Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
CHAIRMAN WERNTZ HESlGNED.
Bids for State Printing opened-An-
napolis Notes.
of The Star.

snecal Correspondence OF The Star
ANNAPOLIS, July p, 1905.
Shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon MI
Robert L. WerntZ, republican mempeT oA
the board of supervisors or election 1or
Anne Arundel county, resigned that posi-
ton at the request of Gov. Edwin Warheld
Charges were preferred against WefhtZ
July % by James Murdoch. chairman Oh the
republican state central committee, In "hich
IL was alleged that the republican methpef
of the board was candidate for ofhce, ana
that he was using his office TO further MS
nomination as register of wills on the re-
publican ticket.
Under the provisions OF the state printing
law. passed by the last session of the gen
eral assembly, the board OF pubic WORKS
composed of the governor, the state CON
troller and the secretary of state, TINS
morning opened the bids for the state print
ing for the coming year. There was a much
larger number OF competing printers from
all over the state than heretofore, the Gus
tom having been in the past for the plds
for this work to be opened ana awarded py
the clerk of the court of appeals
The lowest bidder today for the Job OF
doing all of Maryland's printing FOR the
coming wear was King Brothers OF Balti-
more whose figure was 1889 one dollar
under $4,000 The contract was not finally
awarded the board taking the bids under
consideration before giving out the work.
In addition to the naming OF candidates
for the coming county election. yesterday
the democratic county convention received
the report from its committee on resolutions
and credentials and adopted them.
The first resolution reported was that
dealing with roads in the county. The reso-
luton dealt upon the necessity OF new
and modern road law, and advocated the
subdivldng of the present road districts
into smaller areas that those sections which
desired expensive and more modern roads
might be given their desire without necessi-
tating the sharing of the expense In
volved by those taxpayers who did
not feel that they could afford such
improvements Another resolution adopted
dealt with the suffrage amendment,
calling upon every democrat worthy
to be called a democrat and every white
man worthy TO be called a white man" for
full and unqualified support of the amend
ment. This resolution, when read by the
chairman of the committee reporting 1t:
was source of great enthusiasm and
brought forth round after round Of ap-
plause.
The base ball team of second lleutenants
at the marine school of application yester-
day afternoon defeated the team of the
plebe class of the Naval Academy by a
score OF Ii to II in close and interesting
| ten-inning game. The contest was played
on the academy diamond, and was a tie
from the eighth inning. both sides having
then made ten tallies.
Col. George E. Head United States army,
retired, today awarded the contract to Fred
oten4e ioi puiioiNS u handsome nome at
Murray Hill, fashionable suburb of An
napolis The home when completed 1t is
said, will be the handsomest residence in
ANNAPOLIS.
City Clerk Phil. E. Porter. assisted by
Maj. James Porter, has taken up the active
preparation for the new tax levy for the
coming new assessment. This work will take
most OF the clerks time, with that of his
assistant, between now and the next meet
ing OF the city council on the second Mon
day night in August.
Private Arthur Jacobs of this city has
been honorably discharged from Company
O, LIST Infantry. Maryland National Guard,
commanded by Capt. Phil. q. Porter, BY