The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-04-29
ANOTHER JOLT
FOR LIQUOR
COMBINE
Schaefer & Company Quit the
Wholesale Dealers
Association.
DISSENSION ALL ROUND
Disposition to Concede Defeat in
July-Fizzle Meeting Last
Night.
DIsSENSIoN ALL ROUND
lFrom Wednesdav s Advertiser.l }

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Not desiring to be identified with
those whose business is under suspicion
of marketing imitation booze and sup
plying the blind pig dives of the island
with their stocks, Schaefer q Co. have
withdrawn from membership in the
Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association,
following the move made a short time
ago by Hackfeld g. Co.
Thus two of the main firms that had
lent an air of respectability to that
association have cut loose, preferring
not to be in company with some other
members of the association whose bust
ness ethics are kept in the cash reg
lister.
Hackfeld & Co. withdrew from the
association in March, Georg Rodiek,
manager of the merchandise depart
ment of the firm, saying at the time:
owe simply feel that we do not
want to remain in association with
some concerns which are adulterating
liquor and are selling to blind pigs"
Schaefer & Co. have made no public
announcement of the reasons inducing
them to follow Hackfeld & Co.'s en-
ample, but it is pretty generally
thought that the reasons are the same.
This move will come as a hard blow
to the wholesale liquor men. G. G.
Bartlett, manager of The Honolulu
Brewery in statement to The Adver'
tser last week announced that the
wholesalers would be unit in the pro-
hibitiou fight, instancing Hackfeld &
Co. as having returned to the fold
"Hackfeld & Co. did draw out of the
association some time ago on account
of the adulterated wine question, but
they are with US in this fight, he
said.
Will Make Big Fight in November.
A report was current among politi'
clans Yesterday that the liquor dealers
had conceded the July election to the
prohibition side of the fight, and prac
tically decided not to spend then
money on campaign in the special
election. Rather, it was stated, they
proposed to concentrate their efforts on
the regular election in November, where
there will be complication of issues
On the single straight issue to be voted
on by the electors in July, of whether
the legislature next year shall pass a
law to stop the sale or manufacture of
liquor in Hawaii, it is beginning to
seem that the liquor men here will
have the fight of their lives. But in
the later election the liquor men might
get partial reversal of the July YER
diet if it is adverse to them.
Hawaii county is freely conceded to
the prohibitionists, while Maui and Ka'
uai are claimed by both sides. Maui
has little prohibition strength and Kau
al is satisfied with her present condi
ton, Notwithstanding rank growth
of speak easies. The question will be
settled by the vote of the island OF
Oahu-the city of Honolulu-and while
the liquor men concede that the vote
will apparently be close. the best OBJ
servers think that the island will &C
for the proposed antisaloon law
The Bulletin, which, though it has
not taken any definite attitude on the
subject yet, is supposed to be represent
ing the liquor dealers, yesterday began
what is expected to develop into very
strenuous attack on John G. Woolley
1t forecasted the whole policy of the
liquor mems campaign, which will bt
account of Woolley IS connection will
it. and to make him unpopular among
Hawaiiahs by quoting some of his re
marks in Washington as uncompliment
airy to Hawaiians. Woolley argued be
fore the congressional committee whic
heard the matter. in favor of taking
out of the hands of the voters her
and urged at first that congress ac
il to the voters. When plebiscit
was suggested Woolley fell in with tn
idea enthusiastically. But the liquC
men are going 10 make all the politici
capital they can of his having urge
independent action by congress. 1t wi
he used here in "hot air. politics,
if it had been an effort to disfranchii
the Ilawaiians, and WOolley Is going
be roasted 10 a finish.
The Retail Liquor Dealers Avsoci
ton held meeting yesterday in Il
rooms over the Kentucky saloon
Alakea street. A discussion lastil
several hours resulted, the chief TOT
being, Of course, the coming crisis
liquor affairs. No conclusions we
reached ana the n0nappeannee of "a
0r fye If the members who were bel
eoupied on, caused adjournment wi
0ui action.
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near future when ihtir campaign pf
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