Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-25
Colored People OF East End Up
in Arms.
INDIGNATION MEETING HELD
Resent ,hs Revived Attempt to Get Liquor
licensrs In East End Just Out in the
County. Attorney Clark C-nsur-
cd C-pe. Fhiel.is'S at. mont.

Of East End. ana others NOT in the or
saniza ton, is Up in arms again against
the efforts Of the liquor men 70 ge, 4
l,nlhold in ,hei: community ANOTHER
mass meeting has been held at which
decisive action mas baen taken. The
association has been successful in its
fight against the liquor interests here
tofore, ana stands ready TO fight until
the last ditch is rea he'd.
The cause Of the present situation
lies in the renewed efforts on the part
OF certain liquor men 20 establish j,ilem-
selves in the Eass END. where licenses
lave been consistently refused by both
Judge Lee and Judge Blackstone.
On Monday. Capt. J. a. Fields. who
represents the association, went up ~
Warwick Courthouse and found 10 his
surprise that two gentlemen were ny
ing To gt', liquor licenses in ,.ne East
End. just over the line in the county.
X. telephoned down 10 Rev. John RI.
Tazewell who is one of the leaders in
the organiza ton, and he called i mass
meeting which was held in the East
I3nd Baptist Mission building, W. G.
Walker presiding.
After prayer by the chaplain the
president introduced Capt. Fields, who
stated that he reached the Courthouse
abbu. II 4. M: that he was surprised
to find mir. G. r. lzzell ard another
gentleman there With Nj. T. Hughes as
their attorney, wish Il lengthy petition
purn1rting to come from East End, and
y. y. Clark, representing, Capt Fields
said, the citizens Of East End praying
His Honor, Judge Lee. 10 grant liquor
i&enseS to these gentlemen ana the
Two attorneys cndeavorng to effect a
plan by which TO secure !icense-Tnat
tile court &pp.9Et two special police
men Who would keep Il striet watch
over the bar rooms; that Furthermore.
whiskey was being sold in that section
now by the wholesale. and thai there
was 70 end 10 speak easie:s; that there
was more drunkenness now in East
End Than when the saloons were open.
These We're she representation ma <
70 His Honor said Captain Fields
Bui Judge Lee knew that Attorney
clark had never represented the asso-
citation In his court and thought it best
To Wait.
After listening 20 Captain Fields the
meeting adopted the following reso!u.
tons:
WARM RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas We the resident CITIZENS OF
East End having learned with regret
Through our attorney, Capt Jas A.
Fields, that Nh. G. T. Uzzell and an
other gentleman whose name is I'M
known 10 us are trying TO secure liquor
licenses to reopen their rum shops in
the midst of our homes, and
Whereas. ~. B. Clark q man Of
our own race has made himself a party
thereto by pretending TO represent us.
that they may better perfe,,t their
plans and whereas fabulous Statement 5
We're made to His Honor concerning
our homes. therefore be 1t
Resolved. That we intelpose our OBJ
jections to the granting of liquor III
censes to any person or persons to sell
in.oNicant drinks of any kind in the
midst Of our homes; that we will al
ways oppose any one who desires TO Sc
cure license for this section or locality
Be 1t further resolved. that we con-
denim and denounce the actions of
y. B. Clark in representing lrinself as
cur attorney in order to assist these
gentlemen in getting their license.
Resolved further that we deny the
statement made to the court that whis..
key IS sold here. by the Wholesale &c
fer the fact that there has not been a
single drunk disorderly seen here
since the closing Of the saloons.
Resolved further. that the petition
presented to His Honor by the appli-
Giants fts signed by people who live all
over The city Of Newport News as far
as North Newport News, Rockets,
Elizabeth City county: some of whom
are dead and in their graves, and also
by women and children.
Be j. further resolved that cur heart
feit thanks be rendered His Honor
Judge Baker p. Lee. for referring the
matter TO our attorney before granting
the license.
These resolutions are signed by John
n. Tazewell Wesley Raney and j. r.
Haiden, the commit tee on resUlu tons
WE'RE "A LITTLE HASTY
From information obtained latter and
from the statement made by attorney
Clark. it would appear that Capt
Fields was misintc7.ned regarding the
attitude Of Attorney Clarke and that
the mass meeting was rather hasty, to
say the least. in acting as it did with
out getting C!arke's side of the case.
Attorney Clarke was seen yesterday
and denied having had anything what
ever to do with assisting the liquor
men in their efforts. He stated that
on the contrary, he was doing all that
lay in his power to protect the inter
estS of the people of that section, and
was. in fact. holding position direct
~ opposed to that attributed TO him
ny capi. Fields and the mass meeting
The committees resolutions stand
however until repealed. which action
may be taken in justice to Attorney
Clarke.
IN the meantime, the saloon man
have not obtained the licenses they
prayed for.
No,awOriby.J"yn.s
Las, evening at The East End Bap-