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Gentlemen of the Convention:
Besides the quasi-judicial aspect of this mat-
ter, there is an all-important matter that I would
like to consider. I would like to make an analogy in this
issue between the attorney general's office, which is
elective, and the City Solicitor's office in Baltimore, which
is appointive. I have had some experience in both depart-
ments, having served six years as an assistant city soli-
citor in Baltimore City, and two years as special assistant
Attorney General.
The attorney general now appoints his deputies,
all of his assistants, his special assistants, and they are
subject to the hiring and firing of the attorney general.
They are not subject to any executive control, and he gets
the most competent men of his choosing, not politically
mandated assistants.
Now, the City Solicitor of Baltimore City
is appointed by the administration. All of his assistants
are appointed by the Attorney General; his deputy is
appointed by the administration, and he has what is known
as a politically dominated solicitor's office.