Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-11-23
Oh. A. A. AMES
DIES SUDDENLY
PHYSICIAN, SEVERAL TIMES MAY.
OR OF MINNEAPOLIS, DIES
At HIS HOME.
his CAREER WAS PICTURESQUE
Uected Mayor of Minneapolis Several
Times, Alternately on Democratic
and Republican Tickets-Dem.
ocratic Candidate for Gov.

AflO hePuplICan IlcketS-Oenn.
ocratic Candidate for Gov.
Minneapolis, Nov. 17.-Dr. Alonzo A.
Ames, several times mayor of Mime.
bpolis and otherwise one of the most
interesting figures in her history died
suddenly at his residence, 31O4 James
avenue south. His family had no hint
Of the approaching end. He was 20
years old and did not present the ro-
bust appearance which was familiar to
most of the people of the city only
lew years ago, but his friends did not
expect his early death. DR.. Ames
leaves his wife, his fourteen year old
laughter, Maurine, and Fred w. Ames.
D brother.
Dr.. Ames' Life.
Albert Alonzo Ames was born at
Garden Prairie, Boone county, nl,.
January, 1912. He was the fourth Of
seven sons Of Alfred Elisha Ames,
u. D, one Of the earliest pioneers Of
Minnesota who died at Minneapolis in
1874, and who came here in the spring
pf 1852 when the future Minneapolis
was a part of the Fort Smelling reser.
vation.
Albert Ames was 10 years old when
Ills 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-.
hm1nary and two regular courses at
Rush Medical college, Chicago, was
graduated Feb. s, 1852, 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 pri-
rate.
DR.. Ames first was appointed orderly
sergeant and few days later was CIV
en- command as assistant surgeon of
the Seventh Minnesota infantry volun-
teers and ordered to. report to Fort
Ridgely. He served with his regiment
three years and was promoted to sur
geon major in July, 1864, when he was
81 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
Rpolis. This was the centennial year
Of the nation. He was again elected in
oil in,
year he was nominated by the Demo.
Gratis for governor of Minnesota. He
was defeated by A. R. Gill OF st. Paul
by a majority of $500, although he al
ways declared, as still do many Demo-
erats, 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
gote but nothing ever came Of it.
DR.. Ames' political career was de-
eidedly spectacular. A man of mag
netic personality, he attracted a fol
lowing that for years could not be
swerved from its loyalty. It began
with his popularity with the laboring
classes when he ran for mayor against
C. M. Loring in 1882 as 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.
didate, was elected in 1884 by about
5000 votes.
In 1885 DR.. Ames was a candidate
for reelection against Mayor Pills,
bury and the fortunes Of war were
reversed, Pillsbury being defeated by
5000 votes. The election took place
in the spring and in the fall Dr. Ames
was also made Democratic candidate
Tor 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 Dr. Ames secured the
nomination in the face of his former
aerce attacks upon Republicans and
the vehement denunciations that had
been heaped upon him by Republican
newspapers and leaders. It was again
the introduction Of a Prohibition cam
didate that aided him in the three.
cornered campaign which followed, be.
tween DR.. Ames as candidate of the
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