The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-21
LIQUOR MEN
PAY SHERIFF
A VISIT
TO lave Cities Vote
on Question Of Sunday
Closing.

That 1t is the intention of the State
Retail Liquor Dealers Association to
appear before the next Legislature n
endeavor to have the Bishops law
modified was demonstrated yesterday,
when a committee of the association,
headed by Thomas c. Hayes, president
of the association and treasurer of the
national association, visited Sheriff
Frank H. Sommer. The association ap-
pears anxious to have the various mu-
inequalities vote on the question as to
whether the saloons should be opened
a part of Sunday or not.
The conference with the sheriff did
not last long, for the chief executive
of the county gave his views willingly.
The sheriff learned several days ago
that the saloonkeepers were DESTROYS
of hearing his opinion, and he re-
marked al the time that he would be
only too glad to receive the committee.
The members of the committee were
inclined to be reticent as to what took
place, and the sheriff intimated that
he would prefer all information come
from them.
THE committee asked me my view
about the liquor question, and what
would be the proper way of having the
next Legislature take it up" said the
sheriff.
81 told them that my views were the
same now as 1 made in my primary
fight; in other words, that ZACH munic-
ipality should vote on the question sep
arately as to whether h saloons
should be open a part of Sunday or not.
II told them that they couldn't expect
to get any new bill introduced or passed
unless the present law was uniformly OBJ
served.
''They asked me If the plank in the Re
publican county platform with reference
to the liquor question would be taken up
and I stated that / couldn't tell, but pre-
sumed that every plank in the platform
would receive some attention
The Sheriff denied hat the various pre-
oinct captains had received letters from
him rece .ltly with reference to the sa-
loonkeepers violating the excise law on
Sundays.
There is absolutely nothing to it," said
the Sheriff. 81 am following the same
| course that I always did, and that is to
transmit the various complaints received
from the people to the several precinct
captains"
When seen after his visit to the Sheriff
President Hayes declined to discuss what
took place. He stated, however, that he
had no personal complaint to make about
any saloonkeeper violating the law, and
added that he knew every saloonkeeper
in his neighborhood complied with the law.
He admitted that he had heard that sa-
ioonkeepers in this city had taken chances
in violating the law. and thus created some
trouble.
A-4thor .aopahor nf tho association
stated that the majority of Ats members
were in favor of living up to h law.
and that those who were opposed to doins
so made an attempt to disrupt the asso-
citation, but found the task too great
sit is not the fault of the association
said he, that some of the Newark saloon.
keepers AXE chances. We would be glao
IL all would live up to 1t; then many
people who oppose us would come around
to our way of thinking ana AID us IN
making an honest living.
IT will admit that there are too many
blue-front saloons and other questionable
saloons in this city, but we are not to
blame, for we don't permit any of them
to join us. It's up to the Excise Board
to get rid of them"
Captain Vogel, of the Fourth Precinct,
and several others were puzzled today when
asked If they had received any letter from
/ lIl0 > nv q -
was that weekly the Sheriff forwards sew
eral places on a list which he receives COM
plants about from people,, and that they
are given attention.
II nave not received any letter from the
Sheriff. said Captain Vogel. He spoke
to me some time ago about the saloon ques-
ton, and occasionally l receive a list of
places from him, and my men are doing
their best and every Sunday we manage
to land a few. l am making no exceptions
and appreciate all aid given by the sheriff
and his men.
II will say that in several places which
we suspect there are pickets stationed TO
watch for my men, and the proprietor is
tipped with a signal system, and when the
officers get near the place everything is
o.. X. / want to warn some of these tip
STEERS that their heads will be opened with
a blackjack if they are not careful. we
know them. and 1t makes no difference
how big they are in politics, they'll get it,
Several of the Democratic district lead
ers~ on the Hill section approve of the
strict enforcement of the law, and openly
state that they will aid the authorities
In seeing that 1t Is lived up to.
81 am sick and tired of the saloon
keepers said one of the leaders. ION
election day we were working for their
interest, and what do you suppose they
did? Well, they sent us all the old round
ers and boosters who make their saloons
their place of abode to get money for
their votes"
did they get it?, asked the reporter
81 should say not"
The leader vowed that he would do all
any saloonkeeper he found violating the
law.