The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-03
ALL APE FALSE
Says Governor Lewelling About
Newspaper Reports,
Concerning His Row With Mvs.
Mary Lease.
ANOTHER STORY OUT
About a Certain Mysterious
Money Transaction
With the Policy Shop Men of
Kansas City
a CHECK FOR $500
Figures as .Exhibit A" in the
Matter.
Attorney General Little Talks
Freely About II.
About a Certain Mysterious
Money Transaction
With the Policy Shop Men of
Kansas City.
4 CHECK FOR sI,5OO
Figures as 'Exhibit AZ in the
Matter.
Attorney General Little Talks
Freely About II.

The fight being made by Mrs Lease
for her place ga she state board Of chari-
ties is causing Governor Lewelling and
the members Of the state administration
more trouble than anything that has
happened since fhe legislative war
Governor Lewsllng. who returned
from Leayenw0rth AS u0ons was shown an
city Journal this morning. The article
said.
~The real reason for the removal of
Mrs. Mary f. Lease from the state board
Of charities is Hast given ont, and, ac
cordng to the statement Of a prominent
member of the Populist party, is as fol-
"0n the day. before the removal Mrs.
Lease was in Kansas City, kas., and Oh
her arrival il. the city she is said to have
told State Auditor Van b. Prather that
she had afhdaVits and other evidence
sufficient to convict Governor Leweuing
IF showing fav5rs to the policy men Of
Kansas ity. kas.
sTAls statement Of Mrs. Lease is said
to have been repeated to Governor Lew
ening by Auditor Prather. and the latter
thereupon dec ared that be would pre-
vent Mrs. Lease from attacking his ad
ministratl0n as member thereof, and
would take the wind out Of her sails by
removing her Any statements She
might afterwards make would be weak
eme3 Icy the suspicion tnat she was ln-
spirel oy motives Of revenge for herre-
m0val. and would not have as much
weight as If tile charges were made
while She was a member of the admins
trati0n.
Io this she governor replied: III have
something to 50 into the papers which
plust 60 into the Kansas City papers,
.00"
lie contlnued "Oh, this talk about Mrs
Lease and Governor IeweNing IS getting
.o be a chestnut, the people don't care
very much about individuals. No man
Cr woman is greater than the party he
Eepresentss and Populists ia particular
we looking for good government more
nan fO uphold any man or woman.
half that IS published about current
politics in Kansas ls false and made from
whole cloth. Now the statement that an
armiatice hac been declared or any other
understanding arrived at between Mrs.
Lease an0 myself is falsehOOd n d. i.
~lhe numerous reasons assigned for
her removal are batch No 2. That
had telegrapled 4 member Of the FEEDER
alton 0f Labor to come t0 Topeka 50 we
could go to Leavenworth TO influence the
action Of the Federation tor or against
any bodies interest is falsehood No. 3
and the statement That Mrs. Lease has
employed Judge Doster il lie NO. a.
.l-les are too abundant; life is toe
short w ho goes up OF who goes down
IN politics makes very little difference
the Heaven Inspired principles of trutl
still 60 marching forward. The leader
of today is the follower Of tomorrow
the pilot is easily replaced-the ship il
the same and moves on.