The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-06

a Fac-Simile OF His License The Docu
mcnt That Has Caused 80 Much Fuss.
The Serious Trouble IT Has Made In Re
publican Ranks.
Herewith we reproduce fac-simile 81
the license granted for bar-room in the
Shoreham. Vice President Mortons hotel
at Washington. The license was
granted, according TO the affidavit at.
tached. by the Commissioners OF the
District to Vicc-Presidcn. Morton's
hotel, the shoreham, in the name Of
James Il. keenan,, his manager We
present this copy because Of the contro-
versles and contentious which have
arisen and the frantic denials Of the fact
on the part OF the Presidents party
friends. and the prominence given the
saloon in the convention Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union held in
Chicago. The Vice Presidents buffet
bar has become National issue.
The first information Of the granting
Of the license was forwarded BY special
correspondents with the announcement
that the license was granted TO Mr.. Nor
ton. proprietor Of the Shoreham. A day
after came theexplanation that Mr.. Nor
ton was not to run the hotel himself.
but that his request for the granting OF
license TO tho lessee Of the hotel was
necessary in order to comply with the
law requiring the consent Of the major
ity Of the property owners in the block
where the building was located In the
meantime the Nice-P President was round
~ denounced for engaging in the liquor
business. because his great wealth made
II unnecessary for him to take money
from the traffic. Immediately corrc-
spondents OF Republican organs began
making explanations to the effect
that Mr.. Morton had no interest IN
the saloon. that the license was not
granted % him in person. and that the
saloon was in fact mere storage-room
for the convenience Of occupants Of the
hotel. no liquors being sold over the
bar This form Of denial was put in
even stronger terms by one said 10 be
the Nice-president's private secretary,
IN response 70 inquiries made by Rcpub-
Leans interested in quieting the dis
turbance which had been occasioned.
The question had come before the
meeting Of the Woman's Christian Tenn
pcrance Union, which. through express
sions from its chairman. put it, seal OF
condemnation on the act Miss willard
received from prohibition sources in
Washington confirmation Of the fact
that not only had the license been
granted. but also that there was positive
proof Of the sale OF champagne over
the counter 70 persons not occupants OF
the house. Then the claim was set up
by the adherents OF the Republican
party that while the license was granted
IL was in the name Of the manager OF
the Shoreham, Mr.. James X. keenan,.
and not in the name OF Mr.. Morton, who
had leased his hotel and did not get any
profit out OF 1t except the rental. m
contradiction OF this 1t was shown that
Mr.. Keenan, was siNply the manager OF
the house. which Is owned and conducted
by Mr.. Morton, VINO built il.
Democrats persisted in the original
assertions that the vice-Presidcnt was
granted the license; that the bar
buffet" Is the washingtonian name
was in complete running order for retail
business, AMI that the owner OF che
building actually received the profits
accruing thcrefrom. For three DAYS
these reports, dcnials, cvasions and
Misrepresentation OF the real facts in
the case occupied the attention Of the
w. 9. +. Y. convention. Mrs. Foster,
OF Iowa, as the leader Of tho so-callcd
non-partisan branch Of the body, vigor-
ously criticised the majority for, as she
said, unjustly ccnsuring a man who had
done great financial service for the pro
hibition cause. simultaneously with
this demonstration In the convention
the Republican press Of the city COM
mcnted with severity upon the position
Of the W. 9. 4. Y. Is unfair and dis
bonest