The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-11-24
DR.. A. A. AMES DEAD
PHYSICIAN, SEVERAL TIMES MAY.
OR OF MINNEAPOLIS, DIES
AT HIS HOME.
HIS CAREER WAS PICTURESQUE
Elected Mayor of Minneapolis Several
Times, Alternately on Democratic
and Republican Tickets--Dem-
ocratic Candidate for Gov.

Minneapolis - Doctor Alonzo A.
Ames, several times mayor of Mime
apolis and otherwise one of the most
interesting figures in her history died
suddenly at his residence, 3104 James
avenue south. His family had no hint
OF the approaching end. He was 70
years old and did not present the ro-
bust appearance which was familiar to
most OF the people of the city only a
few years ago, but his friends did not
expect his early death. DR.. Ames
leaves his wife, his fourteen year old
daughter, Maurine, and Fred w. Ames,
a brother.
Or. Ames' Life.
Albert Alonzo Ames was born at
Garden Prairie, Boone county, H.,
January, 1912. He was the fourth of
seven sons of Alfred Elisha Ames,
M. d., one of the earliest pioneers of
Minnesota who died at Minneapolis in
1874, and who came here in the spring
or 1852 when the future Minneapolis
was part of the Fort Smelling reser-
vation.
| Albert Ames was 10 years old when
his parents moved here and he attended
the public schools, graduating in 1857
from the high school. He began the
| study of medicine and surgery under
his father and after attending two pre-
liminary and two regular courses at
Rush Medical college, Chicago. was
| graduated Feb. 5, 1862, when he was 20
years old. The following August he
returned to Minneapolis and began
| practicing. At the call of President
Lincoln shortly afterwards he helped to
organize Company B of the Ninth Min
nesota regiment and enlisted as a pri-
] vate.
DR.. Ames first was appointed orderly
sergeant and few days later was CIV
en- command as assistant surgeon Of
the Seventh Minnesota infantry yolun-
teers and ordered to report to Fort
Ridgely. He served with his regiment
three years and was promoted to sur
geon major in July, 1854, when he was
% years old.
In 1867, previous to going to Cali
fornia, he was elected to the Minnesota
legislature on the soldiers ticket. In
1876 he was elected mayor of Mime
apolis. This was the centennial year
of the nation. He was again elected in
1882 and also in 1886. In the latter
year he was nominated by the Demo-
Gratis for governor of Minnesota. He
was defeated by A. R. Gill of st. Paul
by majority of 1900, although he al
ways declared, as still do many Demo-
Gratis, that he was really elected, but
was counted out by the manipulation
Of votes in the upstate counties. Funds
were raised for an investigation of the
vote but nothing ever came of it.
DR.. Ames' political career was de-
cidedly spectacular A man of mag
netic personality, he attracted a fol-
lowing that for years could not be
swerved from its loyalty. 1t began
with his popularity with the laboring
classes when he ran for mayor against
c. M. Loring in 1882 as a Democratic
candidate. He had been defeated by
Loring for the Republican nomination.
The election resulted in Ames de-
feating Loring by about 1900 votes,
the Republican vote being divided by
the candidacy of w. w. Satterlee,
Prohibitionist, who drew some of the
Republican votes. This campaign both
identified Ames as the friend of the
labor element, and made him a Demo-
cratic leader.
George A. Pillsbury, Republican can
lot al ~.
5000 votes.
In 1886 DR.. Ames was a candidate
for reelection against Mayor Pills
bury and the fortunes of war were
reversed, Pillsbury being defeated by
6,0e0 votes. The election took place
in the spring and in the fall Dr. Ames
was also made Democratic candidate
for governor.
Again Candidate.
In 1900, DR.. Ames became again a
candidate for mayor, this time running
as the Republican nominee This was
the first time the Australian ballot
system, which introduced nominations
by petition instead of convention, was
in effect and DIR. Ames secured the
nomination in the face of his former
fierce attacks upon Republicans and
The vehement denunciations that had
been heaped upon him by Republican
newspapers and leaders. It was again
the introduction of Prohibition can
didate, that aided him in the three
cornered campaign which followed. be-
tween DR.. Ames as candidate of the
Republicans, James Gray, candidate
for reelection by the Democrats, and
w. ]. Dean, candidate of the Prohibi-
tionists. DR.. Ames was elected by
$500 plurality. He served one year