Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-04
THlRD-PARTY PLEAS.
WEAVER, FIELD, ANo MRS. LEASE
SPEAK AT OLO-MARkET HALL.
Democrats aud Republicans Give Thorn
Respectful AttentiOn-Little Argu-
ment and Less Enthusiasm.

| Ladies' are generally excluded from the arena
| Of politics bat they certainly took hand In 10
az the Third party meeting NJ Old-Market Han
| last night. One Of their sex addressed an i'm
menso audience, and among her hearers woro
several scores Of the daughters 81 Eve. They
were Interested, too, and exercised a conserga-
| tive influence over tho assembly, and despite
the fact that TO largo room was crowded tho
| order within was almost perfect.
! A goodly number u he agricultural element
were present, but the audience was largely COM
/ posed Of Democrats aud Republicans, who Were
| attracted rather by curiosity than by any nctive
I interest IN tho new faction. Tho dussy figures
Of ntty or sixty darkies rose ketNihEht -pectfei
against the background Of the upper galleries.
Everybody came 10 sec what everybody o o. WAS
going 20 do, aud almost everybody behaved him
self or herself.
The hall was crowded. at loast 1000 being
| present. bat notwith8iand ng THIS the behavior
| on the whole was good, md outside Of legitimate
| applause thcrO WAS but little noise or inter-
| ruption. In fact, the audience was very good
| natured and amiablc. They chceTcd a. the
oratorical Fights, laughed at the jokes, and liked
| the music by the band.
Among the prominent persons OF mo Ihlrd-
| party faction VINO occupied seats upon he plat-
| form we're Walter r.. Grant, II. 4. Muller, G.. Is.
Pierson, X. ". Harris, j. NJ. Ruin, John tnap-
poll, T.. l.. Lynch, j. W. Penick, MAJOR K. v.
Gaines, AMI Colonel j. Thomas Oooie.
GENERAL wEAvER's SPEECH.
Major Mann Page presided over the meeting.
anl introduced General Weaver ms the frat
speaker Of the evening. The General IL hand
some man. something ike Governor Mckinney.
His language IS good and his delivery agreeable
ana MS jokes are well told.
The main trend Of his remarks was directed
against the present banking system as viewed
from a Third-party stand point and in order 20
Interest all his hearers ne frequently puuctured
his remarks with the recital OF humorous Incl
dents.
~ - tts,ocad 90 ,yi,h roaDoc.ft,l iptoraat Ia
his concluding remarks the General made some
illusions 70 the Tree coinage OF silver, and Incl
dentaily remarked: We are going 20 give you
more money when We get INTO power, and We are
going 10 get into power, remember that The first
step We VIII take will be to give you The free
coinage 81 silver
Referring to the strides the Third party has
made the speaker said " II is a movement TOO
strong 10 laugh down. It's impossible 20 argue
it down. It's a movement that cannot cven be
voted down. because IL touches tho conscicnces
and the hearts OF the people
FOLLOWED BY FIELD.
When the presidential aspirant resumed his
seat General Field WAS introduced bY MAJOR
Page. The eK-Att0rney-Gs usrai looks like an
oid-tlme, Wcllto-dO farmer aud has an honest
face lie wore q black Prince Albert coat ana
trousers which were several inches TOO snort t'r
him and therefore exposed his socks. The
speaker, after his Introductory remarks, Hiatcd
that no gas not going TO make a speech-some
one in the audience yelled ont that that WO1ltu
make any QlIefbn'c-Dll tlulply lhltulti 10 III
trO1uco Airs. Lease.
Just az this Iuncture several mischievOus boys
IN the street below conceived the idea Of throw
ing "antquo eggs INTO the hall and acting ac-
cordiug TO their impulses they did 20. Several
of the oval productions Of the American hen
smashed around the heads Of some u the audi
ence ami caused considerable unc9sincs-, but
the windows were quickly closed and the danger
averted. The presidential candidates and others
ON the platform dld not appear 70 notice the IN
sayory missiles.
MRS. LEASE As A SPEAKER
General Field, without stopping. made o few
complimentary remarks about Mrs. Lease, aud
thou the feminine DemOsthOncs cGme forward.
Mrs. Lease Las powerful voice for q woman,
and nllcd tho large hall without the slightest
difficulty. she announce in her eEordilm mat
she was from lreland-"the gem OF the SEQ '-
and there WIS no disputing the statement, Tor
hcr baritone brogue bctok tho fact beyond
n doubt. Mrs. Lease made vigorous plea Tor
her party, and IN her sweeping, laundering way
denounced the Democrats, the Republicans, ana
the partisan press. once in the course OF her
remarks some one cried out Hurr1h Tor Cleyc-
land" and "a trem"udrIs cheering arose. lhcu
some one proposed cheers for Weaver, but the
response WAS rather dshcarteuiug
The OratOr-Or OratOrc-B-sali that Ia" cOun-
try was suffering from OyerprOductiOu--Ovar
prod Of blind IDIOTS, who we're voting the
old ticket. She predicted that her party would
get everything I'M Kansas "from dog catcher 20
Governor and further prophesled mat they
we're strong enough 10 preach the funeral ser
vices and perform the political ob-eguies OF
both parties and TO write their epiiaph: "Dlel
Of old age, general debility and chronic false
hood
Wncn tho porspiring speaker took her seat the
meeting ended aud the crowd dispersed.