The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-08
MORE THAN 5000
WORKERS OUT IN
BAY0NNE PARADE
Yesterdays Affair the Biggest
Labor Demonstration Ever
Seen in Hudson County.
TRANSFERS MARCH ALONE
1000 of Them Have a Parade of
Their Own, Not Being Affiliated
With Knights of Labor.
REVIEWED BY POLITICIANS
Later the Labor Host Enjoyed
a Picnic with Their Families
at Melville Park.
TRANSFERS MARCH ALONE
REVIEWED BY POLITICIANS

by far the biggest labor denonstra-
ton witch ever took place in Hudson
County Cas that of yesterday after
noon when the allied branches of the
Federation of Labor held a parade
through the streets of Bayonne, and
later a picnic at Melville Park. 1t is
estimated that over 5000 men were In
line. In addition to the allied locals
parade. there was also a parade of the
Hudson County Transfers Union, In
which over 1000 participated. In the
Transfers parade were many wagons
handsomely decorated with flags and
bunting. Thousands of persons. from
all parts of Hudson County, gathered
along the sidewalks and cheered and
waved flags as the paraders marched
past.
The parade was to have started
pl omptly at 2 o'clock, Long before
that time locals from Jersey City. Ho-
boken. North Hudson anc other parts
Of the county began to arrive. The To-
calls kept arriving until after 3 o'clock.
delaying the start more tflan an hour.
The parade formed at Fifth street and
Broadway and moved down Broadway
to TWENTY second street. to Avenue G,
past the police headquarters building,
where the reviewing stan was erected.
Prosecutor and Mayor Gfrven, Post
master o. c. Lang. former Congress-
man Allan Benny. Fire Chief Davis and
Aaron A.. Me1niker, leader of the Bay
onne Democracy, were the reviewing OIL
ficers. The labor union men were
7 UGH disappointed because none of the
Jersey City politicians was on the re-
viewing stand.
wittpenn at Picnic.
Mayor Wittpenn,s of Jersey City, was
among those at the picnic. as were
James J.. Kelly, candidate for the
nomination for Sheriff N the Demo-
cratic ticket: Engene Kinkead. candi-
date for the nomination for Congress
nan in the Ninth District on the DEM
,,ar9tic ticket; John Critch1eld, candi-
're,Aior the Republican nomination for
ansressman; former Mayor of Bay
crne Egbert Seymour; Matthew L.
Cronin, leader of the Bayonne De-
mocracy; Recorder Hylnan Lazarus, OF
Payonne, who Is seeking a renominatlon
on an Independent ticket. and many CT
rho candidates for nominations FOR Al
dcrmen in all sections of the county.
The Building Trades parade was
headed by Grand Marshal William L.
Spofford. with Richard Fitzgerald ana
Patrick Mulhearn as chief aides. f1rst
in line was the council, headed by
President Daniel Macdonald and VICE
President John r. Burgess. Following
came the Brotherhood of Carpenters
with thirteen locals, namely, NOS. 4So
and $50. OF Bayonne; 391 and 46I. OF
Hoboken; 612, of Union Hill; 299. oil
West Hoboken; 49,. 139. lis. 3sl, "6f
and 2S2. of Jersey City. and the Anal
gamated Carpenters. After them came
the Engineers and Electricians. theh
Plumbers Local No. IA, OF Jersey
CITY; 16S, of Hoboken; 81. OF Union
Hill. and 1S1. of Bayonne; then the
Steamfitters of Hudson County. Inc
brotherhood of Painters from all over
the county in one division followed,
after which came the Stone Masons'
Sheet Metal Workers and Lathers, IN
the order named.
The Committee.
The committee in charge OF the ceie-
bration included Oscar Olander, en-
eineer. chairman; William I. Spoftord,
carpenter. secretary: A.. X. Miller.
steamfitter: Richard Fitzgerald, elec-i
trician: Patrick Mulhearn. stone ma
son: william f. Ward, painter; James
A. Gallagher. carpenter; +. Barr, ce-
ment worker: G.. Meehan. lather'
Thomas Durkin, sheet metal worker.
The Transfers parade, in whlcn
we're over 1000 mon in line. formed at
First street and Avenue G. The col
uron moved down Avenue G to Firth
street. to Broadway, to Twenty-secono
street. where it was reviewed by Bay
onne officials; to Fifty-first street, 10
broadway, to Twenty-third street. TO
Columbia Park, where dancing ana
rames were held. Edward Mason
president OF the Hudson County Team
stcrs' Union. was grand marshal, n
his aides were r. j. Walsh. of Local
No ga: John Hine. of Local sol; Il.
xonno of Local 399: John MacDon-
aid. of Local sos, and John J. Jennings
The Teamsters, as they are not at
6liated with the Knights OF Labor.
decided TO hold a separate parade n
nicnic In honor of the parade nearly
every house in Bayonne was deco