The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-09-13
DURELY
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lust For The Record
By BALLOT BOX

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Having heard rumor during the
week, that The Globe Independent
was to be incorporated and backed
by one of the political parties, |
got in touch with H. S. Douglas, the
owner and publisher, and, as l eX-
pected, found that it was just an
other rumor and nothing more.
Mr.. Douglas, who, by-the-way, is
very jealous of his sole ownership
of his paper, tells me that these
rumors have cropped up from time
to time for several years, but that
the only bonafide offer to buy his
paper was made about year ago
and that he turned it down without
even bothering to find out how
much the would be purchaser was
prepared to pay. He also added
that he was rather proud to hear
that any organization, political or
otherwise, thought enough of The
Globe Independent to want to put
money into it.
Ever since Governor O'Conor
was in Hagerstown and Hancock
for the opening of the new field
Laboratory on August "a, rumors
have been flying thick and fast that
the Governor was at last going to
announce the Washington County
Liquor Board appointments. But, as
this is written "wednesday morn
ing), they remain nothing more than
rumors. The story went that Gov
ernor O'Conor was going to accept
the recommendation of the County
Central Democratic Committee that
Fred Sweeney CD be reappointed
and that Bruce Lightner (R) re-
place the present Republican MEM
Der, Robert Foltz, but that he was
going to refuse to accept the recon-
mendation that the second Demo
crat member, Robt. McCauley, be
replaced by Harry E. Newkirk, and
intended to reappoint Mr.. McCaul-
ey.
My own opinion is that the story
like the alleged sale of The Globe
independently is just another rumor
and nothing more and that the
Governor will do one of two things.
He will either request the Central
Committee to submit a new list of
names, or he will simply Gas he
has done up to now refuse to
take any action and allow the pres
ent members of the board to re-
main in office, as he is entitled TO
under the law
The Republican County Central
Committee has, at long last, sub
mitted a list of names to Governor
O'Conor for the Office of Republic
an Register of the Washington
County Permanent Board of Regis
try So an appointment by the Gov
ernor (probably the reappointmcnt
of the incumbent) may be expected
at any minute.
The endurance contest between
the Board of County Commissioners
and the County Board of Election
Supervisors, over the salary Of the
Democrat Register, seemingly has
tapered off, as has the private con-
test between the Register and the
Commissioners. The Board has ta-
ken no action for some time in its
efforts to get the Democrat Regis
ter's salary raised and although the
Registers June and July salary
checks were remailed to him on
September l, along with his August
check, none of them have been re-
turned as yet.
Next week I will have an inter
esting story for you about an al.
legged meeting between Governor
O'Conor and couple of well
known Democrats Zone from Wash
ington County and one from AL
legany County,; good story about
the so-called Maryland Federation
of Republicans, and my predictions
on the Democrat 1916 nominations
for Congressman from the Sixth
Congressional District and for
States Attorney General.
WANT LARGER WATER MAIN