The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-17
HALFACRE RECOMMENDED
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR
DELEGATION MAKES RECOMNIEN.
DATION REQUEST OF GOV.
Mr. workman Takes Position Delega-
tiOn Has No AuthOrity-He
Makes Statement.

The Newberry county delegation in
the legislature held a meeting on Mon
day in response to the call of the SEN
ator. The matter of filing the vacancy
temporarily in the Office of county au-
ditor due to the suspension Of Auditor
Werts by the governor Tad been re-
ferred to the senator by the governor
with a request to recommend some one
for the position. 1t has been the Gus
tom in this county for the delegation
to make the recommendations.
Representative Workman took the
position that under the law the delega-
ton had no more to do with the max
ing of the appointment or making
recommendation than any private cit1-
zen. That the governor had suspend
ed Mr.. Werts without consulting the
delegation and that the law made it
his duty to name appointment and he
should perform his duty.
1t is understood tlat there were a
number of applicants and names be-
fore the delegation and that Mr. Werts
also fled statement in which he
said that he was now in condition to
perform the duties with satisfaction
and efficiency.
Mr. Workman did not participate in
the recommendation. Otter members
took the position as Mr.. Halfacre had
been the second choice of the people
in the last election that he was the
logical man, and so recommended mis-
appointment.
Mr.. James B. Halfacre was recon-
mended and will be appointed by the
governor. Mr.. Halfacre is a son Of
Mr.. Perry Halfacre and farmer, a
man of fine character and will make
a paintaking officer.
Mr. Workman was asked for a state
ment of his position and in response
made the following statement:
"As regards the status of the aud
itor's Office, will say that, at the call
OF Senator Johnstose, delegation
meeting was held this morning in Mr..
4Mower's Office for the purpose Of max
ing some disposition of the governors
request of the senator that he recon-
mend some person to be appointed to
perform the duties of the Office.
"The law cnder wE1ich the auditor
may be suspended and retIlved, and
the causes for such suspension and re-
moval is found in section 3S2, Code
1912, vol. 1, which is as follows: When
any county auditor shall, during a
recess of the senate, be Shown, by evi-
dence satisfactory to the governor, to
be guilty of misconduct in Office, or
crime, or for any reason shall become
incapable or legally disqualified to
perform it's duties, in such case, and
in no other, the governor may sus-
pend such officer, and designate some
suitable person to perform, temporar-
lily, the duties of such Office until the
next meeting of tie senate, and until
the case shall be acted upon by the
senate; and such person so designat-
ed shall take the oath and give the
bond required by law to be taken and
given by the person duly appointed to
fill such Office, and, in such case, it
shall be the duty of the governor,
within ten days after the first day Of
such meeting of the senate, to report
to the senate such suspension, with
, the evidence and reason for his action,
and the name of the person so desig-
mated to perform the duties Of such
Office; and if the senate shall concur
in such suspension, and advise and
consent to the removal Of such officer,
they shall so certify to the governor,
who may thereupon remove such ohi-
Ger, and, by and with the advice and
consent of Ube senate, appoint another
person to such office. But if the SEN
ate shall refuse to concur in such sus-
pension, such officer, 50 suspended,
shall forthwith resume the functions
Of his Office, and She powers Of the
person so performing its duties in his