Evening journal., 1895-06-27
A LEAGUE ORGANIZED.
Liquor Men Meet in conven-
tion and Elect Their Officers.
THEY DBNOUEoE IETBMPBRAEoB
And Ask Good Citizens TO Aid Them In
Roofing Out the speak-easies-Ad-
dresses BY Visiting Liquor Men no
Were There and what They Did


Were There aud what They Did
The State Liquor League Of Delawar,
was organized yesterday afternoon. ens
unless something unforeseen occurs til.
future will be q prosperous one for tht
new association.
The convention wls the result OF I
call issued by the local organization aue
was held In German Hall The objects
set forth ia that call were protection
from fanatical oppression, unjust laws or
unfair legislation: to secure q reduction
OF licenses, prevent the oYerorowding Of
business, drive out tha dive keepers ana
speak easies and better sustain the laws
of the land curb the credit system raise
the business TO plane where 1t will Be
respected and secure personal liberty
under the laws no politics nor religion.
out simply equality OF rights and the
making OF business interest mutual.
There was large attendance and both
tue lower counties were represented.
The national organizer p + Nolan. ii
Port Jergis, ~ r., Hon Richard
Patterson. OF Philadelphia, state organ
lzer OF Pennsylvania, aud Lawrence
Murray, Of klmira n Y and member
OF the executive committee OF the AZ
sociation OF the Empire state were
present. delegation from the Cigar
Makers Unlon, consisting OF Harry
Jacobs, Alonz) Foster and George Spath
were also In attendance, aud Mr.. Jacobs
promised the support OF that union
Others who were present:
New Castle County-Fred w Heiss
Anton Hsuber. Jeremiah Sullivan. John
North, Henry Bloutb, Z. P. Freye.
John Wagner, Henry Schnepf, James
A. Kelly, john McGovern, James Ne
Grath, Joseph Niedermaier, Bernard
Bonner, A j. Niedermaier, John Tnliy.
deorge Johnson. Martin Leonard.
Thomas Toy Thomas Lawless, James
Conner, J. Manlove, A Wilhelm. w
f Woodward, David Cook. Peter Ebner
Benjamin GAN, Frederick Kleitz. George
Sperrle, Patrick Mulrooney, James
Yates, Charles Clinch, Daniel 4 Oain
William + Holland, w. J. Oaiglev
Thomas + Reilly, George NJ Reilly
Patrick Keating, P. Diamond. NJ Il
CLANCY, Benjamin G. Gam, sarah
e. Legg, Charles Kurfz. Harry
j Stoeckle, John A. LengeI.
Henry Hutton. George @. Wood. Bernard
Carr, Fred ROemsr, Thomas r Cassidy
Edward Newell, NJ Welsh, G. Currinder
w. Taylor. J A. Newell, Philip j. Bit
tor, Bsrtley Lee, George Robinson
Henry Fsldmeier. Frank Feldmeier
William Kelly, Neill Kennedy Thomas
Lally, M. Mnlrooney, p. Hol-
land, Webster Blaksly. Thomas
Farmar, Hugh Lynch, James White.
James B. Toman. Charles Hofmann
Charles Fshrenback A MSGowan.
Milford
Edward Harkins, Patrick J. Dillon.
Patrick Dougherty, Harry schnepf, Nj
schlittler, Christopher Bauer, Frank
Boehm, James Kane, Augustus II Vlewig,
August hrienen, James II. Kane.
Kent County-Alexander Newman.
Harrington; w. W. Whitlock. CLAYTON
5. p Campbell, Bombay Hook; M T.
Ford, Dover; George Millington. Dover
John Blizzard, smyrna; Charles Arm
strong, Smyrna; John P. GoldsbOrough.
Smyrna; Frank Kramlish, Milford
Edward Call, Milford; w. o. Price
Milford; w. Stein, Milford.
Sussex County-P J. Hart, George
town; w, G. Lofland, Rehoboth Lee j
Llghtcap Milton; d B Hazard Days.
boro; \ A Windsor, South Milford
James Bostick, Laurel
The meeting organic ID with Hon
Richard Patterson as temporary chair
man. He spoke at length and his
remarks we're TO the point He told OF
the efforts made to organize ia Pennsvl-
yania and the growth from II to $40
members In Philadelphia alone since
last January. He pointed to the result
of determined and united work He
showed where the organization had
effected great good In his state, and he
predicted that the same result could be
attained in this state He spoke Of the
closing OF the speak easies in Philadsl-
phia, and said that during the next few
weeks there would be wholesale clos
ing Of them there.
Temporary Organization WAS effected
by the naming Of f. NJ Sewer as secre
tary, r +, Nolan reading secretary aud
z. ]. Hart sergeant at arms The follow
ing committees were named:
Credenrisis-A Hanber, New Castle
county w w. Whitemsn, Kent county
L. g Johnson, Sussex county
kosolutions-F w Heiss, New Castle.
Alexander Newman, Kent county Lse ],
Llghtcep, Sussex county
Permanent organization on-James Ne
Grath, Fred w heiss, New Castle; w.
W. Whitelock, Kent; Alexander New
m an and p. J. Hart Sussex.
After an intermission OF ten minutes.
during which lunch was served to the
visitors, the Committee on Permanent
Organization reported the following
ticket, which was adopted President.
Anton Hauber; FIRST vice president. w.
W. Whitelock, Clayton; second vice
president, p. j. Hart, GEORGETOWN:
recording secretary, Frank N Sewer
financial secretary, Thomas Farmar, New
Castle county; treasurer, Henry Blouth
sergeant at-arms, Alexander Newman.
Il arlington
The committee on resolutions reported
a long series of preambles and resolu
tions the gist Of which was the necessity
Of union for protection Intemperanoe
was condemned as injurious to health
and degrading 10 morals. Monopolies.
sellers and dive keepars
we're denounced and every good citizen
was called on to aid in blotting out the
speak-essies
1t WAS decided to aid no particular
party unless it aided the league Social
and beneficial organizations barring out
liquor men were denounced. The press
aud citizens were thanked for favors. aud
the local orgsniz atoms for courtesies
A constitution and by laws.
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