The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-10-24
MAYOR MCADDEN
Vindicated From the MassillOn
Independents Charge
BY THE CITY COUNCIL
of Canal Fulton, no Will Not Even
Permit Their Republication and
That of the ex-Cierks to Interfere
ith Their Duty - Resolutions


That of the ex-Clerks to Interfere
ith Their Duty - Resolutions
Passed by the Body.
SPECIAL TO THE NEws-DEMooRAT.
Canal Fulton .. October 1.-THE sup
posed political boomerang of the Massillon
Independent attacking the character Of A
II MaCadden, democratic candidate for
representative falls fat In this oommu-
nifty, where MoCadden is known and re-
spected as an honorable and upright cit
izen. The Independent man seems TO have
reaped a wonderful crop of information
from the effervescent "think tank" of
Squire A j. Kittinger, who, 1t is charged,
Is ever ready to place the good name Of
other people on the same plane as his own.
The charges against Canal Fulton's
mayor were not made by any one having
any weight or influence why' Because who
would credit the malicious statements
of one who is known Throughout Stark
county as the "squealing gambler"
e. EVA Stotler Estates to Iyour
correspondent that he had made no,such
charges against McCaddenEss appared in
the Independent, I" that Emo one has.pro-
posed having the mayors books audited,
much less did the mayor refuse TO give
them up.
Mr. Stotler further remarked, that 1t Is
political gain point II you can.
Canal Fulton's municipal scandal as
the Independent chooses to call it is not a
secret but has been'a matter sofipublio
comment for year or more and further
more 1t is q well known fact that the
mayor has repeatedly asked!the.counoil to
adjust the matter notwithstandingjth the
n Jtorlous statements of Squire Kittinger
to the contrary.
HOW THE CASE STARTED.
The scandal in substance is as follows
In December, '93 there was "a forged
order presented at the. Exchange bank and
at Myers Bros for $45 in favor. of the
Northern Ohio Stone Co. which. the above
failed to negotiate The mayor discovered
this at the time and submitted the mat.
ter to the council The council then or
dered the city treasurer to- cash no orders
not countersigned. by the mayor No fur
ther crookedness was discovered until No
vember "a, when the mayor was agair
led to believe there were forged, voucher
being issued He immediately called {
meeting of the council and preferred
charges against the clerk, he. being tn,
only one having charge of bills and banl
orders.
A committee of three was appointed t
investigate the matter In. the meantime
fire occurred in which the records ant
papers belonging to the corporation, .wer
destroyed. Through the assistance of N
p Yockey of the Signal" these record
hvae been restored and will corroborate IL
statements made by the mayor.
Thirteen vouchers in. .McCadden's pos
session aggregating $3.50 were examines
by Banker e R Held and Mr. r f Myer
: and pronounced forgeries.
Mayor MoCadden did not seek to in
jure any one but simply did his dut
when he put an end to such nefariol
: business and all fair-minded people wi
applaud his stand in protecting the tG2
payers of Canal Fulton
0 Sn,rNrIrr u,UnN-E, rEc NtAypp
: The alleged fraudulent vouchers issue
by w A Stotler ex.city clerk of .Cani
4 Fulton were submitted by the mayor (
: the council Monday After comparin
: vouchers with the council proceedings {
4 same date the following resolutions wei
o passed unanimously
l., Resolved, That whereas there has az
@ peared in public print scandalous report
of corruption in the administration in tn
:, municipal affairs of Canal Fulton, Ohio
; and
4 Whereas, We find upon careful exam
u ma ion that any charges rejecting upo
the character and integrity of the mayo
or any member of the council is unjust
malicious and false And be it further
Resolved, That we find that the charge
preferred by the mayor against W A Sto
= Ter, ex city clerk of Canal Fulton, Ohio
y for issuing false and fraudulent vouchers
. is true, and that we hereby authorize tn
. mayor to take such legal steps as may /
n necessary to recover the money fraudu
, lently drawn from the treasury.
Done mt council chamber this 14th da
of October, A ID, 1895
: (Signed) William Blank,
a Clerk of the Incorporates village of Cant
y Fulton. Ohio
o Every member of the council Is =
i publican which is a complete vindicatic
y of the democratic mayor and condemrt
. tion Of the republican ex-city clerk an