Evening star., 1944-08-25
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY
FRIDAY, AUGUST %, 1914.
Defeat Charter Group
Formed by Citizens Of
Montgomery County
Richardson Is Elected
Temporary Choirmon Of
Nonportisun Committee

A Citizens Committee to Defeat
the Charter" has been organized to
night the proposed charter form Of
government in Montgomery County,
1t was announced yesterday by
Judge Albert E. Brault Of Bethesda.
executive secretary and treasurer
OF the committee. The charter will
be voted on November T.. 1--WE.
Judge Brault said the committee
Is nonpartisan and Is made up of
citizens OF the entire county, Repub-
Means and Democrats. It was or.
ganized Monday at ans informal
meeting OF Interested persons at the
kenwood Country Club. Headouar-
ters were opened yesterday at ao0l
Oid Georgetown road in Bethesda.
The telephone is Oliver 8001.
emphasizing the nonpartisan
character Of the group, Judge
6rauit said those who wish to save
tneir homes and their pocketbooks
from the imposition of charter" may
seno donations to headquarters.
Nominating Committee.
George j. Richardson. Takoma
Park, was elected temporary chair
man, and a Nominating COMMITTEES
composed of Richard c. Musser.
arthur Dutch" Bergman and Mrs.
Jesse w. Nicholson was named to
prepare slate of permanent offi-
GERS. Judge Brault is permanent
executive secretary and treasurer.
we are amazed that a vigorous
ngnt against such a DANGEROUS
series of propositions as are in
Guided in the pending charter is not
already IN full swing" Judge Brault
added.
With only 10 weeks until the
election, he continued, the commit
tee finds thousands of voters with
little or no knowledge of the effect
the adoption of this charter would
have.
we are convinced that when the
voters OF Montgomery County real
ly understand this proposed charter
they will vote against it,"
"Brainchild Of Professors,
Charter proponents have failed to
oner a sound reason for destroying
the county's present form of gov
eminent, he added, declaring, the
charter plan was untried and was
the brainchild of a group of pro-
fessors and assistant professors
sss"
The judge said the charter out
laws the two-party system and so
would destroy in the county the
basic method of government recog-
nized by the Federal and State
constitutions and the wise and
time-proven plan Of self-governing
Americans"
The charter, he asserted, would
allow voters to elect only members
OF an unpaid county council; would
pass laws and determine our poll
tics. and could appoint county
manager who alone would receive
by express authorization, of the
charter a $4,000 salary, or only
$500 less than all five members Of
the now duly elected board of
county commissioners receive.
Che charter would enthrone per-
manent bureaucratic heads of a
road and public works department.
OF finance or county treasury de-
partment, of police and fire. or
public safety department, as well
as the administrators of separate
departments Of health, welfare and
education, who can never be re-
moved by either the voters or by
the council except on charges. - ="
Under the charter, he declared.
the county manager and the county
attorney are the only persons who
cali be removed or elected by the
elected County Council.
Without party responsibility, he
said the committee believes the
members of the unpaid County
Council will prove the most extrav-
agant spenders of public money and
the greatest LEVERS of taxes, both on
real estate and on types hitherto
only suggested in theory, that our
people have ever encountered"
Judge Brault also warned that
under the charter "socialized med
icine is possible, socialized insurance
is possible, and other things, only
limited at the point where six out Of
nine unpaid members of the County
Council are willing to stop.
Members Listed.
Members of the committee in.
clude:
Baird Snyder, Oliver H. Walker. Preston
King jr.: Jo Y Morgan. Albert W. walker,
r: Z: Latimer Lew Mohler, Jack Bentley,
Wendell ws,. ,,Sn Combs; Jgdss Donald pe Lash.
l. Leblins. T. Earl Cox, Theodore Whit.
more. Charles kopeland: George J. Rich.
ardson. James D. King, Thomas C. Darby,
Windsor W. HODGES, Wilson c. Poole, w.
Lawson King. Thomas NJ. Garrett, Grad.
dock Coins, Raymond Kemp, Kenneth
Windham. Grover Walker. Roland Ward,
King Mularkey, Joseph Giamatteo, Thomas
Lewis, Norman Davis. William L. Burdette,
10. w. Anderson, Robert Dunlop. Spencer
Brown. Richard c. Musser and George ii,
Price.
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