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|type = State | |type = State | ||
|state = New York | |state = New York | ||
|dates = March | |dates = March 30—April 1, 1973 | ||
|year = 1973 | |year = 1973 | ||
|location = Manhattan, New York | |location = Manhattan, New York | ||
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The '''Libertarian Party | 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. | [[Murray N. Rothbard]] was among the attendees, and it was reported that there were about 95 in attendance. | ||
== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Sharon Presley]], Convention Chair | ;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 | |||
==Speakers== | ==Speakers== | ||
*[[Harry Browne]] | *[[Harry Browne]], "Freedom in Our Lifetime" | ||
*[[Murray Rothbard]] | *[[Murray Rothbard]], "The Need for a Libertarian Movement and Party" | ||
*[[Paul Lepanto]] | *[[Paul Lepanto]] | ||
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==Election of Officers== | ==Election of Officers== | ||
===Chair=== | |||
*[[Howard Rich]] | *'''[[Andrea Millen]]''' (nominated by [[Jerome J. Klasman]]) | ||
*[[Raymond Strong]] | |||
Millen received 36 votes, 9 votes were illegal, and there were 0 abstentions. | |||
===Vice Chair=== | |||
*[[Nona Aguilar]] (nominated by Samuel Konklin) | |||
*[[Howard Rich]] (nominated by [[Gary Greenberg]]) | |||
*[[Raymond Strong]] (nominated by [[Fran Youngstein]]) | |||
{| class="wikitable" border="1" | |||
|- | |||
! 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]]) | |||
{| class="wikitable" border="1" | |||
|- | |||
!Name | |||
!Round 1 | |||
|- | |||
|[[Mike Nichols]] | |||
|30 | |||
|- | |||
|[[Andy Thornton]] | |||
|12 | |||
|- | |||
|[[Sanford Cohen]] | |||
|1 | |||
|- | |||
|Abstention | |||
|1 | |||
|} | |||
===Treasurer=== | |||
*[[ | *[[Jerome J. Klasman]] (nominated by [[Guy Riggs]]) | ||
{| class="wikitable" border="1" | |||
|- | |||
!Name | |||
!Round 1 | |||
|- | |||
|[[Jerome J. Klasman]] | |||
|34 | |||
|- | |||
|[[Ray Goldfield]] | |||
|9 | |||
|- | |||
|[[Murray Rothbard]] | |||
|1 | |||
|- | |||
|Abstentions | |||
|3 | |||
|} | |||
===At Large=== | |||
*[[Gary Greenberg]] | *[[Gary Greenberg]] | ||
*[[Samuel E Konkin III]] | *[[Samuel E Konkin III]] | ||