The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-31

room 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
and sex or color
bars no one from the occupancy OF
any part of the building. This
place was never refused liquor II
|cense while DR.. Hatfield was on the
bench as member the county
court, although its character was well
known throughout Keystone. On
the contrary, Howard Harper was
given political preferment through
the influence Of DIR. 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 DIR. Hatfield,
with full knowledge Of its character
MATTERS NOT PERTINENT
BUT ANSWERS WOULD INTEREST
Whether e. Fl. Harper paid from
his inheritance from Mary Miller
SIS, 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. III. Harper
land Al. r. Calhoun were guests at a
banquet given at Mary Miller's home
| one night: whether Al L. Calhoun and
FL. III. Harper were guests of DR.. Hat
| field at supper at his home one night,
1.-THE other members of his family leav-
ling the house for the occasion, have
mo 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
I in politics, and therefore need not be
discussed here.
Not all the saloons in Mcdowell
county are Of the character OF Cal
lhog1nss and Harper's. Some OF them
hare conducted with the utmost order
iand REGENCY. But every person who
Ireceiyes license to sell liquors must
lbe contributor to the Republican
campaign funds and should one fail
| to contribute or to execute any other
Iorders given for political action ne
would have every reason to fear that
his license would not be renewed at
I the following license term of the
court
lFRIENDsHlP FOR ROOSEVELT
| COSTS SALOON KEEPER LICENSE
Ben H. Powell, of Wilcoe, Is q
former saloon-keeper of that place
who has felt the power OF the politi
cal machine built UP by DR.. Hatfield
1 in Mcdowell county. Mr.. Powell
conducted one of the reputable class
lof saloons. No women were admitted
lin his place in any capacity; no gam
bling was permitted and no disorder
lily conduct was tolerated. Mr.
Powell simply sold liquors, not being
lengaged In anytef the other kinds Of
business which mark SO many Of the
Mcdowell county saloons. When he
lapplied for license at the June tern
l of. court 1912, his application bore The
endorsement Of some Of the mos
lprominent citizens of the county, be
cause they desired in the rough min
ling communities to encourage thu
Isaloons. The manager of the larg
lest coal mining concern in that par
lof the county was one of his endors
Iers. Mr.. Powell's license was re
fused and license was granted to
cousin of DR. Hatfield to conduct
Isaloon in the same building wher'
4 Powell had been in business Tn
refusal to grant license to Mr.. Powell
Twas not because he had been remis'
Il in his contributions He was nc
publican, member from Adkins dis
sitrict of the Republican county com
Imittee and was a working Republi
lean The trouble was his activit.
was directed in behalf Of Theodore
Il Roosevelt instead of Mr.. Taft, and ~
jsent Roosevelt delegation from BIZ
district to the Huntington convention
Iof May 16, which in turn selected. tn
delegates to the Repu' lean Nationa
II Convention at Chicago. The day be
fore the district convention, MI
Powell was approached BY a mem
Iber of the county court and asked t
'lsend a Taft delegation from his dis
.itrict on the following day. MI
Powell refused to do SO and wa
warned in the presence Of anothe
man that he would better do SO, TO
1.-THE license term Of the court was no
liar away. He sent a Roosevelt dele
j, lgation to Huntington and his licens
a was refused at the June term Of tn
county court.
( IL OYALTY TO MACHINE
slAND LIBERALiTY REQUIRED.
II Loyalty to the machine and liberia
;iity in contributing seem to be tn
chief requisites of applicants TO
!, Iliquor licenses in Mcdowell county
!, 1.-THE character Of the applicant or th
lpIace he operates under the licens
lseem to make no difference at al
Z lsince some Of the most orderly an
ldecently conducted saloons In th
county have been refused license
, iwhile the dives such as Calhoun
land Harper's go on year In and yea
Z lout, with never any trouble abou
license.
81 Whenever a campaign fund Is n
! Iquired for any particular campaigl
+ lsuch as the primary election can
$ Ipaign for the nomination or the pre-
lent State campaign, meetings
! Those to whom licenses have bee