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The Prince George's Democratic Party's annual breakfast fundraiser drew a who's who of local and state Democrats Thursday, including Gov. Martin O'Malley, Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown, Comptroller Peter Franchot and U.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin.
One notable absence: Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler. The former Montgomery County state's attorney is feuding with Prince George's Democrats over $15,000 the party claims he owes for promoting him during the November campaign.
According to Arthur A. Turner Jr., first vice chairman of the Prince George's Democratic Central Committee, Gansler agreed to pay the money to appear on the Democratic slate on the party's sample ballot.
"There is a cost associated with us mounting a successful effort," Turner said. "When there is a bill to pay, we would encourage it to be paid up."
Turner said the party has paid its bills from the 2006 election but needs the funds for 2008. He questioned Gansler's commitment to one of the state's largest Democratic jurisdictions. "Looking at his reluctance and refusal to pay this cost does not make us happy, does not make us feel good, and we would hope that he would respect and value us more."
Gansler said -- and state Democratic officials confirmed -- that his campaign raised $60,000 for the state party to pay for poll workers, sample ballots and other Election Day resources used by Democrats in Prince George's and elsewhere.
A Prince George's official approached his campaign for additional money days before the election but was turned down "because Doug was already helping raise money for the coordinated campaign," said his campaign manager, Sandy Brantley.
Gansler said he heard nothing more from the local party until a reporter for a local newspaper called last week. "I've never heard of him," Gansler said of Terry L. Speigner, the local party chairman. "And I've never gotten a bill from them."
-- Rosalind Helderman and Lisa Rein
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