The Oakes times., 1907-12-12

cOulQ OrlnR lCSelI TO publish Sucn
manifestly incorrect report.
B. q. Skulason--At Large:
Minot Reporter: We notice that that
man Skulason is still talking. He even
insists on breaking into print. He is a
clean cut, slippery-elm sort of a fellow
who punctures large, rectangular ORR
fees in the zone ozone when he spouts.
He is known as the "delegate-at-large"
by the insurgents. During the confer
ence at Grand Forks he tipped it off to
a few of his particular friends that he
was an insurgent and when asked for
seat on the delegation from Grand
Forks county, the members of the
delegation refused to stand for him.
Two or three of the members prefaced
their objection with the assurance that
Mr.. Skulason is gentleman, in fact
they insisted that he is a gentleman.
But nevertheless they would not father
him on that delegation. There was
little discussion with regard to giving
Mr.. Skulason seat in the convention,
but Gov. Devine, with his great big
magnanimous heart told the insurgents
that it was not question of "allowing
a man to affiliate with us, Ibelieve that
we should not only welcome the rother,
but in true missionary style go out and
get him and bring him into the fold. -
This sounded good and even though
Grand Forks county wouldn't stand for
him, he was brought in and the balance
of us had to stand for him-he was
made a delegate at large.
This happened about O'Clock in the
afternoon. About 4:O1 Mr.. Skulason
had gained recognition from the chair
and it was then evident why he wanted
to get into that conference. He bowed
slightly to. Chairman Stockwell, showed
in the clutch and started out on the
slow gear. He soon discovered that he
had the road all to himself and without
even warning ''honk" he pushed the
lever into the last notch and pushed
through the clouds of eloquence at
breakneck speed. You are violating
the law-you have no right to endorse
candidates here-if there happened to
be sufficient appendix to that primary
law you would be sent to Jail for what
you are about to do, or words to that
effect-that's what the man Skulason
handed us. When he exhausted his
ready supply OF advice he sat down and
the other delegates remained silent
only until the smell of gas had vanished,
and then the way they went to Skulason
was not slow. One man compared the
outburst from the delegate at large
to the jack-o'-lantern of the small boy
at halloween. Just big bluff-boo!
Skulason stuck around awhile and
after getting his breath jumped to his
feet and again wanted to do it some
more. But there was business before
the house and the chair told him DO
litely that he had had recognition, and
the conference must proceed with busi-
ness. 1t was evident that the confer
ence. would endorse or recommend
candidates. When the body opened for
business after supper, Skulason jumped
to his feet and said that things were
not going to suit him, so he would
withdraw. The chairman announced
that Mr.. Skulason had decided to with
draw and no one said nay. The
delegate at large" withdrew, and to
all appearances is still at large. He
was taken into the game upon protest,
so to speak, and then when he could not
be pitcher, he refused to play. We are
all very sorry that we could not see it
the way Skulason insisted we should,
and we certainly did eujoy his master
full grafton, his heartfelt plea to keep
us from going wrong.
We can see now where the Fargo
Forum got the idea that sixty-fve men
withdrew from the conference. Judge
Engerud stated that Mr.. M. N. johnson
decided to Withdraw his name from the
conference and the judge seconded the
motion by withdrawing himself. Editor
Travaaten turned in his annual "minor.
ity report and also withdrew. The
Forum must have heard Skulason spout
some time or other and decided that
johnson, Engerud and Trovaaten were
three. and Skulason the other sixty-twc
who withdrew from the meeting.
Resolutions Adopted BY the
Grand Forks Conference.