Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-11
DEMOCRATS
KEEN FOR
POSITIONS
Principal Contest 10 Flicker.
tail State IS Over i. S.
Mafshalship
Doyle is Getting Burke Sup
port and Collins Backed
by Bfuegger
Former Governor Said to
Have Eye Out for
Togo Next

politician wrote the following which
appeared in the Minneapolis Tribune:
without reaching a decision in
the fight for the United States mar
shalship appointment in North Da
kota, it seems that the scene of the
contest has been transferred back
from Washington to this state. vii
liam Collins of Bottineau, one of the
leading candidates for the appoint
ment in opposition to S. ]. Doyle OF
Darlington, returned yesterday from
Washington and has been busying
himself in the state seeking to build
up strength for the appointment.
During the past two or three
weeks there has been an interesting
contest staged for the place. Both
Collins and Doyle have been in Wash
ington, as has National Committee.
man Bruegger.
The principal feature of the fight
is the contest it has developed be-
tween former Governor John Burke
and National Committeeman Brueg-
ger. Mr.. Doyle admittedly has the
support of the forme. chief executive
ald present treasurer Of the United
States, while Collins is back by Brucg'
ger.
Collins Supported by Bruegger
collins has the support Of Brueg.
ger as a result Of the fight that was
made last year for election to the
position of committeeman. Collins
withdrew from the race, issuing a
statement urging the election of Mr..
Bruegger. That Ills withdrawal and
support Of the Bruegger candidacy
were largely responsible for the re.
cult OF the election, is generally ad.
mitted.
Former warden iof the state peni.
Tertiary, +. o. Hellstrom, is also
seeking the position, and Fred Nc
Lean, secretary of.the, state central
commission, would accept D. II. Nc
Arthur, state chairman, isn't saying
much, but is generally supposed that
he regards himself as a compromise
possibility.
North Dakota Democrats are anX-
iously awaiting the return to the
state this month Of John Burke. They
expect his return will mean his for
NAL entrance in the field as a can
didate for United States senator two
years hence. He is even now gen
orally accepted as a candidate for the
position, and it is popularity supposed
that he is framing the preliminaries.
JGronna strengthening Forces.
The contest is one that bids fair
to take on keen interest within a
very short time. A. J.. Gronna has
been in the state two or three times
within the past few mOnths engaged
in strengthening his fences, and he
is overlooking no opportunities, real
iz:ng that the coming fight very prob
ably will be the hardest lie has had to
make. Andy Miller, the present at.
torney general. wants to enter the
senatorial race and it wouldn't re.
quire a great deal Of encouragement
to place him in the open. 4 #J.t,a
Last, but not least, there is Gov
ernors Hanna. 1t. had been suppos.
ed till. recently that Governor Hama
and Senator Gronna had a under.
standing concerning the senatorship
and that the governor would keep
out Of the fight till two years later,
when he would oppose Senator Nc
for reelection. s.@a a;,. u,
1T is nov very generally believed,
however, that the governor will enter
the race next year, unless conditions
not now apparent arise to cause q
change in the program.
"Dorr II. Carroll, chairman OF tho
state committee Of the Progressive
has been engaged recently in
the preliminary work OF organizing
new, county and local associations.
Several Of these clubs will be launch
edyeiy soon, and Mr.. Carroll declares
there is a strong tendency to.
ward the third party.
To Put Tickets in Every County
"The party leaders arc planning to
place county tickets in every county
in the state mext year, ad the Demo.
Gratis are jubilant over this fact, as
they contend that the new party will
draw practically all Of its strength
from the Republican organization.
THE Democrats, too. are showing
q far greater interest in the local
work than for several years past, and
their county organizations are being
bclstered up considerably as a re-
suit of the distribution of political
In most counties the nation
al committeeman, John Bruesger, is.
the advice. Of the county or.
on appointments, and this
fact has injected new life iato those
organizations.
With this coalition existing, next
year will find the Republicans array