Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
MONTGOMERY POLITICS
Effect of State Nominations on the County
Ticket.
Allan rutherford Not Popular I'm His
Own COMMUNICATING Up
n Record.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.


ROCKVILLE. Md, September 1S.-The
campaign in this county is just be-
ginning to warm up and show some signs
of life. 1t cannot, however, be said to be
animated even yet The republican county
committee meets here this afternoon to
consider registration, and a number of the
candidates on the county ticket are here
also talking over the situation. Conserva-
tive republicans consider they have some
chance of electing a portion of their coun-
ty ticket this fall, although the general be-
lief is expressed that heavy weight was
tied around the neck of the party when
Mr.. Allan Rutherford was put on the state
ticket. The gentleman is resident of
Montgomery county, and while he has many
stanch followers, and while he has many
with an equal number of bitter opponents
in his own party. The expectation Is that
his record will be attacked earnestly by the
democrats. and his opponents suggest that
it is not strong enough to stand the strain.
An article in the Baltimore Sun this morn
ing Is exciting wide comment here. 1t
speaks of the many inquiries being made at
the Treasury Department for the record of
Allan Rutherford and then says:
HE was for nearly eight years third au-
ditor of the Treasury Department under
General Grant Early in September 1875,
ne was sent as special commissioner to
Great Britain on business connected with
the Treasury Department. returning the
following December. During his absence
secretary Bristow appointed a commission
10 investigate the workings of the third
auditors office, and this commission re-
ported that some fault should be found in
the method by which claims submitted
through the quartermaster of the army
had been passed General Rutherford. on
hearing of the investigation instituted in
his absence and of the report. which re-
Elected on him. sent in his resignation early
IN December, and 1t was accepted in Janu-
airy, 1885,
The Sun says that Gen. Grant after this
Endorsed Rutherford as honest, capable
and faithful" The article then continues:
The Matter of Political Assessments.
1T is asserted by those who are looking
into Mr.. Rutherford's record that when in
government Office he collected political as
sessments from other office holders, and
there was some irregularity in his manner
of handing over the same. Also that when
practicing pension attorney in this
city he secured important official infOrma-
ton through doubtful means These
charges. or some of them. were said to lie
of vague character. and were denied by
Nj. rutherford, and one of his friends
SAID today, had certainly never been
proven
All of this talk is highly delightful to the
democrats in Montgomery. who had looked
for hard fight in the county, and discour-
aging to the republicans. Said one we'll
known county republican today: "Coi.
Grosvenor, Z deputy auditor of the treas
ury. put Rutherford in nomination a Bal
timore. In his speech ne said that if his
man was nominated he pledged Montgom-
cry county for the republican column
That sort of talk is mere boSh. and on Il
par with Rutherfcrd's and Grosyenor',
bitter attack on the admnist ra lions civil
service record at the Rockville convention.
we had chance tO carry the county he
u O,,,;, i
anything could kill that chance his nomi-
nation has"