The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-26
THE JOB GOES BEGGING
BAMBERGER's FRIENDS DID NOT
 WANT HIS PLACE.
MT Loughlin the Only Applicant for the Position of Back Tax Com missioner of Dallas
 County.
Advertiser Bureau,


 The resignation of Mir. Louis Bamber- ger as Back Tax Commissioner of Dal- las County was generally discussed in political circles today For several days past Mir. Bamberger has been feeling around to get some one to accept 1t, or at least some one to agree to accept 1t, so that he could recommend his successor to Governor Jelks and Col. Harvey E. Jcres when he sent in his resignation, but almost with one accord they begged to be excused. MT. Bamberger asked MT. Felix NJ. Wood if he would accept the appointment if he could get it for him, but that gentleman said he remembered how Mir. Rountree was talked about while he was Back Tax Commissioner, and he saw something of the worry and trouble that Mir. Bamberger was having, so he did not want it.
 MT. Bamberger then called on Editor R. E. l.. Neil and asked him if he would not apply for the job, the application to go with the resignation. MT. Neil told MT. Bamberger "to take his troubles to the chief of police" that he did not want the job Either MT. Wood or MT. Mel would have made a fine officer, but both are young and have political futures. and they do not care to cloud them with an office that would hang like milestone about their necks.
 Ex-Tax Assessor Tom Barker also de- clined MT Bamberger's kindness in want ing to turn the office over to him. MT. Barker said that he was afraid that be- ing Back Tax Commissioner would oper- ate against him in getting subscribers for The Advertiser and holding the old ones, and he too. thanked MT. Bamberger most cordially for his kind ofer and went on his way.
 Mir. A. E. Baker. ST.. was then appealed to by Mir. Bamberger He said that he had no political aspirations, was too old to run for office. and, if appointed, he would fill the office to the very best of his ability. It remains now to be seen whether the Governor will accept MT. Bamberger's resignation, and if 1t Is &C., cepted, whether he and Col. Harvey E.. Jones will appoint MT. Baker as MT. Bambergers successor.
 Mir. Baker is a thoroughly conscien- tious man, has a warm, generous heart. is well-liked by every one, and he would administer the affairs of the office In a way to give satisfaction to the people and do his duty to the State. MT. Baker will not go in a scramble for the position. He Is simply in a receptive mood, will take it if it is offered to him, and will not weep any bitter tears of regret If some one else gets it.
 
 wrote the Governor, rendering his resig nation of that important, but thankless job:
 Selma, Ala, Jan. 24, 1902. '"The Governor of Alabama:
 Dear Sir-I respectfully tender my resignation as Tax Commissioner of Dal las County, which is the most thankless job I ever had. Since my incumbency, have lost several hundred dollars in it. which the people do not appreciate, and cannot afford to stand besides the loss of time and trouble and worry.
 Enough to drive a man to drink or render him insane. Yours very truly,
 Louis Bamberger.
 "P. S.-Please let me know at once whether my resignation goes. L. B. It is learned that Councilman P. J. Loughlin of the Fifth Ward will be an applicant for Back Tax Commissioner. If Mir. Loughlin succeeds in getting the ap- pointment, a vacancy will be created in the Council that will have to be filled by an election. Councilman Loughlin has been a most successful politician and has captured everything he has ever gone out after. He is proprietor of the Adler Liquor Company at the present time and is large property holder.