The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-06-28
AND LONG BRANCH HOTELS, TOO.
PattIng Judge Hilton on the BAck-Think They
Ought to be Driven Out.

New YORK, June l0.--A reporter who
visited Long Branch to-day to ascertain
what was thought of Judge Hilton's ac,,
ton, could obtain no information until
he assured the hotel proprietors their
names were not to be used. Then they,
with one accord and unanimously sus-
tanned Mr.. Hilton's action, and hoped u
was the beginning of a movement tnat
would drive persons of that nationality
from first class houses They said noth-
ING was worse for house than TO gain
the reputation of being Jew house,anldi
thew did not doubt that Mr.. Hilton would
reap profit by driving them out Of the
Grand Union Hotel at Saratoga. Very
many guests coming to Long Branch
houses asked, "Do you take JewsW and
on being told they did, went away. OF
six leading Long Branch hotels two Will
not take Jews at any price, and four VIII
under some excuse or other prevent them
from becoming guests. The reporter
found the feeling very decided, and the
anti-Jew talk very bitter.
Directly contrary was the opinion ex-
pressed in the principal hotels OF New
York. In nearly every instance Iilton's
action was declared an outrage and an IN
suit to race that promptly pay their
bills, and are as desirable class OF guests
as could be asked for
Mr. S. Frank Crockett, of the Grand
Central Hotel, said the Jews at Saratoga
usually collected at the Grand Union.
Reino so numerous thew may have driv-
en- i. any small-minded, hide'bound
Christians from the hotel. He heard
this was the case. d,
An employee at the Metropolitan hotel
thought that ex-Judge Hilton must have
had some private reason for the exclusion
of Mr.. Seligman and his family. Ger
tainly there was no rule requiring the
clerks of the Metropolitan to exclude
Jews.
Mr.. Hiram Cranston, of the New York
Hotel, said he heard that the Grand I'm
ion was crowded with Jews of a very un-
desirable class last summer, and wealthy
Christians avoided it. These Jews
seemed to make it point of gathering
on the galleries and lawns on Sunday af-
ternoon and singing and romping noisi-
ly. -,
The chief clerk of the Clarendon said
no distinction was made in that hotel
between Jew and Christians. The trou-
BILE at the Grand Union undoubtedly
originated with the women. Christian
women would not associate with Jewish
women at summer hotel.
Mr. s. Stine, proprietor of the Arling-
ton, said he thought Judge Hilton's con-
duct an outrage, not so much upon the
Jews as upon the entire community. A
hotel keeper had no right to ask guest
his religion. Mr.. Stewart made great
deal of money out of the Jews.
The head clerk of the Windsor said
New York hotel keepers were surprised,
and hotel keepers Of every city in the
Union would also be surprised at Judge
Hilton's conduct. He could have reach
ed the desired end in very different
way. Seven-eighths of those who went
to Saratoga were Jews. Christians who
were connected in business with Jews
would not risk going to the Grand Union
Hotel, but would go wherever their Jew
ish friends went. Judge Hilton would
probably have to pay very dearly for his
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