New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-01
LIQUOR MEN MEET TODAY
WILL TAMMANY CONTROL THE CoN'EN-
TION?
I, LIVELY FIGHT OVER THE PRESIDENCY Ex-
PECTED-oUEsnoNs OF Foley TO
BE DISCUSSED.

BE DISCUSSED.
Great interest is manifested in tho assembling 10
day, at the Lexington Avenue 0peTa House. Oh .io
Liduor Dealers State Association In conVenuo WV
only Is this interest felt by those whose personal anu
,cunary fortunes are allied to the traffic In spirtuOus
and malt liquors. but many politicians all over Inc
state viii watch It's proceedings eagerly IL is proDap0
that nearly every delegate-and the convention 10 ~
up Of upward Of 800 members-wl be In his seal w.
the meeting opens at noon The rum resorts Vi SHS
"Tenderloln Precinct" were alive last nlehO ~
dealers who are delegates. They wee imDioins hAi
quantities Of their they discussed the prooSot0
outcome Of the struggle for president OF the stac H
ISOLATION and the political effect OF the cohVeh'oH
acton on both the principal parties. $500
The session to-day will be opened with an aau'ess
by the retiring president, George c. CanPDeii' u
syracuse and few words OF welcome "io "a
pected from Mayor Grant The Mayor, MS
Intimate friends say, shrlnks from tho tash 90
signed to him, and at one tme nc aosoiut.p
refused to appear at all, but Tammanys necesslueS
-. c-rcot and be was forced to admit that as q
matter OF policy it was best to administer mouicu"
NJ oil and sugar to the whose lukewarmneSS vi
election day meant the certain defeat OF tlle "s"
,,cret After the various committees have been
appointed the convention Will adjourn 10 t"l" w.
the situation and prepare for the struggle VI !"
morrow. The delegates are known To Dc ul'lueu ""a
ct lid into fncors not only to the Presidency Do
when the burning question with them, the amehuleh'
of the excise laws, shall be approached
Tororrow at 10 a. m. the convention VIII p-
convene aad the first thing Will be the eiec'I'h VI
omce,s There is vehement opposition to MOTIFS
rekuisky the candidate Of Tammany Han, VINO sue
a.ded in obtaining the Endorsement OF the New-lorN
Ctv Central Association last Thursday after Dtter
ggnt His Oppcnents say that he VIII DO oohseu "
act lust as Tammany and Paddy DNNer s'"l'
order him. Under tie unit rule' which tho New,
York Association adopted Teinlsky VIII proDaDy gt'
the solid vote OF this city, but he Will find toriu
able opponent In James Oliver, BOSS McLous"'i"
candidate from Brooklyn. 1t was uie een. .,r~
oninio,l among delegates last night that McLausinil
vos making this fight fairly and sduareN a2aiiS'
Tammany Hall, and was bringing TO pear MS WI ,
known skill and generaship to unHe all t"e ",'I
Tammany clements In this state against ieN'
I, he finds that he cannot win Wllh OlNer' Nv
I,rgblIn NAV throw his strength for William Padlah
or some other man whose independence ana cO"sor'"
a.D, on, le rolled npon Delegates from New YORK
RroobIvn Rochester Buffalo and Troy agreed Ia9V
ayenlne that the election Of Telulsky would De lo
Io,red bv serious dlmnution in the power OF tho
louor men in state and municipal elections.
~ AM frank to assert said prominent anu'Ie-
lulssy delegate that the dealers cannot be Drought
M the Matted support OF any party this year. Iani-
many and Governor Hin have broken their pledges TOO
ofen n have this policy adopted again.
Tho next Office in Importance to president Is that Oh
ocraterv Of the association and 1t is place OF much
mower. Frank McCutcheon, OF Brooklyn, ana John
Norrssey. OF Syracuse, the principal candidates.
NcCutcheon Is the present secretary and will proba-
tv he reelected If Oliver does not succeed for presi
dent.
No definite foreshadowngs were given regarding
tho ,atform to be adopted but new measures for ci-
footing n change in the excise laws Will almost GER
tanIv he adopted The work Of drawing the PLATFORM
and inventn- fresh schemes for making Sunday ana
.unirht traffic lawful devolves upon the legislative
committee This Is the committee which raised 3d.
900 and took il TO Albany last winter TO buy saus
factory legislation. Every cent appropriated was
brought back on the failure Of the bills proposed ana
was returned to the contributors
The purpose OF some OF the more aggressive OF the
retailers to cIudo wholesale dealers delegates from the
convention is certain to produce lively contest The
wholesale dealers representatives, although only hVe
in number stand for 1922 100000 Of capital invested in
the traffic They like the retailers, desire more
hnrals law but their interests so different that
az was found at Albany last winter, they cannot work
in harmony with the men who form the main portion
~ tbo convention Hence the retailers assert that the
,rboIssaIe dealers have business in their assoHa-
ton which was organized 10 protect their own inter
! cots Til, same may bc said OF the brewers WHO
ara asking for "relef," not at all In accord
Nth tho views OF the retail trade. The only
thf1r in which dealers OF all classes arc agreed
I f. the demand for n new excise law but thc- arc ~
svcds ponts concerning what its provisions ought 10
he Hence nothing Is seemingly more cerHoh t .
The Delegates enjoy their dinner at Terrace Garuen
| night.