The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-03-10
William Ssddler Loses
Big Contract With
Upland People
ALLEGED POLITICS THE CAUSE
veted On Committee Asaisst Wish-
e ef Operatsrs---llasser Of
Company Makes Desial.

William Ssddler, Justice Of the peace
and Republican county committeeman ol
Elkhorn district. hes lost his contract
with the Upland Coal and Coke Com.
pany. Ssddler has been employed - q
contracting miner by this company for
many years and is considered one OF the
best mines in tile Pocaholt.s coal field
and his discharge on March came As 9
shock Tn him and q surprise to his many
friends.
Many persons active in the support oI
Mr. Lilly warned Saddler more than Q
week before he was discharged that if be
supported Judge Robinson and voted on
the committee with the Hatfield side he
would lose hi- job, aud after he gave his
proxy 10 Cal Hsines On the 18th OF Feb
and gave out . statement to the pres on
the 2l"t IN which he publicly endorsel
the action Of his proxy and announced,
Il am for Robinscp, first, last and nj,
tile time" there We're open predictions
that his contract would he taken, which
was done March lst.
There are several men in this county em-
pioyed by coal companies who have been
threatened with discharge because OF
their activities for the nomin alton of
Judge Robinson which lends color to the
charge that SAddier, w..o WAS in bed sick
At the time, ~s= fred for reasons polit-
icai and his wife refused credit at the
company store. II the Lilly supporters
have added TO tax dedging. disfrsncbis-
ing Negro comrnitts emen the still mean
er practice Of threats, naturalization and
di.chsrse Tire coussry y ertx;ne in bad.
shape and our boosted political liberty is
q farce.
GENERAL MANAGER DENIES.
reDresentstive of The Mcdowell
Times called mp Judge j. j. Lincoln,
General Manager Of the Upland Coal and
Coke Company At his Office at Upland
over the phone snd stated that the charge
is Icing made that S~ddIer was discharr-
I'd for political reasons and asked wheth-
er he would dsns or confirm the report.
Judge Lincoln replied that Saddler had
been relieved Of his contract but politics
had nothing to do with it, That Ssddler
Was driving the main entry and was not
doing much with the contract and that
since he has been sick his work has run
behind. The Judge intimat<d that in
taking Ssddier's contract the company
did HIM favor because he was in debt
10 the company and would not now have
70 pay.
When Squire SaddIer's attentien was
called To the above be stated that no rea-
son Was gwen tor relieving him of hi.
work. Several persons had intim--ted to
him that he would be DISCHARGED IL no
persisted in supporting Rohinson. He
further stated that an official OF the COM
psny came 70 his home and after talking
briefly OF his work then advised him N
stand by Mr.. whyte. Saddler reminded
hun that iour years ago his company and
himself were lighting Mr. W. w. WHITE
bitterly. At that time Mr.. whyte was a
candidate for county chairman. Nov he
y candidate for no Office and no one i-
hgnting him, but this official insi.ts-d
that ssddIer with the company should
stand by Mr.. Whvte now. He admits
that he was behind with hi- work but
that the company and not he was ~
sponsible. For more than q month he
could not get sufficient cars. pushet car,
through mud on boards for sbous half q
mile becsuse the company would not leg
rails Tor him and that there seemed to he
a studied effort IN hinder his work.