New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-05
HILLS FRIENDS HELP HIM.
ACTION or THE LIQUOR- DEALERS.
THE GOVERNORS PRAISES SUNG AT THE
BUFFALO CONVENTION.

BUFFALO CONVENTION.
EDITORIAL EXTRACTS LAUDING HILL HANDED
| AROUND AMONG THE pELEGATES-AN
ERUPTION OF OUR FRIEND ON THE
WALLS OF BUFFALO BARRoOMS--
RESOLUTIONS OF THE CON-
vENTIoN.
BY APn TO the TRIBUNE I
Buffalo. Sept. 4.-Tho portraits of David p. Ill.,
craced with tho motto Our Fricnd," were put over
( the bars and IN the windows OF hundreds OF liquor
saloons in this city to-day. In the vicinity Oh lur"
Hall, In which the State Convention OF the Wlne
| LIQUOR and Beer Dealers Association was 10 meet
there was an eruption so to speak, OF Mr. hiiis por
trait on the wall OF every liquor saloon Colonel
Ioh, F. Gavnor OF Governor IIl's stag, who said
last week. g tell you what would rather have sa-
looms behind me In politics any time than churches
would have been delighted. 1t would have been
clear to him that every liquordeaer VIII support Mr.
Hl for denomination and reelection The delegates
to the convention, they gathered in front OF Turn
Hail. might easily have been mistaken for delegates
TO the Democratic State Convention to be held here
next week They were Of tho same type thicksct
men, with red faces and bols'erous manners How
ever, Turn Hall decorated with flags and
streamers after the Of convention hall as If
to complete the likeness. Mr.. HIPS portrait hung
high on the wall of Henry Endress saloon next door
with tho inscription on II, Our Fricnd.' On their
way TO the convention the delegates also had in
the windows of many liquor stores Our Friends
portrait with these words printed upon It For Gov
enor. David b. HILL" This last proceeding was a
pretty direct nomination by the liIuordeaers of Mr.
lin for Governor, and politicians all over Buffalo so
regarded 1t. 1t was commonly remarked that the
liquor dealers were holding their State Convention
week in advance of the Democratic State Convention
for the purpose Of imposing their will upon the latter
although there was really no reason for liquor dealers
10 fear that David Il. Hill would be nominated BY
the Democrats, especially after the lquor-dcacrs
made their wishes known.
LIQUOR FOR THIRSTY DELEGATES.
when the delegates entered Turn Hall, they found
that tho bar Of the establishment had been enghened
that there a of bartenders behind IT, and
that beer kegs and bottles of liquor were heapcd up
in great profuson the shelves back Of the bar
There great demand for liquor before going
into the hail. and therefore the meeting Of the con-
ventlon postponed for half an hour. Whom the
delegates al strolled into the hall, they found
that the footlights hidden behind banks Of
flowers The delegates all wore bright rod SIX
badges, inscribed in gold letters with the name Of
their spectral lquor-deaers association. Thus the
! Brooklyn dealers wore a badge Inscribed with the
! words. Brooklyn, Liquor Dealers Association
Mylcs W. Gibbons. prominent lquor-dealcr OF New
York. whose speech in opposition to the High License
bill passed by the Republican Legislature was followed
by the veto of that measure by Governor lin, was
con pIcuolus among the dele gates Mr.. Gibbons
said that the Wine, Liquor and Beer Dealers Assoc-
alton now had 10, 900 members and was growing
rapidly. There $50 delegates in attendance at
the convention. On the stage there sat b. T. Kcarns.
of New-York president of the Association; Max ID.
steri tie financial secretary; Frank McCu'chcon.
secretary: and ]. NJ. Atteuon, president Of tho
National Protective Association. In the gallery
brass band played Landlord ill the flowing bowl
We won't go Home till Morning" "Oh. Dear! I'll
Never get Drunk any More; :" Never Drink Behind
the Bar and other ballads appropriate for the day.
THEY LOVE I'LL FOR THE ENEMIES HE HAS
MADE
Before the delegates could got to work boy won't
around the auditorium and gave to them copies OF
The lnnkecpers Journal and Of" The Saloon Journal
and a handsome book printed at the expense OF INC
LIQUOR dealers Of Brooklyn. THIS book contains Argyll
mcnts agalns, the High License law ana the CVii
Damage law. II also contains long ana eulogishc
sketch of David b. I'M, with the following resolution
pass by The Wine, Liquor and Boer Dealers Coh-
venu0n last August:
Whereas The Governor Of the State OF NewYork. the
Hon David B. ILL., of those who showed himself
u, he nan Of broad liberal views fairly representing
people Of this STATE regardless oil party OF pVieo'
therefore be 1t
Resolved That the sincere thanks Of the organized
retail lQuordoaers Of the State Of NcwYork in annual
convention assembled, are hereby rendered to Governor
HI and to members Of the Legislature through
whose eadfasness in defence Of constitutional ana "ae
abe rights the schemes Of enemies were thwarted
The delegates found upon examining "1he Inn
keepers Journalo that II crowded with editorial
articles favorng Mr. HIPS election The newspaper
Is dated August 20 and obviously prepared for use
al the convention. In one article It's editor says
coverror hin will no doubt be rtnomnas1 September
10 ant II nominated he will be elected The Republican
party arrogates itself the title OF respecao'y anu
prforce claims its rival is the embodiment OF all
that Is Vile It's standard bearer ex-senator warner
Miller who will undoubtedly be its nominee fol- Governor
n this State says in q published interview mat ne
earnestly hopes the Republicans VIII put IN hieh
License plank party platform at It's convention ana
that the passage Of High License law should be made
the leading state issue Of the coming cnmpaien' rms
clearly explains the attitude Of the Republican party TO-
ward the liquor dealer
In another article the ed or says that certain news
n. nor for months has devoted column after column OF
s sloppy slush in stating that The qu0r-dcaeIs VIII
10 man for David Bennett I'M II nc l. n9inaou
for Governor Well, they VIII; they should why
The editor then assas Asscmbyman Crosby's High
license bin and praises Governor Hill for Vet0lns H.
lie says
When the son OF his father from the XXIst Dis
ct OF this city placed before the Legislature OF this
s,.o hill asking for further burdens TO be placed upon
an already overtaxed class in this community David b.
nm was man enough TO It and such sound log
ca, reasons doing that It was dynamite thrown INTO
the camp Of the refomers When he again presented an
other bill and clearly claimed that 1T was impossible for
veto on this one when he used the methods OF trucking
politicians to gain vote TO corry IT. David H. l
again reached out the strong right hand OF logic ana
chokei the vipcr into silence And then are found
fault with DO possess the attributes Of com
mon gratitude him for his clear head his sound
mind and his stin backbone that made him fearless
and true to the oath OF onicc he took standing
lone grand I'm his he held in check the jack
ais carrion Of selhshness, and walked calmly on
side, and for very fear Of him
glanced Sideways out Of eyes Of burning hoe turning
the right or left he pursued his way and com
handed the respect every right minded man in this
state and love him FOR the enemies he has made.
We will not forget debt Of gratitude. and We mock
him Poland rallied around Ecssuth, as Ireland
ala PaIneL small band Of spsrans It may be-
but true 70 manhood
The Saloon Journal Of September !. the dele gates
found, had also been prepared TO meet their eyes I'm
Rnfalo. In leading EDITORIAL under the title of
Now for Lively, Determined Campaign" the editor
OF The Saloon Journal says:
One thing is certain: the LIQUOR dealers and saloon
keepers have be up and doing. They must not De
asleep. They know that Governor David Il. Hl IS The