The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-03

leading democratic paper. predicts
that Bruegger will change on the
marshalship.
There are those who do not believe
that Macarthur would take the mar
shalship away from his friend Collins,
as both were for many years residents
or Bottineau county and are chummy.
They assert that Macarthur really
wants the Fargo postof1ce position.
They say that Editor G.. W. Wilkinson
or The Fargo Democrat, who is a can
didate for that place, stands no show
as he was for Harmon, then for Clark
before the Baltimore convention and
was never for Wilson, hat he also
opposed National Committeeman
Bruegger's election and is opposed by
State Chairman Macarthur. They say
tina when the time comes that Near
thur will take the Fargo p~ostoffice and
for that reason the resignation Of H.
c. Plumley was demanded.
If Macarthur is made u. S. marshal
1t seems practically certain that At
torney Lowell of Fargo can be made
postmaster If he wishes the place, as
he is generally credited with a circular
called Cold Facts, issued just before
the last election In the interests Of
Brueger who won out as national COM
mitteeman largely through the effects
of the circular, the authorship of
which IS generally conceded to lay be-
tween Lowell and Macarthur.
The recent decision of F. o. He'll
strom, former penitentiary warden
and last years candidate for COVER
nor, to move to Fargo, adds zest to
the local democratic situation. Mr..
Hellstrom, however, denies any desire
to land any appointive position. He
Is at the head of a new company and
claims his time is too fully occupied
in a business way to mix I'D in poll
tics at this time.
Some months ago M. A. Hildreth Of
Fargo was made. assistant United
States district attorney. At the ex-
piration of the term Of Judge Engerud
as the head of that Office 1t is assert
ed by some that Hildreth will be pro-
NOTED, and that his present appoint
ment was for the purpose that he
might familiarize himself with the du-
ties of the position. Later reports,
however, indicate that T. D. Casey of
Dickinson Is to be named to succeed
Engerud and that Hildreth will not
be promoted. Should Casey be named
it is anticipated hat Hildreth will re-
sign as assistant, in which case it is
expected that George P. Jones, Zones
Of Rock. would be given the place
vacated.
There has been considerable discus
sion in the. northern part of the state
over the appointment of Fritz of
Towner as register Of the Minot land
Office. It was predicted hat position
would go to John l.. Fahey of Minot.
There, is no objection to Fritz as he
is one Of the most popular democrats
in the state, but it is asserted solemn
promises had been made to Fahey and
that he had been especially promised
the place by United States Treasurer
Burke. The question has arisen as to
whether the national administration is
now recognizing Bruegger, the nation
al committeeman, over former Gover-
nor Burke. In one or two cases it is
known that friends Of Burke had been
named in the face of other recommen-
dations by Bruegger Inc the recent
appointments rather indicate there
may have been a shift at Washington
as a result of the numerous letters
sent by prominent democrats of the
state asking that the organization be
recognized and that. Bruegger, the
titular head of the party, be the man
whose recommendations be accepted.
Personal letters were also sent to
United States Treasurer Burke re-
questing him to keep hands off APP
| pointments on the ground that inter-
ference on his part was creating fac
tional strife within the organization.