If our contemporary refers to Governor
Warren’s acceptance of the I nited I
States senatorship we will state for his
information that the qualifications for j
that position are not prescribed by the
state, but by the I’nited States. There
was no state law against resigning the 1
governorship. and there could be none to
restrict a citizen from accepting a sen a ,
torship. If tne Democrats had elected
their candidate for governor two years
ago. would the LEADER have opposed bis
election to the senate on constitutional
grounds. We think not The Sun
As to what might or might not have
been done in a contingency which never
arose is of but little moment; as to what
was actuall}’ done is a matter of consider
able consequence When reference is
made to the fact that the constitution was
violated tn the election of Governor War
ren to the I’nited States senate, not to
mention the bad faith which character
ized the matter from the very moment of
his nomination for governor, reference is
had to section two of article four, of the
state constitution It reads as follows:
Sec 2 No person shall l>e eligible to
the office of governor unless he bp a citi
zen of the United States and a qualified
elector of the state, who has attained the
nee of 30 years and who has resided five
Vfars next preceding the election within
the state or territory, nor shall he be eb'-
ailJe tn any other office .luring the term
for which he was elected.
This is a distinct constitutional inhibi
tion. The constitution, in-tly approved
by the people, when put to its first real
test was violated in order to gratify the
ambition of Francis E Warren.
