The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-10-08
Compare The Business Record of The Candidates

The contrast between of Glenn Bea and
Brooke Lee that Brooke Lee has already worked out the quda
ton Of SO cent of his debt which had practically all been the
obligations of real estate development companies which he had
endorsed stood the 1929 depression and in the 1888 bank
crash Brooke Lee has further secured large tthe remainder
Of this debt through the pledge of all of his property Brooke
Lee has attempted to avail himself of the protection allowed
the law avoid his obligations Brooke Lee has continued to
work since 1929 to pay his old debt and still so working
Glenn Bea abandoned his creditors in 1888 with the scant
total of Is cents the $10O owed and for that rate of
payment chose to and did wipe his obligations to all of them
leaving IS per cent of the amounts he owed unpaid
longer summary of Brooke Lees business record appears
settlement by Glenn Bea with these closed banks
matter Of record in the Circuit Court for Aegany County the
be verified by any who wishes take the trouble
check these public court records
Lawyers versed in handling settlements with closed national
banks for debtors VIII ocam to be unable full that
the Receiver and forwarded through him to the Comptroller of the
Currency Washington Upon such representations by be-
the ACCESSIBILITY of settling the debts the basis of the offer of
compromise This procedure almost automatically that
Glenn Bea either made representation that $4,000 in
the middle of 1898 all he could total debt of
ona banks his home city of Frostburg and the neghborng
town of Mdand and that upon the basis of such representation
national banks question made oath the Circuit Court of Allie
gay County which resulted Glenn Beas from his debt
on compromise payment Of IS cents on the $oo owed the de-
posos of the closed Frostburg and Midland national banks
Certainly Mr. Bea took the complete benefit and advantage of
the settlement which had be authenticated and negotiated
The court petitions through which these settlements made
are dated May 2 1898 On March &c. 1888 or before any of these
settlements were made the same Glenn Bea was appointed by
the late Republican Governor Harry W. Nice Republican
Der OF the Maryland State Roads Commission salary
100000 year and prior the end of his term member
Of the State Roads Commission in June 1889 Glenn Bea drew
total salary of $6833 which nearly equals the total he
paid total settlement of his "a owed the deposors of
the three closed national banks of his home community.
Consider further
After Glenn Bea had received this s683333 in State Roads
Commission salary on November l5 94O he still went before
the Circuit Court of Aegany County through another Receivers
petition and settled his personal liability two notes otang
S0280 for further payment of $25000 This Receivers petit
ton approved in the Aegany County Circuit Court November 49,
1910 describes these liabilities of Glenn Bea items on which
he may be liable"
Certainly both and 1910 settlements made by
Ba occurred during the period that the chairman of the Repub
can State Central Committee of Montgomery County describes
Mr.. Bell "sliccessful businessman"