The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-08-18

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Not content with that, some OF the
leaders have since been credited with
saying that every man who was not for
DR.. Ames was necessarily against him,
and If any of them showed their heads
above water until after election they
would be lassoed at once. Their pro-
gramme, it is said, is to let the Wilson
candidates for Office have their nomina-
tiops, and then knife them at the polls.
This is not Democratic, and the local
Democracy, if it abides by the result OF
the nominating convention, a good ma
jority of their county and city tickets
will be elected.
The Republicans admit that their
party is crippled by local discussions
and if the Democrats are careful to
avoid petty quarres that will result in
no good to the party, they will have an
easy victory in the city next November,
*
The Democratic State convention
met in Market hall, S.. Paul. Wednes-
day and nominated e. NJ. Wilson, Of
Minneapolis, for Governor. 1t was the
opening afresh of the long and bitter
struggle between Messrs. Kelly and
Doran and Mayor Ames. The latter
wanted the nomination for governor at
the hands Of the Minnesota Democracy,
and the former were opposed to his
securing the coveted prize. The
strength Of the contestants was soon
measured after the convention got down
to business. Daniel Buck, Of bEankatc,
was nominated by the Ames men for
temporary chairman. III. ". Lamber-
ton, of Winona, by the Kelly and Doran
men. Lamberton was elected by ma
iority of 20 votes over his opponent, the
votes cast being 49,! for Lam,erton and
1853 for Buck. THIS practically settled
the question. The A-nes men did not
however throw up the sponge. With
renewed energy they proceeded to but
tonhole the delegates and all the powers
Of persuasion at their command were
used in the interest Of their candidate
i. A. Cutler. of steele county, was
elected temporary secretary and corps
of assistants was placed at his disposal.
The committee ON credentials besides
passing on the regular business before
them had to hear a number Of contest
ing delegations, Ramsey county being
the leading one. The first set OF dele
gates elected in Ramsey were admitted
and the contestants true to the prin~
ciples of Democracy accepted the result
with good cheer, and promised through
their representative, Judge F]andrau to
support the nominee Of the conventions
After the report from the credentials
committee lad been accepted, the tenn
porary organization was made perma-
nent. 4. motion to adjourn was lost
and nominations for Governor were then
in order. Judge Vim. Barrett. Ut Ram
sey, nominated the Hon. A. A. Ames,
of Hannepin county. in an elegant
speech, in which he paid nany Warm
compliments to the Minneapolis mayor,
The nomination. wasseconded by Mayor
Rawso1, Of Otter Tail. who dwel6 at
length On Arnes' waF record and his un-
compromising opposition to monopoly.
Hob E.. M. Wilson, Of Minneapolis, was
then placed in nomination by j. N.
Castle, Of saltwater, M. II. Kelley, OF
Rice, and Senator Henry Keller, OF
Stearns county, seconding Mr.. Wilson's
nomination. A vote was then taken.
Wilson received 223 and lines 13G
votes; Wilson's majority, 81. The bad
feeling that crept out at times during
the sessions on Wednesday. over who
should head the. state ticket, all disap~
peared when e. M. Wilson was declared
the nominee of the convention. The
opposition promised hlm their support
and all the hatchets were buried with a
determination not to be resurrected
again during the campaign.
~
well when it nominated Hon. Daniel
Buck, of Aaukato, for Lieut-GOvernOr
1t showed generous disposition on the
part of those who controlled the con-
yentjon TO take only half of what was
already theirs.
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Some Of Mayer Ames friends say that
ne will be a candidate for reelection.
The mayor has said that he wanted the
nomination for Governor and if he
could not get that he did not want any
thing. His friends, however, may per-
suade him to reconsider his determine
tion.
*x*
a number Of Mayor Ames' friends
went to st. Paul from this city Wednes-
day to help the DOCTORS candidacy
along. They helped to kill their favor
ite by their disorderly demonstrations
in the convention hall. Some people
have queer idea of what is necessary