St. Paul daily globe., 1886-09-15

with fife and drum corps playing trium-
phantly Tremendous yells from 5000
men, who stood upon chairs, waved their
hats and cheered until this spontaneously
enthusiastic welcome was simply terrific,
| received him as he was escorted
to the platform by Mr.. Kelly. Even
then the delegates and everybody shouted
themselves hoarse; the band struck I'D
again, and wild hurrahs again drowned the
sound of brass and drum, and it was some
time before Dr. Ames could be introduced.
Then Chairman Meagher said:
The greatest pleasure of my life is this,
to introduce to you the next governor of
Minnesota. Shouts and cheers.
Dr. Ames then indulged in most candid
speech, full OF forcible eloquence and brill
lance. His speech was:
Fellow Citizens and Delegates to the Demo
cratic State Conventions: L hardly know in
what fitting terms can express to you the
gratitude feel at the great honor which you
have been pleased to bestow upon me to-day
feel duly thankful for the honor conferred,
and in return will pledge you that if the norn-
| inat1on which you have been pleased to make
to-day. is ratified by the people at the polls
next November, will do my best to endeavor
| to merit that honor which you beStow upon
me this afternoon. / feel to-day, and have
felt during the last three months, that a new
erai is about to dawn upon the state Of
| Minnesota L believe candidly that the time
| has arrived when the people of this state pro-
| pose to go back to the old JefferSonian doc
Urine; that the people shall rule again. ]
have thought the people of this state have
| submitted long, but without mnrmuring
mucn, to the oppression which has been
| placed upon them from ring rule.
/ see before me to-day the largest repre-
| sentative convention that has ever been held
| IN the Northwest. Nothing could please me
| better than to be nominated by convention
which L feel represents the people. Cheers.
large convention, coming like this done,
! fresh from the people, means to me, whom
| you have been pleased to make the candidate,
! that the people are behind those who repre-
| sent them. There is no question in my mind
| but what the people Of this state desire
| change Unfortunately, perhaps, for me, l
| have been made the instrument in the hands
| of the people which shall, 1 hope, saw into
| the internal ring which has kept the people
down. Rounds OF applause and cheers. I
| do not propose to make long speech, but
| do PROPOSE gentlemen, now that you have
honored me IN the manner in which you have,
| to make most vigorous campaign, and /
| propose, as far as the Republican party is
concerned, to carry the war into Africa.
| Loud cries of 'hurrah for Ames! l''
| l am informed that you have not as yet
| adopted a platform. l trust that you will
| favor me by adopting at least three very i'm
| inatton means that the old soldier is again
| placed before the people, and that
| the old soldier is to have resting
place in this state. Applause and cheers.
| The old soldiers who served during
the late war are now becoming old and de-
crepit l wish that this state-this great and
powerful state of Minnesota-out Of gratitude
! to the men who went to the front to protect
this nation, may erect in our midst place
where the old soldier may find place of
refuge and home, and l hope that you will
| election and the election of a Democratic
| legislature, that home for soldiers shall be
made There are two other points which
| perhaps can be summed up in one sentence.
| You know what has been the fighting plat
| form upon which 1 have gained my three
victories in Minneapolis. 1t has been upon
| the question Of doing right to the laboring
| man, and l hope the Democratic platform
| will ring with things which are not only right
| tor the laboring class but also for the farm
| ing class. 1 pledge you. for the honor
which you have done me, that from this time
forward I will make you such campaign as
has never been witnessed in the state of Min
nesota. All 1 ask of you in return is to give
| us strong ticket which l know you will, and
committee which will support me in every
particular. look for victory. Thunders Of
applause.
There were cries for ''Doran, Doran," and
amid burst of applause the chairman Of
the state central committee came upon the
platform and shook hands with DR.. Ames.
Mr.. Doran said he hardly knew what he
was brought out for at this time. He would
willingly indorse DR.. Ames, if that were
all. he would pledge his best
| efforts for his election. 1t was getting