The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-07-09


of pure and undetiled Democratic saints
met in st. Paul according to published
programme, last week Thursday. The
address prepared by Hon. Daniel Buck
of this city, scoring the kelleyDoran
triumVcrate up one side and down the
other was read and unanimously en-
dorScd 10y the gentlemen present. As
was anticipated, Doc. Ames was there
and lent his assistance To the efforts of
the meeting. The reason Ames WAS
there is eminently apparent to all who
have watched his manoevcrs for the
past few weeks. He is in kahoOts
with Kelly, and wants 10 make himself
solid with the other fellows for govern.
or. lie knows that Ia ride in the from,
seat and next 10 the band, he must as,
sumo sympathy with the anti-ring fac
ton. This he seemst Ia have done with
commeudable grace and no little fore
thought and strategy. He was the
author Of a resolution thrown ont rs j
sop Ia the workingmen which was
adopted and referred To the Dem ocrati,
state convention-Of cOursc-wItl
Ames as chairman of the committee to
present the matter Ia the state convcn-
ton
Major Clark, of Mankato, offered n
resolution which, while commcndable
within itself, will have very little if any
weight with the administration. The
resolution reads:
RtSOlrsd. that a preference should be
given to honorably discharged union
soldiers of the late war by state and
municipal government in employment
ana labor upon public works.
Clarke knows how it is himself in try
Ing 10 get recognition from the present
administration without the go. X, Z.
II. k
Mr. j. j. Thornton introduced a rcso-
luton which was amended 10y the IRE.
pressible Donnelly. The Thornton
solution is a. follows:
R,soir,d, that while We approve the
general course Of President Cleveland
and his Cabinet We desire la especially
thank Secretary Lamar and the Com
missioner of Public Lands, Gen. Sparks
for their noble stand in opposition to
bossism in Minnesota and in defense Of
the public interests.
The Donnelly amendment, which was
passed is a. follows:
R,SOlred: That as We believe an at
tempt will he made To- perpetuate ring
rule i'm the Democratic party of this
state, by using the federal oiliccholdcrs
To manipulate the caucuseS and cOnycn-
lions: and as this is IN direct violation OI
the spirit and letter of the civil service
law, We call on our Democratic friends
To watch carefully the actions of all fed
eral ofiice-hOldcrs, and report 10 the
president of this conference, any in.
stances in which they attempt II con
troll political action in their respective
localities; sending him with such report
sworn testimony, as 10 the facts, so that
the same may be laid before the Exc
cutive and the United States Senate.
The Thornton resolution is not com
mendable only insofar as Lamar and
Sparks have opposed the Minnesota
bosses which has not been done in any
appreciable degree. Sparks is IA mag
nificcnt and magnanimous farce.
Donnelly's determination To watch
the action Of the federal OilicchOldcrs in
their efforts TO manipulate the politics
of the state is perfectly proper.
II seems, in conclusion, that Ames has
succeeded in setting up his pins very
successfully for the Democratic nomina-
ton. He played first fiddle TO kel-
Is while that gentleman was running
the "dance," and now that the manage
ment have determined TO change
prompters, Amcs is on hand with his
music To engage with the other side.
Ames is Kelly man, and if Ames is
nominated for governor by the Simon
pure Democrats, il may he regarded rs
"A settled fact that the ring exists and II
more powerful than ever.