The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-06-29

Charles Wolf was carried on the
pay roll of the institution above re-
ferred to and has evidence of the
fact that said Charles Wolf was
not at said institution during the
four months and one half above
referred to; and in support Of the
other charges made against both of
the accused, respectfully asks your
honorable board to take the te5ti-
mony of J. q. Fidler, r. S. Har-
mount, Frank Knisley, all en-
ployes of the institution above
mentioned, also r.. w. Paddock, Of
Charlevoix, Mich, formerly Assist
ant superintendent"
Prior to the recent State Conven-
tion IL is alleged that an arrange
ment was entered into by which
President John F. White, of the
Board of Managers, agreed to de-
liver a solid anti Hanna delegation
from Hooking County. In return
for this favor he was to have the
privilege of placing a certain num-
ber of employees in the institution.
When the delegation was chosen
White thought the members were
all right, and wired to Governor
Bushnell TO that effect. AT con-
vention time, however, ii was found
that but two of the delegation were
anti Hanna men, and White was
not given the places desired at the
institution. He was, however, al
lowed to place one Smith as night
watchman, in place of a man to be
turned off later on.
The Green County failure to
send a solid anti-Hanna delegation
to the State Convention is also re-
sponsible for the failure of one e.
ID. Osborne to hold his place with
the institution. 1t is claimed that
he was given place as printer in
the institution in return for his
pledge that a delegation of the
right kind should be selected in his
county. The Green County dele.
cation did not develop, and at the
next meeting of the board after the
State Convention Mr.. Osborne was
turned down.
A rigid rule exists that member:
of the boards of managers of state
institutions shall not place theil
relatives at such an institution
This rule is usually avoided by 6
trading policy, by. which relative.
of member of one board is placed
at some. other institution in return
for similar favor. r.. e. Jones, o
Columbus, one of the mbers O.
the Lancaster board, is said, how
ever, to have broken this rule by
giving his niece, Miss Meredith
the place of the stenographer at tht
, Lancaster farm. No charge is made
that Miss Meredith is not thor
oughly competent stenographer.
So badly mixed did matters be
come recently that several of thu
3 officers and guards Of the institu
tion signed a petition to Governu
Bushnell, asking him to make al
. investigation of the matter anC
;, straighten out affairs. The boart
termed this an act of insubordina
, tion and Issued a letter to thu
various employees, specifically
warning them that further conduc
of this kind would not be tolerated
: The board claimed the right t.
-, regulate the affairs of the institu
tion as they saw fit, and would no
suffer interference. Retaliation
, did not stop with the issuing o
. this letter, however. Instead, hal
a dozen of the most trustworth,
, employees of the institution wer,
given their walking papers. Anon.
: them were r. S. Harmount, of Ros
County, a graduate of the Obi,
Wesleyan University at Delaware
who had been employed as Super
" intendent of Schools. Frank Knis
ley, of Green County, once propos
ed for Assistant Superintendent
also fell by the wayside, along wit
= many others. f. M. McAdams
: the electrician of the institution, /
too valuable man to be turned
adrift just now, but it is understoo,
there that as soon as j. A. Sterling
the engineer, shall become &C
:, quainted with the workings O
electricity McAdams must wall
the plank. His offense, too, wa
> characterization"
The stated object of the men VIII
preferred The charges is to compe
!, an investigation of the manner il
which the affairs of the institution
are conducted. AS soon as tha
shall have been accomplished the,
promise to develop many other ney
and Interesting facts