Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-11-01

iroom and an electric piano is in one
corner. Instructions are given to in
quirers 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
Unfortunately and sex or color
bars no one from the occupancy of
any part of the building. This
place was never refused liquor IL
cense 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 a 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 DIR. 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
| IS 900 to DR. Hatfield for medical
services to the woman during her life
time; whether the enlarged portraits
of DIR. 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. II. Harper
and A. l.. Calhoun were guests at
banquet given at Mary Miller's home
one night; whether A. l.. Calhoun and
e. II Harper were guests of DR. Hat
field at supper at his home one night,
the other members Of his family leay-
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
.CosTS SALOON KEEPER LICENSE
Ben II. Powell, of Wilcoe, Is a
former saloon-keeper of that place
who has felt the power of the politi-
cal machine built up by DIR. Hatfield
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
ly conduct was tolerated. Mr..
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 he
applied for license at the June term
'of court 1912, his application bore the
endorsement OF some of the most
prominent citizens of the county, be-
cause they desired in the rough min
ing communities to encourage the
orderly rather than the disorderly
saloons. 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. The
refusal to grant license TO Mr.. Powell
was not because he had been remiss
in his contributions. He was Re
publican, member from Adkins dis
trict of the Republican county com
mittee and-was a working Republi.
can. The trouble was his activity
was directed In behalf of Theodore
Roosevelt instead Of Mr. Taft. and he
sent a Roosevelt delegation from his
district to the Huntington convention
of May 16, which in turn selected the
delegates to the Repu' lean National
Convention at Chicago. The day be-
fore the district convention, Mr..
Powell was approached by a mem
Der Of the county court and asked to
send a Taft delegation from his dis
trict on the following day. Mr..
Powell refused to do so and was
warned in the presence of another
man that he would better do so, for
the license term Of the court was not
far away He sent Roosevelt dele
CATION to Huntington and his license
was refused at the June term OF the
county court,
LOYALTY TO MACHINE
AND LIBERALlTY REQUIRED.
Loyalty to the machine and liberal.
ity in contributing seem to be the
chief requisites of applicants for
liquor licenses in Mcdowell county.
The character Of the applicant or the
place ne operates under the license
seem to make no difference at all,
since some of the most orderly and
deeentIy conducted saloons ia the
county have been refused license,
while the dives such as Calhoua's
and Harpers go on year in and year
out, with never any trouble about
| license.
Whenever a campaign fund is re-
quired for any particular campaign,
such as the primary election cam
paign for the nomination or the pres
| ent State campaign. meetings OF
those to whom licenses have been