The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-20
BRUEGGER HAS
THE EARLY LEAD
Indications Point to His
Election as Democratic
National Committeeman

With interest conferred in the re-
publican presidential contest in the
| state, returns on the six cornered fight
for democratic national committee
man are very mcagcr and coming III
slowly. John Bruegger OF Wil!iston
IS evidently running strong all over
the state and unless the favorite sons
in the various sections of the state
secure unusually large p%luralities. the
Williston man will probably win. Geo.
L. Duis of this city and Frank a.
Wilson of Bathgatc are polling q big
! vote. but it IL not believed that either
of them Will receive sufficient support
to overcome Brueggers general vote
throughout the state. That the DEM
ocratic vote was much under the nor
NAL vote. due both to weather con-
ditions and to the observation-disclosures
Welt contest. is indicated by the scat
,cring returns so far received.
ID. II. Macarthur, state democratic
chairman, and in charge of the Brueg-
ger headquarters at Fargo. Is claiming
expressed the opinion that large plur-
alities in their respective sections of
the stat. by Geo, Duis and Frank
Wilson might change the complexion
of things. Mr.. Macarthur said that
E~ruesgcr's strength lies in the fact
that he is polling n good vote all over
the state. He declares that Bruegger
has carried Williams county with
%seventyfive per cent of the total vote
in the county. Ben Whitehead. the
other Wiiliston candidate. claims an
even break with Pruegger In the coun-
". Out of 116 votes counted in Bot
tincau county. Bruegger received 96.
In it is on such eturns as these that
the claim OF his election is based and
Chairman Macarthur stated that If it
develops that the race is a close one.
il may be several days before the re-
sui, will be known.
Although unwilling to make any
definite settlement with the meager
returns so far received. Geo. E. Du!s
of this city expressed himself as we'll
satisfied with h returns received. Mr..
Duis expects to poll about 400 votes
in Grand Forks county. and looks for
the bulk of his support to Eddy, Fos-
ter. Nelson, Ramsey and Ward Jul
ties. Reports received by him this
morning from Darlington were vecy
was received h "a the local candidate
had received more votes thar the 9TH
er five candidates put together.
'iieHdaln Is countin.
on Dickey, LaMoure. Richland. RAN
som and Sheridan counties for he
bulk OF his support. Returns from.
these counties. however. are very
meager Mr.. Perry said this morning
that he would secure a vote of 400
plurality in the southern part Of the
state and expected that this with the
scattering would u him we'll
up with the leaders.
Fred Mclean Of Fargo declared tina.
he had paid little attention to the sit
uation and didn't have any idea of how
the ace stood as yet. He is counting
on ToWner. Rolette and Cavalier coun-
ties for the heaviest vote and expects
to run we'll in every section of the
state with the possible exception Of
the extreme western tier Of counties.
Frank Wilson of Bathgate, who is
recognized as one Of the strongest con
tenders, declares he is as much at sea
! as the rest of the candidates. Mr..
Wilson is counting on a strong vote
throughout the valley counties and
looks to Cavalier. Eddy. Griggs, Ram
sey. Richland. Sheridan and Towner
counties for the bulk OF his support.
Out at Wflliston where John Brueg-
ger n Ben Whitehead are rival can
dldates. the former carried the city OF
Milliston by thirty-two plurality. Mr.
Whitehead is depending for the bulk
OF his support on the counties south
and west of the Missouri. Returns
from these counties. however, are not
as yet complete enough to determine
whether or not these claims have ma
terialized.