Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-13
ELECTION BOARD
To Be ABOLISHED
UNDER NEW LAW
F'rst Of Drastic Legislative
Measures Introduced
In Senate.
NEW BOARD 6oH.PAR1IsAN
special Dispatch From Every Evenings
STAN Correspondent
ny william J. Never.


session ~ IN. General Assembly will /
Great. more OF a furor I'm Wilmington |
than the one presented yesterday I'm /
The Senate by Senator James McIntire
Democrat. ~ rural New Castle. pro-
Niding Tor the abolition os the present |
Department % Elections In that city \
Il has been identified rs senate hill /
No ~ but Is more commonly known /
a. the McIntlre bill
hisht after the election last fall |
when tho Democrats knew they would /
have control IN both branches 90 the |
Legislature and he party leaders set
70 work with the majority members
81 the senate and House one OF the
nrst agreements reached a. 10 new
legislation % a rcformative character
% boz introduced 90 this session was
'hn understanding thar something
would have 90 DO done with the vii
ninston Department ~ Elections with
view Oh correcting Tho conditions
which have long existed in this hoard
~ at the party caucuses there was n
nnaulnitv ~ opinion ON this subject
and tho Mcint,rc hiu T. the outgrowth
90 this genera understanding
!, IN ono ~ the most drastic pieces
- legislation attempted In this state
fnr sometime and when O. - called
up Tor Anal passage ia the senate a.
IL sure % meet with the opposition 90
tho Republican minority members:
also with that % the minority mem
beers % the House ~ q gets 10 that
loiv.
70 this rili 9. enacted into a law It
ihis yenr and the present members OF
tho Department % Elections VIII have
i' vacato ihc Office on that date and
vii have 60 turn over 20 a new board
FL. 10 appointed by the governor on a
.par'isan basis al their books and
records under penalty % heavy fine
1nd Imprisonment should they fail 20
i' o. % vii reduce the membership
frnm i've 90 now four Republicans
- ono Democrat. % four. two from
,Ih ~ tho Democratic and Repub-
I'm nnrtlrs Tho new members VIII
'r named for one. two. three ana four
lars rrsneo lively The present terms
H.v fur HN years Salaries VIII re-
nnn aa they are az present. $500 a
Gar.
There 4. speculation already on the
ufthahls action % Governor Denney
f mo hin ever reaches him. !; was
predicted today ne would veto the
measure and IN such event there r.
rnfne question a. 20 the Democrats
Nons ADJ. 20 muster enough votes
JOB tho senate 20 override this. r re-
auires three-r,ths vote 20 pass a
hll over the veto ~ the chief execu-
tive ana he Democrats might have
% have some assistance from The Re
publican eide 60 accomplish this
tn. hlu - 20 such importance q
the people % " .im!ns;on that IS pro-
Nisions at. given practically IN fu!l
as follows.
For the objects and purposes here
matter sot forth. the Governor % the
stat 90 Delaware hall. IN the man
nor eva a. tho time and Cor the term'
81 forth IN Section q Tits Chapter
appoint four persons % the city o.
" lminrion. who shau constitute q
department 90 Ele,t!yns for the CT,
a. Wilmington aRd with the power
and duties prescribed "a the sections
fOiiuwinr.
1859 Soc :. Appointment. Quaiifca
fluns terms 90 ofilc. no; 10 hold O
hp candidate s,r Office vasnncies. @: ar
frrrri political faith cath. organization
Officers Quosum. ru.es. compensation
whom and how pa'd-oa the frs
Tuesday ia March On The year 1872:
tho governor shaI appoint four mem
lsn- % Hnld department % Election
Cor ne cts 90 Wilmington. % WHOM
ono shall scrvc untll the ere; Tues
-. -. FsS
Tuesday JOB March. 1928. one until IN
nrrt Tuesday 90 March. 1926. and on
ur'L the frs' Tuesday ~ March
ip-- A. thc respective terms % IN
mstnbers q said department % Eiec
tlous for The city 90 Wilmington a
hsr.uh,fOre 49, fortn sls. expire. IA
governor shaa appo.n. ou. member q
serve until th. frs. 7 -slay IN Marc
in enc fourth year thereafter ~
i,srsUn shat bt eligible to appo ntmen
us memh. of said Department Cd
d s.flonH who r. mo-. a o.'.zsa 80 IN
tinted states 90 America and a re.
don't ln su4d city for which Do IS ap
pointed and who Aas r0t resided there
lf for a term % ono y-ar mex. proceed
lnE his aupn.ntWrr' SO member q
saId Department o. E...t.ons saa
hoId cor he a candidate f.r arN ,lectlv
onlus duing hls membership ir sal
department. nor urfl 'hr eApirat.o
uf els months after hc sha. have ceas
cd to he member 90 said dcia mem
When any vacancy ,t.lrs ir sa.d Do
uartm.nf by ~ from any cause wna,
soovtr. tho governor sha. g.. tho uu
cNrsrd term By appo.n,meu' a. D
fmr shuu more than 'Wo ire rl.rs ,
nnId department boz of the sam. %,
fIfra' faith and ouln.uI. bach of %
raid members shaI before elt,r.n
NHun his duties and w.tn.n one mont
ui the time % h.s appp.u'm,n' tas
and suhacril-. and Ole lu tne office 4
che clerk Of the peace - Sew Cast.
county the oath cor affirmation Dr..
u.r.hsd by tho Constitution. and shou.
Dol. refuse. fail or neglect so to DO. oh
rntanor shall appoint another p'rso
Iu hls stead a. member of st.d d,
fufturuf Commencing on the s,'Yu
TUESDAY in March. 1928. and h.euu aii
thereafter. tho members % said j..
uHrfusrf uf Elections shall meet an
UrEHnIfD said department by elcct.n
one of their number Co 10. preside
uf fnr d'puf fu."uf. and shsil also ele'
o. riffk Tho term ~ offce 81 %
pfrFIdeif sha. hb two years from a
d-io uf fu0h Organization. Thr.
mpmhrrs shall IT, sufhclrnt FOR n
4urpoes ~ organization and shall COZ
uilfute quorum for the transact.
81 business. Tho said defnstnei
sIHnII have bower 10 MAX. rrtla. q