The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-24
KEEP OUT OF POLITICS.
Such an Order Has Bee n
Issued at the Presidents Di-
rection to the Federal Office

holders.
A press dispatch from Washing
ton last week says:
Federal officeholders in the
several States have been notified
through the departments that it
is the order of the President that
all who held political Office must
either relinquiSh their Federal
commissions or their political pc
sitiOnS.
The dispatch says this applies
to postmasters. United States
marshals and other Federal office
holders throughout the country
who are active in politics.
As a result of the order, it is
stated, it will be necessary for at
least three of the men now III the
customs service to sever their
active and official connection with
the Republican party organiza
ton. These are:
Charles S MOntell, cashier of
the Sub Treasury, who is a mem
Der of the Republican City Com
mittee, representing the Third
COuncilmanic district.
Charles H. Roberts, night in
Speetor who is a member of the
City Committee from the Twenty.
third ward.
Charles IL. Oldfeld, day inspec-
tor. who is chairman of the How
ard County State Central Com
mittee.
The three mentioned are all in
the classified service and will un
doubtedly be affected by the order.
whether it is meant to apply to all
Federal otficeholderS or merely to
those in the classified service. If
the latter are the only ones meant
the claim is made that Messrs.
Montell, Roberts and Oldfeld are
the only ones IN the entire Gus
toms service under Collector Stone
who will be affected, which, it is
urged, is very good showing. in
deed. Having as yet received no
official notification of the PreSi-
dents order. however, the officials
are in considerable doubt as to its
scope, and it is admitted that if
it is proposed to apply this rule to
all the Federal officials in Mary
land it will mean many changes
in the party organization.
Ii the order is of a sweeping
nature it will become necessary
for the following officials to resign
either their Federal or their politi-
cal positions:
Collector of Internal Revenue
j. l.. GoldSborough, who is chair
man of the County Central Com
mittee of Dorchester county.
Sub Treasurer A. Lincoln Dry.
den. who is chairman of the
County Central Committee of
Somerset county.
George E. Sharrer. Deputy In
ternal Revenue Collector, who is
chairman of the County Central
Committee of Carroll county.
&. Ross Mace, United States
Appraiser, who is chairman of I he
Baltimore County Central Com
mittee.
Samuel H. De Hoff, employed in
the Internal Revenue Office, and
a member of the Baltimore County
Committee.
John W. Cable, Deputy Naval
Officer, mem Der of the Washing
ION County Central Committee.
John I. Markell. National
Bauk Examiner. member of Fred
erick County Committee.
The office that would be most
affected by the order if it is meant
to apply to both classified and un-
classified officials, it is said. will
be that of Internal Revenue Col
lector GoldSborough, who has in
his office a number of men who
form part of the party organiza
tion III the counties on the East,
ern Shore and elsewhere. The
fact that Collector Stone, while
the recognized head of the party
organization in the city and the
tentative State leader, holds no
official party position and is not
in the classified branch of the
service, it is asserted, removes
hlm from the number who may be
affected by the order. The only
political place held 10y Mr. Stone.
his supporters say, Is that OF ser
geant alarms to the National Re
publican Committee.
In reference TO the distinction
made between the classified and
unclaSsitied officials, which is
most important in this case, the
following extract from the latest
report of the United States Civil
Service Commission is given:
As to political activity, sharp
line is drawn between the CLASH
fed and those in the unclassified
service. Postmasters or others
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