Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-29
RASH LEWELLING.
He Braves the Anger Of His
Fair Critic,
AND GIVES MRS. LEASE THE BOUNCE,

That Lady Removed from the Board Of
Charities, In Anticipation of . War She
Was Preparing to Declare Against the
Kansas Executive-A Bomb in the Camp
Which Can Hardly he Said to Have
Burst Vet.
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 29.-The Populist
camp has been thrown into the widest ex-
citement by the act of Governor Lewelling
in removing Mrs. Mary f. Lease from the
state board Of charities. This was done
after a long conference with his associate
state officers and other leaders of the Peo-
pies party, and was no doubt in anticipa-
tion of war which Mrs. Lease was pre-
pairing to declare against the state admin
istratiOn. To Q reporter Governor LEVEL
ling said: II do not want to say much
about it. lwant yOu to be careful to quote
me correctly. l have removed Mrs. Lease
in the interest of harmony and good gov
ernment. There seems TO be some lack of
harmony in the charitable institutions of
the state and considerable trouble in the
board, and l concluded Mrs. Leases re-
moval was the remedy, and accordingly
removed her. That all have to say about
| it this afternoon"
Well, Mrs. Lease. You've Quit.
''Don't You think you have stirred up q
row.
''Mayhe have, bu; guess there will he
no great trouble grow out of it,
Mrs. Lease, who was the head of the
state board Of charities, was in the city to
confer with the populist leaders about the
recent election of George T. Tauber to he
steward OF the deaf. and dumb asylum mt
Olathc by the votes of NJ. A. Hous. holder
and W. 5. Waite, the Republican members
| of the hoard. Either he goes or go, "
Mrs. Lease said to n reporter, and she
| stamped her foot to emphasize the asser-
ton. This was before her removal was an.
nounced. 1T is question of principle
with me. First, am a Populist of the
middle of-the-road sort and do not believe
in appointing Democrats to Office. Next,
good populists have been ignored, and
lastly am opposed to Tauber because he
was appointed to secure the becr-drinking
element of the state for the Peoples party
next yenr. am not that kind of a Popu.
list. l do not believe in compromising
with wrong in any shape or form 1t is
certain Tauber will have to be retired or !
shall quit the board
| She Was Grinding .ler HatcIhet.
The removal of Mrs. Lease was thought
Of yesterday. The day before there was nc
talk of it in the state house or in Populis,
circles anywhere. 1t is not believed the
removal was wholly capsed by the row il
the board. for that has been of long stand
ing and was open ana notorious. Tha,
somebody had to 20 has been known fol
some months, for Mrs. Lease on the on,
side and MIR. Householder and Mr.. Wait.
on the other could never harmoniously
work, but it was not intended to let il
be Mrs. Lease until yesterday morning
when intelligence was brought to the gov
ernor that Mrs. Lease had not buried tn,
hatchct, but was getting ready to max,
another assault through the newspaper
upon the administration. She, in CONVEX
sation with n wellknown Populist within
the past forty-eight hours, had stated sh,
was not satisfied with the terms of peao,
made for he. with the governor. Sh,
said Governor Lewelling and the entir
state house crowd ought 20 he turnet
down. and that she was loaded down witt
letters and documents that would max,
the rundown.