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night, the two counties, which
have a combined population of
nearly 100000, held a total of
two chairmanships.
In contrast, the rural East
ern Shore, which has about
| 240, 1000 people in nine counties,
held command of IL commit
tees.
The only major assignment
which went to the Washington
suburbs was one announced last
week, Senate Finance, headed
by M. Winship Wheatley, Dem
ocrat of Prince Georges, who
also is majority floor leader
in the Senate.
Grand Inquest Committee
The only other Craftsmanship
for the two counties went to
Delegate Hervey Machen, Dem
ocrat Of Prince Georges, who
will head the Grand Inquest
Committee Of the House of
Delegates. a committee which
has met only once within the
memory of the oldest hand in
the Assembly.
Not only we're they shuffled
out of committee command
posts, but the two counties
wound IN with fewer members
on the House Ways and Means
and the House Judiciary Com
mittees, the two most impor-
tant committees of the House
of Delegates. This happened
even though the two counties
have more representatives in
the House itself this year, 20
members in contrast to IL last
year before reapportionment
of House seats.
The committee assignments
were decided at a meeting of
legislative leaders with Gov.
Tawes.
Republicans Did Better
Ironically, the Republicans
of Montgomery did better than
the Democrats Of Prince
Georges, even though the Dem
ocratS are in solid control Of
the General Assembly.
Prince Georges, which sent
10 Democrats to the House,
got only one member on the
Ways and Means Committee
and one on the Judiciary Com
mittee. Last year the county
had two on each committee.
Montgomery, which elected
six Republicans and four Dem
ocrats to the House, got two
delegates on each.
1T was generally disheart-
ening to the Prince Georges
delegation" said Edward T.
Conroy, chairman Of the dele
cation which has nine new
faces this year. I'VE felt the
fastest growing county in the
State should have more repre-
sentation on the major COM
mittees than in the past. In
stead our representation was
cut by so per cent, indicating
that the people did not re-
ceive fair representation on
these committees"
"The Democrats (of Prince
Georges) may as well have
voted Republican last Novem-
ber," said William j. Goodman,
Prince Georges Democratic
delegate.
Montgomery wasn't expect
ing any major plums, having
voted against Gov. Tawes in
the primary and general elec-
tions last year. But Delegate
Edna Cook. only Democratic
House member to be returned
from Montgomery, was hoping
for the Craftsmanship Of the
Education Committee, which
was held previously by former
Delegate Blair Lee III Of
Montgomery.
Freshman Gets II
This assignment went, how
ever, TO r. F. Dillon, a
freshman Democrat from
Washington County.
Mrs. Cook also claimed her
Montgomery Republican COL
leagues euchered her out OF an
assignment on the Ways and
Means committee. Mr.. Miller
and another republican,
Charles S. BreSler, were named
to that committee which Mrs.
Cook and Mr.. Lee served on
last year. Jerome Schwartz,
Democrat. was the only Prince
Georges delegate assigned TO
this committee.
On the House judiciary COM
mittee, Montgomery placed a
Republican, Thomas M. Ander-
son, and a Democrat, John p.
Moore. Hervey Machen, Demo-
crat, who served on the Judi
ciary committee last year. was
the only Prince Georges dele
] cate Diarod ~, that rn,,f,ttton