New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-01
A NEW POLITICAL ELEMENT.
IlouoR DEALERS CONVENTION.

TRADE AGAINST INJURIOUS LEGIsLAIloN-IhE
LEADING CITIES AND TOWNS REPRESENTED
ORGANIZATION OF THE CONVENTIONAL STRENGTH
OF 5000 VOTES CLAIMED.
{rRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE,
A1R,Ny. Sent. so. 1S74.-The Liquor Dealers
Convention assembled this morning In Tweodle HAL
W.. ao,sco,es number about and come from nearly
all the lreo cities and towns in the State they claim
10 represent majority OF the liquor dealers III 'ne
rrespectve The representation IN oy hssoo'
districts on the basis Of delegate to each 100 quor
eaers or fractional part Thus each Assembly district
can be represented by one or more delegate@ FROM
Ney.York there are Ga delegates. from Brooklyn 81
and at large from the remainder OF Long Island INC
more intelligent Of the delegates say that the OBJECT Vi
the Convention to devise some plan OF action WHEREBY
concerted action for mutual protection may Dc hau'
They are called upon defend themselves against the
attacks OF extreme temperance advocates ana enoeaVo
n avert un.riendy legislation. They say that they are
the prey OF politicians who call on them continually ior
contributions and in other ways they are naras'eu
annoyed. They say they are entitled TO the same I've
rs the remainder the business community auu 'n'
have assembled 20 consider and determiue no" p" u
se means for compelling Observance OF those rights
The Convention called to order oy Nj j. oe'oi""0
of Albany. A motion was at once made 10 auourn'
was asserted that the Committee on ORGANIZATION nav
had no time to examine the credentials OF the delegates
"a consequently no one could say auhoritatively who
was entitled 10 vote and who was not. 1t was nnay
decided 10 effect O temporary organizaton anu t"o
opas,ion OF recess could be taken up The nrst
business in order the election OF temporary Cna
man. p j. Kelly OF Brooklyn was nominated.
Mark Lanigan presented the name OF Aaron HerZperR
pfNew.York Mr. Herzberg declined the honor lie
boped they would be in no haste to elect temporary
Chairman.
Mr. Morris Hersberg thought the West was entitled 10
sbe position. He therefore nominated Mr. Rpon OF
snGalo Mr. Ripon declined the piofered honor ana
moved that Mr.. Kelly be chosen. This was carried
almost unanimously.
Mr. Kelly thanked the members OF the Convention
They had met TO discuss the interests OF the erea.e
and most important branches of business OF the entire
rountry They had been outraged and oppressed on
every side. They oppressed nv Temperance Iana
Ics by politicians and BY public opinion Iner pesen
condition from the fact that they an 10
eYoctions They we're met TO devise meaus w
enforce their rights They were entitled 10 tne SAM
under ss G law b a. bes allowed Re@
every right which they were entitled 10 ci'' Thew
aepe Ssspmbled there to gh rights They
represented oil parts OF the state tney UUuu no
now devise some of protecting their rgnls, ~
one section could hereafter hope succeed in doing So
They must work together Tor the emo 10 Of New
York were chosen temporary Secretaries Inc C0mm MA
renort who were entitled 10 lie deemed delegates
recess then taken unill3 y ~ - o,,o,,o+ion nv
DurinC the recess the Committee on ORGANIZATION eA
amned the credentials of the delegates. apd gave tne
holders cards admission. Ii was after O'Clock p ~
Chairman at the request of Aaron Hezoerg the o.
iect of the Convention IL was 70 , oaaa we've 500
,n ,onor dealers IN the state of New-iork
Each of them could probably commsh9 ae0 noWer
mol to be sighted overlooked Az they nau 70 r cS
to stand % a a1S them pursue
non in peace. he did not think tnat nanu,u trr o
shax renreSened more than one billion Of dollars IL
rested them to protect themselves. iney mus Of
she yicht men One thing needed was the 1Ofmaton vi
state Central Committee who would secure the passago
of Just and equitable E1ese rc to saw that there
sboud I've no excise law. What they wanted was JUST
one ana S Se ias He thought the City took
heir money for licenses they should DC onSreu p on
throughout the state and the repeal of UNJUST yran'
r. Cassidy Of New-York denounced the action Of the
laws unjust to Them de and
legislatures. The trade had poured millions OF dollars
lto the treasury in the shape OF taxes anu NE t %
ates was then read showed taat majority u Tue
Assembly District were represented. ~, o ,.o,, o.oh
Mr. Lanigan moved that committee OF one from eacn
Congressional district be appointed 10 constitute a
Committee Permanent Orgdnzaoh anu 'na nd snat
alter recess the delegates from each Congressional dis
raOtraI Comnitee This was amended to read. one
,1nember from each Senatorial district 800.
alarms be appointed the Chairman named Philip
BRADY Jeremiah DrscO. Marun DOOicy, auu H. Jo!co
on motion recess o. Is minutes was then taken
EVENING SESSION.
At the expiration Of the recess IT was announced
that the appointment of committee OF one from each
onitee would be PREMATURE that it was necessary to
frat effect permanent organization and prepare and
adopt a Constitution. That portion Of the resolution
was, after debate rescinded. The Chairman then an
younced the Committee as follows;
On Permanent Orsani-dhOn-F.rst District, Henry
Everding; Second District. II. NEWMAN Third District
NJ E. Doyle Fourth District Mark Lanigan Fifth Dis
tret A. O'NeH; Sixth District John Howard; Seventh
pset MeGe%y Eg,o p5hicI Jghn Ricb
aDond Eleventh DISTRICT Dillon HOFFMAN; iWelin DIS
1rict, ]. Hicks; Thirteenth District, G. Merriam;
Fourteenth District. J. d. Hudson; Fifteenth District.
Seventeenth District RoDt. Canning; Eighteenth Dis
irct John Kearncy; Nneteehh District. James Tori
!1rs; District Robert Holpey Twenty:second District,
w M Kearney Tweny-tsira District EreGereK Andes;
1rct j. D. Ryan Twentysixth District. Riley; Twen-
e@ Ds r. Feenter Tr
sieth District, George HoeF; ThIrty-frst DIS
Committee ReSolutions-First District, A. st. Clair
Second District A. Newman; Ihlrd District, >. J.
g. T6eiss. sixth District Patrick Moore. Seventh Dis
arict, VIM. Geoghegan. Eighth District H. Hermann
Sd sin Dt EIeSensG District David ksndrsf Twelfth
District, Dugad Campbell Th,rteenth District John
es5 saa src w@ R'I sfubsrs
Dslric David FITZGERALD Seventeenth District
ance Nineteenth District, jeremiah Dreseol
twentieth District, W. II. Van Honton. Twenty-frst
seyi. Twenty District. II. Luehs Twenty;fourh
District, A. d. Rice. Twenty-lfth District, Thomas
sysnib bistpiei O. E. dooney Twenty.2shh District
III. NJ. Gugennelln. Twenty ninth District, Charles n
Judd, Tairtieth Dstrict, james A Dnrgan. Thirty
FIRST District J. c. Eagan. Thirty second district Chas
The Hon Martin Nachtmann Of New-York moved that
The Society of German SaOonkeepers OF New York be
accorded two members on the state central committee
ORGANIZATIONS in NewYOrk. and were this action not
saken large proportion OF the German
would be practically without representation. Morris
{Ierzberg opposed this There had been too much dis