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The best example was when Paul Hammond was Attorney
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General, I believe during --
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THE CHAIRMAN: The first term --
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MR. GOLDSTEIN: The first term of the McKeldin
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administration. He became judge and ho appointed his
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friend up in Cecil County to be Attorney General.
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THE CHAIRMAN: Nels Rollins.
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MR. GOLDSTEIN: Mr. Nels Rollins. Mr. Rollins
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ran against the Democrat. He was defeated. Governor
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McKeldin was elected. He had a Democratic Attorney
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General. The Attorney General is not only legal advisor
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to the Governor, but to the Legislature, Comptroller,
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State Treasurer and 125 different departments of govern-
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ment. There may be some reason the Governor should be
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able to pick his legal advisor. I think it even has a
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setup similar to that, where the Governor has a special
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legal counsel. I know Governor McKeldin had a special
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legal counsel. William Allison was Special Legal Counsel.
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I know, because when I was President of the Senate during
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his second term, whenever we went up to sign bills, the
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Attorney General may have been there, but right to the
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