The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-27
STATE AUDITOR DARSTI
OPPOSES TAKING POWER
FROM The COVE R.

an editorial in the Evening rrcss OF
Princeton w. Va. of November S. un-
der tho heading Honor Those to Whom
Honor ~ Due. advocating amending our
laws Ill certain particulars. SO as 10 tnlit
from the SurrrnVr the appointing power.
lodging II with the beard ~ Public
Works. and inviting the Views U; 10
puhNcsns on the question.
The reasons given for this change IN
part are sct forth IN tho article AZ fol-
lows:
"Th" appointive power in this
STATE is vested III The G"vrruur by
statutory Enactment and not by
constitutional provision. therefore.
any Legislature" las tho right 1"
l"dS" tho. Hpp"intIr" power IN IN"
Board Of Public Works because that
board represents tn. majority Of the
state.
"Th"r" are several important po-
siti"nS 10 hr ilicI during III" Year
1919. y member ur III. Public Scr
wee Commissioner member If tho
Board nt Control. Ia" state Bank
Examiner ar" all TO b. appointed.
and Of course. If these appoint
mrntS are mad" by Democratic
Governor. they will be 'DcScrvin;
! Democrats and not representatives
OF the dominant party III III" state.
w" know that Republicans cap
Ill thrs- important positions IN the
satisfaction Of the tax payers.
therefore We stand unalicrably III
favor ri the appuin,ivn power being
vested in the Board OF I'uhiic
Works. not temporarily, but per :
mancnUy. We shall hr glad In have
the views Of any Republicans on
. th!S quest iuil.'
was not surprised to see tho articl"
in question appear in print, hIc&GS" II
has been discussed about III" State
House for several weeks. and I have
been approached personally on tho Qu"S-
ton.
1t seems 10 mo thr first and only con-
sidcration is. It th!s proposed radical
departure is 10 receive serious runSiI-
Grafton by our legislature. WILL III" prn-
lc receive better $"r"icr by the pro-
posed change? VIII our school for tho
deaf and blind. our hospitals for the in
sane. our Industrial linm" for Girls
! West Virginia Industrial School f"l
! Boys, our hospitals. Board of Control
/ Department IT Mines. State Tax com
: missioner Wurkm"n'S compensation
! Public Service Commission and all other
! Stat" institutions br mad" Cfii"l"nt" II
! they viii. then TINS matter should h'
/ gwen careful attention. II IT, can not
hr shown ;hai Tia" proposed chang
/ would il" Of rial value II 'hr&" Erra; IN
! situations. and h" mH"ScS given better
s"ryir" i; SHOULD mot II" seriously con.
SlG.r"r! TIM far; that tn" h''al uf some
Of ihrs" institutions harI'cr"i 20 hc z
/ Republican or Il p"mr,ra, tho great
majority Of tn" r"oIi" ar" not g" nue.
. Interested IN. w hat th"y want ~ ell
C!rnt service.
! Let us examine som" of tho reasons
gwen for the proposed change. Tn" tr:.r
! reason EI|"n. 9TH" arpn'niiN" power il
, this state vested il tn" Governor by
, tuti"Ial provision. Therefor" The Leg
! !slaIiir" has I'll" right l" in'!E" ~" aN
rninIiv" power in IN" Board If iEbll,
: Works."
! I."i VA So" what III" constitution
Snriinm Of A-lici" : reads aFa fol.
lows:
The Governor shall nominate. and hl
ard with tn. advice AMI consent If thu
S.uat" 81 ljurj;y If MI In" Senator!
/ elected CorcurriHE j." r"aS ard nays
! arpu!nt ali ."iitrCrs Whr+.' offices arr o.
: tahli%hrd hv thi% c6nSt ltulIun. or shall
u" created lay law. and whose appoint
: n!rni az 'i""li"H is NOT nth"rwiSc pro-
yid"d for; and "" such officers shall b
, appointed cr elected Ivy tho Legislatures.
, SurpuS" we admit it has been boil
: that under TINS section Of our CunSt!tu
| ti"u the Legislature has III" power. ii Il
desired to use il. t" pass law rr"r"ni'
! ing the Governor from making any APP
roin,mcnts Mt all. for if the legislature
ny act can deprive" HIM Of one appoint
! mont. the could deprive him If all. liu'
! the trainers uf our constitution evident
! Il. intended that tn" governor should
|
/ ton Of chapter reads MS follows:
! I'm case Of II vacancy. during IN" re-.
cess Of The senate. in any. office wh!cl
! is not elective. tn" Governor shall. w.
Eapprintm"nt. ill any such vacancy. uni
: tho ur\l MEETING Of the senate. when h'
! shall max" u nomination for such nf!icr.
. and the person \" nominated. whom con-
! irrn"tl hv th" SrnIt", fa majority IF al
tn" S"narnra "!"rlrd crnCUrr!nC hy yeas
.anI n:IySl shall hold his rf;isc durinE
Il hIt for
successor shall hn appointed and quail
fed No person. after "'iuE r"l"rt"d Ivy
! The S"nat" shall y" again nominated f"i
! tho Same oftC" during n" sam" session
! unless at The request Of the Senate. MOI
! shall such person b" appointed Ia th"
same office during the recess Of the Sch
! ate"
! Giving tn. Governor unnucS;innr 7u
! thorilY L. FIJI vacancies f"r any. cause
! So i tho proposed change wnr" mad" II!
+ our LEGISLATURE W" would hnv" Z fine
STATE Of affairs. thr I;"hrd Of Public
Works making these appointment and
/ vacancies filled by III" Governor. :" il
! wnu,, II" possible Hnti"r th" present con
: di;jnr. = tho law were uInrn'lrc: To have
R.puhIIrau appnintrd by TIA" Beard al
fl'Hhlir Works. and II for my raue" tn
( "tij,r h"'nIU". vacant. nil"d ny III" Coy
"rior. VIII" would "f course appoint "
( p.,",,crnt. md thus i would 40 s"c,
! Saving around tn" circle. Further com
m"ii is unnecessary "u this pha:" oi
. rh" question.
hGu;n. n" J;"r"rn"r ~ rrsrrn~ bic l.
( III" people imr ~ In" departments rt
! STAT. I;"TrrnrI"ut. Except 'hus" "i"'t"'
/ b.. thr ,p"nrl.. among which Hr. III,
. OTHER .lr,'i"'i Siat,' officers. NJ" mu~
answer direct :" III" r""pl" fer th"ii
. "WHrd$hiI.
With ilc rNrrr.,imn of The :rh,v~ "fti
: -"r,. M! a few "lh'5S like ju!E"S. 80
J lh,. ::"y"rnrr j. held r"EprnSI!,l" for a
! IA" "th'r Gr"a; ard ;mr"rtani office