Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-06-20
THE ASSISTANT CITY SOLICITOR.
Republicans Claim Tint the Right to APP
point Ii Yested in the CITY solicitor.


Republicans Claim Tint the Right to APP
point IL Vested in the City Solicitor.
Concerning the intention Of City
Council to take unto itself the matter
OF selecting an assistant city solicitor,
thus depriving the city solicitor of the
appointing power. Republican, in
speaking Of the matter, said it was clear
to him that the intention of the law
was TO allow the appointment to DO
made by the city solicitor, and Cited
precedent IN supper. of his contention.
While he did not doubt that Council
would pass the ordinance and appoint
Democrat to the position, he EXPRESSED
the belief that some peculiar cumplica-
tions would follow.
lyon can rest assured" he said,
THAT the Republicans will not give up
the Office voluntarily. We believe that
the city solicitor has the right to
appoint his deputy and Mr.. Reinhardt,
the newly-elected city solicitor, has
done right in aeleutiug a man for the
place. This selection will, in my
opinion, stand. As result, there will
be two assistant city solicitors on July
lst Both will probably present them
selves at the City Court and each will
demand recognition. This court will
probably recognizes one and ignore the
other. The real contention will come,
however, when the time for paying the
salary arrives. True enough, City
Council will be Democratic body
and will, in all probability, pass q
check to pay their appointed, but as
the checks. to be worth more than the
paper upon which they are written,
must be signed by the president of
Council and city treasurer, and as both
of those officials will be Republicans,
an effort will probably be made to
induce them to withhold their sigma
lures unless they are compelled by the
court to sign the checks. This will
| force the matter into court and a
judicial Interpretation of the law will
Follow" A
On the same subject well-known
Democratic attorney said 1t was his
humble opinion that precedent cut no
figure. II the law does not state
specifically how the assistant city
solicitor shall Ee chosen, which he
believes is the case, Council, he held.
has the right to say how the section
shall be made.
Herbert L. Rice, who was one OF the
aspirants for appointment by City
Solicitor elect Reinhardt. says he is
not concerned in any opposition which
may have deyeloped to the selection OF
Philip Il. Garrett. Some Republicans
thought Mr.. Rice should have bad the
place, being a resident Of Wilmington,
in preference to Mr.. Garrett, resi-.
dent of Hockessin. ~ am, not con-
cerned in any way with any complaint
which may have been made over rhe
selection Of Mr.. Garrett" said Mr..
Rice. In speaking of the matter. u
was candidate for appointment
as assistant city solicitor at the haEdf
of the solicitor-elect. BY seeking the
appointment from Mr.. Reinhardt,
committed myself to the proposition
that he has authority to name his
assistant. have had nothing to dc
with the agitation in favor of appoint
lug the assistant city solicitor by the
City Council, and / desire to say tt
my friends and to all concerned that !
shall have nothing to do with any suct
movement"