St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-05

pOlnI OIL enthusiasm, ana the applause was
deafening. The services of Ames at the
Bracket block disaster were also touched
upon. He alluded to Ames' generosity and
kindness and goodness of heart, and asked
if the stories Of the Republican press in re-
gard to him were to stand against his noble
and admirable record He went over a
great deal of Ames' record, personal and
official, in Minneapolis, and related many
facts showing that he had stood by the in
terests of the people and good government,
and his acts while in the mayors chair
proved him capable of making an
ABLE AND ACCEPTABLE GOVERNOR.
He called upon the Republicans TO come
out and lay aside party ties and vote for
AmeS. lie said the Republican party of to-
day was not the Republican party of the past,
no more than profigate son represented his
father, He had been good man and an
honorable citizen, therefore there was no
tie to bind them, and they could come out
and support Ames. c. l.. Locks, of Min
neapolis, made brief address after the
band had played tune. He said he was
miliwright and earned his living. Tie
briefly referred to the question OF idle Ia
Dor, young children in factories and pro-
teetiye tariff going over the history OF sew
eral great strikes and recitlng the evils and
horrors attending them. For eight
years he said he fought the
rings and cliques in Minneapolis, and he
has always fought the Pillsbury dividend
system. He opposed the latter because the
money paid out in dividends belonged to
the farmers. The
QUESTION OF TENANT FARMING
was also gone over, and the evils OF holding
land in large bodies pointed out, He said
it was being arranged that regular meetings
should be held, at which the farmer and
labOring men should send delegates and
measures looking to their protection be
adopted. He criticised the course of Donnelly
ana put the house in a roar by reading from
the Republican platform the plank which
affirmed that the policy heretofore in force
would be followed hereafter. He dissected
the platform By sections, and made many
strong points which were enthusiastically
applauded. He warmly Endorsed Sparks,
and condemned Congressman Gilfllan and
Strait for their official acts adverse to the
interest of the labOring men. He was
warmly applauded, and was followed by
Judge Lars NJ. Rand. He also referred to
DR.. AmeS in a very complimentary man
ner, and predicted his elevation
from the mayoralty to the gov
ernorshp. He told story about
young girls brother who cOntended that
his sister had disgraced the family by mar
rylng an insurance agent. and asserted that
the people of Minnesota would be disgraced
by the election of Insurance Agent McGill
to the governorship. He said McGill would
act in the interest of the rings and mOnOpo-
lists and the insurance companies if elected
and his election would be
A PUBLIC CALAMITY.
McGill had been a lobbyist for the last
twenty years, and the contrast between
him and AmeS, the peoples candidate, was
very marked. McGill had been the agent
Of insurance companies and railroads,
and would be found acting for
them again. a. +. Norton Kept
the house in roar for several minutes.
He said it sounded queer for him to hear
the Republican party hauled over the Goals.
He believed McGill was good man and an
honest man, but he wanted to keep him
honest by cutting him loose from Fletcher
and Langdon and the wheat ring. He ex-
coriated Loren Fletcher especially and eX
horted everybody to vote for AmeS and
Tebuke the FingsEers and tricksters. Aid.
j. r. Bennett, Jr., OF st. Cloud was called
for. He has left McGiIl and come out
squarely for AmeS. He has always been a
Republican. He said his friends would be
aStoniShed to hear him address a Demo
cratic meeting, as he had always been Re
publican heretofore. He was particularly
severe in criticising the action of the Re-
publican conventions in Ramsey and Hen
nepin counties, particularly in Ram
sey county, and asserted that the
friends of Lieut.. Gov. Gilman, whom he
eulogized in al eloquent manner, and the
people of the Second district had been
GROSSLY NSULTED.
by the bosses. Lieut.. Gov. Gilman was a
loyal Republican, and would support Nc
Gill, but would not control his friends, who
would vote for Ames. He stated that the
defeat of McGIll would save the Republi-
can party. He closed by proposing
three cheers for Ames, which were tire
mendous, and the crowd dispersed, yelling
vigorously. 1t was a great meeting and
denotes an enthusiasm for Ames not
dreamed OF even by the Democrats of st.
Cloud and Stearus county. The speeches
were telling and Mr.. Bennett was greeted
with enthusiastic applause and loud cheers.
The generous and prompt action
of Mayor Ames at the time of
the cyclone at Sank Rapids and st.
Cloud has endeared him to the people.