The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-10
THE PUZZLE IS NOT SOLVED Yet
FlImsy Excuse For Not Accom-
modating Negroes.
Hotel Keepers Say Thor Rooms Arc All
EngaRed-A st. Louisan Says the Ma
tonal Committee Is to Blame-Ths
New York Mckinley League Makes q
Bid for the Negro Delegates.


OF the puzzling question has been
reached, "a to what shall be done with
the negro delegates to the national
convention. The proprietors of the
leading hotels deny that they have re.
fused to entertain colored men, but say
their rooms are all engaged" aud that
they cannot accommodate the negroes
much as they might wish.
A large number of national commit
teemen arrived this morning but they
were retioent about giving their views
regarding the treatment Of the negroes
by the st. Louis hotel and boarding
house keepers. M. II. De Young, of San
francisco, owner and editor Of the
Chronicle OF that city. and q member of
the national committee, said 1t was not
part OF the duties of the committee to
secure hotel accommodations for any
delegate white or black. He would OPP
pose any effort to bring the matter be-
fore the committee.
National Committeeman James Hill,
OF Mississippi, and . negro, thought he
secured rooms at Hurst's Hotel, but
when he returned there last evening
from the headquarters of the Mer-
chants Republican League Club he
found the doors barred against him, "a
1t were. He was informed that the
clerk had made q mistake in assigning
him room, every room in the house
having been previously engaged.
MIR. Hill took in the situation at once.
street car for the home Of William Dye.
He 10 still there, and will continue TO
make that place HE headquarters until
the close of the convention, In the event
that the Business Mems League does
not succeed In opening hotel for him.
"Those men who are having trouble
In getting rooms for colored delegates
have only Themselves to blame" said
II. M. Kennard, president CT the Bush
ness Mems League, to-day. when we
got the convention we pledged ourselves
to take care of the colored men and we
are going to do 10. But those who
waited until the last minute will have
to take what they can get, SO long as 1t
Is clean and good. White men cannot
get accommodations at the hotels now.
They are all filed for the convention
week. But we will take care of the
oolored men as we said we would"
You may uey positively" said Major
Rainwater, that we can get places for
the lodging and feeding OF all the COL
ored delegates who apply. know this
and can show 1t. II Hill will come TO
me, which he has not done, will refer
him to places where he can put his
colored delegates, and good places, too.
do not care what difficulties may stand
In the way, the pledges we made the
national committee when we asked for
the convention, will be carried out to
the letter. For weeks past have bonn
barded the national committeeman with
letters ana kilograms asking them to
let me arrange for the accom- M cd ticn
Of their delegates.
Especially did pay attention to the
Southefners because foresaw the diff.
Guilty we might have in placing the ne
groes at the last minute. Many of them
did not reply and now they cannot get
the same quarters they might have Sc
CURED had they let US arrange 1t weeks
ago. But every one OF them will have
q good place to sleep and plenty to eat.
delegates during convention week"
To Catch the Negro Delegates.
NEW YORK, June j. e. Millhol-
land, Of the New York Mckinley
League. has telegraphed ]. J. Hill.
delegate from Mississippi to the national
convention, deploring the treatment
accorded to colored delegates by the
hotels of st. Louis. Mr.. Millholland
sdded: THE New York Mckinley
League special train Of parlor, saloon
and sleeping cars will arrive Sunday
night and will be placed at the disposal
OF yourself and other reputable colored
delegates and friends who cannot be
accommodated"