Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-11-01
Shall Hatfield Be Permitted to McDoweze West Virginia?
Official Power Used
To Compel Adherence
To Political Machine

vention at Chicago, his preferment
having been given him in each In
stance because he was Hatfield
lieutenant in Mcdowell county. DR.,
Hatfield worked openly for him all
day at the primary election at which
he was chosen a 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 DIR. Hatfield
worked at the polls at that primary
election.
DIVE KEEPER LICENSED
TWICE AFTER HIS CONVICTION.
Another of Dr. Hatfield's 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 Glasscock through the in
| fluence of DIR. III. 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 80, 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 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
i the character of the place which he
was conducting had been made pub
liic granted Calhoun license, and
had not at any time up to his resig-
nation from the court refused to
grant him license.
CAL HOLM IMPORTANT
FACTOR IN COUNTY POLITICS.
AS showing the important position
A. L. Calhoun occupies in the politi-
cal machine in Mcdowell county, DR..
Hatfield, after the arrest of Calhoun
on the charge of selling liquor with
out license at his place of business
one Sunday in August, 1903, DR.. Hat
| field went. soon af the arrest OF
| Calhoun, TO J. H Belcher, the Justice
of the Peace before whom Calhoun
had been taken fer 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
ance in the county machine of Cal
houn, he was for eight years a mem
Der of the school board in DR. Hat
fields own magisterial district and
young women teachers desiring to
see him about school matters or
women desiring positions as teachers
had to visit his office in his saloon
| to talk school business with him.
He was so bitterly attacked by Nc
| Dowell county people that he was
prevailed upon to resign from the
board last spring
Altar CaIbpunic conrfotfon and he
| fore his case had been passed upol
lby the Supreme Court, he expressed
himself as having no fear Of the re
suit, adding "the big white man is
Hooking after me" Who the "big
white man" was to whom he referred
| he did not say Bat he was well
looked after for he never served out
| his sentence of so days in Jail or paid
his fine of 800, which had been i'm
posed on him by the Criminal Court
after his conviction BIZ a jury.
DIVE KEEPER A MEMBER
OF THE STATE COMMITTEE.
| Il. Howard Harper is the negro
member of the Republican state com
mittee referred to above, whose cleo
| ton as a me nber Of that committee
was Oh account Of Or. Hatfield's sup
/ l. =
Miller, a notorious negro woman, who
for many years kept bawdy house
at keystone, all her property. ine!ud'
| ing the finest house in Keystone, in
which Harper now resides. One
piece of property which he inherited
from he- was the property where he
and hiS brother haze Tor many years
conducted a combined saloon aud
bawdy house for negroes and whites,
regardless of sex or color This
property still staLcs in tle name OF
Mrs, Mary Hickerson, ly which name
Mary Miller was also known, not hav.
ling been transferred on the land
books to Harper, to whom it was LETT
in Mary Miller's will The name
J. D. Harper appears on the window
of the saloon, the business being con
Quoted in the name OF Howard
Harpers brother, although bills
against the place are paid by Howard
Harper Upon passing to the rear
of the room in which the saloon Is
operated one finds an open door.
The adjoining room is called the ball