Evening star., 1952-06-22
Charter Board
Slate Picked in
Prince Georges
Citizens Committee
Names Five to Run
In November VOTING

In November Voting
The Citizens Committee for
Good Government in Prince
Georges County today announced
selection of a five-man slate to
run for the charter board in the
November general elections.
|. The board will draw up a pro.
posed charter for the county pro-
viding the Home Rule referendum
gets on the ballot and is approved
by the voters. The charter then
would be voted on in 1854.
Supported by the Citizens Com
mittee are DR.. Joseph M. Ray,
University of Maryland professor;
Walter F. Mulligan, president of
the county Civic Federation; Mich
olaS Orem, jr., attorney, of Uni
versity Park: Reuben J. Gordon,
attorney, of Cheverly, and Charles
F. Parker, of Landover.
The committee must obtain
1000 signatures on petitions for
each of the nominees to place
their names on the November
ballot.
Second Slate Possible.
Meanwhile, the all-Republican
county commissioners may put up
a slate of their own. The commis-
sioners have said they favor home
rule but are opposed to a county
council-county manager system
of administration, such as that in
neighboring Montgomery County.
Prince Georges charterites now
are working to obtain 10000 sig
natures on a petition to get the
Home Rule issue on the November
ballot. They will begin circulating
petitions for their nominees i'm
mediately.
Citizens committee petition
workers have redoubled their ef-
forts since last week when an
unpublicized provision of a law
passed by the 1852 General As
sembly came to light. The pro-
vision requires that such petitions
be completed by July %, instead
of the fall deadline toward which
the committee originally had been
working.
Spokesman for the committee.
however, say they have asked
Attorney General Hall Hammond
Tor a ruling on the deadline. They
contend the new provision is un-
constitutional since the amend
ment to the State Constitution
providing for charter referendums
sets a specific deadline for peti-
tions of 40 days prior to the
general election.
DIR. Ray Is On Leave.
DR.. Ray has been at the uni
versity for six years. He is on
leave with the Information and
Education branch of Air Force
Headquarters. 49,.
DR.. Ray has served as head of
the university's Department Of
Government and Politics for six
years. He also has been Director
OF the Bureau of Public Adminis-
tration and has conducted studies
OF number of Maryland county
and civic governments. He re-
tired as executive secretary of the
Maryland Municipal League last
Sunday.
Mr.. Mulligan has headed the
civic federation for IA years. He
has served in a number of civic
capacities including secretary to
the county Grange, vice president
OF the Maryland Council on Edu-
cation and director and secretary
to the board of directors of the
Prince Georges General Hospital.
Mr.. Orem, former president Of
the county Chamber Of Commerce,
Is partner in the law firm Of
Duckett. Gill and Orem. In 1850
he was candidate for the Gen.
eral Assembly on the Democratic
ticket. He is the son of Nicholas
Orem, former superintendent of
county schools for % years.
GOrdOn's Service Cited.
Mr.. Gordon is chancellor of the
Chilean Embassy. Long active in
civic affairs in Cheverly and River
dale. he was chairman of the
board that drew up the charter
for the former city. He is a life
long Republican.
Mr.. Parker is a management
examiner in the Office of Organi-
zation and Management, Federal
Bureau of the Budget. He has held
a number of Government posts.
Including chief of the administra-
tive management section for the
Surgeon General of the Army and
chief Of rationing organization
planning for the old Office of Price
Administration. He was a Navy
lieutenant in World War II.
All OF the nominees except DR..
Ray are members of the citizens
committees board of directors.
The candidates were selected by
tho hnord IF S;raoko,.