Evening star., 1954-10-06
County Official
Ejects0pponent
From His Office
Prince Georges
Treasurer Orders
CuIIow to Leave


CuIIow to Leave
Prince Georges County Treas
urer Julian B. Mckay yesterday
ordered his Democratic opponent
out Of the Office, after he refused
to let him make copies Of expense
records Of the county's financial
department.
In a written statement pre-
pared as an answer to Charles E.
Callow, the Democratic candi-
date for treasurer, Mr.. Mckay
said that. latter trying to be
polite and cooperative and being
unable to satisfy Mr.. Callow's
unusual and absurd demands, !
finally told him that would ap-
preciate it If he would leave"
But the Republican treasurer
told reporters Mr.. Callow was
"disrupting, heckling and harass-
ing my Office" and said he &C
tually told his opponent Ito get
the hell out"
FURRY Of Statements.
In a furry Of statements and
counter-statements at the court
house in Upper Marlboro, the
two candidates studied each
others charges and then sought
out reporters to deny everything.
Mr.. Mckay said Mr.. Callow
walked into his Office and said:
'Well, here I am, Mac. They
told me to come down here and
get something to use against
you"
Am I supposed to run this
campaign" Mr.. Mckay wanted
to know. He said Mr.. Callow
told him casually that "I'll be
around here four or five days"
That apparently set off the dis
pute.
The treasurer said he "co-
operated" with Mr.. Callow by
taking him through the various
parts Of the finance department.
HE spent the entire day last
Friday checking into detailed
records and Kept Carl Mace, the
disbursing officer, so involved
that he was unable to go to
lunch that day." Mr.. Mckay said.
Busy Office.
The treasurer said his Office al
ready is overburdened by the
rush Of getting out tax bills and
having auditors in to check his
books.
Mr.. Callow, who had been con-
Quoting a publicly "high-level"
campaign with Mr.. Mckay until
yesterday, said he spent only
few hours last Tuesday and Fri
day looking over financial rec
ords.
II just wanted some facts"
said Mr.. Callow, certified public
accountant making his first bid
for public Office.
"I didn't want to make any
statement about his administra-
ton without knowing the facts"
Mr.. Callow said. He said Mr..
Mckay finally demanded that
he submit his queries in writing.
This he said he did yesterday,
listing six questions, including
the one about the expense
vouchers.
The Republicans have been
boosting Mr.. Mckay for having
"streamlined" the financial or
ganization, bringing "order out
Of chaos"
The Democrats, however, have
charged that Mr.. Mckay has run
up the cost of operating the
treasurer's Office by waste and
ineff1ciency." Mr.. Callow said
there have been unusual pay
ments" for travel expenses. He
said some of the salaries in the
treasurer's Office are too high.
Denied Copies.
Mr.. McKay'S statement said
Mr.. Callow was denied certain
copies Of records that he stated
were to be used for political rea-
sons" He said his attorney,
Adrian P. Fisher, advised him
that political reasons" were not
sufficient reason to request
copies of detailed records.
Mr.. Mckay insisted that all
his records are open to the pub
lie and that reporters may see
them. But Mr.. Callow's reason
for wanting the records was not
. legitimate one, he declared.
In his statement, prepared by
H. Winship Wheatley, Demo-
cratic candidate for State SEN
ator, and William L. Kahler,
campaign manager of the Prince
Georges Democratic State Cen
trail Committee, Mr.. Callow de-
clared that apparently the Re-
publican treasurer has closed
his books for examination until
after the election"