The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-07
PREPARING TO FIGHT.
The Liquor Men Organize to Oppose High lii
cense in the Coming Political Campaign.

meeting of liquor dealers from all parts of
| the State was held yesterday at Mozart Hall to
| form permanent organization, and get ready
| for any high-license plank that may get into
either of the platforms adopted by the State con-
ventons Of the two leading political parties.
The meeting was called by Indianapolis liquor
men, and about fifty persons interested in the
traffic from various parts of the State outside of
| this city were present Fl Wayne and New
| Albany were more largely represented than any
| other outside cities. Terre Haute, Evansville,
| LaPorto, Greencastle, Brazil, Greensbure, Au-
| rora, Michigan City, Lafayette. Richmond, Shell
| byville, Marion and other cities were
| represented Frank Maus and Albert
Lieber, both of this city, were made
| president and secretary pro tenn, respect
| lively. The first intention had been to have only
| general talk as individuals about what should
| be DONE but so many from various parts of the
| State were present it was decided to co7sder
the gathering representative of the liquor in
! terests of the State Frank Maus, of this
city, delivered an address of well
| come, and spoke, among other things,
Of the necessity of organization, so as to be pre-
pared to act against any proposition in thes.e-z
| ing campaign for high license. A number Of
others spoke to the same effect. The sentiment
| against high license was unanimous A commit
| tee Oh organization was appOluteu consisting OF
| Chris Entemann, Fort Wayne. chairman: p.
81. McNelis, city, secretary; Casper Hedderch.
| city; John. Brownlee, Evansville, and Joseph
Bincamp. Decatur. The committee was in
structed to draft constitution for the organiza-
| ton.
| In the afternoon the committee made it's re-
| port. The name of the organization, it was de-
| cided, should be the Indiana Protective Assoca-
| tion The object or at least the leading object,
as stated by the constitution, is opposition to
higher saloon license. The organization is not to
stand by any political party in any sense of the
expression. But If any party declares for high
| license it is to act against them in the coming
campaign. An executive committee, composed
of four members in this city and one representa-
tive in each Of the other congressional districts
is provided for. The members in this
city constitute a quorum of the committee,
and empowered to call conventions
| and take other important actions. Branches of
the organization also to be established in
outside cities and towns Jacob Wachstetter
John N. Scott, P. HI. McNelis and John Huegele,
of this city; Lafayette Bulett of Evansville,
an executive committee. The following State
officers for the ensuing year were elected
Presdent-Frank Maus. city
Vice president-Ohrs. Entemann Fort Wavne.
Secretary-Edward Schmidt, city
Treasurer-Chris Waterman city.
The next meeting will be held in one year
from now, if the executive committee does not
call it for earlier date. The members are
felicitatng themselves the fact that they have
enlisted with them three of the largest breweries
of this city and at least one wholesale liquor
house. They think political party will now
care to bring up the subject of high license