The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-11
st. Louis Hotels and Tony Faust
Refuse TO Feed Them.
HOTEL MEN CANCEL CONTRACTS
Hanna Hasfling 20 Get Food and
shelter for the Black Men.
Even joe Manley. Reeds Manager. Ad-
niss Mckinisyss yEczory on First
Baiiof-The National Committee Sit
tfng on Conte~ls-1scnerai Sentiment
In Favor OF n Plain sound Money
Plank.

81 LOUIS. June fa-Teat the coio- LIE
has been drawn ~ some AZ the aoxels 90
tnss sity khere esa es no tongev ans sSoaat-
TIE St. James noteg today aEeaaF refused
70 exEertAin negro aelssAteS s11 czaeelea
ssske eoatrSet * had made Tor feed.ng
ard ssoaSsns Delegates Several weeks ago
TIE oelcsrz of The TSppscaroe eizsc. an1er
the direction of NJ A. Hama. nsR&e con-
tract With Thomas =. Miller. tae proprAe-
ter Of ire ST. James hotel. 20 take care %
a certain number % delegates fer 1ye Gays
during the convention. Tse ciaa ottsceTs
tnen wrote 70 certain Southern delegations
that roons Rad been engaged Tor sasrn a.
the 81. James. Wkea Mr. Miller learned
that tac clab Intended 70 ssii the rooms
with negroes ne objected ~ permit yea
20 bring negroes here ne xaia ali mr.
help viii leaye. II VIII put me IN most
embarrassing rre1ieSmen:."
Upon the arrival Of Mr.. Hama fr0rn
Cleveland today he was tod OF what had
occurrred.
II an sorry for Mr.. Miller said Hanna
to his agent ssbns he signed A contract
and unless he lives up 70 Il he wsH fad
himself involved in = most unpleasant
legal complication"
When the hotel proprietor was notified
e tbs. he made the following NTittsa re-
ply.
'-ss. Issgts. June ia-Nr. ]. C. Dora,
Agent Tlppecanoe Club. Dear SRI can
nos entertain colarea delegates iE ogT main
6iz iag room or under tae canlrac1 VITA
your ciah. Yours truly. Thomas p. Miller" !"
IS all the leading aoss.s are crowded.
fhs Tlppesanoe claA Is In q aaandAry As
10 what i VIII DO with the cciorea dele
gates whom Il has PROMISED % take care
Of Mr.. Hanna said ne feis very sorry FOR
iha Business Mems League. which prom
isel fhs national COMMITTEES THAI there
wcrld Se no color line drawn. The
league has done everything tn It's power
20 prevent this trouble" ~ added. 'sana
do not consider u IN any Nay 10 hIaFne."
Ar. Hanna's enissart@s also rented tire
hsg sxpoS.tssu building for srSs during sfse
convention IL wss suggested that coss be
placed IN il for the Use cf the eaisrN1 men.
bat when the management az the building
learned of this Il told the club that pe-
graeS coala rot b~ chartered there. IL
was fiaallT agreed however. that the coli
cred delegates might Re fea there. Tony
Faust who haias the lease % fhe Kitchen
az the exposition. zasd hs could nas furnish
either food or cSokx q DO the wcrk. An
e1scer - sne eteh said tonight that cooks
wassl1 be imported from Cleveland.
Maay of the calsred men. OF fselr own
accord bad gene @ fhe hognas os the cob
o3wd Ysopse living asre. auf obtain hoard
and i1sgsngs- Sem. of sasm. however.
rsfuss 70 10 tssis.
rSr. John Grant. q Sherman Tex. VINO
f~s5s the rcnfess oy The NJ ksntey 4elesa~
tias from tho Esone star state. = mad over
tire treatment which ne = aEsg4Ffd Pro-
prfsia~ George sssiswaE8. - ire faeieda
hotel. expects 10 give 70 ire oolored nseEn-
bers y his delegation. Grant has q con-
tract with GraSsoaA for quarters ~ the
rsaeleie sar slix neopis. black ani white
alike and this efsa of Il The hotel nan "
gsabx % Keep TIE black delegates VIII
fct be al WED 70 eat IN the dlntng halA
Meals wfsf be xervsi fn their reeres. ard
ehere NIL - NJ lack cs Atfsasioa 20 them.
bat the discrimination win exist just the
ssne. Th,s IA what makes DR. Grant
angry HE knows thw DISPOSITION of TIE
coiored citizen wen enough % anf@Tstand
that he viii feel fnstsstsd. The fact fAat
such serxfce iz usually charged extra ard
INDUCED In hy nbfahieS who dislike Ifs
Stare cf the common hsrst viii net aEs-
usase the wrath ~ tire Harkeys.
Whsn Peter jackson. Je. Walcott and
George Dixon. she fighters. wsre IN 81
Louis. they stprprsi az tse E4acieste. and
they Aaaa their meals served IN their
rooms
r. r. Wright. coiorsd delegate from
Georgia. Es a. the southern. NJ Wright
- president of the Georgia state ce3sgs.
rse zmsa fhe negroes were treated srsn~
6aloEiy.
..Ir@ an outrage" he ssi8. that cgr
eentrarss shcala hA Cancelled the way
they are. We shall ftsve e Hr9 acceFfa-
rrsassafanus as best We car. 7 VII arpo-
shfy an1 a good pazce rnysls. bat some
az rav friends will ges sinng Ee-y aif-
f..renffy Thsrs viii ~ about tao han~
lres nexro delegates sae a2fernatss. Aaa
they ars al good men. deserving of better