Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-09-07
III. King Mularkey
Named Head OF
Anti Charter Group

and Mrs. Robert X. Winters, Davit
R. Wolverton.
Major General Edgar T. Conley
U. S. Army Retired, former Adju
tant General of the Army and {
lifelong resident of Colesville, alsC
became a member of the Committee
Wednesday. General Conley is 6
brother of DR.. Charles H. Conley
of Frederick.
George Brobeck of Chevy Chase
Jack Bentley of Ashton and Chair
man Mularkey of Bethesda, all
addressed the meeting. Mr.. Bro
beck's general speech was similar
to the one which he made to the
second meeting of the committee.
At Tuesday evenings Rockville
meeting Mr.. Brobeck said that he
had that day received four letters
from his sons serving overseas in
the armed forces and that his sons
in their letters stated that the boys
overseas were discussing the ap-
preaching election and wondering
what was going to happen. Mr..
Brobeck declared that the contents
of all four of his sons letters con-
vinced him even more firmly that
no fundamental change like char
ter should be made in their absence
until they could get home to par
ticipate in the discussion and the
voting.
1t was announced to the meet
ing that several pamphlets dis
cussing the charter question are
now being prepared, one to be
ready for distribution this week
with others expected next week.
The district chairmen were au-
thorized to organize local meetings
in their respective communities.
At the next meeting of the gen.
eral committee chairmen for the
remaining election districts will be
named.
The statements issued included
one by John Crider, chairman of
education and publicity for the
Charter Committee, in which he
denied claims that the charter
could create bureaucracy. "In-
stead" he said, ''it would give the
people of the county an oppor-
tunity to run their own govern
ment."
Mr.. Crider delved into an anal
ysis of the meaning of "bureauc-
racy" and democracy" and point
ed out that having the local af-
fairs of Montgomery handled at
Annapolis was far from real de-
Answering this Judge Albert E.
Brault, executive secretary of the
Committee to Defeat Charter, ex-
pressed doubt that Mr.. Crider is
familiar with provisions of the
charter. Judge Brault said "Mr.
Crider either does not understand
the meaning of bureaucracy in his
own book or he has not read the
proposed county charter and def
nitely suspect the latter.
"The express terms of the pro-
posed Montgomery County Char
ter provide for officials who will
enjoy life tenure in office.
"None of these members of the
new County administrative staff
will be removable by the voters,
the members of the County Coun-
Gil or the County Manager. They
are in for life. That certainly
constitutes a bureaucracy under
Mr.. Orders own definition.
$50 it all works out that under
the Charter the people can only
elect the unpaid County Council
and the County Council can elect
the County Manager. Everyone
else goes on for life."
This is followed by a release
from the Committee to Defeat
Charter of statment from 10 v.
Morgan, of Edgemoor, prominent
attorney of Washington and res
ident of Montgomery for twenty
years, in which Mr.. Morgan cites
his reasons foo rpposing the char
ter. Mr.. Morgan said:
81 have lived in Montgomery
County for twenty years. I be
lieve that it is one of the bes
counties in the United States. w,
have good schools, adequate road
and satisfactory governmental
services. There is no corruption
in government, no vice or gamb
ling areas or any conditions tha
prevent this county from being a
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