Evening star., 1946-10-13


Accuses Democrat
In Reply to Party
The battle OF words between the
Montgomery County Charter Com
mittee and the county Democratic
organization took a new turn yes
terday as the committee accused a
county employe Of campaigning
during his working hours.
The charge was made In reply to
a statement Friday by Democratic
leaders challenging the committee
to take to the grand jury its charges
Of bad county government prac-
tices.''
The committee explained that If 1t
presented its charges to the grand
jury it would be prohibited by law
from giving the "facts" to the vot-
ers, who are entitled to them"
EmpIoye a Road Supervisor.
Declaring the employe referred to
was appointed q county road super
visor and is running for county
commissioner, the committee as
serted:
HE is being paid as road super
visor but his daytime work consists
largely of campaigning job for
which he appears better fitted than
for road supervisor"
Although the committee did not
reveal the employees name, the
group apparently referred to Charles
Jamison, who is county road SUI
peryisor and who is seeking election
to the Board Of County Commis-
sioners on the Democratic ticket.
Mr.. Jamison said last night he
did not desire to comment ct this
time.
Other Charges Made.
The committee also charged sew
eral county employees were engaged
during office hours in Rockville just
before the June "a primaries In pre-
pairing campaign literature for mail
ing.
In addition, according to the COM
mittee, certain employees Of the
Maryland-N National Capital Park
and Planning Commission did the
same thing at the same time in Sill
yer Spring and the same practice
is going on now"
While disclaiming any intention
to reveal the names of these en-
ployes, the committee said it would
give the name of the person chiefly
responsible" If asked to do SO.
These are not isolated cases, !"
the committee emphasized. The
machine has done this sort Of thing
for its own benefit and at public
expense for many years
Further Details Promised.
sThe machine knows these facts
for It has brought about these con-
ditionx It's pretense Is not con-
vincing"
The committee added 1t win give
further details in the near future on
other questionable practices"
Meanwhile, James w. Gill. chair
man of the Caucus Comm ittee,
Democratic County Congress, last
night issued a statement in reply
to the charter groups previous eita-
tion of 1900 names on the voting
register who allegedly are not en-
titled to vote.
2,700 Citations Reported.
~As matter of fact, 2,700 Mont
gomery County voters 10 days ago
were cited for removal from the
voting lists by representatives OF
both the Republican and Democratic
parties as well as representatives
of both Charter Committee" Mr..
Gill said. "This 2,700 is about 6la
per cent of the total number OF
registered voters in Montgomery
County and considering the consid-
cradle number of former residents
who left the county after was as
signments, plus the normal death
rate, there is nothing unusual or
improper in the total figure.
1.-THE only difference between the
list of those cited by the Charter
workers and the Republican workers
is that their lists we're more care
Ilessly prepared than were those
prepared by the Democratic party
workers and number of actual
residents who have always lived
here, and are still here. have had
their right of franchise jeopardized
by this careless action and will be
required to appear before Boards OF
Registry next Tuesday to protect
their voting registrations.
He said cited persons can protect
their voting rights by appearing be-
tween 9 am. and 9 pm. Tuesday
lin the Takoma Park fire house
silver Spring County Building, the
|Kensington Armory, Bethesda Coun-
Nty Building, Westbrook Elementary
School and the Glen Echo fire house
|or at any polling place in any
upper county election district.