Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-30
NARY ELLEN WILL FIGHT
She Doubts The Power II Governor Level
Eag to Remove Hs5.
WILL 60 on As II NOTHING sAPPsNED
At the Nex; Heeung Of the Hoard she Nni
Re Trcsrnt apd Aci in Her uActai
CspacIty-Her side Of
the Case.

boy The -ovlu letter
To Bon. / n Leuclluc, Governor o.! Kan
sH> aaar Ncycfu0r-lhSctal-uluc any inteu-
Uan q Questioning your anthor11y. }he VS.
acu % your aCts, or The integrity ~ your pur-
pose ] rcc leave o. remind y1O thai YOU have
- chief executive Of the state tired and sen
fenced me VI lIhdpI according 10 me that which
tbs laws o. Our lAua accord 10 Lbc vlle>i Grim
ina. -rhe right al defense.
We're an ~rupiaye ~ YOURS. yaur richi 10
1na- voaf 'arIrnati,1n. A. In 81 rr~nrr5ys Inc
fact thai I Rua not an emplCyc % the state Ac-
counJAsle 81 such IA The people q thl> state
for my ofncia- record and Tor them as well a.
Tor myself ] 1.mauc q statement ana inVcsil-
Catiou 81 the charges preferred against me,
iAat ! NAV have Al opportunity 10 conCedc
thf manifest 7u>iacc ~ yonr dccr"c o. defend
myself from the lnpGiEuonS % h!CeIlns poll
MARE F LEASH.
Mrs. Lease saws Today that she IS SIN a
member % The Stale Board al Charities. 81
Though Governor Lewel.1rc hRs sent oui The
ealci thai Sue has been removed
Mrs Leases appointment was made with
the unanimous vote 81 the senate, and sac
thinks she = Dot accountable 10 the cover
Dor. but 10 the people. as 10 whether or not
she has been g faithful sTewara.
Al morning Mrs. Leases friends have
been ralylAc ABOUT her at Tie Natioua!
hotel and she las received hundred Of callers
since The news q her removal vas published
last evening IelecraEls have come 10 her
from al over the stale. The noon mails
oroaCnt a correspondence that would take 4
SNtlpE TallLtI . OA1 30 AI4SNGTs
Her Personal Explanation.
The fact a the whole business is sne
says, that ! stood in lie way OF fusion and
! ha5 10 ne run over or put out, and IL WIS
preferable 10 me 20 ne PVT OIL, and n Tins
PRIME Minister Dick Chase g-penlbsuiiarv
warden VINO Is The governors rcht
bower c1i no sDal figure, All along the
governor has sald he could mol remove the
1 republican, mem oe-S 81 The board Until their
terms had expired, but he seemed 10 have
changed his CllnG about ny removal What
I want hin 10 % now, 4nG ! snail INSIST upun
il, x that he shall give his reasons for my
removal he hash / dome il YET ana The PEG
] PIE should know waafhis reasons ara
i 90 not wan1 the place on TIE Board Of
1 Charles, but ! do Uanl fair treatment. and
! shah Ilslsi lpol H. As far as ny removal
Is concerned il rather pleases ne - il gi-es
ne a chance again 10 80 upon the lecture
platform, ! have calls for Oregon, Alabama
Anc California a1d, Elth NJ present dunes
cannot ret away
Speaking Of her RtiiTpde toward tie sd-
nIn4sIratlou, she said: "WhRf GAa one
woman who cant vote do IN fighting al ad-
DllzsIrailoa- and ! don't Ike 10 1Ch any
way but II you want 10 know anything
4 about IL JDsi ask The governors private sec
rsta-y. Mr.. Close. az could tel you several
things i he wou4d that would oe quite IL
feresIiur.
i 90 not know how long ] shaI be IN the
city, but Is il Is pleasant here ! NAV be here
for some ilaoe.
About NV employing attorneys ! have
1oHe nothing Of the KIND. Perhaps ny
friends have, but ! have heard nothing
Of IT.
II Is learned on raod authority that John
A EaI0l. fusion democrat. Is the only name
heard II Ths AJoosphe-e Of the governors
CHcs II connection With me appointment OF
a successor 10 Mrs Lease Eaton Is q
prominent Winfield attorney, who was a
Leading candidate before President Ceve-
land for the place secured by United States
District Attorney Perry.
IL Is generally understood at the state
house that State Labor Commissioners Todd
who was Z al Florence recently, viii be
removed BY the governor TOMORROW.
VIII Make a Fight
Touieh1 Mrs Lease sad 10 an Associated
press reporter Lnat, Notwithstanding Gov
eruor LeTsl-llgs action, she still
considered herself & leDbsT OF The board.
and 81 The regular meeting II January she
proposed 10 be present and lake her usual
place.
the ANNOUNCEMENT made by Mr.. Chenaulf
thai have employed aIIorneyS 30 maze The
6rhi II The courts, she continued. is 3
MISTAKE ! have employed neither Gleed-
Ware Il Gleed. F. NJ CbenaUlI CT any
others Ar- CLeuallL, ! believe, Is posluE
- NY LAWYER, but ! am about 70 wire hin 10
keep quiet and await developments There
Is no cause for excitement or frenzy. No
body has been hurt except Governor Level
ing and ! guess be Z ah-e-ai least he
thinks sO-lo lake care Of himself. The real
reason for The attempt at removal. as far as
! can see, Is because I would mol agree &c
introduce machine notifies lnlo the board.
On this account / became obnoxious to Mir.
Householder ana Mr.. Waite There We
clashed- aDG the governor has chosen 10 lake
the advice Of the politicians ana 10 lei NE
cuff he caa- But Wen SEE about that
an DoI Out yet
Governor Lewellinc Claims The arbitrary
rirh1 Of removal Then why has mol he re-
moved heuy aud Voc The republican mem,
oeTs- -olE a-of Inns would have given the
board absolutely into the hands Of the POM.
Isis ana RING would have been insured
There IS where The trouble has come IN. The
republicans STAND Il with Householder and
Waite asked the governor some time Ag-
10 remove The republicans and appoint popu,
Isis. but he claimed he liC no power 10 re
move them Until the expiration Of Jnell
Terms Of appointment, because they kaC
been confirmed D. the senate. II he could
not remove the republicans. how saE be re
move me The SAINT law applies. ! would
have resigned long ago II TINS war mad no
been made on ne by Householder AND Waite
BuL a. ] grew ny cause 10 De right mad'
II ny MIND 10 stay zGc slTe tie politician:
al The trouble ] could D. continuing IL
LA5ors for Tie better management Of lie n
sur1uors.
LsWrlins sure He is Right
Governor LeweI-iag was then seen auS
tod that Mrs Lease denied has right 10 r.
move her Win q bland smile, he said
Does She We she has 0sel removed az,
her successor VII be appointed this week
The question q NY Euihorliy 10 remove Ia
beer settled by the supreme court Il II.
cases Of Railroad Commissioners Al
thoug ana Mitchell. VINO declined I
recognize The right d the e~1ecUtIFa
COUNSEL 10 remove IL these cases the cour
declded plainly that the lppollIive power !
the sole judge q tie cause Of removal"
OF course al he state h01ss oncials ct
! dorse the governors action. but among IN
rank and lie Ct the parfT u-ssaIlsfactiou
Ihe ruling spirit ETs-T bu1y 4 on The I'D
Toe q expectation EDW, waiting for n
, regular meeting O. the Board Of Charlie.
WGlch vii take place - January al Wnic
T. Mrs Lease SAWS she Viii assume the PCS
/. Lou she claims IS hers b confirmation G
4 the Kansas serars-Ihat u president q n
: beard.