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

iooil anu an electric piano is in one
corner. Instructions are given to in
lqulrers to drop nickel in the piano
and the girls" from upstains will
come down. In this ball room negro
and white men and women mix
indiscriminately and sex or color
bars no one from the occupancy of
any part of the building. This
place was never refused liquor IL
lcense while Dr. Hatfield was on the
bench as a member the county
court, although its character was we'll
known throughout keystone. On
the contrary, Howard Harper was
given political preferment through
the influence of DR.. Hatfield. Har-
per IS large contribu or to the Re-
publican campaign fund of Mcdowell
county, his contributions coming
from money made in part from the
sale of white women to negro men in
his disorderly house run in connec-
ton with his saloon, which was re-
peatedly licensed by Dr. Hatfield,
with full knowledge of its character.
MATTERS NOT PERTINENT
BUT ANSWERS WOULD INTEREST
Whether f. H. Harper paid from
his inheritance from Mary Miller
$4,000 to DR.. Hatfield for medical
services to the woman during her life
time; whether the enlarged portraits
Iof DR. Hatfield, w W. Whyte, DR..
Epling and Charles Harmon were
presented by these men TO Mary
Miller during her life and hung on
the walls of her house; whether DR..
Hatfield, w w. Whyte, E. H. Harper
and A. l.. Calhoun were guests at
banquet given at Mary Miller's home
one night; whether A. l.. Calhoun and
f. Fl. Harper were guests of DR.. Hat
| field at supper at his home one night,
the other members of his family leav-
| ing the house for the occasion, have
no bearing on his political conduct,
except as they might indicate his close
| friendship for the proprietors of these
low dives whom he delights TO honor
| in politics. and therefore need not be
discussed here.
Not all the saloons in Mcdowell
county are of the character of Cal
houn's and Harper's. Some of them
are conducted with the utmost order
and decency. But every person who
receives license to sell liquors must
be a contributor to the Republican
campaign funds and should one fail
| to contribute or to execute any other
orders given for political action he
would have every reason to fear that
his license would not be renewed at
| the following license term of the
court
FRIENDSHIP FOR ROOSEVELT
lCOSTS SALOON KEEPER LICENSE
Nf
! former saloon keeper of that place
| who has felt the power OF the politl-
cal machine built up by DR.. Hatred
| in Mcdowell county Mr.. Powell
conducted one of the reputable class
| of saloons. No women were admitted
| in his place in any capacity; no gam
bling was permitted and no disorder
ily conduct was tolerated. MI
Powell simply sold liquors, not being
engaged in any of the other kinds OF
business which mark so many OF the
! Mcdowell county saloons. When ne
appIied for license at the June term
of court 1912, his application bore the
endorsement of some of the most
nrominent citizens of the county, pc
cause they desired in the rough MN
ling communities to encourage the
Eorderly rather than the disorderly
ealoons The manager of the larg-
est coal mining concern in that part
of the county was one OF his endors-
ers Mr. Powell's license was re-
fused and license was granted TO
| cousin of DR.. Hatfield to conduct a
| saloon in the same building where
! Powell had been in business. Inc
| refusal To grant license to Mr.. PoWeH
| was not because he had been remIss
| in his contributions. He was a ne
| publican, member from Adkins dls-
| trict of the Republican county COM
mittee and was working RepuDh-
lean The trouble was his actlVlty
Twas directed in behalf of Theodore
Roosevelt instead of Mr.. Taft, ana ne
semi q Roosevelt delegation from ms
district to the Huntington convention
/ of Nav 16. which in turn selected the
DELEGATES to the Republican Natlonai
convantion at Chicago. The day be-
fore the district convention, MT.
Powell was approached by lnei ~
her of the county court ana askeu ~
send a Taft delegation from MS us
ltrict on the following day. MI.
Powell refused to do so anu Mas
warned in the presence VI g.
man that he would better do so, IoI
the license term of the court was no'
FAR awav. He sent Roosevelt oeie,
cation to Huntington and his llcense
was refused at the June term Oh Tue
county court.
oyAITY TO MACHINE
land LIBERALiTY REQUIRED:
LOYALTY to the machine ana lipet 4aa
lity in contributing seem to De t sar
chief requisites of applicants ,, -,
l;auor licenses in Mcdowell county :, :
The character of the applicant or .ne
Mace he operates under the licen ~,
s psar TO make no difference at an;
since some of the most orderly anu aha
decpntly conducted saloons Ia ans
county have been refused icemss =
While the dives such as Calnou aar
and Harper's go on year IN anu o u
ant with never any trouble ABOUT
license. fund is re-
,,,,red for any particular campals !,
e gun - as the primary election cam,
n ain for the nomination or the pres u
p"ie 1.. camnaign meetings VI