Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-09-25
By Steed Evans
staff Reporter

q NOOilly ID SIldJlllS up DIS
one of the hottest in the cam
paign.
Squared off against each other
are incumbent Senator Edward
S. Northrop, Democratic stand
ard bearer, and ]. Douglas Brad
shaw, Republican hopeful.
Their slugfest started in earnest
last week when Bradshaw, who
was delegate to the General
Assembly 1950-54, charged North.
rop with a conflict of interests be-
tween his practice as an attorney
and as State Senator.
"T hat charge" NorthrOp
lashed back, "is categoricalIy
phOny."
Bradshaw asserted that North.
rop appeared as defense attorney
in nine cases in which the State
Roads Commission sought to con-
denim land. 1T is only reason
able for the voters of this county
to ask what effect Senator North
rop's Senatorial weight had in the
disposition of these cases - espe-
cially those cases privately set
tied out Of court by him with the
State Roads Commission.
at is only reasonable to as.
sumo that a state agency will
tread lightly when it comes up
against a case defended by an ag-
gressive member of the State Sen
ate" Bradshaw declared.
Northrop retaliated by point
ing out that Bradshaw, also an
attorney, appeared before the
County Council on behalf of
clients in several big Zoning cases
while he was a member of the
Legislature.
Northrop loosed a blistering
comment that, Bradshaw is per.
petrating a fraud on the people
of Montgomery County by offer
ing himself for election: he was
about as inconsequential as any
body could have been lin the
Legislature. He accomplished
little and fomented trouble that
lowered the Prestige of Mont
gomery County and cost the
people thousands"
Bradshaw served in the House
of Delegates from 1850 to 1854.
Bradshaw snapped Northrop,
''is typical of the party that breeds
men like Goldfine, Adams and a
do-nothing President like Eisen.
hover"
Bradshaw criticizes the alden.
ocrat County Council for increas.
ing the salary of Melvin L. Reese,
county manager, $1,000 this year.
This was a gratuitous and
dlnasked fOr-and i'm my opin.
ion, unwarranted-increase,"
Bradshaw stated.
He lined up with fellow Repub.
hcan David Macdonald, candidate
for the County Council, who last
week thumped the council for
pork barreling road building for
political cronies."
"That money" Bradshaw said,
could have been used for schools.
This year we have 1900 children
attending double sessions at
school because of a lack of facili.
ties. This is due entirely to a
lack of foresight by Democrats
and that road money could have
been spent for school projects"
On the subject of schools.
Northrop asserted that his com.
mittee on Taxation and Fiscal
Affairs was responsible for legis.
lation that by changing the meth.
cd used by the State to apportion
funds for county schools. annually
brings $4 million for education
into Montgomery County Golfers,
Our change in the method by
which funds are distributed 10
counties is saving us 60 to 20
cents on the tax dollar" North.
rop claimed. He was chairman
of the influentia committee
which, with delegate Blair Lee
III as a member, churned out the
widely known "Northrop Report
last year.
Northrop said he was also in
nuential in the assignment of Is
additional State police TO Mont
gomery County, Saving us a,
high as 100000 in salaries, equip
ment, cars. and the like"
He admits that the Republican
platform this year "1s not bad
but he added that In 1916 and IN
1850, they promised lot OF
things, but they haven't. won,
or can't"
The Democrats, on the othel
hand, have accomplished ever
thing they have promised viii