New York Convention 1973

Libertarian Party of New York State Convention 1973
Convention
Dates:	March 30—April 1, 1973
Location:	Manhattan, New York
Venue:	Williams Club
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The First Annual State Convention of the Free Libertarian Party was the first state convention, held March 30—April 1, 1973 at the Williams Club in Manhattan, New York.

Murray N. Rothbard was among the attendees, and it was reported that there were about 95 in attendance.

Background

The Libertarian Party of New York was first organized on April 22, 1972 when they held their first meeting. Over the course of 1972 and early 1973, the affiliate prepared to organize an official party and elect officers. Planning for the first convention began in early 1973.

Personnel

State Party

• Jerome J. Klasman, State Chair
• Ray Goldfield, Treasurer

Convention

• Sharon Presley, Convention Chair (nominated by Howie Rich)
• Chuck DeRosa, Acting Secretary; Chair of the Credentials Committee
• Martin E. Nixon, Chair of the Rules Committee
• Guy Riggs, Chair of the Platform Committee

Registered Delegates

Key

• F = Friday
• Sa = Saturday
• Su = Sunday

• Janet Ackerman (F, Sa)
• Nona Aguliar (F, Sa, Su)
• Thomas Avery (F, Sa, Su)
• William Barnes
• Calvin Beatty (Sa, Su)
• Lewis Behrens (F, Sa, Su)
• Arthur Beiley
• Cheryl Blanchette
• Walter Block (F, Sa)
• Charles Blood (F, Sa, Su)
• George Borecky
• Jack Brooker (F, Sa)
• Marjorie Caines (F, Sa, Su)
• Stephen Carr (Su)
• Robert Cassella (F, Sa, Su)
• Joseph Castrovinci (F, Sa)
• Harvey Chipkin
• Nancy Chipkin
• Robert Cohen (F, Sa, Su)
• Sanford Cohen (F, Sa, Su)
• Susan Corkery (Sa)
• Lawrence Crowe (Sa, Su)
• Gerald Cullen (Sa, Su)

• Ira Davidson
• Leslie Davidson (F)
• Charles DeRosa (F, Sa, Su)
• John Doswell
• Roger Eisenberg (F, Sa, Su)
• Paul Faughnan
• Robert Feingold
• Marji Fleischer
• David Friedman (F)
• Noah Fuhrman (F, Sa, Su)
• Sandra Fuhrman (F)
• Thomas Fulk
• Raymond Goldfield (F, Sa, Su)
• Mark Gordon (Sa)
• Christine Graf (F, Sa, Su)
• Dolores Grande (F, Sa, Su)
• Gary Greenberg (F, Sa, Su)
• Charles Hand
• Melvin Hirshowitz (F)
• Paul Hodgson (F, Sa)
• Sheldon Horowitz (Sa, Su)
• Donald Ingerman
• George Jacobs

• Gloria Johnson
• Kenneth Kelcheim (F, Sa, Su)
• Howard Katz (F, Sa, Su)
• Jerome Klasman (F, Sa, Su)
• Linda Klasman
• Samuel Konkin (F, Sa, Su)
• Roseanne Kounat (Sa)
• Sieglinde Kress (F, Sa, Su)
• William Lawry (F, Sa, Su)
• Paul Lepanto (F, Sa, Su)
• Richard Lerner (F)
• Virginia McIntosh
• Andrea Millen (F, Sa, Su)
• William Miller (Sa)
• Norma Muchnick (Sa, Su)
• John Muller (F, Sa, Su)
• Mike Nichols (F, Sa, Su)
• Martin Nixon (F, Sa, Su)
• Emilia Nordtvedt (F, Sa, Su)
• Linda Osborne (F, Sa, Su)
• Arthur O'Sullivan (F, Sa, Su)
• Peter Papps
• Spencer Pinney (F, Sa, Su)

• Ellen Rich (F, Sa)
• Howard Rich (F, Sa, Su)
• Guy Riggs (F, Sa, Su)
• William Roth (F)
• Murray Rothbard (F, Sa, Su)
• Anthony Saglimbeni (F, Sa, Su)
• Philip Saglimbeni (F, Sa, Su)
• Leland Schubert
• J. Neil Schulman (F, Sa)
• Michael Shaw (F)
• Seymour Shaw (F)
• Louis Sicilia (F, Sa, Su)
• Mona Slota (F, Sa, Su)
• Paul F. Streitz (F, Sa, Su)
• Raymond Strong (F, Sa, Su)
• Andrew Thornton (F, Sa, Su)
• John Toomey
• Alexander Walker (F, Sa, Su)
• Virginia Walker (F, Sa, Su)
• Mary Jo Wanzer (F, Sa)
• Ann Weill (F, Sa, Su)
• Francine Youngstein (F, Sa, Su)
• Michael Zweig (F)

Speakers

• Harry Browne, "Freedom in Our Lifetime"
• Murray Rothbard, "The Need for a Libertarian Movement and Party"
• Paul Lepanto

Events

• Adoption of Bylaws
• Adoption of State Platform (they elected not to adopt a platform)

Election of Officers

Chair

• Andrea Millen (nominated by Jerome J. Klasman)

Millen received 36 votes, 9 votes were illegal, and there were 0 abstentions.

Vice-Chair

(2 Vice-Chairs were elected)

• Nona Aguilar (nominated by Samuel Konklin)
• Howard Rich (nominated by Gary Greenberg)
• Raymond Strong (nominated by Fran Youngstein)

Name	Round 1
Howard Rich	32
Raymond Strong	31
Nona Aguilar	15
Murray Rothbard	8
Schulman	1
Blank	1

Secretary

• Mike Nichols (nominated by Ann Weill)
• Andy Thornton (nominated by Bob Cohen)

Name	Round 1
Mike Nichols	30
Andy Thornton	12
Sanford Cohen	1
Abstention	1

Treasurer

• Jerome J. Klasman (nominated by Guy Riggs)

Name	Round 1
Jerome J. Klasman	34
Ray Goldfield	9
Murray Rothbard	1
Abstentions	3

At Large

• Gary Greenberg (nominated by Tom Avery)
• Samuel Edward Konkin III (nominated by Nona Aguilar)
• Joe Castrovinci (nominated by Murray Rothbard)
• Robert Cassella (nominated by Marjorie Caines)
• Robert Cohen (nominated by Samuel Konkin)
• Martin E. Nixon (nominated by Andrea Millen)

Name	Round 1
Gary Greenberg	35
Samuel E. Konklin III	31
Joe Castrovinci	28
Martin E. Nixon	27
Robert Cassella	8
Robert Cohen	7
Murray Rothbard	1
Blank votes	10

Documents

Correspondence

• Letter from Jerome Klasman to Roger MacBridge (February 26, 1973) (info)
• Letter from Jerome Klasman to Steven Symms (February 26, 1973) (info)
• Letter from Roger MacBridge to Jerome Klasman (March 13, 1973) (info)
• Letter from Andrea Millen to Murray Rothbard (April 6, 1973) (info)
• Letter from Andrea Millen to Harry Browne (April 9, 1973) (info)
• Letter from Andrea Millen to Paul Lepanto (April 9, 1973) (info)
• Letter from Murray Rothbard to Andrea Millen (April 16, 1973) (info)

Minutes

• Minutes of the 1973 Convention (info)

Sign In Sheets

• Press List (March 30, 1973) (info)
• Press List (March 31, 1973) (info)
• Register Delegates (March 30, 1973) (info)
• Register Delegates (March 31, 1973) (info)
• Register Delegates (April 1, 1973) (info)
• Visitors (March 30, 1973) (info)
• Visitors (March 31, 1973) (info)
• Visitors (April 1, 1973) (info)

Votes

• Chairperson (info)
• Vice Chairpersons (info)
• Secretary (info)
• Treasurer (info)
• Committeeperson At Large (Round 1) (info)
• Committeeperson At Large (Round 2) (info)
• Committeeperson At Large (Round 3) (info)

Related Documents

• Letter from Paul Hodgson to Edward Clark (July 14, 1972) (info)
• Statement of Principles - Edward Clark draft (July 21, 1972) (info)
• Letter from Paul Hodgson to Edward Clark (August 6, 1972) (info)
• Statement of Principles - Paul Hodgson revision (August 6, 1972) (info)
• Letter from Edward Clark to Jerome Klasman (August 16, 1972) (info)
• Keynote Message to the Platform Committee (info)
• Platform Committee - Majority Report (January 19, 1973) (info)
• Platform Committee - Minority Report (1973) (info)
• Platform Committee - Minority Report - Defense Establishment and Foreign Policy (info)
• Platform Committee - Minority Report - Letter from Lee Schubert (info)
• Platform Committee - Minority Report - Pollution (info)
• Platform Committee - Minority Report - Taxes and Government Spending (info)

References

• The Libertarian Forum, April 1973
• Document:LP News 1973 May–June Issue 14