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will come under consideration later, the legislature could
not create such a broad fiscal officer, free of guber-
natorial appointment. Does that answer your question?
DELEGATE GRANT: Yes.
THE CHAIRMAN: Are there any further questions
of the Vice-Chairman? Delegate Mason.
DELEGATE MASON: Delegate Adkins, did I under-
stand you correctly to state that if we have an elected
Comptroller that would constitute a plural Executive,
which isn't good for this State?
DELEGATE ADKINS: You certainly did not under-
stand me to say a plural Executive would be good for this
State. No. I do not think a plural Executive is good for this
State.
THE CHAIRMAN: You misunderstood Delegate Mason,
I believe.
DELEGATE ADKINS: Maybe I did.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Mason, would you restate
your question?
DELEGATE MASON: I said, wasn't it yur testi-
money that the election of a Comptroller would constitute