New-York tribune., 1908-03-10
THIS CONFAB SPIRITED.
THEME, COST OF SPIRITS.
UnsmrituaI Epithets Hurled at
Bre1Cers by Liquor Dealers.

The meeting of the wine liquor and beer deal
called yesterday at Terrace Garden to pro-
against the advance in the price of beer was
held. and IN spite Of many dire omens and much
vexation of spirit the services of the police were
not called After much tempestuous and some
impolite language had been used to demonstrate
that the brewers were heartless oppressors of the
-downtrod" thirsty, the meeting adjourned as
peacefully June afternoon.
A proposition that Bishop Potter. MorSignor
Lavelle. DR. Rainsford and other eminent divines
of liberal views to the liqtlor traffic be asked
to address a meeting to be called by the
liquor dealers at future date was received with
prolonged applause. incidentally. the saloonkeep-
put the proposition of keeping dives in bus-
up to- the brewers
The hammerfest called at o'clock It
$50 when the passing of resolution calling
the brewers to lower the price of beer had
been accomplished.
The meeting started off quietly enough, the
main attraction being Nolan. from Pittsburg,
Philadelphia and New York. who. according TO his
own confession, is an Organizer His main feats
have been the organization of the liquor men
throughout the country. which he did so we'll
that called upon TO organize their hated
enemies. the brewers
Nolan evidently had inside information that
this last fact might hamper his popularity in the
meeting. so he forestaled criticism by cOnfessing
it. adding he had left the brewers because
he refused hetray his oldtime friends. the re
taflers prolonged cheeringD
In telling his hearers about the h-e-ar-t-l-e-s-s
brewers Mr. Nolan said that certain brewery in
city which had been formed in 1898 at the time
of the beer, by saloonkeepers. had
broken faith with the dealers and had raised the
price with the others; in fact, had gone over 70 the
trust
The brewery mentioned. but Peter Nc
Gfnn president of the Central Brewing Company.
jumped to his and it all off
"Liar!" "Robber :" "Impostor," "ThiefH and
other bits of tea table talk were handed around
in
McGinn obtained the floor and tried to defend his
company. but he didn't have look in
Cries of Roll. your hoop Pete!' and Beat it,
rang out and he was obliged to sit down
Several stockholders of the company tried to take
place. but with exception were unsuccessful
The successful one, unknown. began his
talk by rking in offhand way: Il am not
such big fellow. but I'm there with the mtts, and
if any guy Kisses going to start some
thing"
There was no need TO elaborate the some
thing and he was heartily applauded at the end
of each sentence.
But Nolan was not be denied, being the main
exhibit and having eloquent flow of walking
delegate talk. and he started more trouble by go
ing office secrets of the Central Brewing
Companv Of which he said he was a stockholder.
Then things waxed acute. Finally McGnn,
get eye of the chairman, left the hall,
shouting to some of the hissers he left: We'll,
my own place. and that is something not
Nobody got real angry at that.
George NJ Mullin, of Buffalo. president of the
state association of the liquor men. and Thomas
Hayes treasurer of the national body and president
of the New Jersey organization. into the hall
at this time and cheers took the place OF Kissing
Several times the chairman tried to introduce them
to speak, but NoIan's talk still running freely
and couldn't be stopped
Finally Nolan got winded and Mullin was intro
duced. The latter spoke against the increase in
cost of thirst Before Nolan could start
again Hayes called upon and made the hit
of the meeting He discoursed at some length on
the question of local option in New Jersey and
told of a debate he had had the liquor question
with a number of New Jersey clergymen-
There banker down in Philadelphia" said
Hayes that wouldn't do business with man that
touched liquor and all the while he robbing
I the bank of 100000 He committed suicide. but
if it had been a liquor dealer they would have
hanged him before he had time to commit suicide
This convincing argument took the crowd. and
they forgot the time hiss
Nolan seized this ungUarded moment and talked
all the Of the afternoon about everything from
the weather to automobile tires.
Finally. when the janitor came in to light the
of the Central Brewing Company were forgotten
Everybody then left the hall with the exception
OF Nolan, who was still talking.