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mated it will be elected, and then i. will be


inaugurated.
was the next speaker. He was assured
that the party is far better organized than
ever before in the history of Hennepin
county. He referred to the non-partisan
board of education of Minneapolis with
the utmost disgust and contempt and
mentioned the steal they had Or
ganized of $1,000 to repay O. V.
Tousley for his services in the Republican
party. "Now they have consummated
sheir Infamous steal," he said, "by voting
Tousley $4,000 per annHm, and placing him
at the head of our schools. The board is
acting upon the sole principle of plunder.
And of such are the bosses of Minneapo-
lis. Let the Democrats come to
the front now and take
control, and these steals will be
peremptorily stopped"
W. II. DONAHUE
spoke upon the tariff question. He be-
lieved it was delicate question, and the
Democrats should exercise every precau-
tion possible in bringing it into our plat
form.
The committee at this juncture reported
the following list of delegates to the state
convention:
STATE DELEGATES.
A. A. Ames, M. W Glenn, Solon Arms
strong, Edmund Eichorn, Frank Morse,
George 81. Jacoby, Matt Walsh, P. P.
Swenson, D. B. johnson, A h. Mite hell,
Harry Ghostly.
j. E. Flanagan moved that each name
be voted upon separately, and Judge
Smith moved an amendment adopting the
report of the committee, and the amend
ment was unanimously adopted.
MAYOR AMRs FOB GOVERNOR.
Chas. M. Foote presented resolution
to the convention for the purpose of get
ting an expression of the convention. The
query has been, "Why have we only eleven
delegates to the convention in ST. Paul?"
He explained that it was because
the last Democratic candidate
failed to call out full Democratic vote in
Hennepin county. The following is the
resolution:
ResOloed, That the delegates elected by
this convention to represent Hennepin
county in the Democratic state oncven.
ton, to be held in the city of st. Paul,
August 2, 1883, be and are hereby requested
to present the name of Hon. A. A. Ames
as our candidate for governor and to use
all honorable means TO secure his nonina-
ton.
Mayor Ames, il recognition of the reso-
luton, arose and addressed the convention
as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention: Now,I do feel called upon to
say few words. l feel that the action
No nct fob ia g
my official conduct by the representatives
of the Democrats of Hennepin county.
When the subject of my becoming a can
dldate for governor WAS broached to me
few days since l declined TO ALLOW my
friends to use my name before the state
convention as your chairman we'll knows.
But coming as this endorsement does from
those who have already honored me
that you have right to demand of me the
sacrifice of my personal wishes in this
matter. Several times herstofore you have
demanded my candidacy when defeat was
foregone conclusion, and made in each
instance the best contest could. You
have honored me by placing nae IN the
position Inow hold, and thank you sin
cerely for this evidence of you spprecia-
ton OF my Efforts to make you faithful
officer. 1 feel that there are better men in
our party for the Office for which you have
been pleased to present my name to your
delegation. Again 1 return to you my
thanks for the honor conferred inlyour en-
dorsement. If you succeed in making me
a Democratic candidate 1 will, as in the
past, make the best fight can make, hon
orably.
Judge Smith moved that the delegation
have power to fill vacancies. Carried, and
the convention adjourned.