The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-25
Mayor: Ames has declared himself.

: Mayor. Arnes has declared himself.
The above dispatch from West Baden
may be taken to indicate that there was
a stormy meeting between the Brothers
Ames in Chicago yesterday. '@.:
Colonel Ames did. not want. to return to
city where his disgrace was patent
despite an acqMtal. He did not want to
go through another such ordeal as his
last trial. as5s s 5E e..f J
DR.. Ames, appreciating the sinister sig
.nifcance placed upon his brothers alb
sence from Minneapolis, insisted that the
latter return and assume his official
duties. - - z-2 r. - =
Fred wayered and wept, and the, older
brother delivered his ultimatum: Fred
must return and face the music or resign
When the interview closed Fred was still
,hesitant. He has ever had difficulty in
making up his mind in a crisis. So the
mayors uitimatum was sent to Mime
apolis. : ri Y ~ -. -, !, 5ra.. $$..E
The mayors refusal to say that he had
met Golonel Amess In Chicago, isspessibly
significant as Indicating that e1ee realizes
ttnss Chi ief of police II fugitive and not
!. one. to whom aid and comfort can be
openly rendered, especially by 4 pronin-
int oficial. - s'5.
|. Secretary Brown and Captain Hill-one
: OF whom must have received the mayors
message, II It came by wire,-decline to
admit It's receipt or to discuss probabili-
ties in case they had been SO Instructed.
The former, however. held a long confer
ence with A. B. Jackson, the mayors at
torney,s. this morning, and the Ames af-
fairs must certainly have been under con-
ssidera tion. Despite the ultimatum, the
return 1of Fred il, not yet assured. If the
mayor; after an interview with his
brother, still found 1t, necessary to hinge
the resignation upon the contingency of
the chiefs return, it shows that the doc
tor himself had his doubts. -. s...; I r.
/. - Police Threaten Revolt.
One thing :is certain, however.
Fred Ames Is not now chief Of police,
nor will he be If he returns to Minneapo-
lis. ~ - - ..5.f; -
The men In the department will take
things Into their own hands. %t@ ..s...t
Mutiny is promised If Colonel Ames re-
turns and insists upor assuming control
Such was the determination reached by
certain influential officers in conference
yesterday, when the report became cur
rent that the missing superintendent
would return to his desk. The officers
naturally do not care to be- quoted as
threatening mutiny, but several have, ex-
pressed themselves pointedly and declare
that they will not obey a single order
from Colonel Ames.
This action will not be taken by the
men through any spirit of malice or en-
nifty toward Colonel Ames personally, but
simply "for the good OF the service"
Since the reorganization of the depart
ment under Captain Hill and Secretary
Thomas r. Brown. Jr.,e everything has
been running smoothly and every man
would regret to see things go back to the
standard that obtained before the reor-
ganization. They know that the condi-
tions are far more satisfactory than they
have been: at any time since the Ames
party took control of-affairs and are de-
sirous that;they should remain So
It Is argued in extenuation OF revolt
that Colonel Ames cannot carry out the
policy outlined for the department. In
the first place, he, is under peculiar obli-
cations to various officers under him and
would likely be compelled to make
changes In the assignments that are now
so satisfactory, While such change
might be thought to lbe unimportant, yet
1T would be the first shock to the reor-
ganization policy and would likely be fol-
lowed by others to such an extent that in
shortiitime everything would be back
In the old hopeless muddle, with an un-
employed gang Of plain clothes men loaf
ing around headquarters.
He Can't Enforce Order.
It 4is also asserted by those who have
served under him that Colonel Ames can
not carry out 1.-The orders issued to the
"candy stores. yesterday morning. The
present indictment hanging over him,
and evidence given at, his first trial In
dicate relations between the chief and
the candy store" operators which might
.impel the latter to defy him. It is the
wish Of every man on the force to see
these places closed, and II Colonel Ames
cannot close them they feel that 1t is
sufIicient cause for refusal to obey his
orders.
Another reason which the officers give
as q justification for q mutiny Is the
fact that Colonel Ames cannot eust tain th e
discipline needed In the department. He
has had nearly eighteen months to prove
szha4 h4 can do IN that line. and his work