New-York tribune., 1896-04-02
CONEY ISLAND PROTESTS
A MEETING OF LIQUOR-DEALERs TO CON-
sIDER THE RAINES BILL
THERE WAS LAaGE ATTENDANCE OF REPRE-
sENTATIvEs FROM BAY RIDGE, FORT
HAMILTON. BATH BEACH. GRAvEsEND
AND FIATLANDs TO DEMAND
MORE LIBERTY.

AND FIAATIANDS III DEMANO
MORE LIBERTY.
A uset.nv of the United Seaside Wine, Liquor
and Beer Dealers Association Of the City OF Brook-
lyn was held yesterday and stubenbords Pavilion
Surf-ave Coney Island. to take action on the
l.anes BILL The following is the circular calling
the meeting:
To All Business Men Of the Summer Resorts.
Dear Sir You are hereby invited to sttend
o. the wards Of the city OK
Brooklyn at Stubsnbords PAVILION Surt-ave
Coney Island on Wednesday April n'isd a. sessde
Wine. Liquor and Beer Dealers Association OF the
City Of Brooklyn for the purpose o. taxing aciU~ sw
regarding the recently enacted Liquor lax Ia"
icommoniy known as the Raines law)
Do not fall attend All doing business IN mi nose s
Sress Mass' the nsr meeting f. F. DONOVAN. President.
" B. HATFIELD. Secretary.
This referred only to the public meeting OF the
association but the denizens Of all the outlying
towns and Villages began at early hour to march
on Coney Island. They spent the entire day ana
several days previously in denounclng Mr. Ranes
in particular and the State Legislature In general
These towns and villages with the Ranes law en-
forced are Hamlets minus their Danes with Vense-
ance and the awful example OF last Sundays
thirsty record brought every inhabitant OF the ex
county towns and the seaside to Coney Island as
man.
The hour set for the private meeting was IL
o'clock, but long before that hour every man IN
the outlying wards was marching toward the
Island The association is one OF the largest In the
State, and includes about every liquor dealer IN
Bay Ridge Fort Hamilton, Bath Beach, draVesehd
Beach, Coney Island. Sheepshead Bay. Canarse'
Flatlands and Gravesend. besides every minor
settlement in the outlying wards At IL O'clock the
meeting began behind closed doors. the business
discussed was the arrangement for the nnai meet
ing and the appointment OF a committee on resolu-
tlons TO be presented at the general meeunS. IL
was decided that other meetings should iol;o" tns
In every village In the wards or disrict where the
association holds jurisdiction. -
After the meeting the members scattered an over
the Island TO have little fun and furtner oenounce
the nquit.es OF the Raines BILL. Al! DAY inquiries
came pouring In over the telephone In Dr Cham-
berss Office from Long Island City. Rockaway.
Astoria Bowery Bay and Far Rockaway. asking
doctors patience exhausted and he sent 70 the
assocla ton for a man to attend to the te.epnohe.
when the time for the general meeting drew near
the pavilion was crowded Taere was large dele
CATION from Mayor Geasons bailwlcK ana tnsy e
took the centre. and smaller delegatons out OF the
district were scattered through the hall Inc gen.
eral plan OF the meeting was not only 10 pro TEST
against the Raines bill. but also. by resolution, 10
have an amendment passed which Will grant 70
seaside resorts privileges greater than those en-
oSsd bv those places which are seaside resorts.
The meeting was called to order al O'Clock Dy
Florence +. Donovan president OF the ASSOCIATION.
There was considerable discussion as TO the oest
methods TO be employed In gaining more liberty IN
bin Il was finally decided that each, Town ana
settlement In the district covered by the assocla-
tion should be represented by person on com
mittee which will go TO Albany and urge the legs
which will allow the sale OF liquor AZ seaside re-
sorts after o'clock D. on Sundays.