The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-12
DEMOCRATS ARE
DIVIDING SP0|[S
3 OeS
Several Hungry for Marshall
ship While Others Want
Something "Just as Good"

: Fargo. n. D.. Nov. 12.-For the
purpose of reaching an amicable un-
derstanding among the leaders a secret
caucus of the prominent democrats
of the state was reported held in the
city yesterday afternoon at the Metro
pole hotel in order to settle amoas
themselves the diTision of the federal
spoils."
This meeting was entirely secret. 80
the story goes. and only II number OF
the chosen few We're advised TO pe
present" Some Gid not attend. and
it would not be surprising If the ru-
n o of such a meeting and It's purpose
were not denied in TOTO. but it leaked
out through different sources.
1t was only natural that gossip con-
corning the division OF the spolls
would arise after the election, despite
the statement of State Chairman Nc
Arthur has branded such speculation
as pure bunk" And the juniors We're
somewhat confirmed in the minds OF
Il number OF the republican politicians
of the city when they saw such a large
number of leading democrats OF the
state all Just happen" to arrive In the
city yesterday at the same time and
as Il mere coincidence register at the
Metropole hotel.
Twenty applicants are after the
federal marshalshir. it is said: Among
them are Oliver knudson. Jim Hall,
IL. H. Macarthur. S. j. DOYLE. Warden
iIellstrom 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 & decided feeling prevalent ever
sSnrn tho "a m f1oiy~ efarfaI fh0< tina
state chairman had no interest in and
did nothing for Warden Hellstrom
and was working wholly for Cover.
nor Wilson and Marshall just so as TO
get credit and incidentally take his
place. Mr.. Macarthur is very close to
National Committeeman Bruegger and
backed the latter's campaign against
the general impression seems to be
that Mr.! Macarthur himself thinks
that he is going to land this plum
through his association with Mr..
Bruegger.
Warden Hellstrom's friends feel. il
is said. that he did more than Nc
Arthur 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
in the event of his appointment.
Among those seen in the city yester-
day We're Oliver Knudson, Col. Joseph
N. Kelly, S. J. Doyle. State Chairman
Macarthur, Col. George w. Wilkinson
and others. Mr.. Wilkinson, It is re-
ported. is going to make a determined
fight for the postofice basing his
claims for this appointment on his
work for the party in the past and
on the fact that he was postmaster at
South Charleston. during the last
Cleveland administration. There seems
to be grave doubts whether the Nc
Arthur wing Of the democratic ma
chine will stand for this, owing to the
friction between these two which grew
into an open fight before the reorgani-
zation of the state committee in Sep
tember.