The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-09-05
II. J. i. Herring RESIGNS PROM
COMMISSION.
/. !. Towers and Judge Lesser Men.
TONED 10 PHI faraney.

Governor goldabofouFh on Wcdnca-
d received he resignation OF DT.
Joshua =. Herring ~ member Of the
TabiIa Service Commission. which Dr.
HsrIng Id mailed 10 him on Monday
ffom Westminster.
IL announced that he would accept
Il. IL acceptance II date from Sep
tHmlHH = hut that he would take no
action Inward naming Or HerinEH
HuessHHaT until his return from Ocean
fitY. shsre h Il spending the sum.
me-. u Annapolis neat week.
n h letter IL the Governor Or
HafIHE zpake If The regret ne felt nj
baInE compelled By the condition OF
HI health 70 give NJ his connection
Hlth IL commission. his work with
h commission h Haid. had been OK.
deedInEIY pleasant. and his aANocia
ton HIIh III other members OF the
bod had been delightful. lie felt
however. thai Il might be a long time
before Il would De able to resume his
dutIsH. i n all. and for that reason
IN Iu#IIea 10 The public service, hs
I'll InaI Il would be better for him tn
retire.
4 had been known for some time
thaI Df. Herring would resign from the
commission. n the condition OF his
health would not permit him to serve
longer. Commissioner Laird, who Wis.
lied Or. Herring some time ago. had a
lonF talk With him. and on his return
10 Baltimore gave out statemen,
from Dr. Herring In which he an,
nonneed that unless his health i'm.
proved materially In a short time he
would send IN his resignation. lnatoad
Of improving. the Commissioner has
gTosn weaker and there is no indlca.
ton that he Will b. able to leave his
home Tor long time.
Members Of The commission were
aware Of Tie sending In OF the resig-
nation. but. IT Dr. Hering's request
Ihex made 10 statement concerning IL.
Or Herring having desired that any
announcement Of the matter should
come from the Governor. Both Com
mlsHlonefH Laird and Timanus called
N Dr. Herring 4 few days ago when
they came 10 Westminster to hold a
hearing 1T the court house and found
him very weak.
While Governor Goldsborough will
take no action toward filling tn. VA.
eannY On The commission until next
ReeE. Il Il understood that the ap-
poIntmenL VII go either to Albert q.
Towers. Of Caroline county. the pres
enl Naval Officer for the Port OF Bal
tlmore. or Judge Oscar Lesser, OF the
Appeal Tx Court. of Baltimore.
When the term of Commissioner Fen
dali ended, he having been appointed
4 member Of the commission by Gov
ernor Grothers TO fill the vacancy
caused BY the resignation OF the
present Judge Amber. Judge Lesser
WAS strongly urged for the place by
those who wanted to see man OF
Judge Losers activity and aggresss-
iYenesa named on the commission. II
Il understood that the corporations
opposed this appointment with such
xIgoH that Governor GoldsboI ough
thought Il better to name man less
Objectionable to them and appointed
Mayor L. Clay TImanus.
From political point of view, II Is
said the appointment of Mr. Towers
would do more to strengthen Cover
nor GoIdsborongh than the appoint
menl Of Judge Lesser. Mr.. Towers
being The Republican leader OF Caro-
line county and influential in uIher
counties on the Eastern Shore, and
his appointment Is confidently pre-
dIeIe1.
Commissioner Laird was compelled
to move from his home in Rockville to
baltimore IN order to keep sufficiently
In close touch with his work on the
Commission.
Since the health of DIR. Herring be-
gan TO fall number of months ago,
much Of the work of the commission
has deYolved upon Mr.. Laird, and for
= tine It was DO heavy that II began
10 tel upon his own health. For a
lon time he vas on the eve of a
breakdown. He Ii much better now,
but needs much more assistance with
the HoTE Of the commission. 1t is be-