The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-11
'DEnS DIVIDING
LOAVES and FISHES
PROMINENT DEMOCRATS OF THE
STATE REPORTED TO HAVE
HELD SECRET CAUCUS IN
FARGO YESTERDAY AND TODAY
MANY FOR JOBS.

For the purpose of reaching an
amicable understanding among the
leaders a secret caucus of the proml-
nent democrats Of the state was re-
ported held in the city yesterday after
noon at the Metropole hotel in order,
TO settle among themselves the divi-
sion of the federal spells.
This meeting was entirely secret, SO
the story goes. n only a NUMBER or
the chosen few were advised to be
present. Some did not attend. n
it would not be surprising If the ru1nor
Of such a meeting and its purpose
were not denied in toto. but 1t leak
I'd out through different sources.
1t was only natural that gossip con-
| corning the division of the spells
would arise after the election. despite
the statement of State Chairman Nc
| Arthur has branded such speculation
as pure bunk" And the rumor were
somewhat confirmed i'm the minds of
a 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 q mere coincidence register at the
| Metropole hotel. .'
Twenty applicants are after the
federal marshalship, it is said. Among
them are Oliver Knudson, Jim Hall,
| D. III. Macarthur, S. j.. Doyle, Warden
| HeIlstrom and others. 1t is under
! stood that State Chairman Macarthur
feels the marshalship is due him as d
| 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 Cover
nors Wilson and Marshall just so as
| to get credit and incidentally take this
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 and this plum through his
association with Mr.. Bruegger.
Warden Hellstrom's friendS feel, II
is said, that he did more than Nc
Arthur for the national ticket in the
state and they arc 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 were Oliver Knudson, Col. Joseph
M. Kelly, S. j, Doyle, State Chairman
Macarthur, Col. George w. Wilkinson
and others. Mr.. Wilkinson, it is re
ported, is going to make q determined
fight for the postoffice basing his
claims for this appointment on his
work for the party in the past and
o n the fact that he was postmaster at
south Charleston, during the last
Cleveland administration. There seem
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-
cation of the state committee in Sep
TENDER.