and the electrotypers,
| a new organization, rode in a stylish rig
| A band came along and the bookbinders
| and then the pressfeeders.
The stone masons and plumbers all
| turned out we'll and made a good appear
ance, not only from point of numbers but
their form of march. An even hundred of
Indianapolis painters followed in white
suits and hats, and the garment makers oc
| cupied about thirty carriages. There were
| over two hundred carpenters and a goodly
number of woodworkers, furniture work.
| ers, and upholsterers There were pattern
makers, and there were people following
almost every vocation known. The retail
| clerks turned out in large numbers and
| marched four abreast over the entire line
| of march.
| Almost an hour was taken to pass a given
| point and along the entire line of march
| there were large crowds of people. 1t was
a success. and after the men had disbanded
they were well pleased with themselves and
the appearance they made, and all went for
a good time, most of them to the demon
stration at the fair grounds.
1
AT THE FAIR GROUNDS.
Speeches by Governor Mount, Mayor
Taggart and Albert j. Beveridge.