St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-21
THE MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR
To Be Launched as a Vice Presidential
Candidate.
HE SAYS HE SEEKS NOTHING
But His Friends Say They Are Running
It and Will Establish Headquarters
at st. Louis.
Does he mean it?

Is Mayor Ames, of Minneapolis, Sc
rious candidate for the Democratic NOM
ination for vice president of the United
States? ~
In all of the much that has been writ
ten of the possible candidacy of Mayor
Ames for the nomination for the second
great place within the gift of
the people of the United States,
tere has been serious argument on
one side and good-bumored jest on the
other. So far as known Ames has
never said he was or would be candf-
date for the Office, but his ambition is
known to be boundless, and he and his
friends have come to look upon him as
a lusty child of destiny. When he was
elected delegate to st. Louis GLOBE
dent, and he laughingly answered.:
For vice president? Why, let me
see. Yes; Grover Cleveland, of course.
''And who for PRESIDENT"
"AmeS."
He has always laughed himself when
asked about this matter, and others
have naturally followed him in smile,
but for all that it is the firm belief in
Minneapolis that something is behind it
all. 1t need surprise no one if the gentle
doctor blossoms out at st. Louis with
fulltiedged candidacy, with headquarters
and literary bureau complete. In the
absence of any positive statement from
him the matter might me treated as
joke were it not for the fact that a
movement is certainly on foot in Min
neapOlis and in certain other points
about the state working up a boom for
him. A Democrat, who is known to be
friendly to him, said yesterday:
Never mind what you may hear. but
put it down as an absolute certainty
that when the proper time comes, Ames
will be sprung on the convention at st.
Louis. There are certain questions l
may not answer, but fire away on any
thing you want to know"
Who is doing this?"
81 will only partially answer that. 1t
is being done by friends of the doctor,
who believe he can be nominated, and
certainty of Cleveland'S election"
Where does AmeS stand in thiS?"
"He stands about this way. Like
every other citizen of the United States,
he would like to hold this high office.
Who wouldn't But he is doing nothing
for it. If things look his way when the
time comes, he will enter into an active
canvass, of course, and do as other can.
didateS Go under the circumstances.
Mind, l am saying this on my own re-
sponsibility, and not with the sanction
of Ames or anybody else. / am giving
you my own views and knowledge"
Yes; well, what do you mean by
Ames' assisting Cleveland?"
81 mean that Ames will insure GER
tain states to Cleveland no other pros
pective ce-presidential candidate can.
l believe Cleveland and Ames can carry
Minnesota and Wisconsin and add these
to the states Cleveland is already sure
of. We mean business in this, and you
can treat it any way you've mind to-"
Yesterday evening DR.. Ames was
found and was asked, plumply, the
question:
Are you a candidate for the vice,
presidency"
He smiled grimly before answering
and then said: .
Il am a candidate for nothing under
the broad heaven, from the presidency
down?"
would you take it if you could get
it?''
~ would not like to accept what has.
not been offered me-"
will you make any effort to secure
Not that know of now. have ar
ranged no plan of any such thing"
Would you like to have it?"
''Well, suppose that is an honor
such as no man would refuse. 1t is not
immodest to say or any man would be
proud of such an honor"
He wole Quizzical smile, and that
was positively all that could be obtained
from him. But putting everything to-
gether, it may be set down as almost
certain that an organized effort will be
made in behalf of the Minneapolis
mayor, and that an Ames headquarters
will be opened at st. Louis. Ames'
friends say he is doing nothing with the
Minnesota delegation, and will make no
fight in any connection with it. 1t is
also said in Minneapolis that move
ment is on foot looking to the election of
c. ID. O'Brien as a member of the
national committee.