The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-09-23

State convention at st: Paul on the Nth
and improved to be the largest Democratic
convention ever held in the State. After
Mr. Doran, chairman CT the State Central
committee had called the convention to order
John F. Meagher of Blue Earth county
was chosen chairman and J. F. McHale of
Hennepin, Secretary. A committee on
platform was appointed with E. W.
Durant of Washington county, for chair
man and afIer the other usual pre-
liminary proceedings q recess was taken
until afternoon. In the afternoon the
temporary officers were made permanent
with the following addition: Vice-presi.
dents, John Frank, Mower county A. D..
Ferris, .Pipestone county; F. A. Mobiles,
Rice county; M. W. Glenn, Hennepin
county; c. NJ. Parkhurst, st. Louis county !;
secretaries, W. T. Buckmau, Rock county !;
Robert Miller, Otter Tail county. The
committee on credentials recognized no
contests in their report and the report was
adopted.
H. r. Wells of Fillmore then placed DR..
A. A. Ames, Mayor of Minneapolis, in
nomination for Governor. This was Sec
onded by Col. Glenn Of Minneapolis, OK
Senator Wilkinson Of Faribault County
Mayor Rice, P. II. Kelly, and
J. B. Brisbin of St. Paul, aud others. The
nomination was then made unanimous
and a committee soon brought the
nominee to the convention who spoke as
follows:
MAYOR AMEs ACCEPTANCE.
Fellow Citizens and Delegates to tho Demo
cratic State Convention: hardly know in
what lifting terms / can express to you the
gratitude feel at tho great honor which Won
have been pleased to bestow upon me TODAY.
feel duly thankful for the honor conferred.
ana IN return will pledge you that if the NOM
1nation which you have been pleased to make
today, 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. 1 feel to-day, and have
felt during the last three months, that a new
era Is about to dawn upon the state of
Minnesota. I believe candldly that the time
mas arrived when the people of this state pro-
pose to 70 back to the old Jeffersonian doc.
trine; that the people shall rule again. ]
have thought the people of this state have
submitted long. but without mnrmurinx
mucn: to the oppression which has been
placed upon them from ring rule.
see before me to-day tho largest repre-
sentative convention that ras ever been held
in the Northwest. Nothing could please me
BETTER than to be nominated by q convention
wnlch feel represents the people. [Checrs.]
large convention, coming like this done,
IRE. .resh from inc people, means to me, whom
sou nave been pleased to make the candidate
that the people are behind those who repce.
sent them. There is no question in INV mind
but what the people Of this state desire q
change Unfortunately, perhaps, for me, /
have been made the Instrument in the hands
the noOnlA which Sha1 T
the Internal ring which has kept the people
down. Rounds OF applause and chcers} ]
DO not propose to mako a long speech, but I
do propose, gentlemen, now that Won 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.
am informed that you have not as yc,
adopted platform. I trust that you viii
favor me by adopting at least three very i'm
inat1on means that tho old soldier is again
placed before the people, and that
the old soldier is to have a resting
place In this state. (Applause aud cheers.
Inc olo soldiers who served during
crepit. wish that this state-this great and
powerful state of Minnesota-out of gratitude
10 tho men who went te the front to protect
This nation, may erect in our midst a place
where tho old soldier may find q place of
refuge ana home, and l hope that you will
provide recommendation, in case of my
election and the election Of Democratic
legislature, that home for soldiers shall be-
mace. 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 have gained my three
t vctor1es In minneapolis. 1t has been upon
the question of doing right to the laborino
man, and l hope the Democratic platform
WIN ring with things which are not only right
Tor the laboring Glass; but also for the farm
ing class. I pledge you, for the honor
which you have done me, that from this ttmo
tor"ard VIII make you such q campaign as
has never been witnessed in the state Of Min.
nesota. All ask of you in return is to rive
US strong ticket, which know you will. and
acommittee which will support me in every
particular. look for victory.