St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-12
A TOWN TAKEN.
Fergus Falls Goes Wild With En-
thuSiasm Over Mayor AmeS'
Visit.
The Next Governor Given a Re-
oeption of the Most Platter
ing Nature.
Brass Bands Fill the Air With Music,
and TOrch-Bearing Columns
With Light.
The Doctors Speech Listened to With the
Utmost Attention and Greeted
With Cheers.
Hot Shoe Poured Into the Ranks OF
the Present Republican
Rings.
fudge wilson Greets His Loyal Friends
Lake City--A Vigorous
Address.
Fergus Falls AbIaZe.

FERGUs FALLS, Mimi, Oct. LII
Navor Ames thought he had no friends in
his part of the state he must have been
lgreeably surprised when he stepped on
he train this afternoon with D. B. john
son. of Minneapolis. The AmeS club, of
Fergus Falls, had been preparing suitable
.eception for their leader and it was IN
avery respect one of the most enthusiastic,
spontaneous and genuine outbursts OF
good feeling that the citizens of Fergus
Falls have ever accorded any distinguished
visitor. AS Mayor AmeS and ssparty alighted
the City cornet band and AmeS club, all
adorned with badges. were drawn up in
line TO receive them. and tremendous cheers
erected the next governor OF Minnesota.
AID. Z. NJ. Wright made short welcome
Speech, which was responded TO by the hero
Of the occasion, and the line of march was
aiken for the Grand hotel, the band leading
the way, and Ames and his companions
marching al the head of the club, fully 200
strong. Supper over,
4 T0RCHL1GHT PROCESSION
was formed in front of the opera house.
and now. for the first time, the full strength
IF the Ames club of Fergus Falls became
aTnarent. The double line of torches
stretched block after block, and the effect
was grand and brilliant in the extreme
Nearly five hundred torch bearers were IN
inc headed by the band and speakers
The procession marched through the prlncl-
pal streets and, indeed, from the enthuS!-
asm. cheering and shouting for AmeS along
the route, it looked as if the whole city
was solid for the Democratic nominee for
? n C.
paTencieS
WE'RE THE FOLLOWING:
'sVote for Ames and increase the price OF
wheat" 'HThe g. o. p. must co. Down with
ring rule and oppression and vote for Ames J"
Revenge the Republican insult to the Fifth
district lid vote for Ames," Vote for the
hero and soldier. DR.. A. A. Ames;" Vote for
DR.. Ames, who. doctors the poor as anxiously
without pay as the rich with pay; Farmers
and workingmen. vote for Ames. he is your
friend:"" Governor Ames by $4,000 majority, :"
s.Down with the wheat ring. 'Who nomi-
mated Ames? The people;'' ''Who nominated
McGin? The wheat and millers' rings"
.Hen-of-a-fx Fletcher can't be governor
this time;'' s'McGil is dude; he wears cor
sets;'' LET the people rule
Speaking was held in the opera house.
Such a crowd has never been within its
walls before.
EVERY INCH OF SPACE
was filed with friendly, perspiring. cheer
ing humanity. The band. speakers and
officers of the Ames club sat on the plat
form. but soon late-comers were obliged to
seek seats there, too, and the speaker was
the center of a vast assemblage before,
behind and on either side. Z. NJ. Wright
irst introduced Next Governor Ames. He
was received with tumultuOuS and
long-continued applause. His speech
was long. but not long enough,
for the people applauded from beginning to
end. 1t was d perfect ovOtiOn. At its
close Dr.. A. A. AmeS had secured one of
the greatest triumphs of the present cam
paign. He had
WON HIS HEARERS.
His remarks were hearty in praise of the
efforts Of the people to free themselves
from ring rule. Republicans and Democrats
alike. and filed with good sense, ster-
ling ideas, wit. trenchant criticism
of Republican misrule and straightforward
pledges for the betterment of things if he
was elected Twice he was interrupted by
the arrival of fresh listeners, one large del
egation from Pelican Rapids headed by a
band. and accompanied by a score of ladies;
the other. citizens of Breckenridge. prOba-
bly, TWO hundred in number. Once more
he was interrupted by man who asked.
after one of his searching scathing
denunciations of the wheat and mill
ers' rings, how far DR.. Ames was
from the rings. That man got his answer
an answer folcible, vigorous, honest and
complete, so straight from the shoulder, so
to speak, that the listeners cheered,
stamped, and fairly
WENT WILD WITH ENTHUSIASM
over the man who was not afraid TO stand
before the people and give them something
better than empty tlattery and fine speeches,
something that they could believe and take
some stock in. At the conclusion of Dr..
Ames' address, applause prevented any more
speaking for fully FIVE minutes, so thor
oughly wrought up were the hearers. After
a selection by the band, David B. johnson.
of Minneapolis. took the platform, and
again hot shot was poured into the enemy s
camp at a rate that made the old ring poll
ticians who were present wiLce and wish
themselves anywhere else. Mr.. Johnson
was fOrcibly eloquent, and his telling
remarks cannot have failed to carry cOnvic-
ton to many a doubling voter. All
good things. however, must end, and so the
speeches came to an end at last and Dr.
Ames was introduced and shook hands
with fully 5000 people before be was per-
mitted to retire. The city is in a great
state of enthusiasm tonight and the Re
publicanS are despirited and very quiet as
one of the results of to-nights meeting.
Count Fergus Falls as good for rousing
majority for Ames on the I'd of November
Even Republicans admit this tonight.