St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-22
THE FACT DOES NOT DETER
SALOONISTS FROM FINALLY
FORMING.
sALOONISTs' ORGANIZATION
1T is KNOWN AS THE MINNESOTA
RETAIL LIQUOR DEALERS,
ASSOCIATION
FULL SET OF OFFICERS NAMED.
Objects of the New Union Are Fra
ternity and Mutual
Aid. :


are in line with their brethren Of
several other states, and have an Or
ganization of their own, The Min
nescta Retail Liquor Dealers asso
citation has been launched, and under
conditions which appear to be quite
satisfactory to those who have taken
active and prominent part in the
preliminaries of the past six months.
If there is any special disappoint-
ment it is because st. Paul is very
poorly represented in the organiza-
ton. The trio of st. Paulites who
were present explained that their
fellow townsmen were conspicuous
by their absence simply for the rea-
son that the convention had not been
sufficiently advertised. The leaders
accepted this statement good ma
turedly, for they want harmony from
the start.
When President Martin raped the
meeting to order yesterday morning
there were not more than seventy
five saloon men present. Business
was proceeded with just the same.
The several committees appointed
the previous day were heard from
The credential committee reported
that 272 persons were entitled to
voice in the proceedings. The tenn
porary organization was mace per-
manent, and rules We're adopted.
The committee on constitution and
bylaws reported. Their brain work
was read and adopted without any
special controversy. The rather elo-
quent description of the objects and
purposes of the organization caught
the convention, From this part of
the affair the following is sufficient:
1.-THE general object and purpose of
this association shall be to encour-
age, by frequent social gatherings
and intercourse of it's members, a
spirit of fraternity, mutual sympa-
thy and good will; to promote the
social standing of it's members, ele-
vate and purify the liquor business,
by opposing the sale of Intoxicating
liquors to minors, habitual drunk
ards and irresponsible persons; to,
encourage the members in conduct
ing the liquor business in an orderly
and becoming manner, according to
law; to advocate the enactment of
laws prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of adulterated and impure,
liquors; to secure the enforcement
of such laws and ordinances as will,
promote the cause of practical tenn
perance; to protect the members in
their just rights and privileges,
granted to every citizen by the laws
of the state of Minnesota, and OPP
pose any legislation seeking to.
abridge any such rights, and secure,
the uniform enforcement of all laws
and ordinances relating to the liquor.
traffic, and prevent any unjust dis
elimination against the members of
this association
The laws which were adopted pro-
vide for the establishment of local
associations. These local or sub
ordinate associations shall pay
charter fee of $50 into the treasury
of the state association and a per
capita fee of $3.50 for each member
in the local association. Any man
engaged in the retail liquor bust
ness, either as proprietor or en-
ploye, who has a good character, is
eligible to membership when he pays
his SIS as initiation fee, and to sus-
tain the association monthly dues of
so cents will be paid by each mem
Der.
There were not many hunting for
offices in the association, and as a
result there was very little trouble
when it came to dealing out the
honors. The officers chosen were as
follows:
President, Peter J. Martin, Mime
apoils; secretary, Thomas Hart, Min
neapolis; first vice president, William
Carroll, Saltwater; second vice presi-
dent, Louis Wolfrom, Duluth; treas
urer, Matt Farrell, Minneapolis; SER
geant-at-arms, Peter Herrian, New
Ulm; executive committee, Isaac Well,
Minneapolis; N. E. Blanchett, Ano-
ka; Nicholas Wilmas, Osseo; William
Carroll, Saltwater; ]. P. Vos, Minneap-
oils.
The executive committee had select
ed Lars NJ. Rand as attorney for the
association, ana Olar Damn, one or
the organizers of the South Mime
apolis association, as state organizer.
Thomas ]. Lally was selected to rep
resent the state association in the con-
ventfon of the national association to
be held in Washington in September
1t was voted to go to Duluth Sept 10,
1896, to hold the annual meeting of the
state association. Secretary Halle
I'll Co. g "a i
encouragement, and the convention adj
inr1,