The morning call., 1894-12-28
VOICE is WANTED.
Retail Liquor Dealers
Demand 1t
IN THE NEW ASSOCIATION.
Deprived of Representation on
the Board.
IN THE NEW ASSOCIATION.
AND A FINE BANQUET.
A Committee Appointed to Seek an
Amicable Settlement of the
Difficulty.

A special meeting of the Retail Liquor
dealers Association was held last night in
B'nai Birth Hall that action might be
taken regarding the new organization
known as the California State Protective
Association.
There is hitch between these two asso-
Citations, although relations are quite
amicable at present. They have identical
aims. but d ference of opinion exists as
TO how one comprehensive organization
can be expected to protect the liquor in-
terests throughout California. The COM
bina;iOn of interests means the absorption
of independent associations such as the
Retail LiQuor-dealers' Association OF this
city. The wholesale liquor merchants OF
San Francisco have started the California
Association that their interests NAV be
protected and all movements toward Sc
curing laws inimicaI 10 their business be
fought with the strength of unity. They
desire 10 have power in every county of
the State.
cit is splendid thing for all of u.s." re-
marked President j. c. Diamond of the
retailers society last night. 1--WE are In
sympathy with the wholesalers and will
act in conjunction with them, provided
they give US representation on the board
and control Of our funds"
Here lies all the difficulty. The San
francisco retailers are not given repre-
sentatlon In the management of the State
body and are not allowed TO control the
large funds now at their disposal, and il
was o find some way out that they gath
cred last night.
President Diamond called the meeting
to order. He stated that his association
had been going over the ground for the
last months rnUariiuv IN To ha
taken by the Retail Liquor-dealers' Asso-
citation. And now they were met to decide
on the bylaws of the wholesalers body.
The new association, he went on to state,
has law cOnfning officers to its own
ranks. namely, wholesale liquor mer-
chants. But there are only forty-four men
in that association. while the local retailers
have q membership of 5000, and claim it
represents 5000 votes on election day
Not only do she wholesalers want all
representation, but they want their officers
elected for two years at a time. This
would leave the retailers-a really i'm
portant body-out 10 the cold. so far as
representation and management of funds
are concerned.
I'VE are willing to go in with the whole
salers on any proposition of fair represent
tatioD," he said.
Then the following resolution was
adopted:
KesOIUed, That the Retail Liquor-d alers'
Association of San Francisco, IN special meet
ing assembled for the purpose of Investigating
the rules and bylaws of a new association styl.
ing themselves the California State Pro ective
Association, do not look with favor on their
scheme from the fact that according to section
OF their bylaws, all retail liQuor-dealers are
deDarred from ever becoming IN mbers of the
board of trustees. or of having any
voice in the deliberations of that body: and
whereas. the retail liquor-dealers will con
tribute about $4,000 In coin TO the fund con-
fhnu cfsAIlId
representation in that body.
we therefore do not look with favor on The
scheme. but will always meet the California
Protective Association on an equal plane.
A committee was appointed to confer
with the wholesale dealers with a view OF
realizing an amicable adjustments of the
difficulty. d. McDevitt, Frank Dunn.
James w. Orndor1f, j. S. Macintosh and
j. d. Tobin were appointed on this COM
mittee.
A vote of thanks was rendered the
wholesale merchants for presents of wines
and liquors for the banquet which fol-
Owed.
1'his closed the business and the meet
inG adjourned enjoy banquet. After all
present had partaken of refreshments j,
D&ldges raped for order and proposed
ths toast of the Retail Liquor-dealer,'
Association. j. S. Macintosh responded
ina happy speech. which received repeated
applause. d. McDevitt responded to the
toast OF the Wholesalers Association, and
thnn tie company was entertained by
votupteer singers and reciters for pleas
ans hour. while the flowing bowl was
passed around and success to friend line s
between the societies drunk with good