The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-20
YOUNG REFUSES
TO OUT OFFICE
GOV. HALL REQUESTS THE RE-
TlREMENT OFfBANk EXAM
lNER w. l. YOUNG.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Shreveport.-Ther right of Gov. Hall
to summarily remove State Bank Elk.
aminer w. L. Young will be tested In
the courts. Mr.. Young, whose resgna,
ton was demanded by the governor
on the ground that his work has not
been satisfactory, declines to resign,
declaring that the charges of the gov
ernor are so vague that he cannot
reply to them intelligently, and fur
ther, that as his Office is constitu-
| tional one, he can be removed only
| upon the two-thirds vote of the Gen
eral Assembly. In this view Speaker
! J.. E. Thomas and others concur.
Accompanying the order of re-
mOval, statement was made in the
J executive department, partly as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Young was appointed during a
former administration, and was re-
tained in Office, Notwithstanding there
may have been strong political reasons
!, why he should be replaced. The en-
Il ployees in the department were not
4 disturbed. The governor was not dis,
d posed to make changes urless the good
Sof the service seemed to him to re-
osquire. He had not sufficient informa-
/ Etion at the time to justify the conclu'
j sion that the work of the department
Iwas not satisfactory. However, Mr..
$ Young then expressed, and has since
f reiterated, his willingness and pur,
bose to retire whenever the governor
. .hould deem it desirable.
a "For some months complaints OF the
|. conduct of the department had be
/. Ume so persistent as to render thf
situation embarrassing. Soon afte'
+ tie defalcation in the receivershlp O
tie Teutonia Bank and Trust Com
, ps2y became public the governor hat
one of more conferences with Mr
ssssn ne The, gozsgn1s II 9sas g
, EG some 6f the complaints agains
hin. 1t was difficult for the governo
to| get definite and specific informa
ton as to the grounds for complaint
Without reciting details, it may b.
said that Mr.. Young denied that ther
: was any just or reasonable foundation
for such complaints"
On March Gov. Hall received
from Mr.. Young letter in response Il
his demand for the examiners resig
nation. He reviewed the case a
length, said the charges of the gov
ernor were so vague that he could no
reply intelligently to them; that h'
would not hesitate to reorganize hi
department if it could be shown wher'
any member had been guilty of mis-
conduct and then concluded:
you are reminded that mine Is
,, constitutional Office, like your own
and the law provides method TO
determining culpability or Innocence
OF such officers when accused Oh neSll
gence or violating trust reposed II
them.
81 respectfully question your righ
to call for my resignation, and 1t Il
not my intention to transmit same tt
, you. If there is anything in my OF
ficial conduct which merits inquir,
and action by those clothed with au
thority in law to consider and pas
: upon the matter, will cheerfully sub
NIT to their investigation, judgmen
: and decision; but I will not submit t.
the request of your excellency for m!
resignation, and by so doing acknowl
edge myself guilty of faults which ar
not mine and of offenses which l di'
not commit"