St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-19

O'Clock. Col. Glenn was the chairman and
he called the caucus. Why did he not give
fair notice as is the usual custom. 1t was a
snap game from the beginning. Those who
have withdrawn knew of the caucus in
advance, and expected to have things all
their own way. Is this Democratics
From the time the caucus was called 10
order up to the time the balloting com
menced the caucus was seized and run by
those who have just withdrawn from the call.
When they discovered that they were to be
defeated in the balloting they moved to
adjourn while ballot was being taken, and
no negative was taken on any question by
the chairman.
| UNPREJUDICED.
| Aid. Walsh said II went into the COM
mittee room unprejudiced. l tried to elicit
all the circumstances and facts possible, and
/ could find no facts which would bear me
! out in refusing to sign that report. l
went into the committee room as a Demo
| crat not as an Ames man nor as Glenn
| man.
In the face of the fact that nothing could
be shown that would justify us in refusing to
sign the report, what could we do? AS a
| Democrat / am willing to take my chances
and shoulder the responsibility of my
action.
Upon motion of F. L. Morse, the temporary
organization was made the permanent Or
ganization.
Mr.. Armstrong thanked the convention
for the honor conferred, and read the call.
INFORMAL BALLOT.
| Chas. NJ. Foote moved that an informal
ballot be taken for candidate for mayor,
and the motion prevailed.
Chas. M. Foote and A. 81. Mitchell were
| appointed tellers.
| The Second and the Eighth ward delega-
tons had withdrawn with the Glenn faction,
with the exception of Scion Armstrong
The tellers collected the ballots, and re-
ported the following result of the informal
ballot:
| o. c. Merriam. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. !
a a anies. '............ ...........-....... 4o
| +. NJ. Wilson. Observation-Disclosures
Soloh Armstrong. x
| Mr.. Foote moved that as the vote was pro-
| nouncedly in favor of A. A. Ames, that he be
| declared the unanimous choice of the con-
vention for mayor. The vote prevailed
amid enthusiastic applause there being but
one dissenting voice.
| c. M. Foote, Mathew Walsh and Judge
Cochran were then appointed a committee to
wait upon Hon. A. A. Ames, and inform
| him Of the action of the convention.
COMPTROLLER.
Mr.. Herring said: For the Office of comp
| troller I have the pleasure of nominating our
present chairman John Armstrong. Zap
blause.]
| G. NJ. Foote being nominated took the
floor to explain that he was not a candidate
and proceeded to second the nomination OF
Mr.. Armstrong in neat speech. .,l. %
| Mr.. Armstrong accepted the nomin alton
in substantially the following words:
Gentlemen of the Convention: thank
| you for the honor conferred. I think it an
honor to be selected as candidate by the
Democrats of the city OF
Minneapolis for so important an Of
| fee. We are now on the eve of national
election and it is important that we make a
| bold stand. I have always been a Democrat.
in fact have been for twenty-five years.
L have been candidate and
have been defeated, You know
my record and if you are displeased why,
don't vote for me. will, if elected dis
charge my duty faithfully.
PARK COMMISSIONERS.
ion of the board of park commissioners a
practical issue, and moved that the chairman
appoint committee of one from each ward
and one at large TO confer with like committee
for the purpose of selecting the candidates
and the motion passed without opposition.
The chair was also instructed to appoint a
committee selected in the same manner to
confer with other committees respecting the
nomin alton of school board.
II. P. Herring was called upon to address
the convention, but just at this juncture
Mayor Ames was introduced and took the
platform. He was introduced by Mathew
Walsh as the
NEXT MAYOR OF MINNEAPOLIS.
AS Mayor Ames stepped on the front of the
stage he was greeted with deafening cheers.
He spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Democratic city conven-
ton: desire to return to you my sincere
thanks for selecting me as your candidate
for reelection. You can inspect my stew
ardship after having filled the office for two
years. l have endeavored to so control mat
tiers that you could have no regret for your
action two years ago. If I have been true
to the trust imposed upon me
then 1 think am entitled
to your further confidence and your cordial
support. If those who are fighting me can
show that my record has been recreant to the
trust reposed in me, i will ask you to re-
| yoke your action and I will retire. 1 allege
that not dollar from the public funds has
gone wrong during my administration, nor
has one penny been fritterd away in robbery.
1 know 1 am not immaculate nor perfect,
realize the fact that l have made mistakes.
T 1f+ !, D-Js a,t;
liable to make mistakes, have written things
which 1 acknowledge have been sorry for.
But gentlemen, put yourselves in my place
and receive the insults which 1 have received
and refrain from striking back blow for
blow if you are men of spirit. That is what 1
have done. Perhaps L have erred in doing So.
1t is alleged that our town is becoming bad.
That is fact. Show me town of 100000
people with none of them bad. Bad people
| will come. The multitudes have swarmed
here from all parts of the country, attracted
! by our prosperity, and it is natural that some
| Of them are bad. We have sent more to the
penitentiary this year than ever before
There are many evils in our city, but 1 as
sure you have endeavored to control them
| and keep them where they will do the least
possible harm. I will briefly call
your attention to our last
grand jury, composed wholly
of Republicans with two exceptions. They
examined these terrible things which the
| Tribune, p. p. and Journal have Haunted in
| our faces as the curse of the city and they
| failed to find bill. They were business men
| and men of sense.
They made searching investigation as bus
mess men, and they found that had thrown
every safeguard possible around them. These
evils cannot be absolutely abolished. They
are springing up continually. Shut up these
places and these people will search out quar-
tiers where they cannot be watched over by
the police department. If I am elected
mayor this time. propose to hold these evils