The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-05
Mrs. Leases Version.

Atlanta Record, Sept %, 1892.
| General J. B. Weaver, his wife and
Mrs. Lease, all of Peoples party fame,
reached Atlanta this morning early
| from Macon:
Il will consent to be interviewed on
one condition only" said Mrs. Lease,
'and that is you must read to ME what
] say to you. from your notes. and prom
Use to publish only what | say"
| The promise was given and in answer
to a question Mrs. Lease said:
''No, / did not speak at Macon al
though l went there with the intention
of so doing, as heretofore whenever
General Weaver spoke / spoke. After
supper at the Lanier house General
Weaver went upon the front porch, Mrs.
Weaver and myself followed him. In
front of us was bowling mob of sew
erai thousand people.
Mrs. Weaver stepped behind table
upon which there Were three lamps burn
ing brightly. Hardly had she seated
herself before she was struck violently
upon the head with rotten egg.
Il want you to be sure and say that
this occurred before General Weaver had
even been introduced by the chairman,
as the Constitution printed deliberate
lie about the happenings there last
night.
AT this juncture gentleman rushed
up to me, and, catching me by the
shoulders, begged me to come inside in
order to escape any danger. No. said
to him, 'if this cause needs martyrs, |
will be the protomartyr.' All during
this the general was cool and collected,
although the crowd continued to throw
eggs, striking persons who were not with
orr party. General Weaver attempted
To speak three times, but each time was
silenced.
ct was not the boys of Macon and the
hoodlums who attempted to break up the
speaking, but some of that towns most
prominent citizens were on hand. [
learned from Chairman Wimberly, of
the Democratic club, of Macon. that the
club was TO have marched to the meet
lug with a brass band playing "DiXie,"
which was done.
''In WaycroSs the people were melted
against us and l was denounced as a
notorious woman and the general as a
brute.
But the people of Macon will receive
retribution for egging Mrs. Weaver, who
Is pure Christian woman and president
OF the State Woman's Christian Tenhper-
ance Union of Iowa. Already eighty
cotton planters have announced that
they would withdraw their patronage at
once," continued Mr.. Lease Indignantly
branching off on the Macon matter.
Mrs. Weaver was nervous and restless
all night, but she makes no complaint.
AT Albany" and Mrs. Leases ewes
flashed fire, I'VE We're met by bowling
drunken mob. The lower regions
seemed TO have turned loose. We were
informed We might use the opera house
free. but | suspected blind in their
generosity. They had formed a con-
spiracy! Even the policemen of the
town were in it Their inten-
ton was to corner Us at the
opera house, and after General Weaver
spoke there was hireling negro to
speak in answer 10 him. But they failed,
although the black brute afterwards
spoke from the veranda of tine hotel.
AT Columbus they tried to interrupt
Us but the people were with us. Hor-
ton OF the Journal attempted to inter-
rupt me, but | demanded that he be kept
from speaking.
Just at tins time the manager OF the
opera house came along ard caught him
by the neck and yanked him back. Hor-