The Glenwood post., 1909-10-23
Saturday, October %, 1909.
NOT "N1NE-TENTHs," BROTHER

as sheriff on the death of w. a. Viii
moth was an occasion taken advantage
of by the Glenwood Post to publish n
pipe dream of the variety usually en-
enating from that office, the purpose of
which was to create dscord among the
democrats Of the county. The Post ;
insinuations that the appointment was
matter of secret work and star cham
ber politics was entirely uncalled for,
and its assertion that the application
of other aspirants to the position,
among whom were Mr.. l.. d. Hudson,
of New Castle, were not given respect
full consideration by the county com
mission, is without any basis of truth
whatsoever. At the meeting of the
commissioners for the purpose of max
ing the appointment in question, the fit
ness of each applicant was given due
consideration, and in the opinion of
the Telegram and that of nine-tenths
of the people of the county, the best
man won.
The above from the Rifle Telegram
is doubtless for the purpose of counter
acting the effect of the appointment of
p w. DiyHbiss to the office of sheriff
of this county. But we are of the
opinion that that appointment is far
from satisfactory to even one-tenth of
the people of Garfield county and the
more the people learn of the complete
failure on the part of P. w. Divilbiss
to capture the two bank robbers, when
he had them sewed up in the hills, the
more and more they will be disgustel
with the star chamber appointment At
the hands of Brennan and Diffendarfer
You will notice that we do not in
clude the name of Switzer In the list
The reason for that omission is that
Switzer is said to be the only member
of the board that treated l.. d. Hudson
with the courtesy due a democrat of
his standing in the county.
But enough of that. Hudson was
Topped and Topped good and hard and
to heap further democratic mud upon
commissioners did not think Dode fit
for the office. ''The fitness of each
applicant was given due considera
tion," says the Telegram, and yet we
of county commissioners who will tel
you that Dode Hudson ever applied fol
the place. He was ASKED TO TAKE
THE OFFICE and was told to come 'C
Glenwood at once and the PLACE
WOULD BE GIVEN TO HIM. Ask
your honorable member of the board
Mr. Brennan, if the Post is not right in
this matter. Also ask Mr.. Brennan il
square deal in the matter. He will tel
you just as the Post said last week
that before Hudson and Murtle reached
Glenwood the appointment of Divilbiss
had been made.
True, it is reported here that
"'Switzer has the habit of promising
things to his friends without saying
anything to the other members of th2
what he promises for them he points
to Brennan and Diffendarfer and
blames them for the trouble Ask
Jimmy Brennan if the Post is not
right on this report, Mr.. Telegram.
Again, ask Carbondale democrats if
ninetenths of them are satisfied with
Divilbiss. Ask them if it looks to them
as if the democrats of the board of
county commissioners are looking for
their votes in the graveyard
No, Mr.. Telegram, your man Br-n-
nan and Glenwood democrats man,
Diffendarfer, failed to give New Castl,
spite of the fact that New Castle had
the sheriff and his place was made va
cant by death, Brennan and Diffendar-
fer hurried matters and had the vacan-
Hudson reached the city and this in
the face of the fact that Dode had
been called by telephone to accept the
place by the other member of the board.
We might also tell you, and it will
not be denied, that another Rifle man,
who has held office in the county, has
said that he could have had the place
and Plum cast upon the dump heap,
but the other fellows relatives are
said to have objected because of the
danger connected with the Office. OF