Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-27
AND NERNTT RESIGNS ALSO.
Governor Requests The Republican
Member To Leave Supervis-
orS' Board.
CHARGES PREFERRED BY Mr..
JAS. H. MURDOCH.
Chairman of Central Committee Ac-
cused officer Of Using His
Place For Private
Gain.

Shortly after O'Clock this atters
noon Mr.. Robert Il. WeTntz, Republi.
can member of the Board Of Super
visorss of Election for Anne Arundel
County, resigned that position at the
request of Governor Edwin Warfield.
Charges were preferred against Mr.
Werntz on July % by Mr.. James IL.
Murdoch. chairman of the Repnb-
lican State Central Committee, in
which it was alleged that the Repub
lican member of the board was a
candidate for Office and that he was
using his Office TO further his nominA-
tion as Register of Wills on the Re
publican ticket.
Mr.. Werntz was received most cour-
teouslv by.His Excellency and was at
once asked for his reply TO the charges
of Mr.. Murdoch. Mr.. Werntz galleged
fatty that it was not Mr.. Murdock,
but DR. Washington q. Tuck, who
had really preferred the charges, inti-
mating in no measured terms that Mr..
Murdock was little more than the
henchman of the local postmaster.
He further charged Mr. Murdoch with
having been promised the Republican
vacancy in the Board of Supervisors.
Continuing the accused supervisor
said that he had not made any ayowal
of his candidacy. and that he was not
candidate for the Office of Register
of Wills. In concluding Mr.. Werntz
said "If you desire that | tender
my resignation. stand ready to do
so Immediately.
Governor Warfield said "Mr
Werntz, it looks to me as if you had
become actively involved in the parti-
san fight inside the Republican party.
Under all the circumstances don't
you think that you had best tender
your resignation +? This is, apparent
ly, heated contest, and your fsympa-
thies are rather more with one side
than with the other.
Mr.. Werntz at once wrote and
handed to His Exoellency the follow
ing:
To his Honor, Governor Edwin War.
field.
Sir IL hereby tender you my resig
nation as "a Supervisor Of Elections
for Anne Arundel County.
Respectfully,
II. l.. WERNTZ.
Mr.. Murdoek, who was present, at
once approached Governor Warfield
and asked that he (Murdock) be not
appointed in Mr.. Werntz's place. To
this Governor Warfield replied that he
had no intention of appointing Mr.
Murdoch or any member of the Repub-
lican party who was ia any way a
partisan, but must have from the Re
publican State Central Committee the
names of non partisan as we'll as good,
pure and upright mel. from which to
make his appointment.
The charges against Mr.. Werntz
were as follows
[ would herewith respectfully call
your attention to the fact that Robert
l.. Werntz, Supervisor OF Elections
for Anne Arundel County, is candi
date for the Republican nomination
for Register of Wills of Anne Arundel
county, and by these presents do here.
by prefer charges against him for using
his Office as Supervisor of Elections
to further his nomination as Register
of Wills for Anne Arundel county on
the Republican ticket
And would respectfully ask that, in
confirmation of this, you would in
terview Charles III. Russell. of j., of
Annapolis and Il Tilghman Brice, OF
the Third district of this county, both
of whom can give you information
regarding the matter, as they have
both been approached on the subject
by Mr.. Werntz in the last few days.
If so desired, | will have both these
gentlemen appear before you at any
time YOU may suggest.
JAMES HtMURDOCK,
Chairman Republican State Central
Committee of Anne Arundel County.
1t is also charged that Mr.. WerDtz
has been acting in conjunction with
Mr.. Revell, the Democratic member
of the board, who was last week re-
moved from Office by the Governor on
the ground that Mr.. Reyell was a can
didate for Office.
81 see by the papers, said the Gov
ernor yesterday. that Mr. Penny, OF
Howard county, has been nominated
for county commissioner. He is a
member Of the Board of Election Su-
pervisors for that county and, follow
ing the rule / have made in Anne
Arundel county, / have notified his
friends that l shall expect his resig-
nation. shall not deviate from this
rule. No Supervisor Of Elections has
any right TO become a candidate foi
Office and hold his Office. II they dc
not resign 7 shall proceed to remove