Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1892-08-05

C]ough was not at the caucus. l
don't believe he has missed one since.
A reporter routed him out of bed and
told him about the little prayer meet
ing at the engine house. David did not
need to remark that he was surprised.
He looked it. Would he accept the
nomination? He didn't know-said
he didn't aud probably didn't. He
was an entire stranger to politics and
did not know whether he had better
plunge in or not.
He plunged, and has been plung-
ing deeper and deeper ever since.
The Second ward had never been
known to go Democratic at that time,
though it has since. D. M. Clough
was not the stumbling block though.
He took to politics like monkey to
a hand organ. As city father he
came rapidly to the front and in due
time became president Of the council.
He got some experience as a presid-
ing officer which may come handy if
he should have occasion to preside
over the senate. He did not make
an ideal presiding officer, it must be
recorded; but was handicapped, to be
sure, by lack of experience. He will
doubtless rise to the emergency, if the
emergency rises to him.
His next step up the political lad
der brought him into the state senate
and he there learned a few more things
which will be of service to lieuten-
ant-governor.
Clough is a genial gentleman, one
Of the boys when occasion requires.
He has a ''barrel" verging on the
proportions of a hogshead and taps
it freely. He enjoys a political Skin
mish and horse race about as keen.
ly as any man I know and its pretty
hard to say which Of the two affords
him the most solid comfort.
Minneapolis people are greatly
tickled over the holding of the Demo
cratic state convention in their BALL.
wick. St Paul is supposed to have a
sinch on the state political conven-
ton business you know. The Flour
city's particular ambition this year
is to attain prestige as convention
city. She is getting there. too. Con.
ventions are pleasant things to have
around and also profitable, more
profitable than pleasant, sometimes.
The fact that the Republicans had 10
take to meeting house for their state
convention in St. Paul has occasioued
considerable comment. Whatever
else may be said of it, the church is
not the most convenient place for a
political convention in the world
The Exposition hall in which the
Democrats held their convention does
not, of course, look very much like
the hall in which Benjamin Harrison
was nominated and will not seat halt
50 many people.
AFTER LIES fltful fever, she sleeps we'll"
The Shakspearean sentence comes
to mind as I read of the death of the
wife of "Doc" Ames. Poor woman!
If any mortal ever needed deaths
restful, feverless sleep,there was one.
1t is sad story. 1t would not be
any of the public's business, perhaps
under ordinary circumstances, but the
circumstances are not ordinary, and
"Doc" Ames has invited publicity toe
long to be entitled to any great
amount of consideration now. For, &C.
cording to his friends and he has a
good many left yet-the Doctors pub
lie and political career is not yet end
ed. They do not, as once they did
seemingly, expect to see him vice
e. 3. .s
president Of the United States, OF
even governor Of Minnesota, perhaps
but do dare suggest that he might fol
the fourth time become the head o.
the city government. The gods and
the voters forfend.
IF nothing else can kill him politi.
cally-and he has shown himself cat.
like in his persistency, it would seem
as though this domestic scandal which
has been retailed in the courts and in
the papers would. It has killed Mrs
Ames, physically The Doctor has Z
tougher physique and will survive
But it ought to have dug politica'
grave 50 deep that never again vii
an Ames boom appear above th,
horizon. This is verify ! sad seque
Ito the wedding that occurred in 1856
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