The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-17
AMES FOR GOVERNOR.
The Ex-Democrat Willing to Stand
on the Omaha Platform.

From the Penny Press.
At the meeting of the ePople's Party
Lincoln League at Harmonic hall, last
night, DR.. A. A. Ames formally declared
That he would be willing to accept the
nomination of that party for governor.
Z. 3. Maben presided over the meeting
and the hall was filled with an enthusiast
tic audience, which first had the pleasure
OF listening to an able and eloquent speech
by 1gnatuis Donnelly who expounded the
principles of the Populst party. Dr.
Ames followed in stirring address after
which the following resolutions were
adopted
Whereas: The time seems to be at hand
when the people must reassert their right
to free and untrammeled choice Of who
Snail act as public servants or else they
must sink deeper, In the slough of debt,
misery and wage slavery and whereas
relief from present deplorable condition,
can only be secured by free, intelligent
and unselfish vote of the people for can
didates pledged to work for the reforms
demanded and whose pledge in addition
rests on an unimpeachable record favor
able to the desired reformers, Therefore
be 1t resolved by this mass meeting that
we hereby pledge our support to all NOM
inees for legislation, judicial and execu-
tive Offices, who stand squarely upon the
Omaha platform Of the Peoples party,
and who are especially pledged to aid us
in all honorable and legitimate ways to
bring about the reforms demanded under
the heads Of finance, land and transporta-
ton; and
by years Of unselfish devotion to the
cause Of the people, fairly won the conf
dence of the wage earners. farmers, busi-
ness men and professional classes has
been demonstrated time and time again
by his election to important public posi-
til hos
announced himself as being in full SYM
pathy with the reforms we desire to bring
about.
Now, Therefore be it resolved that the
chairman of the meeting appoint COM
mittee of two, who shall Immediately
wait upon DR.. A. A. Ames and ascertain
if he stands upon the Peoples party plat
form and find out if he will accept the
nomination for governor Of the state Of
Minnesota at the hands of the Peoples
party and if his answer is favorable be it
further resolved that the executive board
coed to do all in it's power with the CO.
operation Of all other Peoples Party
Leagues to secure the Doctors nomina-
ton and to make this election sure.
The following committee was then ap-
pointed to confer with DR.. Ames: Lee
Combs, J. R. Lewis; G: S; Canned. r; X.
Lynch, J. A. Temple, J. F. Griffin, H. ].
o. Reed. NJ Mcnamara. Alfred Porter and
Thomas Dougherty.
After a brief consultation with DR.. Ames
the committee made the following report:
Your committee. appointed to interview
Hon. A. A. Ames and obtain his views
upon the Omaha platform Of the Peoples
party with special reference to his being
made the gubernatorial candidate of said
party for the approaching election have
the honor of reporting said interview sat
isfactory, and that the honorable gentle
man is in full sympathy with the great
principles therein enumerated and willing
to sacrifice or be sacrificed in their pro-
mitigation and defense. In the event our
party puts him at the head Of the ticket
We feel assured Of it's success. We there
fore recommend the Hon. A. A. Ames to
lead us. this to be the greatest and most
historic political state and national con-
flict since our nation was born.
While the committee was out an address
was made by Paul Fontain, after which
Dr. Ames announced that he would accept
the nomination for governor. at the same
time assuring them that he would make =
Wrong fight.