Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-12
DEMOCRATIC
TREE SHAKEN
Unterrified Of State Quarrel
Over Jobs in Secret
Caucus
Big Scrap Seems to be Over
Who will be Appointed
Marshal.

FARGO, n. d., Nov. 12.--For the
purpose of reaching an amicable un-
~derstanding among the leaders a Sc
.cret caucus OF the prominent demo-
Gratis of the state was reported held
in the city yesterday afternoon at the
MetrOpole hotel, in order to settle
among themselves the division of the
federal spOils.
This meeting was entirely secret, so
the story goes, and only a number OF
the chosen few were advised to be
present" Some did not attend, and
it would not be surprising if the ri.
NOR of such a meeting and its pur-
pose were not denied in toto, but it
leaked out through different sources.
1t was only natural that gossip con-
corning the. division of the spoils
would arise after the election, despite
the statement Of State Chairman Nc
Arthur has branded such speculation
as pure bunk" And the ru:nors
were somewhat confirmed in the
minds of a number of the republican
politicians of the city when they saw
such a large number of leading demo-
Gratis of the state all "just happen
to arrive in the city yesterday at the
same time and as a mere coincidence
register at the. Metropole hotel.
Twenty applicants are after the fed.
eral rnarshalship, 1t is said. Among
them are Oliver Knudson, Jim Hall,
D. II. Macarthur, S. y. Doyle, Warden
Hellstrom and others. 1t is under
stood that State Chairman Macarthur
feels the marshalship is due him as
a reward for his work during the last
two campaigns. Over the state it is
understood from reports from various
democratic strongholds. that there has
been a decided feeling prevalent ever
since the campaign started that the
state chairman had no interest in and
did nothing for Warden Hellstrom
and was working wholly for Governors
Wilson and Marshall, just SO as to
get credit and incidentally take the
place. Mr. Macarthur is very close to
National Committeeman Bruegger and
backed the latter's campaign against
a great many others last spring, and
the general impression seems to be
that Mr.. Macarthur himself thinks that
he is going to land this plum through
Ibis association with Mr.. Bruegger.
Warden Hellstrom's friends feel, it
is said, that he did more than Near
thur for the national ticket in the
state and they are likely to insist that
he have the place and that the chair
man has had enough. The outcome is
going to be interesting in this race,
as it is said that the assistance of the
republicans in the senate may be ask
ed to defeat McArthur's confirmation
n the event of his appointment.
Among those seen in the city yester-
day we're Oliver Knudson, Col. Joseph
NJ. Kelly, s. J. Doyle, State Chairman
Macarthur, Col. George W. Wilkinson
and others. Mr.. Wilkinson, it is he.
ported, is going to make a determined
fight for the postoffice, basing his
claims TO this appointment on his
work for the party in the past and on
the fact that he was postmaster at
South Charleston during the Cleve-
land administration. There seems to
be grave doubts whether the Near.
thur wing of the democratic machine
will stand for this, owing to the fric-
ton between these two, which grew
into an open fight before the reorgan.
ization of the state committee in Sep
TENDER.