Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-10-26
Why Attack Rockville?

:, Leaving unsaid all the fine things they might say
about the Republican candidate for the County Council
from this district the leaders of the Republican party
and several Charter adherents have launched an about
attack on an opponent, the Mayor of Rockville and
the government of the town under his administration
IN manner that smacks of the cheapest of political
Tricks and correct or plain ignorance of their subjects
Under Boss Kelly Rockville has the most expen-
sive town government in the county, said one Rock
vile is one OF several Incorporated towns in the county
What was ne comparing it with, Poolesville, Laytons-
e Anotner speaker charged that the citizens receive
no street cleaning, has Library. garbage disposal
This is absolutely untrue, the town fathers can prove
We tuned in Monday night to listen to the president
OF the County Council who usually knows what he is
talking about and puts it in interesting form Instead
OF hearing why he registered Democrat was support
ing the Republican ticket, we heard again the TRADE
against the Rockville Mayor. "He heads the most ex-
penslve government in the county he is plumber"
Again no attempt to show why the speaker claimed
Rockville is extensively Administrations mention of
the fact that its Mayor graduate of Johns Hopkins
University with degree in chemical engineering
served as member of the Town Council for eight years
before serving four years. AZ 46 officer in the
Coast Guard, or that upon his return in '46 he was
elected Mayor and is now serving his second term
without pay.
Both the Democratic Committee and the Office of
Mayor and Council this week, in statements offered as
the most outstanding proof that the people of Rockville
are satisfied with the present Rockville Mayor Coun
ell the results of the recent town election in which only
one candidate offered himself in opposition to the entire
Council slate and nobody opposed Lamar Kelly in his bid
Tor second terms as Mayor This in effect vote
of confidence by 900 of the entire registered voters and
taxpayers of the town of Rockville
It has also been shown that the Town of Rockville
supplies services and facilities to the schools and the
county government such building roads, sewers supply
ing water police protection, etc. to the tune of some
$4,000 for which the present County Council has refused
to reimburse the taxpayers of the Town of Rockville
with any money whatsoever 1t is reliably reported that
when the Mayor and Council of the Town of Rockville
asked for an appropriation to partially offset the of
the services supplied by the Town to the county govern
ment they told that the appropriation was unneces
sary because Rockville enjoyed the privilege of being
the county seat"
Now Rockville is old, staid town. dating back to
Colonial days it is slowly waking up under the impetus
OF its many new citizens. But it has its pride-and
many OF its Republican citizens well the Democratic
ones resent the way it has been drawn into the cam
paign
Even those who do not always agree with him have
an admiration for the fiery, fluent Iishman who sits in
the mayors seat He is by the way president-eect of
the Maryland Municipal League which is composed of
most OF the officials of incorporated towns of the State
he also an ardent advocate for greater home rule for
municipalities. Under his leadership great many
improvements have to Rockville-many more are
planned .
One would certainly expect the urban section of the
county where live the greater number of Republicans
and members of the Charter Committee conduct it's
campaign on higher plane.