New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
WILSON SOUGHT
HYPHEN IN @.
BruCkner. Tammany Man
Declined to Accept
n. Y. Office.
rFrm The r-lburo Bureau J

Washington, Jan. 1.-Two prominent
German-bmerican Democrats OF New
York have been offered the New York
postmastership, it was learned authori-
tatively to-day. in an attempt by the
administration 70 win the favor Of the
&c man vote and TO soften the charges
against the hyphens made IN the Presi-
dents address 10 Congress.
Representative Henry Bruckner, &
Tammany Democrat, is one Of the Ger
mans 70 whom the place was offered.
The name of the other Germon-Amer'-
can could not be learned. although 1t Is
known that the place was offered to at
least one other we'll known German
Democrat. Mr. Bruckner was picked by
the administration very carefully. BY
appointing him the Tammany organiza-
ton would be entirely concillated. He
has the friendship OF most Of the Tam
many leaders, including Charles r..
Murphy.
II would have been difficult. had Nj.
Bruckner been appointed, 20 make any
charges Of playing 70 the hyphen, since
!. could have been said that the ap-
nointment was entirely an organization
one. This would not have been strictiy
true. since the Tiger never got 0enlnd
MIR. Bruckner, maintaining us attltude
/ in this fight, as in others that the or
ganization had no candidate.
MIR. Bruckner's parents, however,
were both born in Germany, 20 thaI the
administration leaders felt that great
deal of capital could have been MADE
among the German-Americans by point
! ing to this appOintment-to one o. the
/ bigrest political plums in New YORK
/ Ciiy within the gift of the admlnistia
/ tion. Ii was felt that this would 20 far
/ toward ameliorating the Tesentment ny
I German Americans against the llsoH
administration.
Both Mr.. Bruckner and the other
! Gorman-American 10 whom the place
was offered, however, declined IL WIN
, thanks Il is understood that tho only
opposition to the appointment OF Mt
/ Bruckner in official circles came from
/ Secretary McAdoo, who hold that some
/ German American not & Representative
should be named, as the appointment OF
a Representative would still further re-
| duce the present slim margin OF Dem
ocratic control Of the House.
Joseph }. Johnson, who has peeh
mentioned as perhaps the most likely
man satisfactory 10 Iammany 70 ge'
the appointment, became alarmed TO-
dav over charges made by William H.
Anderson. superintendent of the Anti
! saloon League, that he had been d
/ saloonkeeper. lie tclegraphcd Secre
tarv Tumulty, as follows:
"Anderson, president Of Antl-Saloon
League, has told New York newspapers
| was once saloonkeeper. lie doubt
/ less refers TO experimental tavern con
Quoted under the auspices OF the late
Bisbop Potter. r. F. Cutting, v
Eyerit Macy. +. r. L. Gould. Presi-
dents classmate, were directors. That
was my only saloon experience.
Mr.. Bruckner represents the 22d Con-
gressional District, which includes
Harlem and part OF The Bronx. be'
fore going to Congress he was mem
Der of the Legislature for two terms
He is a president Of the Samoset Dem
ocratic Club, the members or whlch
were elated last evening when they
learned that the President was en-
deavoring TO thrust the postmastership
into their organization.
/ Mr.. Bruckner is engaged IN the wa
ter -bottling business with his broth
er. under the firm name OF BruckneI
/ Brothers He is well liked among ms
political associates and is accepted al
Tammany Hall as representative OF
the German American vote.