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conversations with still another engineer, Wolff learned that he also was making payments for County work. During Mr. Agnew's 1966 campaign for Governor, Wolff gave him $1,000 in cash as a campaign contribution. Wolff also worked in Mr. Agnew's campaign. Wolff knew that he had a potential personal stake in Hr. Agnew's candidacy, as Mr. Agnew had sometime earlier indicated to him the possibility that he might appoint Wolff as Chairman-Director of the State Roads Commission if Mr. Agnew were eldcted Governor. — Wolff had first become acquainted with Hammerman during the period when Wolff had been an assistant engineer employed by the Balti- more County Public Works Department. Hammerman considered Wolff to be a brilliant engineer, and Wolff had handled in an efficient manner various problems that Hammerman had had with County agencies in connection with Hammerman's butiding ventures. A close personal friendship had developed between them. Hammerman had been so ‘impressed with Wolff that he had advised him that if he ever decided to leave County government, Hammerman would retain him as the engineer for his building projects. After Wolff had left County government in 1963 and established his own engineering ~ ‘business, he had done virtually all of Hammerman's engineering work. After his election as Governor, Mr. Agnew told Hammerman that he intended to appoint Wolff. Chairman-Director of the Maryland State Roads Commission. Hammerman objected strenuously because he wanted to retain Wolff's engineering services. Mr. Agnew responded, however, that Hammerman should not be too upset about Wolff's appoint— ment because, Mr. Agnew told Hammerman, "You won't. lose by it.”