Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-13
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Statement Issued by Wesley A. Max
well
Speelal CORRESPONDENCE of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF Inc Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, October H. 1905
Mr. Wesley A. Maxwell, president of the
Montgomery County Anti-Saloon League,
has issued a statement in which he denies
that the executive committee of the league
has directly or indirectly declared in favor
of or against any of the candidates for Office
in this county on either the democratic or
republican ticket, as has been charged He
further states that the league had no choice
of candidates in the recent democratic pri-
mary contest. Mr.. Maxwell does not think
that any action will be taken by the execu-
tive committee of the organiza ton calcu-
lated to influence the free choice by mem
bers of the league OF candidates they may
severally prefer, as he is personally salts
fed there is no occasion for the temperance
question becoming an issue in this cam
paign.
The statement says the league is not allied
with any political party or faction, and that
its purpose is to be active in politics only
when the interests of the temperance cause
require it.
Mr.. Maxwells statement is in direct con-
tradiction to the assertions of at least two
members of the executive committee of the
league. who have stated that at the recent
meeting of the committee the various can
didats for office were considered as to their
probable position on the local option cues
ton, and that certain of them were tnfor-
maliy declared to be all right, while others
were agreed to be unsatisfactory. Accord
ing to these gentlemen, certain members of
the committee were in favor of requiring
those candidates whose position on the tenn
perance question was in doubt to declare
themselves, one member in spirited speech
declaring that unless they state their posi-
ton he, for one. would vote against them,
and he knew of fifty other democrats who
would do likewise.
1t is thought that a lively controversy
among the members of the leagues execu-
tive committee is imminent.
A license to marry was issued here today
to Mr.. Horace Edgar Troth, jr. and Miss
Grace Edith Harr. both Of Forest Glen, this
county.
A jury of inquisition has decided that the
mental condition of Mrs. Elizabeth G.
Thomas, aged eighty-four years, of Sandy
Spring. this county. is such that she is in
capable of properly taking care of estate
of $4,000 and life interest In a farm and
Mr. Edward p. Thomas has been appointed
trustee to take charge of the estate.
Mr.. Frank Herbert Payne and Miss Mary
Elizabeth Matthews. both of Washington,
Philip Mcclure, pastor of ST. Mary's Cath
olic Church. The young folks returned to
the city Immediately after the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Lloyd Fawcett of Spen-
cerville, this county, have announced that
their daughter, Miss Helen Fawcett, will be
married to Mr.. Truman Ross Cissell also of
the Spenceryille neighborhood, the after
noon of October %, the ceremony to take
place at st. Marks Episcopal Church, at
Falkland
The funeral of Mrs. Samuel English. who
died suddenly of heart failure at her home
at this place. took place yesterday afternoon
from the Free Methodist Church, Rockville
Rev. Mr.. Scull. pastor of the Free Methodist
Church at Alexandria. conducted the sery-
ices. The interment was In Rockville GEM
etery.
John Walter McGaba the infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter v. McGaha of Potomac
district, this county. died yesterday, aged
eight months.