The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21
COMPTROLLER WILL RECALL
 RES|GNAT ION
Friends Advise Him He Made Mistake And He Plans To Go
 Before Commission With
 Counsel Formally Friday
DISLIKES ARMSTRONG HIS POSSIBLE SUCCESS
Indications Are W>s Nn WiIINominate Dsg /mp- troIIer For PHns M As- sociates WIZ Q Nm

City Comptroller H. Marvin Taylor admitted Thursday evening that he had employed counsel and made plans to go before the city commission Fri day morning to formally withdraw his resignation, which was tendered 10 days ago at request of President D. E. McLendon.
 The comptroller said simply that he was acting on the advice of large numbers of friends" They told him. he admitted that he made mistake in resigning in the first place.
 Employment of counsel by Mir. Taylor indicates strongly he intends to fight for his job and demand full hearing before the commission. Pres ident McLendon asked his resigna- tion following revelations that the comptroller's private insurance prem. iums had been paid out of public funds.
 What the commission will do was the subject of much speculation. It appeared certain that Commissioners w, L. Harrison and Mary Echols would insist on accepting the resig- nation. Commissioners w. B. Cloe and W. E. Dickson were silent, but President McLendon expressed the opinion that it would be best for the resignation to stand.
 
 Looks Like Armstrong;.
 The accepted view at city hall was that the commission will insist on the resignation of MT. Taylor and then proceed with the election of .c. E. Armstrong, deputy comptroller, as bis successor.
 Commissioners Harrison, Echols and Cloe are said to be strong for Armstrong, and President McLendon has virtually decided 10 nominate lhin. it was learned Thursday. As the commission president Is the head of the comptroller's department, 1t is believed that his nomination Of Armstrong will be unanimously up- held
 Friends of MT. Taylor. in discussing the sudden switch in his plans, de- clared he had reached the conclusion that the changes in the department desired by the commission would not be accomplished by his resignation, in view of the reported plan to elect MT Armstrong to succeed him.
 Relations between Taylor and Arm strong for months have been far from friendly, and the comptroller is re- luctant to retire voluntarily In favor of his deputy.
 Taylor Favored Glasgow.
 Mir. Taylor favored w. Fl. Glasgow
  sion had accepted him a week ago, the chances are MT. Taylor would have been content to let the matter rest
 Rumors flew thick and fast in city hall circles Thursday that number of resignations in the comptfoller office would immediately follow the promotion of MT. Armstrong. Ihese rumors failed to disturb commission members, who said they would meet at 10 o'clock Friday and wind up the comptroller's situation with very few words
 MT. Taylor is said to have visited several commission members Tn con, nection with his plan to stand pat, but details of these interviews were carefully guarded.
 While MT. Taylor was completing his plans for fight, President NC Lendon was making ready to conIer with MT. Armstrong and discuss .ne situation with him in advance ol Fridays session. at which the pres ident will make his nomination.