The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-09
MONEY IS NO OBJECT
Hotels, Cafes and Restaurants
Closed Against Them.
1t Now Looks as Though Tents Must
Be Secured and Food Provided by
the National Committee for the
CoIored Delegates, or They Will
Be Compelled to Go Hungry and
Unhoused.

ST. LOUIS, June S.-What shall be
done with the coiored delegates and
alternate delegates to the National Re
publican convention? This is a ques-
ton which is puzzling the members of
the national committee who have ar
rived, and the Business Mems league,
which secured the convention, as well.
Every hotel and boarding house and
cafe came out fiatfooted today and de-
clared it would not entertain negroes
as guests or customers. Money is no
object Threats of prosecution have
had no effect, and from the present
outlook it would seem that unless tents
are secured the black men will have to
go hungry and unhoused.
81 am thoroughly disguised and dis
couraged," said National Committee
man Judge Long, of Florida, tonight,
in speaking of the matter. Il have
been looking all day long for a hotel,
boarding house or cafe that would adj
nit the negroes, but l have been I'M
able TO find them. l even went SO far
as to try tc charter a steamboat, but
when the owners learned for what pur-
pose l wanted it
THEY FOUND AN EXCUSE
for refusing me the use of it.
1T is the only time in the history of
the Republican party where such an
embarrassing predicament has arisen"
When asked what the national COM
mittee would do Mr.. Long replied: Il
have consulted the members who are
here and 1 have decided to offer a
resolution as soon as the committee
meets condemning the hotel and inn
keepers and for the laying aside of a
fund for renting a hall in which cots
shall be placed for the negroes who
may come to the convention We viii
also request the employment of a
corps of cooks to supply them food.
THIS TROUBLE HAS BEEN BREW
ING
for nearly a week. A number of days
ago it was learned by the Business
mems league that some of the leading
hotels had been cancelling agreements
with state delegates wnen the land
lords learned that negro delegates were
among them. 1t became so apparent
that the negroes were being dis
eliminated against that the league is
sued the following manifesto:
The Business Mems league when in
Washington securing the convention
for St. Louis, promised that colored
delegates and members of the national
Republican executive committee should
receive the same recognition from the
hotels that any of the other delegates
to the convention would receive. With
this it was implied that citizens repre-
senting the city of St Louis would
ask and endeavor to induce public
places, hotels, boarding houses and
bathrooms, at least for convention
work, to accord to the reputable and
respectable coiored men who would
come here representing their section
and their people in the Republican
party, such treatment as any reputa BILE
and respectable person would receive
It is not believed a great many would
accept the privileges, but it will
be very humiliating if one of them
with their colleagues and friends or
alone, should present himself in any
public place and be refused admit
lance. 1t IS hoped, expected and de-
sired by the gentlemen representing
the citizens who secured the convention
that all will endeavor to meet the
situation as justice and propriety re-
quireS. Any parties in interest failing
to receive accommodations will please
report to the general hotel committee,
c. c. Rainwater, chairman, or the
bureau Of information
IS. NJ. KENNARD,
President Business Mems League.
JAMES COX,
Secretary.
CLARK H. SAMPSON,
Chairman Committee of ARRANGEMENTS.
FRANK GAIENNIE,