New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-01
IJouoR DEALERS ON THE DEFENSIVE.


A STATE CONVENTION TO BE HELD AT ALBANY
ACIosER UNION AMONG DEALERS ADVOCATED.
The Central Committee of the Liquor Deal
ers' Protective Union OF the State held an important
meeting in the Metropolitan Hotel at $3.50 p m yester
day. A. Herzberg presided. There was large at'enu
apce nearly every Senatorial District OF the state peg
represented The Chairman said that the object OF the
meeting was to call convention OF the liquor deaierso
the State On motion, Aaron Herz9erg Ambrose
O'Neill John B. Meyenborg, John III. MOT
ris, Moses Rcbmau, and NJ j. sever.
epce were appointed Delegates at Large, and
IL was then resolved to hold the State Convention al
Albany on Sept 80 In the course OF the discussion
which ensued it distinctly stated that tue ConNe
ton had nothing to do with any poitica party. Mrh
Ianigan one of the speakers, said that IL was hoths
to them whether the candidate for Governor was a
Democrat or Republican. With them the question was
whether he would assist their trade The general tone
of the meeting was that trade should be protected
at all hazards On motion a committee OF five was ap
pointed to draw up call for the Convention. Alter
short delberation the Committee presented the foow
ing call:
To he Liquor Dealers Breirers, Masters Distilers
Vine and Spirit Traders IN the Stale Of Ne,o- lork:
State Conv OF the trade embracing both
and retail dealers throughout the state WIZ no neid ~
Tweddle Hall, IN the City OF Albany Oh meuneSa"''
Sept 80, 1874, at II o'clock a. NJ a., ,,,,or ,nr,t.
The state Executive Committee OF the Union invite
the dealers III every Assembly District To appoint
delegates each district being entitled to one delegate
for every $50 dealers fraction thereof doing business
in the district brewers, masters ana dlsllers Deihg
considered members Of the trade. Ihls oasis ol
representation incndes all dealers, whe'ner
members OF our Union or not. as IL Is the
object to have a State representation OF tue
entire trade. and not only OF our orgamzalioHI.
For this purpose II is necessary that the dealers III
every Assembly district be fully represented The Con
vention to be no political gathering but VIII act nde
pendently Of all purely political organizations OF WHAT
ever name The sole object IS to bring about ana
cement that fraterna among all engaged IN the
manufacture or sale of dsted or fermeDted liquors ana
wiue which necessary the influence due to
the importance and extent OF our trade and without
which we are helpless protect ourselves against
unjust and injurious LEGISLATION at Abany-a protection
which is demanded for the future by our past expert
ence and suffering.
The following resolution next adopted aud the
Committee then adjourned
Resoired That the President and Secretary OF this
Committee are directed TO issue circular to all existing
organizations the State, and 10 prominent dealers III
Assembly districts where there is yOt no permanent
organization, requesting them TO send the names OF DEL
egates and aernates appointed by them To the Pres
ident without delay that the Committee may De en-
perform ali preliminary abors to facilitate the
work Of the Convention.