St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-11
Difference Of View as to
Whether Ames Will Handle
the Convention.
Talk of the Coming Chairman
and What His Selection
May Involve.
A Secret Caucus of Demo-
Gratis at Which Mayor Ames
Declares Himself.
What Col. Glenn Says--A Fair
Apportionment Of the
State Delegates.

Now that the faint smoke of battle
from Wednesday nights primaries has
rolled away, a better idea of the make
up of the coming convention and the
views and beliefs of the delegates can
be obtained. 1t was claimed on Wednes-
day night that the large majority of the
convention was for Ames and was so
printed in yesterdays GLOBE, but it
was found yesterday that this assertion
was doubted by many. A prominent
politician said of it:
''If it is meant that large majority
of the delegates are for AmeS for gov
ernOr it is undoubtedly true, but if it is
intended to mean they are for Ames for
delegate at large l most emphaticaily
doubt it. AS between AmeS and Doran
/ think AmeS would easily walk away
with the convention, but that issue was
never raised. There was no issue and
TO instructions when these delegates
were chosen, and defy any man to say
they are fora mes, or for anybody else,
except that for district delegate they
are for Winston"
But as it is understood that Ames and
Doran are to receive strength in the
state convention, why will not the Sat
tween them?''
Il don't see that it is understood these
two are to measure strength. Who
says so? Ames and DOran. Suppose
the convention should elect them both,
or quietly shelve them both? l think
both of them should be taught the les
son that the party is over and done with
them both. Oh their personal quar-
rels! Why then should they come in
and imperil Democratic chances by
their internal bickerings?''
VERY true; but as they are going to
throw their fight into the state conven-
ton what / want to know is, how will
Hennepin county stand us for AmeS"
''Well. I'll tell you. l believe his
friends will all support Ames for the
nomination for governor, which he has
earned, but many of them believe he
should stand aside and let others enjoy
these smaller honors, such as going as
delegates TO the national convention. L
don't believe it will be possible to in
struct the delegates elected by Satur-
days convention. The men elected last
night are not Of the caliber that will
stand it. You will find that many of
Ames' best friends will not be willing to
go to St. Paul with their hands tied be-
hind them"
lIllS was Oilt VI lllC CdoO' VII
the other hand, the Ames men are con-
fident of the result. They say this
fight was forced on Ames by DoraD and
that he would be less than man, did
he refuse to take it up. The fight
having been forced" they say, ''Henne-
pin county will stand by Ames, and he
has enough friends in the coming con-
vention to do this" There are still
others who refuse to commit themselves
at all and are most emphatic in saying
that if AmeS and Doran get into row
they will use their influence to knock
them both out.
1t is now quite evident that to-mor-
rows convention will not be the peace
full love feast that was once fOndly i'm
agined. Not only will most of the
prominent party men be present as
delegates, but there are several whose
very presence means war, and there is
music ahead. There is the Glenn fac
ton, headed by the redoubtable colonel
himself, and backed by Harry Burke,
Orville Rinehart, Pat Graham and
others. Ames' friends will be there in
force, with Germans from the First,
Irish from the Third, and Scandina-
VANS from the South side. The con-
sentative element will contain such
men as E. NJ. Wilson, A. T. Ankeny, j.
w. Lawrence, Theodore Basting and
Scion Armstrong. 1t will be pretty
gathering and musical one, too.