Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-09
COULD NOT GET IN.
Geo. Wesley Atkinson Could
Not Bluff the Door Keeper
and Remained Outside.


the Governor Pass-Explanations
Only Made the things More Awkard
The Man Did not Give a Contin-
entail who the Visitor was he Could
not Pass-The Speech is Still Raging
in Wes' Internal Economy Juicy
Joke on the State Executive.
Governor Atkinson was down on
the programme for a speech at the
big camp fire at Music Hall last
night. But the Governor didn't
speak. That is, he made no remarks
to the emmense audience which had
gathered in the hall. But he said
few things at the main entrance to
the hall, and good many more when
he got in the West Virginia headquar-
tiers, Room 103, Grand Hotel.
The Governor couldn't get into the
hall. He wasn't veteran and he had
no ticket, and the doorkeeper didn't
care continental if he was a Cover
nor of State or half dozen States.
The story of the turning down.
of Governor, Of an honored guest, of
an expected speaker and of an individ-
ual who has national reputation by
person given little brief authority
is best told in Governor Atkinson's
own words:
because the train was late" said
Gov. Atkinson, speaking to his friends
in the West Virginia headquarters.
81 didn't stop to get anything to
eat after | registered at the hotel.
| hurried over to Music Hall as fast
as my legs would carry me, for the
reason that / was down for a speech
and didn't want to disappoint the
committee or the audience / had
telegraphed to Chairmen Melish that
the train was late, but that | would
arrive in tine, but there was no one
at the depot or the hotel to meet me.
aOf course | had no time to hunt
up any one after arrived, or, in fact,
didn't deem it necessary. | thought
all | had to do was to go over to the
hall, and get there as quickly as /
could.
Gentlemen, / have occasionally
been in positions where / had to meet
officers lower in authority than my
self, and once in a while / have OBJ
served disposition upon the part of
a subordinate to exaggerate his inn
portance, but / never ran across a
man quite the equal of that door
keeper.
"When / went up to the door, with
the intention OF passing in, that door
keer stopped me. / expected that,
and explained to him that my name
was Atkinson, and that was one of
the speakers for the evening.
'Where's your ticket?' he asked.
''I have no ticket, replied.
care you a veteran?' was his
next question.
mo, | am not, but it is only be-
cause was too young to go in the
army. did lie about my age and
enlist, but my father pulled me out
before ] could don a uniform / told
him.
'"Well, II you are not veteran you
can't get in here without a ticket
insisted the doorkeeper.
g You couldn't get in here without
ticket pot for a thousand dollars
"But, my dear sir, / said, i
haven't got ticket, don't know
where to get one, and haven't time to
get one even if | know where to get
| it,.
"'You can get ticket easy enough
if you are entitled to one by going
over to headquarters at Fourth and
Race streets, replied the doorkeeper
"Then | showed the man my in
vitation from Mr.. Melish," Governor
Atkinson continued, "but it was no
go. The doorkeeper said the invita-
ton might be all right, but that it
was no good without ticket.
sThen / went on a new tack. Il
didn't want to confess it before, ]
told the door-keeper, but am Gov
ernor of State.
1.-THE hi you are, was his reply.
" Yes, / am Governor Atkinson,
of West Virginia, l replied, and
came here primed for speech; in
fact, ! am chockful of a speech, and
| want to get it off,
/" well, you might be the Govern
or of West Virginia or of ten States,
but you don't get in here without a
ticket, he said, and concluded he
meant it,
Gentlemen, l didn't go into Music
Hall. That speech didn't make is
weighing upon me. / was sick, any
how, before / started, and my exper-
fence tonight has not made me any
better. | think I'll go home the
first thing Tomorrow"