The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-10-08
JOHN II. WILLIAMS,
OF Massillon, Republican Candidate
for Representative,
His Betrayal OF the Miners and III Dis
graceful ETpulaion from the
Organisation.

John II. Williams, one OF the Republi-
can candidates for Representative In
this county, waa at one time General
Secretary OF the Miners Association OF
Ohio. In April, 1884, the following
charges we're preferred against him:
lal, Misrspresenting the minera OF
Ohio, while acting az a member OF their
Legislative Committee,
81, MisapprOpriating funds belonging
TO the Association.
3d. Changing the laws OF the Asa0clh-
tlOn, an adopted by the January, 1884,
Convention. the manuscript OF which
had bean left IN his hands TO be printed
for distribution,
On those charges Mr., Williams was
frat tried by the State Executive Board.
The Board submitted majority and q
minority report fhe first was a white
washing Hff air and the latter held him
10 be guilty OF all charges, State Con,
yentlOn OF the Association was called aud
held June l9,h aud 20 h, 1885, TO 6nally
d apOse OF the charges against him,
Williams held the call for q convention
10 be illegal aud did not appear. The
delegates assembled decided that the
convention had been legally calltd
They heard all evidence as 10 the guilt
OF John II. Williams, ana not only re-
moved him from the office OF Secretary,
but by a unanimous vote expelled him
from the association, They also elected
his successor, kbenezAr LswiH, the pres
ent General Secretary. After the ad'
jOurnment OF the June convention, Will
liama still held that the position OF 9ec-
retary was iilled by himself and not by
Ebenrzer Lewis. Williams and four
members OF tho Executive Board, called
% convention In the latter part OF July
NJ Masalll0n. This convention Ia gen
orally known as the Williams family
convention, IL Tepreaent0, all told, less
than l,l00 miners, which went through
the farce OF eSonerating him, after
which no resigned; q position from
which he had heen expelled the month
before. Williams and his friends signl-
lied their Willingness 10 appear before
what they were pleased TO call a legally
called convention and VII dcate HIS acta,
A convention was held NJ Columbus on
the 9th, 10th, llth and l2th Of September,
at which Williams and his friends
appeared IN full force. He was given u
two days trial, and n separate vote was
taken upon each OF the charges against
him, TIE vote resulted As f1llOwe:
Charg' III, guilty, 365; rot guilty, 3
Charge ~, pullly, 1877; not guilty, l76
Ch'rse 81, guilty, $40; not guilty, 10, II
will be te'n by the vote that all charges
were sustained. | forever sol ut rest
the question NJ 10 whether the COhyen'
ton held IN June wasa legal one or not
The following resolution was adopted:
"Rl SOLVED That We, the representatives
Of the miners OF ONO, In convention aa'
sembled, fully endorse the convention
held on June 10 h and 20lh, 1884. ~ le'
ghlly cal cd and held" rhisdispOsed OF
The whole matter IN 10 his guilt, and u
committee was appointed TO secure oil
b Okla and property which he held In his
possession. He was given fair trial NJ
thu hands OF those who employed him,
his fellow'miners They found him
guilty ard expelled him, They would
not trust bIm IN their secretary. and
they will not vote for him 10
represent them In the Ohio Legislature.
Amongst The dalegatee that voted him
guilty were four Republicans from this
county Frank Dayy and John Thomas OF
Navarro, the latter Ia president OF the
TuscaTawas Valley district. John Kit,
formerly Of Youngstown Hill, now Of
Clinton, and James Brown OF North
Lawrence, tho latter was the Republi-
can candidate for Represen tatiye, In
this county, two years ago and received
n larger vote than any candidate on the
Republican Legislative ticket. Where
Ia there an honest worklngman In the
county who can and will vote for .
traitor like John Williams.