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the merit system and tenure?
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MAYOR McKELDIN: I would limit it, I think,
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to the head of the department. I wouldn't get below that
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because you get mixed up in a lot of very nasty politics
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which is bad for the general public and is bad for the
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Governor, and bad for government, and, unfortunately, you
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have to do it. I sometimes think it would be better not
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to have the Civil Service sometimes because you are hooked
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with it, and the particular Civil Service Commission, with
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them, too.
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Should the Governor be the only popularly
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elected executive official? Is there a need for a lieu-
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tenant governor or some other assistant executive official?
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To some extent, Maryland now has a short
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ballot, I believe, compared with some of the other States.
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However, I believe the Governor should appoint the top
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fiscal authorities such as the Comptroller and the Treas-
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urer, or their equivalents.
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MR. SAYRE: How about the Attorney General?
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JUDGE ADKINS: How about the Attorney General,
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should he be elected or appointed?
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