Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-19

mitteeman Of the state on the Demo
cratic ticket.
Lest false impression is left with
the voters as to some of these alleged
truths, it is only mete and proper tina:
we who reside in Williston, and we
who are cOnversant with local mat
tiers be allowed space to contradict
and explain some of these charges
made and statements published by
the Bruegger supporters and thus
give the unbiased Democrat sufficient
facts relative to this controversy SO,
he may intelligently vote on Tuesday
next
From the best information obtain
able, during the present winter about
four Williston Democrats met and or
ganized a Bruegger National Commit.
teeman league or club, and immediate
ly thereafter the fact was heralded
throughout the state by publication in
the leading papers and thereby from
the manner in which published giving
the false impression that the city of
Williston was back of Mr.. Bruegger's
candidacy. An article was also pub
lished by the Bruegger forces that the
city was unanimously supporting him
and that there was no organization
here averse to him.
AS to the organization of this Brueg-
ger league we desire to say it was not
conceived in holiness anu it's birth
was not IAN open book" (Which term
we have learned from reading "The
Bulletin" when referring to the Off
cial acts of Mr.. Bruegger), and the or
ganization of such league was not
known to the rank and file of the
Democrats here until an account of
the same was published in the state
papers. No notice was given the pub
lie in advance that meeting for that
purpose was to be held and most OF
the Democrats of the city were not in
vited. This is perhaps another in
stance of Honesty in Politics" which
expression so conspicuously adorns
the front page of "The Bulletin, but
to use another expression we beg to
borrow from that same campaign
sheet, viz, "Ye Shall Know the
TRUTH" and that you may know the
truth from a local standpoint as to
this Bruegger league and other pend.
ing matters of moment this article is
written.
Whether the promoters of the
Bruegger league were afraid to call a
public meeting for the purpose of it's
organization for fear it might be
"stampeded' to Perry by the tory
Democrats, or whether the number
present represented the full local
Bruegger strength, or whether the
matters of business transacted at
such meeting would not bear inspec-
ton by those on the outside, we do
not know. We do know, however, that
the organization of this league was
not in keeping with those sublime viz
tues so nobly taught us in 'The Bulle-
TIM, viz, ''He stands for Home Rule
of the People-not home rule of poll
ticians" and Honesty in Politics"
AS result of the organization OF
the Bruegger league under such mys-
FERROUS circumstances, several of the
Williston Democrats deemed it wise
as a patriotic duty on patriotic day
to organize "Williston Perry Nation.
al Committeeman league" and accord
ingly did on February i22 organize a
Perry club for the express purpose Of
discrediting the false statements sent
forth as to matters of local concern as
we could not in honesty to ourselves
have the impression go forth over the
state that we were supporting Mr.
Bruegger and thereby make hypo
critics of ourselves, and as a further
patriotic duty we decided that we
should let it be known that Williston
and vicinity is not solidly back of Mr..
Bruegger in his campaign for commit
teeman, which we admit for the sake
of local pride to be the case. However,
times come in the lives of men when
local pride is swept aside before the
of impending danger and
they rally together for public good
which is nearer and dearer to them
than matters of local concern. This
is one of these cases. AS matter of
local pride the members of the Willis
ton Perry club would like to see fell
loW-toWnsman national committeeman
and, therefore would like to have sup
ported Mr.. Bruegger, but their con-
sciences rebelled. The officers of this
league, consisting of Geo. A. Gilmore
as president, E. R. Brownson as vice
president, V. R. Asbury as secretary
and r. w. Nudd as treasurer, are BUSH
ness men, most of whom have lived
in Williston for many years. During
hat time they have seen Mr.. Brueg-
ger mayor of the city, city commits
sioner and national committeeman,
and have seen his stand on many
questions affecting the city and coun-
~ in particular, and the state in gen.
eral, and they are sorry to believe but
10 believe that he is not the proper
person for this important place.
We confess we know little of the |
political affairs of the state so far as
he same pertains to federal appoint
nents during the present administra-
ion, but we do know much of Willis
on county affairs in which Mr.. Brueg-
ger has heretofore and is now taking
IN active part, and judging by infer
ence from our knowledge of local af
airs we can readily guess what they
IRE as to the more important matters
If state and can thus see the relative
merits Of the respective claims of Mr.
3ruegger and his friends as against
hose of Mr.. Perry.
We have seen in the Bruegger lit
,rature and newspaper articles many |