St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-01

to Marshal Campbell to have all the places
closed at noon. This order was served on
Hayes Brothers. Timothy Flynn, j. c.
Walker and James Nasey, who had
rented booths under the amphltheter,
and were selling drinks of all kinds. These
men say that they paid 500 for booth privi-
legeS, for license to sell refreshments, with
distinct understanding that if they sold
liquor it would be winked at. One of them
said it was, in fact, distinctly understood
that they had the right to sell liquor. Mr..
NorriSh, of the board of managers, however,
says that there was no such understanding.
Before noon w. Ii. DOnoughue of Min
neapOliS was on the grounds to handle the
case in the interests of these four last
named men, When the notice had been
served, about all that went to show that
this or any other order on the point had
been given, was pine board placed i'll
front of the booth and
POLICEMAN, STATIONED AT EACH.
just why this was done was not APP
parent. Drinks were sold at the places as
before the pine board making a convenient
reStmg-place, and the police saying nothing
except to such as tried to go under the
board, and these they told to keep out. 1t
was suggested that the inside of the booth
was the property of the state fair, whereas
if he stood outside he was simply in Rose
township, and the managers had nothing to
say.
AT about o'clock Marshal Chapel told
a GLOBE reporter that no one but BanhOlZer
was selling any spirituouS or malt liquors.
Within ten minutes from that time the re-
porter purchased three glasses of beer from
as many booths, none of which was Ban
hol A fhA oct fxun
watched the reporter as he bought and drank
the beer They said nothing except that
there was no admittance under the board.
When it was found that the goods were be-
ing sold inst the same, County Attorney
Egan was teleph0ned for, and went out
from st. Paul. He looked the ground over
and conferred with the managers and mar
shals. The board held another meeting,
and after a hearing passed the following
resolution:
Resolved That as board of managers we
shall not in any form recognize the sale of in
toXicantS on the grounds of the society, or
grant any privilege to parties whom we sus-
pect OF an intention of selling such intOXi-
cants in a surreptitous manner.
After this had been passed, President
Pratt said to GLOBE reporter:
The board Of managers felt that the ques-
ton of the sale OF alcoholic stimulants was
one of regulation. That prohibition was
impossible. 1t desired to place The traffic
under strict police surveillance and so we
advertised for bids that we might accept
that of responsible man aud place him I'M
der the strongest bonds. not to abuse his
privilege. We have discovered, however
that the public conscience was against our
recognition in any form of the traffic. So we
determined to pass this resolution and do all
in our power to stop the sale entirely.
We now hope that the public Will assist us
in honestly and conscientiously trying to
suppress the sale of liquor on the grounds.
Other members of the board said that the
board considered that it had done all it
could to keep the sale of liquors off the
grounds. Ii any keepers of booths were
caught selling liquor hereafter the police
would arrest them. The dealers were no.
titled last evening of the action of the board
and instructed to do no business in wet
goods from this out.
In this connection statement was made
yesterday that when the board advertised
for bids, the Law-and-O Order League OF st.
Paul bid 50, 500 for the privilege, the mem
berS intending to secure the exclusive right
and then see that no liquor was sold by
themselves or anybody else.