St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-10

AMES LOOMS HIGHER.
sHe Is the Most Prominent
Figure in Minneapolis
Politics Today.
le Is Certain to Be a Candi-
date for Mayor on Some
Ticket.
Emerson Cole for Mayor--C.
N. Dickey Will Be Turned
Down.
Uayor Winston Almost Sure
to Veto the Garbage
Resolution.

apolis politics today is the amply pro-
portiOned figure of DR.. A. A. Ames.
Last winter the GLOBE announced
of. in the politics of this city during the
coming campaign. Other papers scoffed
at the idea. Finally they discovered
that his head really was rising over
the political horizon. Today he stands
fully revealed above it. He must be
considered in every forecast of the sit
uation. Every day it becomes more and
more evident that he will be in the race
for the mayoralty. He may not be
nominated by the Republicans, probably
will not be. He may not be nominated
by the Democrats. But nominated he
will be. At least. he will be candi-
date, and his name will be printed OH
the official ballot, although he may not
be named by any regularly called con-
vention.
DR.. Ames still has a good many
friends in Minneapolis, friends who
stand by him through good and evil re-
port. That he has a strong hold on the
mass of people as mayor is an in
contestable fact He has been twice
mayor of Minneapolis and what he is as
mayor is well known. 1t cannot be
said that his record as mayor in
any way diminishes his popular
ity. A careful examination of
facts and a candid admission
of the result means that Minneapolis
enjoyed period of unexampled pros
perity under Aules. And another fact
that must be recognized is that he was
mayor in fact while he sat in the office
of the chief executive. What promises
were made by him before election were
fulfilled. And he never shirked re-
Bponsibility.
Without landing Ames or advocating
his nomination. these facts can be
stated; for they are facts, and an un-
Outstanding of them is necessary to an
understanding of the situation as ap-
piled to purely local Minneapolis
politics. And these facts are
1t is possible that these points of his
career as mayor do not bring to him
enough strength to offset certain other
Incidents, facts and points and insure
his election. 1t is certain, however,
that his strength is sufficient to make
him figure III the mayOralty race, and
an important figure. For he will be Oh
the ticket-On some ticket.
1t is whispered that the Peoples
party has already determined to nomi-
nate Ames for mayor. That political
organization is getting ready to make
strong fight in the nation and III the
state. They want to make just as strong
a fight in the cities. for they can do lit
tie with the state at large without the
help of the cities. Minneapolis is
one of the most important cities in
the state, and it might help the
state ticket of the party to have a man
at the head of the city ticket who would
poll large vote. And there is no get
ting around the fact that Ames would
poll large vote. In former campaigns
he has been put forward as the candi-
date of the people-the masses. That
has been his platform. For that reason
the Peoples party people think he could
with propriety be nominated this
year. Heretofore this section of the
body of voters has conceded that it had
no chance to elect mayor in Minneap-
oils. 1t had, at the same time, little
hope of doing anything elsewhere. But,
determined to make an earnest effort to
carry the state, it wants a candidate for
mayor who is a real candidate. And let
1t not be forgotten that AmeS can-Still
get good many votes.
1t should he stated in this connection
that DIR. Ames is attending to his bust
ness strictly and not talking politics.
He declines to discuss the situation or
his possible candidacy. That does not
change the facts. Ames would accept
if nominated. And it can be taken as
well nigh definitely settled that he will
stated, the Peoples party has selected
Democrats they would indoTse him.
Speaking of candidates for mayor:
There are the Republicans. They
have not yet found a candidate. The
Republicans always anticipate success
in presidential year. This is presi-
dental year, so the nomination is being
sought. The trouble with the Republi-
cans is, that those men who are
seeking the nomination are not
the men who are really wanted.
Not that there is anything in particular
against any of the would-be candidates
except the enemies they have in their
counts good deal in political CAM
paign. In close year. this is bound to
be-for the Republicans realize that
they have no waik-away: in Minneapo-
list is important to have men at the
head of the ticket who have no
strong enemies in the party. The
local leaders see the mistake that was
made in putting up Ben Harrison when
all of the leaders. the organizers of the
party, are ready to cut his throat, and
that is why they are casting about so
industriously TO find mayorality can
dldate who will suit everybody. There
Is A. }. Boardman, for inStance-a good
fellow. if ever one lived. But
he has enemies. Loren Fletches is
one of them. Loren will be nominated
for congress. 1t is customary for can
didates, when making speeches to fur
Their their own claims, to say good
word for all the others on the ticket.
Be little amusing, wouldn't it. to hear
a. j. Boardman urging the electors to
vote for Fletcher, and vice versa? The
same thing applies to other men who
have been nosing around after the NOM
ination. There are more fights in the
Republican party of Minneapolis, hon.
est voter, than were ever heard of in a
country church choir. So the Repub-
1icans are looking for Moses.
Many of the Old-timerS are turning
their eyes toward Emerson Cole. Fact!
They actually think of putting him up
as a candidate. They think he has a
good record. He is careful business
man. and has had large experience in
municipal affairs as an alderman.
Cole is pre-eminently quiet
man, and. perhaps, for that rea-
son is accredited with a backbone
like truss of a steel arch bridge. His
friends think that he would make q
solid. safe mayor. They think thatshe
would do as he pleased and would pay
no attention to the million and one out.
siders who feel that they are ordained
of God to tell the mayor of city just
what he should do. So Cole may be
nominated.
c. n. Dichey is TO be turned down.
''The gang" will do the turning.
G. n. Dickey is at present chief dep
uty clerk of courts OF Hennepin county.
MIR. Dickey is also a prominent candi.
date for the Republican nomination fol-
elerk of courts. He has everything in
his. favor as a candidate except the
backing of the gang"
MIR. Dickey has been in the Office OF
the clerk Of courts for years. He has
'bppl chief DENNY for f0ur vparc Iur.