The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-25
over 5000 IN Line.
Local Parade of La
Dor Organizations
On Oct. 6.
GOMPERS WILL Be HERE.
Noted Leaders Speak at
Mechanics Hall at
Night.

Yesterday arrangements were made
for the gigantic parade and mass meet
ing of local labor organizations in Me-
chanics hall, Oct 6.
1t was voted to invite every city en-
ployce to participate in the parade, and
the leaders propose to make the dem
onstration the feature of the municipal
campaign. Tonight the board of alder
men will have another opportunity of
voting on the eight-hour law, and the
result of tonight's vote will determine
the policy and aims of the mass meet
irg. Should the vote be mo" on the
question of allowing citizens the right
to pass judgment on the eight-hour law,
the primaryobjeet of the mass meeting
and parade will be to display TO the
public the feeling of condemnation
which has ranked in the breasts VI
unionists since the aldermen turned the
bill down.
At tonights meeting of the board Of
aldermen, Alderman OConnell, who
tried in the last meeting 10 have the bill
passed, will introduce it again. 1t has
been asserted that two of the aldermen
who voted in the majority ranks when
to vote yes" on the question, and to-
nights meeting will give them the OPP
portunity.
President Samuel Gompers of the Am
| erican Federation of Labor will be the
principal guest Oct 6, and will deliver
an address President j. D. Pierce viii
| make arrangements to secure speakers,
| and they will be the cream Of the world
of labor unions, as Mr.. Pierce will pre-
side at the meeting of the state branch
of the American Federation of Labor
convention at North Adams, beglnnhig
next Monday, and will attend the New
England Blue Label league convention
in Fall River later in the week. Dur
ing mis- attendance at these conventions
Mr.. Pierce will secure speakers of ma
tional prominence to visit Worcester
and address the mass meeting in Me-
chanics hall, Oct. 6.
1t was voted yesterday to notify dele
gates from local unions who will serve
on the general committee in charge of
the arrangements to be present al a
meeting next Monday evening, when
staff officers for the parade will be
chosen. P. B, Keefe, president Of the
Carr enters and Joiners union, who is
chairman Of the general committee in
charge of the mass meeting and parade.
will preside at the meeting
A banquet will be held in City hotel
after the mass meeting, in which guests
and officers of the local unions will be
participants ]. Crook, j. D. Pierce
Charles Engdahl William Dunn and G.
A. Conlon will have charge of this fea-
ture Of the demonstration.
Secretary j. M. O'Brien, of the COM
mittee in charge of arrangements. re-
ported yesterday that every local labor
organization has displayed unusual in
terest in assisting in making the parade
and meeting the biggest in the history
of local labor unions. Martel's Brigade
band was engaged yesterday, and viii
be at the head of the parade of local
wage-earners. 1t is believed that 5000
men will be in line. Many of the or
CARNATIONS will be headed by nj lsic,
and each local union will parade in a
division by itself, a banner designating
the craft to which the paraders belong.
long.
Another meeting of the committee
will be he'd Wednesday evening, when
reports will be made upon the canvass
for speakers.