The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1905-03-24
Forced a Resignation.

A correspondent from Baltimore writes
to the Washington Post as follows:
William T. 8. Rollins, member of the
Republic an State Central Committee in
Prince Georges County, has sent his resig-
nation to Chairman Richard n. Ryon,
this action being taken in compliance
with an order issued by the Postmaster
General directing employees of the govern
ment to withdraw from political COM
mittees.
Rollins is the first of the Maryland
contin gent to be affected by the order.
He is connected with the rural mail de-
livery service and receives his orders at
Washington. When notified by his
superior, as were all others in the depart
ment that he must withdraw from the
political machine or give up his govern
ment position, Rollins did not hesitate.
He notified Mr.. Ryon, that he could no
longer serve as committeeman and in
closed proxy, which he told Ryon he
could fill out to suit himself. Rollins
did not resign outright, as his withdrawal
deprived the three anti Mudd men on the
committee of majority. Hence the
recommendation to name proxy who
could serve in his place until the new
committee is named by the State conven-
ton this summer.
After arranging matters to suit him
self, Rollins informed his immediate
superior Of the action taken, and was
much surprised to learn that he had not
fully complied with the order. To be
certain, however, Rollins consulted the
secretary of the Civil Service Commission
The secretary was even more emphatic
than the departmental head, and insisted
upon an immediate resignation.
Rather than take chances of losing his
position, Rollins complied, aud the letter
is now in Ryon's hands. There is no like
lihood, however, of the latter calling
a meeting of the committee in the near
future He will probably be 6 ided BY the
wishes of Collector Stone, with whom he
is politically affiliated.
OF the five members of the committee,
two are friends of Mudd and three have
been credited to what was known as the
McComas- Stone faction. Two of the
latter-Ryon and Rollins-are Stone men;
the third, Perkins. who is employed in
the Internal Revenue Bureau at Washing
ton, is credited to McComas. The anti
Mudd combination succeeded in depriv-
ing the Congressman of control by sharp
practice when the State convention met
here two years ago.
Since then McComas and Stone have
broken, the collector has Joined hands
with Mudd, forming new combination.
The Congressman acknowledges Stone
could have made it warm for him had
they not buried the Ratchet, because he
practically controlled the committee in
his district. If Mr.. Nudd can again Sc
cure the committee in Prince Georges, he
need ask no favors, and as Stone is no
longer inimical it is more than probable
he will enter no objection. There is still
feeling against the Congressman, how
ever, in Prince Georges, which may &C.
casion trouble, but without Stones assis-
lance Mudd's opponents cannot make
Roadway.
1t is generally believed here that the
the collector will advise hisfriends not o
fight Mudd, and that next State conven-
ton will appoint county committee,
controlled by Mudd.
All of the other Federal officials in the
classified service connected with the pc.
litical organization in the State will fol-
low the example of Mr.. Rollins when the
departmental heads issue an order similar
to that promulgated by the Post-office
Department. Only three officials in the
custom house will be affected, but there
are number in the Internal Revenue
and Post office departments who may be
forced to choose as between membership
of the State committee and positions in
the government service. The majority
of the incumbents are appointees of Nc
Comas and Stone