The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-08
AMES AFTER MORE
Will Ask Republicans for Another
Term as Mayor. ,
PLAN OF CAMPAIGN LAID OUT
Fight Against Alderman
PoWers.

Beyond the slightest doubt, Mayor Ames
will be candidate for the republican
nomination for mayor and he will use
every means in his power to win.
Though hardly secure from relapse
from his recent almost mortal sickness,
the doctor is already pulling every
available wire known in the political
game. Every member Of the police
force understands the situation and sees
plainly what Is expected OF MIN.
Within the next few weeks the doctor
will seek to impress upon the puollc
through a series of recommendations TO
the council that he Is the best friend OF
the workingman in the city, and in otner
ways he will try to extend his popularity
and Influence.
Bid FOR Firemen's Support.
One of his recommendations is designed
to secure the united support OF the nre
department.. He already has the 225 men
of the police force in line, he says. adding
that If he gets the same strength from the
firemen he will be we'll started toward an
other victory. His recommendation Will
be to the effect that the force be In
creased to the point where the men can
have twelve hours each day to spend WIN
their families, instead Of being cooped up
in the fire stations for twenty-four, hours
every day. He will also advocate strongly
the petition of organized labor, that al
city work, ward and otherwise, be done on
the eight-hour basis. In other ways, also,
he plans to make strong bids to organized
labor.
The mayor is not yet quite, ready to
make formal announcement OF his mayor
atty intentions, but the gang" mas re-
ceived it's cues and its members are al
ready at work. ~
The explanation of his sudden with
drawal from the congressional fight Is
that he found that, taking him at MS
word, that he would not be a candidate
for denomination for mayor, his men were
rapidly going over to the support OF
Alderman Powers, on the theory tnat
Powers was bound to be the winner:
Something had to be- done at once to head
Off this movement.
VIII Try to Get Third Man.
Powers, has put it straight at the may
or more than once that he could ask Tor
no higher privilege than to be candidate
against him for the republican nomlna-
ton. The mayor, however, fears the is
sue of such contest and will use his best
efforts, it is said, to get a third candl-
date into the field. He can hold his own
strength against all corners, he argues.
So his play is to get third man into the
contest to divide the anti-Ames vote.
His plan Of campaign is said to have been
1udpp6u OUT dli0duy.s LII Dl1e1, IL CdAio III
continuous hammering at the city coun-
Gil, with exaggerated statements OF his
own services in the interests Of the tax
payers by trying to prevent the issuing
Of bonds for public Improvements.
- 1t Pleases athe Dems.
Mayor Ames' mayoralty intentions ARE
very pleasing to the democrats. With
Ames in the field they think they can't
| lose. They claim that any candidate they
| may name against Ames a candidate
| can win hands down. Should Ames lose
the nomination, they count upon enough
OBJECTIONS from the republican ranks
! through his influence to pull their man
! through. In other words, it is a case OF
| can't lose. They add that the consequent
| decentralization in the republican camp
| through Ames' presence as candidate
| will also put two or three doubtful wards
| into the democratic column.
Other Congregational Candidates.
| The mayors withdrawal from the con-
gressional race does not appear to have
! the same effect on the two remaining can
| didates. Postmaster Lovejoy,. speaking
! for Mr.. Fletcher, declares that he would
| have preferred to have A.mes stay in the
fight. ]. A. Peterson, while not yet ad-
he is glad the mayor has drawn out. He
believes he would rather fight the issue
out alone with Mr.. Fletcher, on the theory
| that three-cornered contest is always
| a difficult proposition for everybody in it