St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-23
PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER.
Gen. James B. Weaver. the PEG.
pies Party Nominee, in
ST. Paul.
He Will Only Interview in De-
Tending Mrs. Leases
Position.

zen. James Is. weaver, IeOple'S party
candidate for president of the United
States, arrived in the city yesterday morn-
ing on his way to Duluth, where he spoke
last evening. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Mary E. Lease, the noted Kansas
lady orator. vino had so mnch to do with
the campaign that resulted in the re-
tirement of John James ingalls, from
public life. Mrs. Lease remained over
and addressed meeting last evening
while Gen. Weaver went on to Duluth
by the afternoon train. Both Gen.
Weaver and Mrs. Lease declined to he
interviewed, giving as their reasons
that on account of the nearneSS of the
election anything that they might say
is liable TO be seized upon and miScOn-
strued. This, Gen. Weaver stated, had
been the result in regard to what he
had said concerning his trip through
the South.
Gen. Weaver is a pleasant-mannered
man and an agreeable talker. His
temper has not been sOured by political
reverses, nor his head turned by sue
ceSSeS, and those acquainted with his
remarkable career will admit that he
has had good share of each. In the
Republican party of Iowa after the war
Gen. Weaver was popular leader-SO
popular, indeed. that he secured the an
tagonism of the AllisonS, the Gears,
the KirkwOods and others who found
him in their way. In the Green
back movement he was one
of the national figures, and
In 1880 ran as the candidate of that
party for the presidency. The causes
which led to the organization of the
Greenback party having been largely
dissolved by the Bland silver bill passed
two years previous, the Greenback party
fell to pieces in all parts of the country,
but Gen. Weaver received a vote that
was large enough to be f1attering.
Since 1880 Gen. Weaver was sent to
congress by the independents and Dem
ocrats Of his district on the issue of
tariff reduction, where lie made rec
ord alike creditable to himself and his
state. He is man of outSpoken con-
victions, and having always stood close
to the farmers, was found in the front
rank when the Peoples party sprang
into existence. At the Omaha con-
vention last July he was cen
trail figure, and was nominated for
| the presidency by practically
unanimous vote. Since then he has been
almost constantly Oh the stump and has
| spoken in nearly every state i'll the I'm
ion from the new commonwealth of
| Washington in the far Northwest to
| Although the leader of what is termed
a radical movement. Gen. Viewers ut
| terances in his campaign have been
characterized by moderation and good
sense. He was averSe to giving his
opinion as to what In his opinion is the
paramount issue in this campaign.
Il do not care to say anything for the
press outside of .what l say in my
speeches." he said. at is along. in the
campaign now, and everything say is
seized upon and usually distorted. For
this reason l have come to the cOnclu-
sion that whatever have to say to the
public | will give them in my speeches.
where | make certain claims and asser
tions. They are the property of the
public. The private interview, how
ever, will have to be omitted"
Mrs. Lease is with yOu," said the
GLOBE man. us it true that she is no
longer in full sympathy with the indie
pendent movement"
'Such accusations do Mrs. Lease a
great injustice" said the general in re-
Div. with considerable Warmth, land
the statements sent out from Indianap-
oils and elsewhere that strong grounds
exist for believing that Mrs. Lease is
lending assistance to the Republicans
are gross ISLANDERS and are both coward
ly and contemplate. She accompanied
Mrs. Weaver and myself through the
West and South greatly against her own
wishes, and at financial loss, as per-
sonally know. Her work In all sections
has been a brilliant success. She has
neither done nor said anything that
warrants the least criticism whatever,
and denounce the attacks made upon
her as the work Of those who are in the
pay of the enemy. Certainly no friend
| could desire to SOW diScOrd and diStruSt
in the remnant of this campaign"