New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-04
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FOR DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS.
5sr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIsUNE-l
Buffalo Sept 3-The character Of the State
convention Of the Wine. Liquor and Beer dealers
Association Of which the first session will be held
here tomorrow. is broadly indicated by large
portrais Of David b. Hill. inscribed with the
words Cur Friend which is hanging on the
front OF liouor-store adjacent TO Turn Hall. in
which the convention will meet Henry Endrcs.
the proprietor of this liQuor-store, at No. 337
Elliott-st, said to-day:
81 have hung out Mr.. Hills portrait because.
rs saw in the inscription, he is our friend the
friend OF every hauor-dealer. He ought to be
renomlnated for Governor"
Mr. Endres therefore has surrounded Mr.. HIS
portrait with evergreen and flags and has placed
il on the wall Of his liquor-store on level with
the second story window where every one can see
and admire it. Mr. Endres also had an eve to
business because he has attached TO Governor
Hills portrait a placard advertising the merits
of a special brand Of lager beer sold in his store
and another pacard bearing the words;
Welcome. delegates
This is not the only portrait OF Mr.. Hill IN
the LIQUOR stores Of the city. Charles 10th
louor-dcaler of No. / 60 Exchange-st, also has "a
portrait OF "Our Friend" Hi in the window of
Greener's Hotel. at No. 20 Hnron-st displays
Mr. Hills portrait In his barroom, over the bar.
But it has been left TO John GlcasSer who has
houor-store at No. l06 Broadway, to honor Mr..
Hill the most Mr.. Gleasser is secretary Of the
Executive Committee of the three associations
Of the hauor-dealers. of Buffalo, and
as such he has had the chief labor in making
preparations for the holding of the convention.
He has lavishly decorated Turn Hall with flags
and flowers But this was not sufficient evidently
in Mr. Glcasser's opinion There must be some
crcwninQ decoration. Visitors 10 MIR. Gleassers
Houor-store to-day. therefore, found on exhlDi-
ton d large portrait Of David b. Hill in hand
some frame. bound round with American fiags
and having attached to the frame picard IN
scribcd in large letters:
Our Friend" These words seem to occur
naturally to every hquor-dealer when he thinks
Of David B. Hill The portrait also bears an
exact copv Of David HIPS signature when he
vetoed the High Lccnse act Mr.. GleasSer VIII
convey this pcrtrait into the convention hall at
an opportune moment. when the nquoG-dealers
have been told in eloquent words what DAVID D
Hill has done for them. how he has vetoed every
temperance mcasure-and, Of course, its exhibition
will draw out thunders of applause The
convention is palpably held in Mr..
purpose of raising s25O,OOO campaign fund
10 insure his reelection If Mr. Hill is reelected,
the liquor dealers here say it will be guarantee
to them that no law Will be passed for three years
to come prejudcial 10 their interests.
Among the liquor dealers who arrived to-day
were: b. 7. Kearns. of Ncw-Yorli, president Of
the State Wine, Liquor and Beer Dealers AsSo
ciation and Max d. Stern. Of NewYork, fnan-
cial secretary of the Association. These gentle
men have been hard at work for three months
organizing the liquor dealers of the State. 1t
is said that each liquor dealer in the State has
been made TO pay So; and each brewer three
cents on each barrel OF beer be makes, as first
contribution toward Mr. Hills coming campaign
cxpences Another liquor dealer who came to-
day TO attend the Convention was David u Dish
Ter, OF Utica, for many years member OF the
ocratic State Committee. Mr. Dishler is chair
man of the Liquor Dealers Association, OF Uuca'
and of course comes here to get all the money
he can for the Democratic party.
To-day The Buffalo Courier" the leading
Democratic newspaper here, published an article
remarkable because it is coupled with the fact
that on Saturday it said cditorlally:
The present indications that Governor Hill will
he renomlnated with the unanimty which charac
eri7ed the denomination Of President Cleveland at St
Louis
The article has excited intense interest in this
city. Ii is as follows:
The Saloon Journal" published in New-York and
devotion to the Interests OF the retail liquor trade editoF
ally says retail liquor dealers convention to be
held in thi. city tomorrow and "Wednesday; The
Liquor Dealers State Convention 10 be held ut Buffalo,
September and s. has something more to do than have
good time 1t Is serious question what sort OF time
they Will have after election. The Republicans are
driven Into corner, matter what they do They
must ioln hands with the temperance people and even
partial victory this fall would mean the destruction OF
the whole liquor traffic. There il only one safe way Tor
the LIQUOR interest They must unite TO man to WORK.
heart and dsy and night for the success OF the
Democratic party and the best way for the delegates TO
spend time TO consider the best means to achieve
the success Of the Democrats. State and National We
have not the slightest doubt OF the outcome but II VIII
not be a walk-over by any means Warner Miller knows
a hing or TWO, and he will strain every nerve TO get
where he Gentlemen. 1t is for you TO prevent
his election you have take OF your coats and WORK
from now until the polls close the 9th Of November
1t is not enough ticket you must bury the
prob billion combination under such crushing
majority that they will lose faith in resurrection Gen
uemen. that is your main business at Buffalo Attend
IT,"
more open confession by the leading Demo-
cratic newspaper Of Western New-York that
the Democratic party relies upon the liquor
dealers for success in the present campaign could
not be made. Leading Democrats Of Buffalo con-
dcmned " The Courier to-day for disclosing so
frankly the designs Of the leaders of the Demo
cratic party. They SAID it was bad enough for
d political party TO have such debasing alliance
as that Which al present exists with the liquor
dealers, without having the fact shouted from the
housc-tops. The hquOr-dgaers were at once in
loImed that they must be clrcum pcct IN what
ever they do tomorrow They were urged to
hold secret convention behind closed doors and
not TO permit newspaper reporters TO be present
With view Of impartng secrecy 10 the pro-
ccedings of the convention. The following members
of the Executive Committee Of the State Wine.
Liquor and Beer Dealers Association mot al Turn
Hall tonight: b. T. KeainS OF New York:
George Ill. Campbell. of Syracuse; X. Ii. Lyons.
of Syracuse; William Holmes and =. j. Fitzger-
aid. of Troy; p NJ. McCutcheon j. j. Ennis.
Max d. Stern. L. NJ Mcllen, T. Maher, w. F. J.
Prcllc, of Ncw-lork; A.. Fuchs, and John G asser
If Buffalo David A d shler, Of Utica Edward
Dillon, Of Fishkill; and p ID. Pickerns OF New
burg.
The Executive Committee were in session till
a late hour but had no news for reporters except
that there would bc large attendance at the
an THo piafi has bors