The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-18
County Has Not an Appli-
cant for Appointment at
Hands of President
TOWN STIRRED BY
AGE-HERALD SUNDAY
Indications Are That Judge Foster
Will Be County's Candidate for
Hobson's Place Against
w. b. Bankhead
ny HUGH w. ROBERTS

Tuscaloosa, March 17.-(Special.) )-Tus-
ealoosa, the metropolis of the Sixth dis
trict and the heart of the heart of the
political "hot bed of the state, owns no
citizen who has or will beseech Mr.. Will
son or any member of the new Presi-
dents cabinet to put tag of office about
his neck, or show him the easiest path to
a meal ticket.
No citizen of Tuscaloosa county, In
other words, desires to go as minister to
"Dahomey" or to any other country.
None of them would serve the nation as
marshal, or judge, or attorney, or colleo-
tor. Inasmuch as r.. b. Dugger Is a DEM
oerat, whose appointment was secured
through the efforts of the senators from
this state, there will be no fight made on
his reappointment.
For minor postoffices in the county,
democrats will aspire. Their attitude in
this regard. however is not due to their
desire to dray the tiifling stipend at
tached, but to their hope that the new
President will turn the rascals out .
and all democrats. when they come in to
political power, generally refer to all re-
publicans as the raseals."
The above is only one of the many
reasons, however for the spirit Of op-
timism and industrial satisfaction that is
permeating every corner of this great
county The people know that they are
growing. They can feel themselves grow,
they can see themselves grow There is
something in the atmosphere which whis-
pers the promise that Tuscaloosa is ut
last, after so many years of the buried
talent" preparing to stand erect and ful-
fill the mission for which nature SO gen.
erously equipped it, And even were there
no whisper, the truth would remain un-
dimmed, fer the people are building homes
and paving streets and electrify1ng rails
and cutting trees-and moving all the
time.
The Age-Herald turned the town topsy-
turvy Sunday morning when it came with
the official statement of Mr.. Morris that
he would have his railroad from Blrming-
ham to Tuscaloosa completed within a
year, and his prediction that within flve
years Tuscaloosa would possess a popuia-
ton as great in number as $4,000, the peo-
ple reioiced. Every Age-Herald which
reached Tuscaloosa was working over
time throughout the day. Every man on
the street carried the paper in his hand.
Every tongue which moved spoke OF the
Morris statement.
Tuscaloosa is certainly feeling good and
shaking hands with itself
that there are no federal office seekers
in Tuscaloosa should not be construed
to mean that this city has freed itseiI
of it's most prominent habit of playing
and indulging in politics. Right now,
Tuscaloosa is grooming candidate to
pit against William b. Bankhead OF
Jasper For Mr.. BanlShead. as Is gen
orally known, has announced himseiI
an entry into the marathon which Will
lead to the congressional seat now oc-
cupied by Mr.. Hobson.
Tuscaloosa has not definitely decided
on it's candidate. He viii not pc Judge
Brandon. He will not be NJ. IT. Or
mond. the solicitor of the district. He
will not be w. b. Oliver, dean of the
University law schoolA He may pe
Judge Henry B. Foster. 1t is pretty
generally understood that Judge Foster
would like to make the race, although
up to the present time he has made no
announcement. Should he enter, 1t is
generally admitted that he would prove
strong, and that he would lose very few
votes in this county.
But can Judge Foster run, or under
the law could he serve as congressman
That is the question. And 1t Is pos
sible that he will not make a state
ment for the public in reference to
his plans until the supreme court
hands down its opinion in the custer
proceedings filed against Judge Lane.
Judge Foster is a judicial officer and
as such cannot hold another office un-
der the state or the nation until the
expiration of the term for which he has
already been elected. II the position OF
Judge Lane is upheld. there will be no
ground from which his competitor can
throw stones And If Judge Lanes posi-
tion is not upheld, then he may find
consolation in knowing that Congress
passes upon the worth and merit of the
claims of its own members
The consensus of opinion seeems to
be that Judge Foster will rum and that
he and Mr.. Bankhead will be the only
aptriac