The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-10
THE BOARD OF REVENUE
MEMBERS TO BE ELECTED BY PEOPLE THIS YEAR
Those Now Serving Will Not Have Opposition If They Desire Re- z. election-Race for Senator
 From Dallas.
Advertiser Bureau,

Advertiser Bureau,
 Selma. April g.
 The last legislature made the Board Of Revenue Of Dallas County elective by the people. In reconstruction days. when Dallas County was under the heel of scalawags, carpet baggers ana negroes. the Demoera tic Legislature to1k the right to elect the Board of Revenue from the people and placed the appointment in the hands of the Governor. The affairs or tho county have always been well managed under this system of seelcting the Board and the county did not owe a cent that it could not pay up to the time the bridge across the Alabama was bought and a new court house was built. As it is now, the total indebtedness or the county is only d little over sl0o,VVO. and as the bonds to buy the bridge and build the court house are to be retired. so many thousands per year, the debt will be collected from the people and re- duced so gradually that the tax payers will not feel the burden and at the end of twenty years the county will have paid for both the bridge and the court house and will own those two splendid pieces of property.
 The old Board has managed the affairs of the county wisely and the people seem to be perfectly satisfied with their stewardship. as not opposition has de. veloped so far to any of the old mem. bers who desire a reelection.
 Colonel Atlas J. Martin, who is the dean of the Board. informed your repre- | sentative yesterday that he would be a candidate to succeed himself. It was l thought for a long time that Colonel Martin. on account of his age and his great business interests. would not offer | f,r hstt that ba has signified that he will stand for his old I position 1t is not likely that anybody will oppose him from the West Dallas District. Colonel Martin is known as I the watchdog of the tro asury. and he deserves the title. for lie tries to manage the affairs of the county with the same care that he looks after his own bust. ness interests.
 When General R. NJ. Nelson left the Board. Governor Johnston appointed & NJ. Kirkpatrick to fill the position. MT Kirkpatrick had formerly lived at Caha. ba and was one of the most successful planters and largest landowners in the county. He has made a faithful. con. scientious. painstaking member of the Board. He represents the city district and 1t Is known that he wishes to sue ceed himself. So far no opposition tc him has developed and it is not likely that there will be any. from present in dications.
 pr. W. c. Phillips represents the Fork District and 1t is said by his friend. that he will have no opposition. and If he does have that he will easily down his opponent, as he is one of the most popu. lar men in the county. He is a man of strong personality. of a genial. kindly disposition and would be hard to beat if anybody cared to make the attempt.
 Sam Reynolds. the youngest member of the Board, who represents the South Side District. is not candidate to suc- ceed himself. and Messrs J. A. Minter of Tyler and Colonel Bob Meyer of Tilden. will contest before the people for the honor of representing that district. Either of these gentlemen would make a most acceptable member of the Board.
 The bill which made these members of the Board elective by the people. also stated that each of the four grand divis- Ions of the county should be entitled to a member Whether each district will be allowed to nominate It's choice. or whether the entire Democracy of the county will participate in selecting the candidates. are questions that the Demo- cratic County Executive Committee will have to settle, but the consensus of opinion is, that as the powers of the Board arc increased by the new consti- tuition. that the whole people ought to have voice in selecting them.