The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-19
LIQUOR DEALERS' COUNCIL. ~
They Form n National League Against
;.u'iN tho Temperance Cohorts. .5s

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They Form n National League A gainSl
|,i.u;i tho Temperance Cohorts. s5s
MILWAUKEE, October ls.-The first m
nual convention Of the National Liquo.
Dealers and Manufacturer Protective As
sociatlon Of tho United States met this
afternoon, leopold Dallenberg, Of Peoria.
His, presiding. Congressman Duester de.
llyersd the address Of welcome, IN which
he says: "But recently a wild, desperate
crusade'h has been inaugurated in some al
the States against the very existence Of your
tlourlshing and prosperous establishments,
In which, as ,we all well know, there arc
invested hundreds Of millions OF capital
and upon which hundreds and lhousands
Of workmen and their families are depend,
ent 1t ia q now outbreak OF ianaticis,u,
such az We have had occasion to witness At
different periods. 1t is the offspring oI
blind passion and US Il has been born Il
will run It's race" Ii.i',s,la rsgi'l Nf4sI IN
The speaker counselled closer and more
complete organization to vindcate, guard
and protect the fundamental PRINCIPLES OF
light and personal liberty. 3ML,
II. Rnbens, a delegate from Chicago, then
made motion to exclude all outsiders, in.
cluding the press reporters, which after
discussion prevailed, and guard was
placed at the doors. The proceedings Of
the secret session resulted in tho election
Of Frank A. Falk, Of Milwaukee, chairman;
Augustus Timms, Of Illinois, and J. Rath,
Of Missouri, secretaries. h ,i N :
All the States in the Union were repre-
sented except three, among which is Indi.
ana, which telegraphs that IN organization
wRs just being effected In secret session,
this afternoon, the Committee on Organ.
ization recommended that the name Of
the Association be changed to the Personal
Liberty League OF the United States, to be
composed OF tho various State protective
associations Of the National brewers and
dtstillers associations, the management To
be il the hands Of an executive committee,
one from each Suite, one from the ,listil.
lers and one from the, brewers associa.
ton, the annual dues to be $3.50 for eaci,
State society and $3.50 for each society in
the Territories. ! sgE .alPg'iiidI
The Committee on Resolutions reported
the following. E155 5@l7'I H.
WnEREAs, The Prohibition party has for
the few last, years en- cred upon IN ,,ygres.
i've warfare 'ngaiust the cause Of personal
freedom, and has succeeded by hostile leg.
islation In some States, violating the princi.
Pile Of personal liberty, destroying 'Iepiti.
mate business, ipjuring tho productive in
dustries and commercial interests Of the
people. Z ..lii+.,,.' 1,I'-; l.
WHEREAS, AS the said Prohibition party
has OF late years formed a strong, energetic
aud powerful national organization, aud
by tie means thereof has met witt, all its
successes, while on the other side the Lib
eral party has been inactive and either not
organized at all, or only insuiliciently and
in few localities. I .9.r',', l.
Resolttd, That there now exists the most
urgent necessity for the formation Of n
National organization capable OF meeting
the enemy when and wherever he attacks
our rights and business interests and OF
strengthening our common cause in orderto
save our property from confscation and
destruction.S St''s5l sl.I fjt gEi7.s5ls'5!1
lasol.ed, That our cause is not only the
cause OF legitimate business but the cause
Of great principles, the principles Of per.
sonal, liberty, Of the protection Of men
against the unwarranted and despo,ic
usulpation Of power belonging to free citi.
zens Of this city and the destruction Of the
rights OF which have and never can be
surrendered to State; or society. M. /.
4 Hesolted, That we Congratulate and at the
same time thank the State Of Ohio for its
last victory, by which Tor the first time OF
late it has resented the wild and fanatical
prohibition movement, and that we com.
mend its example Of union and orpaujza.
ton to the rest OF the States, ,--sr,r'a. !,
The report was adopted, and the follow
ing executive committee chosen: Illinois,
Leopold Ballenbesp; Wisconsin, ! Grido
aausen; Minneapolis, Geo. Bentz; Kansas,
Chris. Schubert; Pennsylvania, 4. F.
brecker; Nebraska. Chas Kaufman: Mis-
souri,, J. h. Roth / New York, j. II. Long;
Dakota, N. T.. Ullmann; Maryland, VIM.
Metzser; National Brewers Association,
Emil Schandein, Milwaukee. 4
The session then adjourned till to.mnor-
row, and will probably last till Friday.