The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-11
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Over the Color Ilne-One Hotel MRn
Throws Up n $4,000 Contract.
James hotel to-day openly refused to
james hotel to-daw openly refused to
entertain negro delegates and cancelled
a $1,000 contract It had made for feeding
and housing delegates.
Several weeks ago the officers Of the
Tlppecanoe Club, under the direction OF
NJ. A. Hanna. made a contract with
Thomas p. Miller, the proprietor Of the
st. James hotel, To take care OF n certain
number OF delegates for i've days dur
Ing the convention. The club officers
then wrote to certain southern delega-
tiuns that rooms had been engaged for
them ut the st. James. When Mr..
Miller learned that the club Intended to
mi the rooms with negroes he objected.
"If permit you to bring negroes
here" he said. ''all my help will leave.
1t will put me In most embarrassing
prcdicament.
Upon the arrival OF Mr. Hanna from
Cleveland to-day, he was told 0t what
had occurred.
81 am sorry for Mr.. Miller" said Mr..
Hanna TO his agent. but he signed
contract and unless he lives up to II he
will find himself involved In a most un-
pleasant legal complication"
When the hotel man was so notified OF
this. he nude the following written re-
''' ST. LOUIS. JUNE 10. 1896.
Mr.. ]. c. Dorm. Agent Tipppecanoe
Club.
.Dear SIr:-I cannot entertain the
colored delegates in oNr main dining
room or under the contract with your
club. Yours truly:
THOMAS p. MILLER"
As all the leading hotels are crowded,
tn, TIppecanoe Club IL In quandHry
as to what 1t will do with the colorcd
delegates whom 1t promised 10 care Tor.
Mr.. Hanna said he felt very sorry Tor
the business mems league. which pro-
missed the national committee there
would BE- no color line drawn.
"Tha league has done everything In
It's power to prevent this trouble" he
added. "and l do not consider II In any
way to blame"
Mr.. Hanna's agents also rented the
big exposition building for use during
the convention. 1t was suggested that
cots be placed In Il for the use Of colored
men. but when the management Of the
building learned Of this. Il told the club
that t!Ea negroes could not be- Quartered
there. II was finally agreed, however,
that the colored delegates might be fed
there. Tony Faust. who holds the lease
OF the kitchen at the exposition. said
he could not furnish either food or
cooks 10 do the work. An officer Of the
club said tonight that cooks would be
imported from Cleveland
Many OF the colorcd men have OF
their own accord gone to the homes OF
colored people living here and obtained
board and lodgings. Some OF them
however, refuse to do this.
DR.. John Cant. Of Sherman. Texas,
who leads the COntestlng Mckinley del
egation from the Lone star state. IL
angry over the service which he Is as
sured Proprietor GrIsw0ld of the La
clede hotel expects to give the eolored
members Of the delegation. Cant has n
contract with Grlswold for quarters at
the Laclede for his people black and
white alike. and this end OF It the hotel
man IL going TO keep, but black dele
gates will not he allowed to cnt In the
dining hall. Meals viii be served In
their rooms and there VIII be no lack
OF attention to them. This Is what
makes DR.. Cant angry.