St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-13


pleasing and noteworthy incident. The
convention opened at u o'clock, and
within an hour and a half had COM
pleted its lab0rS and, as Gen. johnson
facetiouslY put it, adjourned to
meet at the ballot boxes on
Nov. 6. Aid. P. T. Kavanagh
chairman of the district committee,
called the meeting to order and read the
call, after which Gen. r. W. Johnson
nominated DR.. AmeS, of Minneapolis,
for temporary chairman. The nomina-
ton was received with hearty enthuS-
ism and seconded by a score of dele
gates, and agreed to with unanimity of
feeling. DR.. Ames ascended the plat
form amid reiterated bursts of cheer
ing, and said:
Gentlemen Of the Democratic Convention:
/ thank you most sincerely for this mark of
your esteem and confidence in a man who
has endeavored to the best Of his ability to
carry Democracy to the front Applause.
Because defeat, one of the natural character
istics of politics, overlook me recently many
supposed that, perhaps, l wavered in my
fealty and loyalty to the Democratic party.
If any there be in this assembly of good and
true Democrats. who doubt that DR.. Ames
stands at the 'front.' not as leader but one of
the rank and file of Democracy, that man has
lQduc d IQlSIdh6. lLOuu CuetTS.I L dIu nOI
Renewed cheers. | propose during this
coming canvas to show myself loyal to De-
mocracy and its pure principles. We have
met here to-day for the purpose of placing in
nomination an old war-horse of Democracy.
Hennepin county with her hfty-nine dele
gates has but one voice. LCheers. We
come here for the purpose of downing the
enemy in every sense OF the term. We come
here for the purpose of putting to nomina-
ton man against whom not one word i'll
reference 10 his Loyalty to Democracy can be
said. lCheers.l 1 dislike very much to
make nomination as chairman, and do
not propose to do it. You know who mean.
[Laughter.1 1 thank you for the compi
ment. [Cheers.
George H. Allen, of Ramsey county.
was appointed temporary secretary,
upon the proposition of G. T. Aukenny,
of Minneapolis.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Credentials. H.Wendell, Wright county:
H. H. Fuller, Ramsey county; c. II. Hill,
Hennepin county.
Resoiutions-C. j. Buell., Of Hennepin
county; R. W. johnson, of Ramsey county;
James Barron, of Washington county; r. g.
johnson, Of Pine county; Henry Fridley of
Anoka county.
Permanent tOrganization-J. K. Cullen. of
Wrigh ht county; w. P. Murray, of Ramsey
county; Joseph O'Gorman, or Washington
county.
A recess of fifteen minutes was then
taken, and upon resumption of business
the committee on credentials made their
report. John f. Irwin was empowered
to cast the two votes of lSanti county.
The report was unanimously adopted.
The committee on permanent OrganiZa-
ton recommended that the temporary
organization be made permanent, and
this course was also agreed to with the
same unanimlty'
DIR. Ames, replying to this compli-
ment, said:
1 sincerely thank you again for the COM
pliment which you have bestowed upon me
and desire again to reiterate that my loyalty
to Democracy stands on unimpedched
ground. [Cheers. Nothing will afford me
more pleasure, as far as my strength will per-
nit than to do what can for the success of
the Democratic ticket this fall. [Cheers.1
1t has been proverbial with melt is an un-
disputed fact-that the oftener Doc Ames is
knocked out the stronger he comes I'D the
next time. Laughter and cheers l have
been sacrificed several times in my own town.
and | have grown from 2O0 or 300 majority
until carried away the magnificent majority
of 5000, ana that, too, against man who
defeated me by 5000 some years before So
Phoenix like, rise from the ashes, and this
fall / propose to be stronger than ever.
[Cheers.] l shall advocate the principles
which advocated in the last campaign two
true then, if they met with response from
the people and downed the AZ, 600 majority
of the Republican party those principles
are true to-day. do not advocate anything
which is undemocratic. With me Democracy
simply means the people shall rule. The
people may err, but the people are always
right IN the end. think they erred this last
time in not nominating me for governor, but
1t does not make any difference to me, as two
years hence they will see think differently
ILaugnter] / propose to carry the flag /
carried two years ago-behind Mr.. Wilson if
you may say so--but TO victory. Loud
cheers.l
Gen. johnson read the following re-
port of the committee on resolutions:
Resolved by the Democrats of the Fourth
congressional district OF Minnesota in con-
vention assembled IN the CITY of st. Paul.
this 18th day OF September, 1883, That we
indorse the principles embodied in both the
state ana national Democratic platforms aud
pledge our unqualified support TO both the
state and national tickets.
We point with pride to the record made in