Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-13
AMES CLUB.
Organization Happily Effected Last Eyen-
ing-J. w. Wfnis Elected President--This
Mems Business.

| Org8n1z8C1On happily Effected Last EYen-
ing-J. W. Wmis Elected President--Thts
| Means Business.
The call for meeting at Pfeifer's hall
last evening for the purpose of organizing
an Ames campaign club, was responded to
in goodly numbers, Notwithstanding the
terrible condition of the streets, and the
generally forbidding weather, The meet
ing was called to order by Werner Ropp,
who, after reading the call, asked a nomi-
| nation for temporary chairman, in response
| to which Mr.. j. w. Willis was nominated
and elected. In occupying the chair Mr..
Willis returned thanks for the honor con-
ferred, and extended his congratulations
| upon the large attendance, and earn
est spirit manifested. 1t was, he
said. a bright augury for the success of DR..
Ames, 1.-THE Democratic candidate for con-
gress, in whose interest and the best good
of the Democratic party, it was proposed
to organize this club-a man without the
narrow local prejudice SO pronounced in
the man who now occupies the seat, and
who, if elected, will faithfully and ably
represent the whole district.
On motion of Werner Ropp, Prof. Ker-
ker, Democratic nominee for county audi
tor, was elected temporary secretary,
After discussion, participated in by j.
Oppenheim, Ropp and others, favoring
completing the organization of the club
at once, the chair, on motion of A. 8. Hall,
appointed the following committee of five
on permanent organizations: A. S. Hall,
W. Ropp, j. Oppenheim, J. Ellis and F.
G. Burgess.
While the committee were comforting,
Judge Henry OGorman, candidate for
sheriff, was called to the platform, and
spoke briefly of the happy auspices under
which the club was being organized, and
promising it his hearty sympathy
and assistance in the special work It had
set itself to do, the election of DR.. Ames to
congress. Prof. Kerker was also called
out and spoke to much the same effect, and
promising at some future time to address
the club at greater length.
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
The committee appointed for the
purpose then reported permanent officers
as follows, the report being adopted:
fIoSlO0uG, d. W. Wills.
Vice Presidents:i First ward, Alderman
John Dowlan; Second ward, Joseph Op-
penheim; Third ward, George Mitsch, Jr.;
Fourth ward, Hon. G. w. Griggs; Fifth
ward, Hon. VIM. Lee; Sixth ward, Charles
Lenau.
Treasurer, Capt Jacob Heck.
Secretary, A. S. Hall.
On motion committee of seven on
constitution and bylaws was appointed by
the chair, as follows, to report at next
meeting: @. Burgess, J. w. Bazille, H.
O'Gorman, j. D. Wood, J. Oppenheim, G.
81. Lienau and Prof Kerker.
The chair then, on motion, named the
following committee to secure a perma-
nent place of meeting for the club: w.
Ropp, ]. W. Bazille, J. c. Willis, M. Straub
and J. Ahern. Also, the following COM
mittee on finance: j. Oppenheim, Jacob
Heck and n. O'Gorman
Mr.. w. Ropp said the First ward Demo-
Gratis held meeting and organized, three
weeks ago, for business. The officers and
members we're live, wide-awake
Democrats, who proposed to work
|
He therefore desired to see the club in
dorsed by this central organization. It
was go endorsed. Upon motion of Capt. j.
d. Wood an executive committee was form
ed to consist of the officers of the club, with
an additional member from each ward,
named by the chair as follows: First ward,
George Allen; Second ward, R. w. Bell;
| srd II N
O'Brien; Fifth ward, George Walsh; Sixth
ward, j. Minea.
Having thus completed the organiza-
ton, President Willis said he thought
goodly measure of the success hoped for
had already been accomplished. The pri-
mary object of organizing the club was to
secure central body to confer
together as might be necessary and assist
in the great battle for governmental re-
form. After an able review of political
affairs generally, Mr.. Willis made a brief
but forcible comparison between the nomi-
nees of the two parties for congress in
this district, DR.. Ames and
Gen. W. D. Washburn, as he was
usually styled. The little of general he
said, had been acquired while he was sur
veyor general of logs, in which Office he
had so managed, that aided by six years in
congress, and going through
bankruptcy, he had emerged
very wealthy man. When
the war broke out he was a member of a
militia company, but the only encourage
ment he gave the cause was to remain at
home and look out for fat offices and fat
stealings for himself and friends,
DR.. Ames, on the the contrary, took
his musket and marched to the
front, by his gallantry and devotion to the
cause, adding new and brighter laurels to
the fair fame gained for Minnesota by her
gallant soldiers.
Mr.. Willis closed his very happy remarks
by brief reference to the many signs OBJ
servable Of Republican disintegration, so
markedly exhibited by the warning factions
In tho great states Of New York and Penn
sylvania, as also the results of the Ohio
election, and gave it as his candid opinion
that if tho club but did its whole duty in
this campaign, the initials Of the Repub-