The Glenwood post., 1910-09-17
Or a Few Guesses Of What May
Happen in the Garfield
County Political Arena
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION TODAY

[ is an announced candidate while it is
said that Bert Cardnell who has served
more or less as deputy sheriff and
deputy assessor, looks at the office with
a wistful eye. There is rumor that
Bert and Steve have pooled their issues
and united their friends to encompass
"Phume 50 overthrow and nominate
Baxter with the understanding that
Cardnell is to be made undersheriff i'll
case of BaXter's success at the polls.
In their search for good men" for
this important position some of the
leaders have suggested jim Zimmerman
of Carbondale and "Dode' Hudson of
Garfield creek but it is understood that
both have said "Nay, nay, Pauline,
not this time.' and then we must over
look the perennial candidate, Alex Job
of Raven.
AS to county assessor it is said that
Ernest Barlow, who has served in that
capacity the past two years, has a
hunch that he will not be acceptable to
his party any longer. There has been
so much dissatisfaction over this office
and the way it has been conducted by
Barlow that prominent democrat who
always has something to do with fixing
things up was recently heard to say that
a change was imperative. But Barlow
is easily pleased and says he would
Just as soon be promoted to the office
of county treasurer anyway. He was
seen in MacRae's office the other day
sizing up the fixtures and making a
note of the ventilation and he seemed
very well pleased with the layout. In
fact it has been known for some time
that Chunk" feels that he has rather
outgrown his present quarters and 1t
is also said that he is partial to corner
room.
1t may be well. however, that Ernest
should not set too much store by this
proposed arrangement because it is
known that Ev. McPhee left that office
with great reluctance and he has been
sticking around as close as possible
ever since the people placed John Mac
Rae in charge of the county funds two
years ago. In fact so thoroughly is Mae
welded to the old scenes and so
thoroughly is he the victim of habit
that he Just can't tear himself away
from free room rent at the court house
which he has enjoyed ever since he first
came to Glenwood. McPhee has manag
ed to make that abstract sinecure last
him until the present time but that can
, be finished in time for him to make the
campaign for treasurer, if he gets the
nomination. otherwise the job can go
o and the room rent is paid, as hereto
fore. Great snap, eh?
AS for county clerk it is well known
that considerable bunch of democrats
in Glenwood are so anxious to defeat
Charley Hubbard, the present incum-
bent that they would forfeit their
chance of political preferment, imme-
date and remote. if they could but
|encompass Hubbard's embarrassment
and defeat. He was not at the county
convention which nominated him two
years ago. He was slipped in on them
without consultation with or consent of
the leaders who never intended that he
should be nominated, much less did they
expect him to be elected. After his
election they all gathered around him
and assured him of how perfectly de-
lighted(?) they were that he pulled
through and because of the support
they had given him and their great in
terest in his behalf they would now pre-
eeed to name his deputy. Charley as
sured them that he was elected to the
office; that it was he who had to give
bond for the faithful conduct of the
Office and that while he was about it h"
believed he would just name his own
deputy. He kept his word and ever
since that time there has been wide
chasm which some of the knowing ones
say cannot be bridged.
i, As corollary to this condition or
perhaps as a prearranged result of the
!. same it is said that William Cardnell