Evening journal., 1889-01-03
TREASURER AND AUDITOR.
The Republican Hope OF Filiing One of
These Ohlces-O Other News Notes.

stair Correspondence Of EVENING JOURNAL.
/ DOVER, DEL, Jan. 3.-There are a
number Of Republicans in the state, who
have not yet given up the idea Of captur
| ing the.o Offices of state treasurer and state
auditor. Their main hope i'll this case is
deal between the Democrats of the
Senate and the Republicans OF the House.
| If party lines are strictly drawn the
| election of the state treasurer and the
state auditor viii be impossible. The
manner Of the election of the state treas
urer is fixed by Article ii section 8, of the
State Constitution, which is as follows
The state treasurer shall be appointed
biennially by the House Of Representa-.
tives, with the concurrence of the Senate
In the case of vacancy in the office of
state treasurer in the recess OF the General
Assembly, either through omission OF
| the General Assembly to appoint, or by
the death, removal out Of the state,
resignation or inability Of the State
Treasurer, or his failure to give security
the eyvernor shall fill the vacancy by ap-
pointment. to continue until the next
meeting OF the General Assembly.
The manner Of the appointment Of
auditor of accounts is fixed by section /,
Chapter xxx of the Revised Code which
is as follows There shall be, in the
treasury department an officer styled
auditor of accounts who shall be
appointed by the House of Representa-
tives with the concurrence Of the Senate
and shall hold his Office for the term Of
two years from the second Tuesday Of
January ia the year in which he shall be
appointed. IL the office become vacant
during the recess of the General Assem-
bly, the governor shall have power to fill
the vacancy for the remainder of said
term. 1t is not very likely that Demo
cratic Senate. no matter how bitter the
tactional feeling may be- would confirm
any appointment made by a Republican
House. There is talk, however, of this
this thing being done. State Treasurer
| Herbert and State Auditor Boyce are
| heartily disliked by the Wolcott
men, and from this dislike the Republ-
cans hope to profit. 1t has been the
custom for years to give each one Of these
officers two terms II the Legislature
had been carried by the Democrats, there
is every reason to believe that precedent
would have been followed Therefore,
there Is very little doubt should the Leg
islature fail to elect, by the refusal Of the
Senate to concur, the governor would
resppoint both of these officers Two
Republican candidates have already APP
peared, Eli r. Sharp of Seaford and ]
Milton Shippers of Wilmington Just
how Shippers of Wilmington got the idea
to be candidate no man can tell He
was at Dover on Tuesday looking after
his interests. He sought an introduc-
| tion to the Republican members of the
House with this end in view. Simpers's
candidacy was looked upon by those to
whom he talked as a brilliant joke on his
part, and it would be hard to realize any
thing out of it if it was not for the sin
cerity he displayed. Republicans, when
| spoken to about it, laughed at it, wonder
ing what claims he had to any Office at
the hands of the Legislature.
For the Office of State Auditor W. F.
Knowles of Frederick is a candidate Even
If such deal could be made there are
doubts If the Democrats would allow q
! Republican auditor to assume the duties
of the Office There have always been
grave doubts about the constitutionality
Of the power OF the Legislature to elect
the State Auditor, section s, Article III Of
the constitution says in defining the
powers of the governor: ''He shall ap
point all officers whose offices ARE estab-
lished by this constitution, or shall be
established by law, and whose appoint
meats are not otherwise provided for.
When the state library was esta blished
it provided for a state librarian with
power Of his election by the Legislature
From the very first the right of the Leg
islature to appoint the librarian was dis
puted- Four years kago the matter was
settled and the right Of the governor to
appoint acknowledged by the passage of
a law placing the appointment in bis
hands. Should the present Republican
Legislature appoint a State Auditor
the course of Governor Biggs is
easily foreshadowed He would reappoint
State Auditor Boyce, and that gentleman
would retain all documents of the Office
and ask the legislative appointee, "What
are you going to do about itT The
course open to the Republican would be
to appeal to the courts for wriS of man
damus, compelling Auditor Boyce to give
him the Office 1t is not thought that be
would get much comfort in that direction.
There is another thing that wonld do
much to prevent such deal as is spoken
Of The Democratic party feels the ne
cessity Of harmony. AS it is known,
meeting looking TO this end was held in
Wilmington two weeks ago, and there
We're present at that meeting Senators
Crossan, Ferguson and Lewis. These
gentlemen are sincerely in favor Of har-
monizing party differences. and for that
reason it is thought that they would not
enter into such scheme. Such deal
would only tend to aggravate the wounds
still open.
The State Board Of Education held
meeting on Tuesday last. The members
present were Secretary Of State Sauls-
bury, Superintendents Handy and Bessey.
The only business before the Board was
the granting Of a number Of new Ger
tifcates for teachers
Horace g. Knowles is not candidate
for reading clerk He told your CORES
pondent that he would not accept the
position if offered. At the Republican
caucus on Tuesday night a resolution was
passed endorsing his candidacy. This
leaves Charles Hastings and George Hyn-
son. Hynson is brother Of Henry L.
Hynson He is ami eloeutionist Of much
ability A strong effort will be made to
have Clerk Gum appoint him.
The office of insurance commissioner
becomes vacant in March. Both Of the
candidates, Dr. Edward Fowler of Laurel
and Isaac N. Fooks of Georgetown, were
here on Tuesday looking after their in
terests. It is thought among the well
informed that Fooks will receive the
appointment.
WE6s1ER's ACADEMY.