St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-22

you Will make no mistake. ASK my
friends 10 vote for that man and they
will make 10 mistake" Mr.. Reese asked
Col Kieter who that man" was, and
he replied William l.. Ames." So Mr..
Reese nominated Mr.. Ames as their
cand date. He was "a pure. clean,
noble man, Of great executive ability,
large property holder and good Re-
publican who scratches no man"
Chris Brant, OF The Second ward, sec
onded.
Henry Johns thought the opportunity
favorable TO open the llOod2ateS OF his
OratOry. Ames was the man for the Oc-
casion and the hnur. Every newspaper,
excepting. OF course, the DAILY GLOBE,
the Democratic newspaper, would sup
port his candidacy. He oyerhauled Col.
Wright, and said a One-armed soldier
present was ready 10 testify that Col
Wright told him Under no circum-
stances would he vote for the nominee
OF the Republican party who voted for
that grandest economic measure OF
modern times, the Mckinley bill" This,
in Mr.. johns Judgment, was sufficient
to kill Col. Wrignps candidacy. Be
sides, if elected, wOald he "clean out
the gangY 4 lso he did not like the
way in which Democrats favored Col.
WrghPs candidacy. The lion and the
lamb were on terms of social intimacy"
lie did not like this.
Matt. Jensen, of the state treasurer's
Office, had that morning interviewed
Col. Wright. The colonel stated that he
would not run unless he was nominated
by the Republican party, and that il he
secured that nomination, his sole can
didacy would be ITO clean out the
gang"
I.eedom Sharp was the next in line.
He has coQuetted little with the IN
dependent party, and, in true Methodist
style, gave his experience" lie re-
ferred 10 Col. Wright as the candidate
OF the job5ers' union; that he would
receive the general support OF the
wholesale men of the city. Besides, he
significantly added, ii the Republican
party wanted to conciliate the indie
pendents they must nominate Col.
Wright. With Col. Wright at the head
OF their ticket the Republican party
and other dscordant elements would
sweep the city"
f.. ii. OZmun, having prepared a
speech. was not to be deferred from get
ting rid of it i'm some way. There had
been repeated calls for the question"
but regardless Of these Attorney Or
mun rolled off a fifteen minutes Grafton.
He modestly introduced himself as re
presenting the best interests OF the Re-
publican party in the city of st. Paul"
4 very respectable element of the city
had expressed their preference for q
certain gentleman as candidate for
mayor. He was an enthusiastic sup
porter of the gentleman who had been
named, and as he could vOuch for his
staunch RepublicaniSm. he thought the
nj
Republicans to select him as their
candidate, and with him at the head ride
on to victory. Ar. OZmun introduced
little lecture on opportunity" aud
took occasion to roll of Ingalls, short
poem thereon, which, by the way, has
been hackneycd by the Milwaukee road
as an advertisement for that line. 1t
was a very fine legal point, Mr.. AneS'
having voted for the Bell charter. which
increased the mayors salary, whether
he could be a candidate within year
thereafter.
Major Epsy wanted to take an adj
jOurnment of an hour to quietly discuss
the merits of the two candidates pro-
posed.
The proposition raised great howl,
and was quickly voted down.
q. A. Nash seconded the Wright
taken thereon without any further de-
lay.
Samuel Lowenstein here rose. There
were cries of question" and some in
terruption, and 1t looked as ii the great
Republican states man was going to be
shut off. The chairman came to his aid,
and Mr.. LoWenstein improved the inter
val by removing his coat. He com
menced: The gentleman from the
Fifth ward (Mr. Ozmun) has made the
grandeSt effort of his life. That was an
elegant speech and poetry" Mr..
Lowenstein here stopped short, smiled,
and the delegates laughed. Having
recovered his breath, he resumed:
Now, gentlemen OF this convention,
want to ask you one question:: Are you
going TO allow this committee of fifty
five, composed of diSgruntled politicians
and officeseekerS-"
Mr.. Lowenstein was here choked off,
and the chairman appealed with: Il
hope this convention will treat the gen.
teman with respect"
Mr.. Lowenstein was not disconnected
by the opposition he had raised, and
when order was restored, opened thus:
Gentlemen, repeat, this committee is
composed of disgruntled politicians and
office-seekers, and | want 10 know if
you are going to allow them to dictate
who shall be the candidate OF the Re-
publican party for mayor? ] think it is
an outrage that the delegates to this
convention should be called upon to
consider the claims of man who has
| been nominated by this committee in
secret chamber and endorsed by the
! ProhibitioniStS. l know great
many electors who will not support a
man foisted on the Republican party.
| am a good Republican" continued
! Mr.. Lowenstein, land l defy anybody
doubt my Republicanism. believe |
have right to express my Judgment
whether anybody likes it or not. A gen.
tleman threatened that if l opposed Mr..
Wright he would not support me as a
| delegate to the national convention.
| Gentlemen. l want it to be understood
| that | would scorn my manhood if |
| allowed myself to be dictated to by the
friends of Mr.. Wright l thank every
one for the opposition that may be
| raised against me because of my action
today. l say my Republicanism will
| always be as it has BEEN"
Mr.. Lowensteln placed himself inside
/ his capacious oyercoat ana subsidized
into obscurIty amid applause and some
| Kissing.
w. ". Braden called for ballot, and
| it was so ordered. The first ballot was