The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-08-14
THEIR CUTE DODGE.

THEIR CUTE DODGE.
With disccrnment enough TO know tha
| they could not appeal to the people IL
the interests of liquor-dealers and beer
vendors. they commenced TO sugar-coa
| their pill to deceive the public OF the in
terror The German editors were called
into play, and after a few meetings al al
obscure place, platform was drawn ~
for an American constitutional Union, >
sufficiently frotbv and beerish so attract
the Germans of The country 1t was to
be union independent Of party, for he
repeal OF ali susnptuary laws; a bulwark
of defense against the. assaults of pie
tislS. ard fanatic who were threat
enine the personal liberties and religion.
freedom of foreign born citizens. Al
that was required OF those " no endors
1t was a pledge that no candidate or party
should receive their support unless under
a declaration in favor of the repeal of the
Graham Law and opposition to prohibi
tory legislation.
HAD A GOOSE TO PLUCK.
The Democratic leaders made the most
OF their opportunity. The German news
papers were spHrfed into an agitation OF
the temperance question, circulars were
sent to the German Associations through
ont the State, and convention was call
ed. SO important ami wealthy an inter
est as hat Of the bresegs cor!d not be
spared. and accordingly our local oreani-
2ation was forced to issue a call for a
State Convention.
DRUMMING Up \ CROWD.
The liquor dealers and brewers
chuckled among themselves at their
Every little town or village had named
delegates and it only remained to get up
a large crowd at home to impress the
outsiders that there is great entil asiasm
and unanimity of sentiment here. For
two weeks past the small circle of ring
leaders have been actively engaged in
drumming. Every association was re-
quested to send as many delegates as
they could without rousing suspicion Of
an effort to crowd the convention. The
societies met and each named round
number OF representatives,. some as many
as twenty, and others from twelve to fif-
teen.
AsUNDAY SESSION
IT as difficult work, this imitation for
effect. The several Turnvereins, Gesang-
verelns, aud other vereins, too numerous
to mention. could not furnish a host.
But the leaders were equal 10 the s;tua
ton. 1t the Catholic Societies could but
be wheedled in all would be well Ac-
cordingiv the heads Of the several Ger
man Church Associations were cajoled
into meeting at St. Mary's Church on
Sunday afternoon The business of i'm
portance was evident In the next day,
and then ST Peters and those of the
other saints of the calendar elected dele
gates But the Catholic Societies of the
South Side had informed themselves of
the object of the Salt Peters, and would
not be coaxed into the trap.
THE RESULT
oil the labors of the liquor-ring was any,
thing but satisfactory. Instead Of from
tw alVe hundred to two thousand, only
three or four hundred were in attendance
at the Convention. About 296 delegates
reported themselves as hailing from the
interior, and $40 registered themselves as
representatives Of the union sentiment Of
Milwaukee. Large nHmbars of the
strangers were more interested in our
saloons and our beer than il The dry for
malities of the Convention. Several of
the leaders expressed it fault Of man
agement that the saloons and hotels were
not closed for the day. eff this had been
done we would have made a credita ble
showing" said one of the most active of
the drummers
PRELUDE OF THE BEER DOCTORS
As an introduction to the proceedings
Of the Convention we present the pre-
clude of the beer doctors who assembled
over the Second Ward Bank on Tuesday
afternoon. The meeting was not as well
attended az was expected, but there were
enough present to give Democratic
shape to the resolutions
Hon. Y. p Deustcr. principal adviser
of the liquor Ligue, prominent in the
movement for a Union, and a Demoera-
tic wire-worker, called the Convention to
order, and addressed the meeting.
The gentleman was more candid in his
address thar his political eonfreres had
expected 1ae address was more in ac
cordance with the deiusive bait of plat
form sent into the interior for the pur-
pose of effect than many supposed it
would be, and therefore it was loudly an-
plauded.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Chairman Sheffler was little tardy
in coming to time, but apologizing by
stating that the work of draughting the
resolutions had consumed more time
than the Committee had anticipated.
He then called for the report of the Com
mittee on Permanent Organization,
which was as follows
President-Col Conrad Krcz. Of She
boygau.
Vice Presidents-F Massing, Dane
county; Henry Kleinpell, of Sauk coun.
tv; Adolnh Heidedamp, Ozaukee Car
Fl. Schmidt, Manitowoc: William Frank
furth. Milwaukee George kreiss, Outa
gamie county; J. A. Sins, Waukesha
county, and Otto Pulls, of Dodge county
Secretaries-D. Biumenthal, of JEFF
county; T. W. Sawbie. Milwaukee
county
The report of the Committee was ac-
Morse, of Dodge county, added to the
list of secretaries.
Colonel Krez was introduced and ad
dressed the Convention. He declared
the sumptaary laws stupid laws. and
spoke IN IaFOf OF FSaSO l6glSi2tt0n.
He inquired to know what the members
thought of laws that allowed a young
man to marry at the age Of eighteen
without the consent of his parents, and
yet refused him a glass Of beer This he
gave as an example of stupid laws, and
was loudly ehcered for his quaint manner
of illustration.
THE DELEGATIONS.
The Committee on Credentials report
ed 600 delegates. 270 from the city and
300 from the interior. Sixty one associa
tions were represented.
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS.
Hon. L. W. Cotzhausen, Chairman oil
the Committee on Resolutions, was mex
introduced. and submits the following
report:
PREAMBLE, PLATFORM AMI Resolutions
Governments are instituted among mer
for the benefit of the community, and
drive their power solely from the consent
of the governed The people. therefore
have right not only to be governed
but to be well goFerned. with as littls
abridgment of their natural freedom and
as little expense to their resources as i:
consistent with the nature of human al
| fairs.
Such, however, does not seem to b,