Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-02-24
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PORT TOBACCO O:
Friday Morning, February "a, 1882.
The Governors Nominations.

Governor Hamilton sent to the Senate
on Tuesday the following general nomi-
nations for the State at large:
Tobacco Inspectors.-No /, Augustine
T. Brooke, of Prince Georges, vice VIM.
B. Bayne; Ne. 2, DIR. George H. Jones, OF
Calvert, vice Alexander Sommerville; No.
g. Jas. T. NJ. Raley, of st. Mary's, vice T.
w. Hawkins; No. 4, P. Dorsey Carr, of
Anne Arundel, vice Leo H. Hayden No.
5, Eug ne 7. Joyce, of alimore, vice l. M.
benson,
Directors in Maryland Penitentiary-
George P. Wiiliar, vice Edwin Higgins,
and Lawrence w. Counselman, vice Geo.
r. Berry.
State Vaccine Agent-Dr. St. Geo. W.
Tackle, vice DR.. REGISTER, resigned.
Inspector of Mines-Thomas Browns
Managers Insane Asylum-H. s. Taylor
and DR.. Chas G. McGill, for six years.
Managers House of Correctional. P.
Burt, Oregon R. Benson, j. Alfred Ritter,
vice Jno. H. Cooper; Richard Hynson and
Herman Stump.
State Board of Education-Dr. E. h.
Bartlett, vice Peter Wilmer; Rev. VIM.
Dali, vice Jno. H. P. Gilliss DR.. Jas I.
Williams, VIM. H. Harlan.
Commissioners of Fisheries--Tbos
Hughlett, of Talbot, and Gustavus w.
Delawder, of Garrett, vice Thos. B. Fergu-
son, of Baltimore.
State Wharfinger-Jouh F. Sommerlock
Weighers Hay and straw in Baltimore
Western scales, Samuel E. Stout, vice
Baker; northwestern, John F. Kerns; ;
eastern, James Norris vice Jarrett; Canton,
Cthaa Adams
Measurer of Carts in Baltimore-Wil-
liam j. Moore.
Inspectors Steam Boilers-George P.
Hamlin and Patrick Mullen, vice Patrick
O'Brien and E. F. Meginniss.
Weighers of Grain in Baltimore City
Weigher general, Luther Birmingham,
vice Winters; assistance, Chas. r. Hamil-
ton; John w. Dougherty; VIM. A. Collins
Saml. H. Jamison, Geo. A. ]. Hopkins.
Weigher Live Stock in Baltimore City
Edward Lynch, of Carroll county, vice
Samuel Robinson.
The justices of the peace for this county
have alss been sent IN, but have not yet
been made public.
It will be seen from fhe above that Mr..
Hamilton has fully carried out the predic-
tons of some of his friends that only those
who have opposed the regular organiza-
tion of the Democratic party would be
nominated by the Governor for all posi-
tions in which the nominating power is
invested in him. All of his appointments
of two years ago for the tobacco inspector
ships have been revoked, for the sole rea-
son, as far as can be ascertained, that the
present incumbents have supported the
regular Democratic organization. This,
it is said, is in violation of an old custom
of the Executives Of the State to reappoint
for the full gubernatorial term all the to-
bacco inspectors, unless where there were
some charges of ineficiency against them.
We cannot speak for all the tobacco in
specors. but it is the uniform testimony
of all who have visited No. warehouse
during DR.. Hawkins incumbency, that he
has discharged his duties in q most eff
cient and satisfactory manner. The Comp
troller's report also shows that this ware
house has made better record during DR.
Hawkins term than FOR long time past.
We have not examined as to the Others,
hn1Ao COMPLAINT of ineflciency has ever
been heard against any of them. Taking
these facts in connection with the predic-
tions made by the Hagerstown Mail, the
Governors recognized organ, and other OF
his indiscreet friends there can be but lit
tie doubt that the Governor has been &C
tuated in making these changes solely by
motives of mere factional character
Under these circumstances, and in view of
the open and unexampled nature of the
Governors hostility to the regular olgan-
ization of his party, it is thought very
questionable whether the. Senate will
confirm the nominations the1 Governor
has made for these positions.
Should the Senate fail to confirm, which
is quite probable, an important and very
interesting question will arise. The con-
stitution provides that all civil officers,
which includes tobacco inspectors, shall
hold for two years and until their success
sors are duly qualified according to law.
If the Senate should fail to confirm the
nominations for inspectors, it seems clear
that the present incumbents would hold
over under this provision of the consti tu-
ton for two years longer. The Governors
friends, in their boastful predictions as to
the course he would adopt, have boldly
proclaimed that, it the Senate failed to con-
firm his friends" whom he would nomi-
nate, that he would, after the adjournment
of the Senate, appoint his nominees to the
vacancies caused by the failure of the Sen
ate to confirm. But thisproposition seems
entirely untenable. The constitutional pro-
vision in this regard is as follows:
"In case of any vacancy, during the re-
cess of the Senate, in any Office which the
Governor has the power TO fill, he shall ap
point some suitable person to said office,
whose commission shall continue in force
until the end of the next session of the
Legislature, or until some other person is
appointed TO the same Office, whichever
shall first occur"
1t will be perceived that this provision
has relation solely to vacancies which oc-
cur during the recess Of the Senate. It is
certainly very questionable whether the
case of persons nominated by the Gov
ernor and net confirmed by the Senate can
be said to come under this provision. It
seems very clear that the constitution,
when it especially requires the concur
renee of the Governor and Senate to the
appointment Of civil officer, did not intend
to invest the Governor with such an ex-
traordinary power as is thus commended
for. It seems far more reasonable to pre-
sumo that the provision that the old Off |