Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-10-04
Hit by Cahoon
New Group
Backs Is
Hopefuls

boiled merrily tn is week
with a bit of spice added tC
the recipe in the form of a
new splinter group called
County Above Party" that
drew a whitening blast from
a top county Democrat just
before it Endorsed eight
Democratic candidates and
seven Republican hopefuls.
Firing a fusillade at the CAP
was County Council President
David Cahoon who said he was
confident the voters will recog.
nize that the so-called bipartisan
committee to elect middle of
the road candidates proposes
nothing, knows nothing and is
nothing"
Shortly after the Cahoon
blast, the group announced it
would support the following
candidates: County Council -
Jerry T. Williams, Grover Walk
er, Democratic incumbents, and
Republicans John A. Floyd,
Miss Kathryn E. Diggs and DR..
Thomas M. Wilson; states at
torney-Leonard T. Hardy, in
cumbent Democrat; register of
wills-Mrs. Virginia M. Black,
Democratic incumbent; orphans
court judges-Mrs. Cecil M. Roe
der, Republican, and Miss Ella
r. Plummer, Democratic incum-
bent, and for sheriff-Ralph w.
Offutt, Democrat appointed in
cumbent.
Committee Chairmen Tracy
Coleman, a Democrat, and
James Humphrey, a Republi-
can. said all candidates had
been carefully screened on
the basis Of their statements
and actions before the com.
mittee made its selections.
1--WE feel these candidates
chosen comprise a we'll bal
anced, bipartisan group that, if
elected, will give Montgomery
County the kind of sensible,
well-managed government that
the taxpayers so badly need"
coleman declared.
Other CAP supported candi.
dates will be announced next
week, it was promised.
I'VE do not intend to try to
substitute our judgment for that
of the voters" the group de-
clared. "For this reason, we
urge all citizens to study the
records, statements and speech
es of these candidates. But we
are confident that after doing
this, the vast majority will join
us in backing these candidates
In the battle to eliminate waste,
duplication and extravaganza
from our county government,
while still maintaining essential
services"
In announcing formation OF
the group last week, spokesman
said its members were "fed up
with waste, bureaucracy. and
red tape that have permeated
our county government"
Council President Cahoon said
of the group, What these indi
viduals fail to realize is that
without forward-looking pro
gressive programs, Montgomery
County will stagnate. These
individuals all enjoy the high
standard of living in this coun
ty but are unwilling to work tc
sustain it. They are not inter
ested in the well-being of ouI
citizens and their children. They
are mere critics of the achieve
nents of a Democratic admins
tration which has placed the
interests of the people above
politics. They are without a con
crete, constructive proposal"
Cahoon, who is running foi
the Maryland House of Dele
gates, continued: Every voter
should realize that when these
individuals talk against the 81
cent per 500 tax rise, they are
attacking the tax increase fol
teacher salaries. That tax in
crease is now making it possible
for us to recruit the finest
available teachers from al
parts of the United States. We
placed our children ahead o.
politics"
Pointing out that the Demo
cratic incumbents are "prouC
of their record, he went on t.
term the CAP a "reactionary
committee" and charged neither
it nor the Republican party
"offer a positive program which
will keep Montgomery County
moving forward"