Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-25

indignant Southerners Insult
General Weaver.
DENOUNCE HIM AS AN ENEMY
Weaver Meets WITH a Warm Reception
in Georgia and VIII Withdraw
From the Canvass.

ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 2i.-Gen. j. b.
Weaver mas thrown up the sponge in
Georgia and will not MI any more OF
his appointments. This conclusion he
makes known IN the following letter,
after naming his appointments:
81 find the spirit OF organized rowdy-
Ism At some OF the points visited within
the state so great as to render IL unad-
yisable for me to attempt TO fill the en-
gagements al the points not already
reached. Personal lndignlty was
threatened a. Way Cross, but was sup
pressed by the attendance OF large
number of our friends. | am con-
vnced that similar treatment awaits
Us at the points not yet visited. de-
cline TO meet said appointments"
Reception at Macon.
General. Weaver's refusal TO speak
was due TO the warm reception gwen
to him at Macon, Ga. on Thursday.
The general on that occasion was ac-
compauled by Mrs. Weaver. Mrs. Lease
and Lee Crandall. No trouble was ex-
perienced when they left the train, and
the outlook was promising for q quiet
he reached the Hotel Lsnier, when the
fun began. bg crowd had gathered
about the hotel and began to shout
"Cleveland" as the peoples party can
didate appeared upon the hotel yer-
anda.
"Gentlemen," he began, 81 came
here TO discuss the issue"-
"Clevelandl CIeve.and." fairly
hOwled the crowd.
''Glve me a hearing. Itsall l ask"
continued Weaver.
"Wnat about hemp ropes around
rebel necks?" shouted the people In re-
turn. "Put him ouu Put him out, the
old south hater!"
They Insult Mrs. Weaver.
Mrs. Weaver occupied chair on the
veranda near the general, and when
the last outburst occurred volley of
rotten eggs was fired from the crowd
at the veranda. One of the missiles
struck Mrs. Weaver on the forehead
and scattered its filthy contents all over
her and those assembled near. Gen
eIal Weaver seized his wife by the arm,
and with Mrs. Lease beat hasty re-
treat amid another shower of decayed
eggs. The crowd fairly howled when
they saw the outcome of their on
slaught. "Clevelandv "Clevela nd"
came from thousands of throats. "Give
us Cleveland
Local denocratio leaders then ap-
peared on the scene and attempted in
vain to quell the confusion and gam
the ear of the crowd.
6uerry's Gallant Appeal
"Gentlemen," said Col. Dupont Guer-
~, las Georgian who cherishes the
reputation of southerners for chivalric
courtesy, | ask you to give stranger
Here burst of music stifled his re-
marks and q peoples party band struck
up Marching Through Georgia"
Again and again did the speakers beg
the excited crowd to keep quiet, but to
no purpose.
After standing for ten minutes, ap-
pealing to the crowd for silence, Colo
mel Query succeeded in securing q mo-
mentary audience and he put the ques-
ton direct:
ado you, gentlemen, wish To hear
Mrs. Lease? IL so, raise your hands"
Every hand in the crowd went up
"Bring her outl Where is sister Lease?"
/ they howled.
A deputation of democrats went TO
Mrs. Leases room and urged her to
/ speak.
"I have already been insulted by
vile Georgians," she said, "and l will
not be insulted again" .
Colonel Query then addressed the
/ crowd He said: "Hereafter we may
/ look for rotten eggs to be adopted IN
the third party platform. 1t will
make the platform no more rotten
than il now is, and very little differ
ence will be detected in its odor.