The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-07

sion by Gov. Charles s. Whitman
early last evening.
Mccall ceased to be a Commissioner
at z p. M, when the Governors or |
der of removal was filed with the I
Secretary of State, whose office had
been kept open late for the purpose !
Gov, Whitman will today designated
Commissioned William Hayward, his
own appointee of April 1 last, man |
ager of his Gubernatoria1 campaign,
Chairman to servestemporarily1 in Nc
Calls place.
The Governor is undecided as to
whether he will eventually designate
Hayward permanently. He indicated
that within a, day or two he will select
a Commissioner to succeed Mccall
Mccall was dismissed for one rea-
son-because the Governor oeneNes
that there was not made ga transfer
within the meaning Of the law OF the
327 shares of stock in the Kings Coun-
ty Electric Light and Power Company
which Mccall has insisted he turned
over to his wife before he took oath
as Commissioner.
All the additional charges, eight IN
number with their accompanying
nineteen specifications, are dismissed
by Gov. Whitman, who IN the OPINION
filed with the order of removal VfF-
| tually convicts Mccall of stock own
ership on his own testimony peIore
the Thompson legislative committee.
| The Governors opinion, however,
makes it explicit that further charges
were not considered, as he found SUI
| ficient cause for action in one alone.
| Even if Mccall had legally trans
| ferred the electric lighting stock TO
his wife, it is probable that MI w MT
! man would have removed h1In' as ne
says in his opinion! that whereas II
| might be regarded as technical
comnliance with the law it still would
| have been in defiance of its spirit
the most serious reflection by the
] Governor upon Mccall treats or MS
| neglect to affix stock transfer stamps
| to the certificates when haloetil 80 80.
no Mrs Mccall. The Governor f1rst
| quotes the State law fixing this neg
/ Tect as a. sdemeanor punishable ny
a fine of $1,000 and imprisonment -of
/ six months, or both. then comments:
| therefore, if we assume there was
such a transfer, WEI have this s1tua-
] ton: A former Justice of the supreme
! Cotrt. when one offense is charged
/ against him, offers as a defense that
i he has committed another
| Escapes Penalty by Limitation
| ssTf it be true that he transferred
/ this stock to his wife, and that ne
wrote a memorandum at that Tune
/ setting forth his purpose to transfer
/ his failure to pay the tax required py
| law was>a n1isdemeanor for Whlcn ne
| could be imDrisoned for six months.
I s0f course the fact that the stature
of limitations protects him now from
/ prosecution has no bearing upon the
| question lpnvolved.
| ST am entirely willing TO accept me
/ sta+anent that his (McCaps) care
/ IesxYess which covered a per1od OF
| two years, is alone responsible Tor the
| eoYnprornising situation in which ne IS
placed ,,,+
4 +o deal too harshly with Mccall at
tributing McCa1Ts derelicton to care
Y 1essn ess'-is further evidenced by ms
statement in the opinion tthaI ne mas
| s.7,o desire to question the truth OF MS
statement that he intended TO lrans-
4ar +be stock to his wife, but the
Cozav-no1 adds that there is no evil
da1ce anywhere of the slightest De
| siregto comply with the elementary 4e-
1 gal requirements.
| Declaring that he believes the pun
l4ia interests require that the spirit as
-zel1 Eas the letter Of the law shan pc
i fai+bfullv carried out, Mr. whitman
states that as governor 1t Is ms GUY
,,nder the constitution e'to take care
i that the laws are Acknowledgement
h one Charge Is Sufficient.
,Tr7,4s institutional requirement, the
governor asserts, compels me TO see
e. - go far as T. am able, that those
holding officer under the government
i ~ This state should conform in their
i of7ciaI conduct not only to the teen
1 7,icaJ REQUIREMENTS Of the statute, but
to the manifest spirit of the laW'
which must be recognized and oD-
4 sa,1Jad IL the full benefits thereof are
to accrue to the people.
The closing words Of Mr. Whitman, $
| opinion are: ~.
IT ind that this charge is sustained,
and I direct the removal OF tnes COL Oh
missioner Having sustained TINS
charge, the other charges and the
sneci 1cations hereunder, for the pur-
poses. of the record and in conformity
| TO the statute, are hereby dismissed
CIV whitman announced his de-
cisio17 removing Mccall shortly before
7 o'clock to the newspaper men VINO VINO
| called at the executive mansion rs
met the newspaper men in the PINK
Il Room as he was about to go out to
y dinner.
Distributing typewriter cop1es OF
the order ofsremoya1 and his opinion
the. governor explained; 49,
..My secretary, Mr. Orr, VIII file the
} order with the secretary OF state at
o'clock. With the filing Of the order
Mr.. Mccall ceases to be commas
; sioner-is automatically removed
: Mccall Not Notified.
ervvi11 it be necessary to serve copy
of the order and the opinion upon MI
McCalI?'' was asked.
mo. that is not necessary ex-
planned the governor, f'but, asa mat
ter of courtesy to Mccall, TINS Will os
! done. probably tomorrow
Il had Intended said the governor
ssto file the order of removal by
O'Clock this afternoon but because i
T became necessary for me to study tn
record very closely before putting tn
finishing touches on my opinion,
was delayed in doing until thi
, hour"
Csoernor Whitman then announced
:, his purpose to designate Commission
err Hayward as temporary chairman
might we assume was aske'
? .'that Mr.. Haywards designation VII
EIater be made permanent?
ct shall designate him temporarily,
: | answered Mr.. Whitman. There ar
rhe names of several men before m
Eboth for commissioner to succeed Mr.