The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-03
DALY'S SURE THING
The Gov" Was Enthusiastic
cally Nominated by the
Liquor Dealers of
the State.
H,KIELEY's SUCCESSOR NAMED
Closing Events of the Big Con-
vsRtfon-0ficsrs Elected and
Delegates Dinsd.
H,KIHLEY's SUCCESSOR NAMED

honor yesterday afternoon at the annual
convention of the Liquor. Dealers Pro-
tective League, held in the Columbia Hall,
Greenvtlle. He came in Immediately after
Secretary J. McEntee had finished read
ing a report of the Legislative Committee
which mourned over the passage of the
200 feet bill, prohibiting the granting or
any license to a place within that distance
from a school or church. Senator Daily
voted against it and the convention
cheered that fact.
In the midst of the uproar, Mr. Patrick
McArdle, chairman of the Committee OF
which mourned over the passage or the
hall with the Governor, in tow and the
next minute Mr.. Daily was adjusting his
glasses, preparatory to pushing his guper-
material boom along
Gentlemen of the convention" he be-
gan with a wave of the hand, meant TO
include the policemen and the waters.
IAN attempt was made to make a ser
ious innovation in the law relating to the
retail liquor trade. 1t seemed to me lhdt
it affected the very fundamental princi-
pie of personal liberty, and Tor tla1
reason / ~championed your cause. tcheersl
I care not for adverse criticism when 1
know / am right. The liouor trafhc IS d
respectable tafic, governed py ponce
regulations. 1t commands at all times, l
think from men of sound judgement the
same respect as any other business, anu
for that reason / opposed the passage OIL
that law. [ recognized that the fetdh
trade needed and demanded protectlon.
Legislation of the character proposed, III
Judgment should be left to municipal au-
4horities icries of that's right.') 1heg
only know the needs of applications hoi
licenses. They are capable of judging as
to the fxing of boundary lines. My party
has always taken up the right OF iocai
sslf-goyernment. / will never be othef-
wise than a friend Of that principe
eI beliye with you in MAINTAINING
4bs law. but I believe that a spirit OIL
fairness should dominate all iegisiatioh
AFFECTING your businss. When your oe-
,oands are right and just I pledge you
INV support and will persevere TO OBTAIN
s,,stics for you. Qoud cheers during WHICH
the senator resumed his seat.)
president Koehler called for a vote OIL
.banks to the Senator and proposed that
the Convention should nominate MIN iof
governor. As the liquor dealers were III
for fun. they entered heartily into tne
1oke and vociferousiy nominated MN
Governor. Not to be cutdone, Mr.. Fat-
rick McArdie nominated President hoeni-
er as the next President OF the onl.eu
states. and the convention hall rang win
shouts OF iaushke1s Then b serious pusi-
ress was taken up cad these committees
were appo1nted:-Rress-W. Throne' Day.
ouue: yohn MeEntee, Jersey City; Albert
Kash. West Hoheken: julius Korn, Union
Hill; Henry Horzsnd, Plainheld
acknowledgements. McArdle. Hudson
county; Adam zaan, Passaic: Henry van
der Wyk. Nsr<h Hudson; Gus ). Voiker'
Newark. Sc -
F4nance-John aEehnzel. Orange, Alfred
Blum, Hokoken; ghos. B. Croety, Jersey
City. ~
Resolutions ana By-kaws-Michaei NC
Keon, Passato; r. Feist, Paterson AT
thur Allen, Hunterdon county; john r.
Madden, Hudson county; Aphonse
Helms, Newark; John J. Dupuy' oar-
stadt; William Zimmerman, Greenvlne'
The financial report was next read ana
st showed receipts $2.247.os and disburse-
ments $,sSs.o leaving the sum OF @Sos'07
in the treasurer's hands.
Mr., p. II. Nolan, the organizer, made
next q forcible speech on the work OIL
the association and remarked that when
VA-1t tslQ0Rt ~
srnor. J. w. Griggs had put their names
to an application for a license none need
be ashamed to do likewise He referred
TO the last election and let out an inter-
.estingI secret, which was that the political
parties had asked the liquor men to Keep
quiet and they would be properly treated.
They did so and the pledge was kept.
Everybody but delegates were then hred
out of the hall and the secret session
was begun, at the close of which the
officers elected for 1898 were announced.
They are:-August Koehler, president;
Thomas B. Crotty, vice president; James
M. Butler, second vice president; Philip
Feise, third vice president; John McEn
tee, recording and corresponding secre-
tery; Francis Mcclure, financial secre-
tary; Charles E. Engel, treasurer; John
O'Brien. ssrgeant-at-arms, and P. H. No
Ian, organizer.
August Koehler, OF Orange; John Nc
Entss, Of Jersey CITY mieha ae A MsRsen,
elected delegates to the National Con-
~vention, to be held in indianapolis, oc-
In the evening the banquet to the dele
gates took place, and 1t was a particu-
at right angles to the table of honor, at
which President August Koehler sat, hay
ing on his right Senator w. -. lazy,
Thos. B. Crotty, P. H. Nolan and OIL
GERS. Near to them sat Mrs. + b
Crotty, Miss Sarah Valentine Crotty,
Mrs. p. McArdle and Misses May and
Rose McArdle.
Kaiser;s excellent dinner, artistically pre-
pared by Chef Blumentrill, a band. of
pared by Chef Blumentritt, a band of
Messrs. p. CoIahan, JOIN r. Madden,
Thomas Trotter and It. Dwyer were un-
RENTING in their attentions to the com
forts of the guests. The repast in
SOUP
Chicken a Ia RENE
Laubenheimer
2 POISSON fs51ss s
Baked Blue Fish a la Columbia
Sliced Tomatoes Celery a Ia Greenyille
Prime Rib of Beef aux jax
Chateau Margaux
Boiled Potatoes Green Corn
- aDe Lossy Holden
Lettuce sa pIaSSssERT
Assorted Cake Ice Cream Fruit
Roquefort Cheese Cafe Noir
At the close of the dinner Mr.. McArdle
madera9 few brief remarks, which were
because Of the fun fast and furious at
the other and of the room. Speech-mak-
ing wa out of the question and the dim
ner closed. Outside-there were a few
with a propensity to scrap, but the frm-
sness Of Captain Nugent Kept things
The of Arrangements were