Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15

Opponents of License Were in
Such a Hopeless Minority That
They Could Not Put Up "a Fight.
Only One Application Slipped
Througk-The Routine Business
Transacted.
The flake" hotel license question was
before council again last night, pre-
cipitating one of the most interesting
fights ever witnessed in that body
There were number of surprises to
those who were not on the inside >"
The White Cloud, against whom the
principal fight has been made, was
granted license for about five minutes.
Then 1t was all off again, through the
action of Mr. M. A. Chew, who was not
asked for, and did not give. any ex-
PLANTATION for his change Of front. The
White Cloud application, as the matter
now stands, is pending at the voting
stage.
There were not enough opponents
to license in the Second branch to put
UP a good fight. The minority was
hopeless, and the battle ground was
therefore transferred to the First
branch. One application slipped
through without much trouble, and
the others were rejected as they came
up, by votes of to 4 or to 3, until
the application of the White Cloud was
read.
This furnished the surprise of the
evening. The lobby expected larger
adverse vote against it than against
any of the others. The test of strength
was made on Mr.. Warehouses; motion
to postpone until January, 1901, and it
showed Landmesser & Co. to have a
majority. Mr.. F. c. Williams, of the
Eighth ward, who voted against all
the others, voted AYE" upon the White
Cloud.
When the vote was announced, Mr..
Williams attempted to make an ex-
PLANTATION, but was not permitted to do
SO. To Register reporter. after adj
journment, he said:
"They have held meetings and con-
ferences in the interest of all these
other applicants, and members of coun-
Gil have lobbied for the purpose of
getting license for them, but they have
opposed the White Cloud. l don't think
that is fair to Landmesser 81 Co., and
propose to stand by the under dog"
There was more feeling displayed in
the First branch than at any time
since the license question has been I'M
der consideration. If further provoca-
ton had been offered, the temper of
the members justifies the statement
that some things might have been
said which would make mighty in
terestin readin' -
In the Second Branch, seventeen mem
bers answered to roll call at eight o'clock,
and several came in later. The First
Branch Needed a member to complete a
quorum, and an officer was sent out re-
turning in a short time with Mr.. Meyer.
The license question came up in the form
of q report from the Committee on Pc
titions and "Reminiscences, recommends
ing that license be granted to the follow
ing named applicants:
Edward II. Kurtz 1916 Main street
j. b. Wilkie and Sixteenth street
Minnie Seeker, 1928 and 1893 Market
street
Otto Fish, 80 Eighteenth street
VIM, o. Walker, 1928 Water street.
F. ]. Heisel, 2ON and zoos Main street
G. A. Landmesser & Co., 1O44 Market
street.
MIR. Megrail moved to lay on the table
Indefinitely. Mr.. Narschner demanded
the ayes and noes, the vote resulting as
follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Beckett. Chew, Fair, Me-
grail, Miller, Mr.. Presidents.
Noes-Bradbury, Burke, Fitzsimmons
Fox, Healy, kalbitzer Kurtz, Long
Marschner, Maurer, Ritter, Scheehle,
Weisgerber, Zoeckler-14
Mr.. Marschner then moved to adopt the
recommendation of the committee and
grant the applications. Upon motion of
Mr. Weisgerber, it was decided to take up
the applications Individually The appli-
cation of Mr.. Kurtz was first taken up
and granted. The others were then taken
up in order and acted upon favorably
The ayes and noes were demanded on
the application of Minnie Seeker, which
was second on the list, and it was grant,
ed by vote of Is to Z. No further OBJ
lection was made until the Landmesser
petition was read. when the ayes and noes
We're again demanded. Mr. Healy in ex-
planning his vote, said he did not think
the place was fit, or its proprietor a fit
person. He called attention to the fact
that a girl jumped from a window last
Sunday.
Mr.. Fox arose. In reply to Mr.. Healy'r
he started, but he was informed that it