New-York tribune., 1907-06-17
PEDLERS TRIUMPHANT
EAST SIDE JUBILEE.
The Pushcart Bill Is Dead, Oh Oil
and Beer Gurgles.

. The East Side pedlers. about five hundred strong
held jubilee yesterday afternoon at Pleasure Hall
No G. Pitt street. the defeat of Senator Fraw
ey's pushcart bill. There were speeches in Yid-
dish German and English, and then there were
fye kegs of beer and boxes of stogies.
President Joseph Leef of the New York Hebrew
Pedlers Benevolent Association opened the meet
ing, saying "Kinmen sic zu order, meine brdder!
We are here assemblaged to make celebration
Ofer der deefeat der silk shocking politicians
vat wanted TO make go to chail or play fines
init thalers ven We get gerested. Der executor
committee haf decsioned to gif our brtder Sigts-
Inund Schwartz a medal tapplause) una over
brtder Louis Zeltner Il resolutions. (Cheers) You
should excuse me talking aUf English, aber all de
nooSba beTS reporters vas here right Dy me, una
dose fellers want know vat I say. CiigglesO
Der ferst shpeaker iss vice-bresident Gabriel
Buchholtz who shpeaks nit you in Cherman
Mr. Buckley worked very hard during his speech
and seemed to make a hit from the amount OF ap-
plause his remarks brought forth. He closed his
remarks with the following dramatic English:
Now brudders, ihr sollt on gehen fighting fur
rechte."
Then followed Jacob Fichbach. secretary of the
East Side Orchard Street Peddlers. and H. Kali
monsen, president Of the East Side Peddlers, who
spoke in Yiddsh and were loudly cheered.
Sigismund Schwartz. president of the United Ped
dlers Association of Greater New York. was then
introduced and received a fatternR reception. For
the benefit of the reporters he spoke in English.
After reciting the story of their fight in the last
three years he threw a few bouquets at the Mayor.
Police Commissioner Bingham his deputy. Mr..
Burgher. and few others amid the cheers from his
hearers. Then he severely griIled Senator Grady
and ,ex-Commissioner Woodbury. of the Street
hoOted
When Louis zeItner. the East Side wireless
News Expert, introduced, things began 10
happen. The pedlcrs made rush, holsteG Louis on
their shoulders and cheering madly through thelr
teeth and boards. carried him about the hall. al
breaking into the trumphal chant; Beer herr
beer herr. sonst .faal ich UNI" When quiet was
restored the presiding officer announced that Mr.
Zeltner would speak in Yiddish and at the close
of his speech there would be ten minute inter
mission for beer and cigars.
The East Side Wireless News Expert was a httle
dry possibly. for he did not make a long speech.
Then came the beer-the glorious beer
When each man had received glass they all
rose to their feet and shouted La Chatm meinc
Brider,'' Good luck my brothers!'(
More beer followed. and then the pedlers began
hugging and kissing another through their wet
whiskers. dancing. singing and shouting.
Finally the calm of exhaustion came, ana then q
score or more danced for the benefit of their
brethren First came the Russian kozotsky, then
an Austrian polka and last, but not least, the
Hungarion CZardaS.
Taking part in the dances We're pedlers With
whis5ers and pedlers without pedlers with children
and pedlers with wives all linked i'm frenzy of JOY
After the dance resolutions of thanks were passed
and ordered sent to Assemblyman Prentiss. Adolph
Stern Albert Smith. Abraham Harawitz, Dr. Gluck
and William Burns, OF whom the speaker said: He
ISIS not Jew. but py golly. he has Jew heart
When the chairman announced the adjournment
Of the festivities the pedlers left the hall shout
ing: I'VE want markets, We want markets. Mar
ketsi Markets, Markets"
Delegations appointed to wait on Mayor
Mcclellan and Police Commissioner Bingham TO
urge them TO establish regular market places for
which the pedlers would be willing 10 pay a week
ly rental.
While the beer was flowing an aged pedler
edged his way over to where President Schwartz
talking to tho newspaper men and graspng
the great mans hand. kissed Il rapturously. Mr.
Schwartz said he was thanking him for getting
him out Of the police court few days ago, whcT"
he had been arraigned for allowing his puShcart
stand in one spot longer than the law allows