The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-10

Mr.. X. A. BvScs Of New York, moved that q commit.
tet Of five be appointed for the nomination Of permanent
II Was moved, as an amendment By Mr. Boom, Of New
York. that the committee consist Of esht-one from each
judicial district.
The motion amended was adopted, and the Chair
was authorized to make the appointment
Col FRENCH suggested the proprety Of the gentlemen re-
mttee man He made that motion.
The motion agreed 10.
The following gentlemen thus appointed such
Dist 1--Christan W. Scha1er, Of New York.
2-John Buckley, Of Kings county.
3-P. :. Mallory.
John Golden.
michael McQuade.
6-James Doden
wv. D. Skidmore
S-George j. Reed.
The convention here took recess OF fifteen minutes,
through Mr. C. W schaaer, that they had made the fol-
lowing ncminations:--
Mr. LYMAN POWERS, Of Troy.
vIc. PRESIDENTS.
" R. Bunce, NJ. McQuade,
q. b. King Hiram Feet,
John Golden, l. ;. White,
e. Kemper.
sEcEIrAHips.
Christian W. schaffer. James sicIyer
The question put adopting the report and it
was adopted.
On motion OF COL FRENCH, a committee of two, con-
sisiing OF Mr. French OF New York. and Mr. Davis, OF
Albany, appointed to conduct the President to the
chair
That operation having been performed during much
applause, Mr. Powers took the chair and addressed the
convention. He said
Gentlemen Of the Convention, this something
which did not expect But at this time i will briefly
return you my most respectful Acknowledgements for your
confidence and support and shall bear in grateful
and lasting remembrance the feeling that you called me
to preside this deiberatve body will cndeayor to
perform that duty with that degree Of impartaty which
will secure your good opinion No matter, gentlemen,
under what name associate here, We IRE convention
met for the purpose Of opposing coercve Prohibitoy
law. (Appianse.) As FAR Us am concerned am per-
ecty willing such should be adopted :. the
liquor ConN enona We citizens of the city Of Troy
hail under the name of the Rensselaer, County Proec-
tive Union" We satisfied with that name. We are
pleased to learn from the gentlemen from Erie county
that they also had constitution and by laws and had
come here for the purpose Of ceentns that harmony
and good understanding which trust will ultimately re-
suit in The welfare and prosperity Of those engaged in the
Mr.. G. ". scmAFfiR in taking his post as Secretary,
said Mr. President and Conference.-The duty of secre-
tary have always considered important. have occu-
pied that position in many bodies; but never in life
bad the pleasure of presiding over respectable,
determined and honest body than this For the honor
confer, ed upon me thank vow and will endeayo to do
my duty in the position you have assigned applause
Col FREScg moved that committee of five be appoint
cd for the purpose OF drawing up system OF organization
for The State.
eight.
This amendment was opposed by Col. French, on the
ground Of the delay which might The selection
of one from each judicial district
Mr VANERPooh thought that the necessity of this COM
mitce ovatei The gentlemen of New York had their
convention. They all appeared here from organized
societies The country members had all organized under
Mr. Taylor Ills idea was that it was better let this
Organization remain it is and have committee
OF resolutions to ask il they choose, this organization to
work they working and necessary ask Others to
assist them. It is but few weeks before the cleo
ton and the committee have been at work since June
last. IL these resolutions be adopted they would have
duplicate committees lie considered il perfectly super
fuous to appoint committee for this purpose The city
the ssS po" Of tie ae he
they would not be doing radical wrong in urging on
this new organization. What was the of getting up
such an organization Let them have few resolutions
IL they needed any hone and they would he thought,
have no difficulty as TO the result.
Colonel FRENCH had imagined that they had understood
each other; hut now he found they did not He had no
objection that the party under Mr. Taylor should 60
az they were going But there one distinction be-
tween the two. That Ofgani2ationa country one-was
q general uniting every opposed TO the Maine
law. Theirs to have the liquor interest exclusive.
In the former there would be grand struggle rs to
who Mond get the ascendany in the State Convention
Of parties and II would not 10 10 the members Of the
Liquor Dealers Association prominent there The result
would be that the weakest party in the state would get
the ascerdancy. Are men struggling for their property
TO place their interests at the OF pociansy They
believed that they must rely themselves, and then the
politicians would their shoes of O aid them. But IL
they identified themselves with any political party, theop
postc party would struggle hard against them defeat
them They believed il the convention az liquor dealers
were called on to make nomination, these nominees
would be looked on as interested in their principles No
party however, would hazard their chances of success by
nominating candidates opposed To them II
they kept their association distinct, their bal
it unnecessary TO hazard the interests of the
ase CITIES for ccuptis in which there only five
six liquor dealers. They Of consequence in the
result Their strength lay in their concentration. The
gentleman from Erie (Sir. vanderpooD had said that
20 400 majority for member Of Assembly in the city of
New York OF no effect than ajorty OF 200 In
4 county. lie admitted that. But these large city ma
oreS would always be ready to concentrate their power
any single candidate. What condition. he asked,
ton In New York: When they 10 this city there
not single bar open They got the hotel bar
opened at which they stopped and now after being two
days in the city there were he understood fifty bars
open. (Appause) This apathy and dread was because
there had been no organization of liquor dealers here
could prevail the League agents TO prose-
cute them. They had been invited by the League to
friendly suits Their opponents had expressed their
high regard for men whom they formerly called murder
and prisoners But they deemed that the proper
place 20 meet them the ballot box Mayor Hall
threatened 10 ca out force to coupe the closing Of bars
in and would perhaps have done but for the
organization that was formed there - he would shy,
let these people N the country carry on their
Organization II they choose, but let them not
disturb the movement in New York aud Brook
lyn BY merging them in the general association
which Mr.. Taylor presided. That organization could not
be very complete. For instance, the towns along the
railroad whore they had stopped had not known Of this
convention That proved the ncompeteness Of their
ganization. Even Utica had not known Of IT, They
might go they chose but he mir frencb) thought
that the very name Of "quor dealers association
would effect good than other organization under
any other could. In 1852 he had said before,
When they hai no organization in New York, and when
the temperance men Were organized, they could not get
politician except Robert H. Morris who da red
forward ard address tho meeting. And yet in 1855 the
public opinion had much changed through their
ganisation, that the politicians eanxous take part
in their movements and tha because they had
guar Organization there He would throw mpeimcnt
in the way III the country members hut he hoped that
they would throw impodiment in the way Of the city
members.
Mr. I.SGsr,T Of Kings county, thought they bad met
70 form platform, aud that they could surely agree
one common PLATFORM and 60 on one common prin-
cipc
Mr.. NASDfRpv replied IT, the remarks of Mr.. French
Al the election in 1854 he said, Notwithstanding the
gani2atinn in New York, Maine Liquor law was
elected for Governor III the state.
Mr.. fnySCH would remind the gentleman thot the
cation not formed till December. 1854.
Nr. NAyDFRIooL thought that the organization under
Nr Taylor should not he nterlerod with The object was
Of all ot them to have the unconstitutional Inv repealed
lie had Thor ght that all this Interior difficulty an
cnd, and that they should lie allowed 10 home and
~ on their organization they commenced lie wished
the question TO he put.
Mr.. NtQr,Dr of Utica b. evplainin response to
remark Of Nr. fr-nch-tha! there had been an orva-
niz,tion in Utica since June last.