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MAYOR McKELDIN: Should the Attorney General,
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Comptroller and Treasurer be appointed by the Governor is
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the next question.
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The Attorney General, I believe, should con-
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tinue to be elected by the people. He should be free from
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any suspicion of being subject to the influence of the
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Governor when he is called upon to render opinions, but
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the others, I think, should be appointed by the Governor.
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Should the Governor's appointments — let me
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say this before I forget it. You didn't ask me this, but
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I think the Governor's salary by all means should be taken
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out of the Constitution. That is a terrible thing to have
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the Governor: s salary in the Constitution.
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JUDGE ADKINS: Do you think there should be a
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minimum salary provided in the Constitution so the Legis-
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lature could not cut off a recalcitrant governor?
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MAYOR McKELDIN: It should be a minimum of at
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least $25, 000 or $35, 000 for the Governor, yes. I got
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4500, you remember, so did Pres, $4500.
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I had a boy at Washington and Lee and a girl
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at the University of Maryland. 4500, I had to go around
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