The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-22
A GARDEN OF EDEN CITY
THE WAY THE VISITING SALOON
KEEPERS SPEAK OF INDIANAPOLIS.
Liquor Men AdjOurn-A Chicago Law
yer Relates Some Experiences in
that Metropolis.

The Retail Liquor Dealers National Asso-
citation concluded its fifth annual conyen-
ton yesterday and the members will leave
the city to-day delighted with their visit.
Secretary Halle, of Chicago, said in speak
| ing of the entertainment: THE most Of us
came here expecting TO find Hoosier city,
but we found it the next place to the
/ Garden CT Eden. We are more than pleased
with the hospitality shown US. This is a
| great convention city"
The principal business transacted yester-
day was the election of.oflicers. These were
forecasted in yesterdays Journal and are
as follows:
President-August Koehler Orange, N ].
First Vice President-Thomas Lally Min
neapolis.
Second Vice President-John Weiss, Can
| ton, O.
Third Vice President-Charles Teepe, An
derson, Ind
secretary-Robert ]. Halle. Chicago.
Treasurer-Charles Schweickardt, st.
Louis.
Organizer-P. H. Nolan. New York.
Asheville, n. c., was chosen as the place
for holding the next convention. This was
g surprise to many, as the place had not
been mentioned until the time came for
balloting on the selection. Minneapolis and
st. Paul were working together to have the
next convention go to either city, and
Omaha was against both. Asheville was de-
cided upon as a compromise and after the
ballot had been taken, representatives of
the defeated cities moved to make the
choice unanimous and this was done.
An open meeting was held yesterday aft
ernoon at o'clock at Mozart Hall. 1t was
expected that the meeting would be held at
2 o'clock, and most of those who went to
the hall left before the meeting was held
The executive committee was in session at
the Grand Hotel attending to financial mat
tiers, and this caused the delay. Secretary
Callen, of the Indiana Liquor League. pre-
sided at the Mozart Hall meeting. The
principal speaker was August Wctte, at
tornby of Chicago, who acts in the capacity
of legal adviser for the Illinois league and
Chicago local league. He gave history of
the movement for organization in Illinois
and Chicago, and told Of the successful
work accomplished. He advised that the
''long-haired men and short-haired women
be given sln example of clean work in fight
ing for principle, Don't ask unreasonable
things he admonished, but stick uncom-
promisingly TO those which you do de-
mand Elevate the business you are In. Con-
duct your place of business in such way
that no one need be ashamed to enter It,
Drive away diSreputable characters and
drive out dsreputable saloon keepers so
that the badge Of membership of the league
win be a sufficient guarantee of the good
character of the Wearer,"
He said that in Chicago lot of black
mailers' calling themselves the Citizens
League had "hoodooed" the saloon men
and the public for twenty years until a few
months ago, when they were exposed and
compelled to quit their business. 1.-TWO of
them" he said, ''are now keeping counsel
in hell and the other of the leaders has
quit. He tried to go into partnership with
me, but l would not have him. Then
other so-called reformer rose up He was
lazy vagabond, too lazy to work and
too cowardly to steal but obliged TO draw
out an existence. We caught one of his
agents and captured an agreement by
which the money extorted from saloon men
was to be divided between them. This set
tied him and he was glad to let the saloon
men alone"
Mr.. Wetty said that great things had
been accomplished in Chicago and chiefly
on account of the fact that they had
worked together "A grievance of one be-
came a grievance of all, and was fought
by all. P. Fl. Nolan, the national organizer
and other national characters in the league
made short addresses.
The promenade concert and banquet ten
dered the visiting members of the National
their ladies by the indianapolis Brewing
Company was the feature of the fifth an
mal convention of the association. About
two hundred guests sat down to the BAN
quet spread in the spacious dining room of
the Bates House at 10 o'clock last night
4luSlC was Ey cil OicileSlId lu6 orchestra
was seated on the balcony of the floor
above the dining room and the doors of
the dining room were open. The tables of
the dining room were arranged in three
long rows capable of seating from seventy
five to hundred each The programme of
toasts was as follows: Welcome Address,
Mayor Thomas Taggart; Our Invited
Guests Charles Klein; "Our Beautiful
City and Its Mayor" Capt. J. r. Curtis;
Our National Associations It's Birth and
Convictions President August Koehler;
press of Indianapoiis.'' Philip Rappaport;
THE Flag of Our Nation Henry n.
Span; THE Wholesale Liquor Dealers
Association" John Pohlman; THE Brew
ers Capt. ]. L. Bieler; THE Ladies'"
Morris Telulsky.L New York; The General
Utility Man." Maurice Donnelly; THE
William G. Weiss, leading retail liquor
dealer of the city, and active member
of the state and local leagues, introduced
George II. Teepe, of Anderson, who acted
as toastmaster. The speechmaking lasted
until early hour this morning.