Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-10-29

stance because he was Hatfield
| lieutenant in Mcdowell county DIR.
Hatfield worked openly for him all
day at the primary election at which
| he was chosen member of the
State committee and at which Dr.
| Hatfield was nominated for Cover
nor His name is pritned along with
that of DR.. Hatfield on the sample
! ballots with which DR.. Hatfield
worked at the polls at that primary
election.
DIVE KEEPER LICENSED
TWICE AFTER HIS CONVICTION.
Another of DR.. Hatfields lieuten-
ants in Mcdowell county is A. L. Cal
/ houn, negro, the proprietor of one
/ of these saloons in Keystone, where
neither sex nor color is barred. He
/ is the man who was convicted of sell
( ing liquors without license and on
Sunday; he carried his case up to
the Supreme Court, where the YER
dict of the jury in the Criminal Court
was affirmed; who was pardoned by
Governor Glasscoek through the in
fluence of DR.. H. d. Hatfield over the
protest of the pardon attorney of the
State and the prosecuting attorney of
Mcdowell county. Twice after his
conviction and sentence. with Dr..
Hatfield present as a member of the
county court, this same Calhoun was
granted license, once for the year
ending June 30, 1910, and once for the
year ending June 30, 1911 For the
year ending June 80, 1912, Calhoun
applied for license in the name of
John L. Williams, his own check be-
ing used. however. to pay for the
license. DR.. Hatfield had resigned
from the county court by that time
but was generally credited then as
he is now, with controlling the court.
A petition in writing was presented
protesting against the granting of
that license, and it was signed by
about 1,400 persons. The license
was granted and as late as the first
of October 1912. the name of A. l..
Calhoun was still on the saloon,
which was being run in his build
ing and inquiries on the street as to
where Calhoun's saloon was were an
swered by persons who pointed out
the place against the licensing of
which the protest of 1,400 persons
was presented. Whether DR.. Hat
field controls the county court or not
is immaterial, since he had twice
after Calhoun's conviction and after
! the character of the place which he
was conducting had been made pub
| lie granted Calhoun license, and
! had not at any time up to his resig-
nation from the court refused to
grant him license.
CALHOUN IMPORTANT
p HnTIMTN Dbl ITiCC
AS showing the important position
A. L. Calhoun occupies in the poiiti-
| cal machine in Mcdowell county, DIR.
Hatfield, after the arrest OF Calhoun
/ on the charge of selling liquor with
out license at his place Of business
! lone Sunday in August, 1903, DIR. HAT
field went, soon after the arrest OIL
| calhoun. 10 J. H. Belcher, the Justice
/ of the Peace before whom Calhoun
had been taken for hearing, and IN
discussing the case, said. Squire,
what are they trying to do to us?
Ruin our party?"
As further evidence of the import
lance in the county machine OF Cal
Ihoun. he was for eight years mem
/ Der of the school board in DR.. HAT
fields own magisterial district and
Young women teachers desiring TO
lsee him about school matters or
women desiring positions as teachers
had to visit his office in his saiooh
70 talk school business with MIN.
/ He was so bitterly attacked by NC
! Dowell county people that he was
prevailed upon to resign from the
board last spring.
After Calhoun's conviction and Pc
! fore his case had been passed upol
,by the Supreme Court, he expressed
/ himself as having no fear OF the re-
lsult adding "the big white man Is
Looking after me" Who the big
white man" vas to whom he referred
he did NOT say. But he was well
looked after, for he never served OUT
! his sentence of go days in jail or pad
. his fine of 800, which had been I'M
rosed on him by the Criminal Court
after his conviction by jury.
DIVE KEEPER A MEMBER
OF THE STATE COMMITTEE.
f Howard Harper is the negro
member of the Republican state com
mittee referred 10 above, whose esec-
ION az \ me nber Of that ccmmlttee
was OF, account If Or. Hatfields sup
Dorr He inherited from Mary
Miller. a notorious negro woman, wno
for many years kept bawdy house
ut keystone, all her property, lhcH'u,
fpg the finest house in Keystone, ~
Which Harper now resides one
piece of property which he lnherl' So
rom be~ was the property where ne 9
Ind his brother ha~ e Tor many yeai
conducted combined saloon anu
bawdy house for negroes ana "n u,t;
~eeardIesg of sex or color ms ds
. property sfiH stands in the name :,
. Mrs Mary Idckerson, iy when Ial All
q. Mary Miller was also known, not Ia Ia.
ing been transferred on the id aast
, BOOKS to Harper, to whom It was a irns
q. In Mary Miller's will. me nalns
, u. D. Harper appears on the , wlhc cop
. Of the saloon, the business BENG co ~
. Quoted in the name OF How h;i1s
, Harpers brother, although pa, y
. against the place are paid by "a. how raa,
, Harper Upon passing to the ,eor red +
Of the room in which the saioo dno !.
Z operated one finds an open ub bol
7. The adjoining room is called Tue D'''