The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-04-24
MASS MEETING IN CITY SATUR
DAY WAS MOST SUCCESSFUL
KELLY, IbkkElS0N AND OLSON
REALIZE SERIOUS DANGER TO OUR STATE
THREE STRONG MEN 100 PER CENT AMERICANS SELECTED
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FOR LEGI;
According to call, there was a mass
meeting Of citizens Of the county held
in the court house in this city We'd
nesday last, and although the rain had
put the roads in such condition that
there were many from different parts
of the county, who could not attend,
there was a good representative meet
ing, and much interest was shown.
This meeting was called for the pur-
pose Of recommending to the voters Of
the county three men to represent US
at Bismarck at the coming session Of
the legislature, and from the stand
point Of the selections made, we feel
that the meeting was most success
full one.
The meeting was called to order by
Ray Cunningham, one Of the COM
mittee who had been selected to
make the call, and after stating the
objects of the meeting, nominations
were called for chairman, and Mr..
Cunningham was duly selected %
chairman Of the meeting, and Clarence
A. Sagen of Edmore was made Sec
retary. !.
On motion committee on Resolu-,
tions was appointed as follows: Lars
EAingson, Halvor Thoe, G. ii. Doyon,
2. H. Kelly and Knut Olson. A COM
mittee on order Of business, consisting
Of Bernt Anderson, r. w. Cockburn
and John Hursrnsn, were appointed.
After the committees reported nom
nations for names to recomInand to
the people for representatives were
called for and the names of d4laartipl
Olson, p H. Kelly. and A. Mikkelson,
were presented, and there being no
further nominations, these three men
were unanimously chosen for the con-
sideration Of the taxpayers Of the
county at the June primaries.
We believe that in the selection Of
these three names, that q wise choice
has been made, and that the taxpayers
Of the county will give them their
loyal support, to the end that this
county man have able representatives
in the next Legislature. MrsP. II.
Kelly, who is one of, the leading
farmers Of the county has represented
this county at three sessions of our
legislature, and any person who has
kept track Of the record he has made,
knows that he las served the people
of this county IN splendid shape. He
is honest and upright in every particu-
lar, and no man has ever been able
to place collar about his neck and
lead him about, like some of the re-
resentatives who served this county at
the last session Of the legislature. He
is careful and conservative man, and
is Just the proper kind of man to
aid in making our laws. We all know
Martin Olsen, he is our present sheriff
and one of the best officials that this
county has ever had. Like Mr.. Kelly,
he was not seeking the endorsement
Of the people for any position, and
was not even at the mass meeting, but
the people believe that he would make
valuable man in the legislature, and
/ he was really drafted into the field,
against his well. It was case Of the
office seeking the man. The third
endorsed was Adolph Mikkleson, a
well know and rrospers farmer from
sDeGroat township. He is one son OF
MAIDS Mikkelson, one Of the old timers
land well known formers Of this county
SMr. Mikkelson has never asked for
Eanything politically before, and was
mot seeking any favor at this time,
sbut the people Of the west end Of the
acouny felt that that part of the coun-
NV should have representation in the
Legislature, and selected young Mix
sskelson, and it goes without saying
ssSthat if he is sent to Bismarck to help
Naepresent this county that he will
inake a good man for the place.
The names of these men, will go
before the voters, and more especially
before the Taxpayers Of this county
Fasking for the Republican nomination,
and il is the general opinion OF the
taxpayers of the county that they
should be the choice Of the voters OF
this county, and should not only be
nominated ct the June primaries,
but be elected in the fall. They are
all representative men and men who
are not pledged to any particular pro-
gram but will be in position to truly
represent this county in honest and
uprii.xl9t manner, aand this can hardly
be sid Of the three, men who have
been selected by the Townley conven-
tion in this city. some time ago, as
they are pledged to Townley and his
leaders even before the are elected.
RESOLUTIONS
The following resolutions were pre-
sented by the Resolution committee
n and unanimously adapted: