St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-14
THE PEOPLES PULSE.
DR.. Ames Felt It at Crookston Last Night
and Found It in Good
Condition.
The Democratic Candidate For Governor
Received With Flattering Dem
onStrationS.
His Speech a Telling and Able Resume
of the Present Stu
alton.
The Mayors Remarks supplemented
in Eloquent Manner by Other
Orators.
Anles CroOkston,

Anles At CrOOkstOn.
Special to the GLOBE
CROOKsTON, Mimi, Oct. 13.-Never in
the history of Polk county has such a mag
niicent demonstration been accorded any
candidate for popular favor as was this
night spontaneously given Mayor Ames, of
Minneapolis. Great throngs of people,
hundreds of whom wore the badges OF the
Ames' campaign club, assembled at the
depot to do him honor at the hour that had
been appointed for his coming. The train
was delayed, and it was nearly O'Clock
before MinneSota'S next governor arrived
in Crookston. And how came he? On a
special train, riding in a Pullman
car, as he has been represented by
his enemies? Not bit of it.
Surely no man ever came in more humble
fashion to a more generous greeting
plain caboose, attached to an endless train
of empty cars. But it were worth while to
have walked, to have been so generously
received. The enthusiastic people rent
the air with vociferOuS cheers. They had
crowded around the man whom they had so
delighted to honor, and hardly could way
be made to the carriage that stood waiting
for him. At the st. Louis hotel, whittier
he had been escorted. the
ENTHUSIASM OF THE CROWD
became so intense and found such tireleSs
expression that AmeS spoke from one of the
balconies in grateful acknowledgements.
When he had done and had rested and re-
freShed himself procession was formed
with the Ada band in the van. The streets
were crowded and cheer after cheer rang
out upon the night all along the line of
march. Nearly 1000 people had gathered
in the spacious opera house and hundreds
of others fingered without unable to gain
admission, yet lOath tOlleaVe. The Crook
ston and Ada bands rendered musical selec
tions and then Mayor Ames for
the first time faced Crookston audi
ence The greeting that he had
beggars description. Cheer followed cheer,
until their multiplied echoes seemed as the
shouts of 10000 men, SO strong, so mar
velously strong, is the hold that this man
has secured upon the people. Addressing
the chair he paid the tribute of a graceful
bow. to the ladies and gentlemen who
crowded the stage. ana began the most
memorable speech that was ever delivered
in CrookSton. Sound argument and appro-
pirate telling jest drew from the audience
again and again the recognition of well
merited applause.
FAIRLY AND FRANKLY
he sketched the contrasting methods
whereby his nomination and that of his OPP
ponent had been effected. His was the re-
suit CT the free expression of the peoples
will, as voiced by their chosen delegates.
MeGilrs had been brought about through the
influence of men who had ever unfairly
sought their own ACKNOWLEDGMENT at the
expense of the people of Minnesota. The
Pillsbury wheat ring and its pernicious
efforts. through the Republican party, which
it controls, received his outspOken con-
domination. Mayor Ames did not speak
gingerly of men and affairs, nor as ore
having before his eyes the fear
of either the influence or the
money of what he called the Goldfish
aristocracy, and every sledge hammer ar
gument that he dealt. rang out applause
from the true anvil of his audience.
He adverted to the unprecedented exer-
tions the Republican party was making in
the campaign and aptly commented upon
the panic-stricken condition which the can
didacy of one honest man had sufficed to
being upon them. But no report. no mea-
ger sketch, can carry other than the faint
est idea of Ames speech or the tremendous
enthusiasm which it created. When he
had finished long continued
SHOUTS OF APPLAUSE
testified the approval of the audience, and
more than one, more than ten, more than
100 Republican threats for the first time
grew hOarse with cheering Democratic
candidate for the highest office in the gift
of the people of the state. d. B. John
son, of Minneapolis, though suffering with
a severe cold, then addressed the
J,,I;
mentS to some important person known to
him variously as Col. Fletcherson and
Fletcher OleSOn. He clearly identified this
parsonage with many of the disreputable
efforts that had been unsuccessfuly made
to degrade Mayor Ames in the estimation
of the people, and prophesied Ole'S ulti-
mate complete discontinue next Novenl-
Der. Mr. Johnson, notwithstanding
his disability, discussed the various
issues Of the campaign in so mastery
and able manner that the audience again
and again broke in upon his speech with
wild applause Mr.. johnson was followed
by John Martin, of Ada, who promised
that Norman county would be found on
the right side of the gubernatorial fence
with rousing majority for Ames. Then
JOHN LEE,
of this city and candidate for reelection
to the office of county attorney, ably and
fOrcibly spoke of the distinctions existing
between the parties, and showed conclu-
sively that the best interests of the state
would be subserved by the election of
Ames. Then this great meeting of
the people, which in point of numbers and
enthusiasm YVES unsurpassed in the political
annals of Polk county. nearly every man
missionary of the cause, qualified to work
among the heather. Although Blaine had
a Polk county $50 majority. the prediction
that Ames will not have less than 500 is
well within the bounds of reasonable esti-