Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-09
BRUEGGER'S FORCES
BELIEVE A VICTORY
IS NOW IN SIGHT
Bulletin Issued From Fargo to AS
sist WllllstOn Demo-
Crat.
EXPLAINS HIS FAILURE
TO LAND APPOINTMENTS

Fargo, March S-John Bruegger,
as candidate for reelection as ma
tional committeeman for the demo
cratic party in North Dakota, fighting
combination OF prominent demo
Gratis who ARE backing the H. Fl.
Perry candidacy for the position, look
confidently to the outcome OF the bal
lOting on March 21-insisting that
Mr.. Brueggers chance for reelection
is everything, that they could wish
for, and that they are practically GER
tain of the retention, by him, of his
present post.
+ In a bulletin issued here and given
general circulation among the demo-
cratic voters of the state, between 49,.
900 and $4,000 of whom are expected
to go to the polls to vote on the COM
mittee job, the Bruegger interests
take the opposition to task for state
ments made by the latter during the
campaign which has, in recent weeks,
taken on considerable heat.
That his opponents are attempting
to belittle his record in the matter Of
turn downs" by the departments at
Washington, in the matter of postal
and other federal appointments, is
one charge made against the Perry
forces by Bruegger, and this he an
swers by the declaration that no ma
tional committeeman in any state has
a record of receiving so many accept
ances OF recommendations as has he.
New evidence on the question OF
McArthurs failure to land the post Of
collector OF customs is also set forth,
in the following manner:
..' Macarthur Not Filed.
"Relative to the appointment OF
Mr.. Morrison as customs inspector,
the statements made are best answer
ed in the words Of Secretary McAdoo,
who stated, over his own signature,
that none Of the kilograms or pro-
tests which are credited with prevent
ing appointment of Mr.. Macarthur for
this position had anything to do with
the action. Neither could they have,
for Mr.. Macarthur had no application
on file for the position and at no time
did the secretary of the treasury con.
template sending his name to the
president.
''The rejection of Mr.. Bruegger's
endorsement for this office or any Of
flee cannot reasonably be taken as
any evidence of his influence or lack
of influence with the administration.
There is not a national committee.
man in the country who has not had
similar experience.
"While a national committeeman
may recommend appointments, the
federal administration is not obliged
to accept them. However, since this
matter has been mentioned in an at
tempt to injure Mr.. Bruegger, it is
fair to state that no national commit
teeman has had a greater percentage
of his recommendations for Office
recognized than has Mr.. Bruegger.
Reference also is made to the ques.
ton of previous elections, the opposi-
tion attempting to use the vote Of
four years ago as a basis for deter
mining the probable strength Of
Perry as against Bruegger.
Figures on Election.
With respect to the election Of four
years ago, the Bruegger statement
says:
"The total vote cast in 1912 for the
Office of national committeeman was
1929, of which John Bruegger re-
ceived $3.50, or lettle less than one
third: George Duis, 2,O53, practically
one-fifth: Frank Wilson, 1921, little
better than ohe-sixth; F. w. Mclean,
1J265, less than one-eighth; Ben
Whitehead, 922, not quite one-tenth.
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