The Glenwood post., 1908-12-05
PIE SEEKERS ARE
SADLY DISAPPOINTED
From Monday s Daily Post.

FROM OHudN iShiN ''''
cup, up, up, in the air." was the
way one pie seeker expressed it to- a
reporter of tn Post. "We did not cut
the pie, but we had some high old times
with "Hi' Smith, chairman of the
county central committee, continued
the meek looking birdie that had for
the past few weeks been singing that
old song, "When the pie was opened
the birds began to sing. Instead OF
singing, it is claimed, by'one who was
there, that weeping and wailing and
gnashing of teeth made the blood run
cold in their veins.
Yes, there was something doing in
Glenwood Sunday. The word had gone
out over the county. The hosts had
gathered. There were some, who had
feathered their nests and were look
ing for more of the political pie, but
there were some few, who still hunger
ed and thirsted for their share of the
pie.
From DeBeque, which town w. t.
Skidmore has dubbed, "Dry Town,
and from Rifle, the home of 7. w.
Divilbliss: New Castle, from whence
halls our sheriff for the next two years
and even from that once upon time
stronghold of freetraders, Carbondaie'
the hungry had iourneyed that they
might receive their reward.
They knew there should be many
bieces to the pie and that they had
been assured piece. They came with
a twinkle of satisfaction in their clear
eve. but they were doomed to disap-
pointment, for the pie was not divided
but remained intact in the oven over
which stood guards tried and true.
The pie has been marked off and each
niece is labeled. There is one that
reads, "Division Engineer. This is
said to look good to Everett McPhee,
C. w. White, Theodore Rosenberg, DR..
Iockard. w. r. Callicotte, Charley
johnson, L. Z. Brown, although some
saw the last named stepped gracefully
aside, Charley st. Clair, who is also
willing to give someone outside of the
Napier store whack at it, and some
six or eight others, who are preparing
to come in the home stretch. Then
there are other appointments to make
under the future county officials. A
bird more venturesome than others
mentioned that of deputy sheriff, for
he had heard certain piece bore that
label. Hardly had he peeped when
chorus of vices responded, 81 want
that place." One report has it that
P. w. Divilbliss is to secure the plum,
for he gave the impression some months
ago that he had been thrown down and
that pie and pie alone would satisfy
him. He had already read the riot act
Ato the democracy of the county and
dayed them in no uncertain terms and
ls he is said to have told them only
what was true. the bosses seem to feel
that he should be "closed up" until
later day, when he will be given what
they believe is coming to him.
Chairman Smith announced that there
were several applications for places,
but that nothing was done by the meet
ing held here Sunday. He expects to
send to each member of the county
central committee full list of appli-
cations and they will in turn vote for
their favorites and send the votes tic
MIN to canvass. This means that some
tall old buttonholing will be done be
fore long in this county. G. W. White
gave us to understand that he is going
to do the button hole stunt and Char
ley is there when it comes to getting
political pie.
At last accounts, he of the dolefu
tone had returned to his tomb, the pi'
was still in the oven and the hosts hat
scattered to seek whom they might but
tonhple., The guards had been removed
and all was serene around the one
lively camp.