The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-27
SHE HUMORS I
Mrs. Lease Gives Her Audience
What They Want
IF THEY ARE ADMIEISTRATIOEISTS

She Represents TIE Administration "a
Little Less Than Gods and n Little
More Than Angels
Mrs. Mary e. Lease. who j. this after
noon speaking at Hamilton hall, has
been and is now making q campaign OF
her own arranging.
To STATE JOURNAL reporter who saw
her in The parl0rs Of the National hotel
this morning she said: 81 myself picked
out the route over which I wished TO
travel IN this campaign and have been
making my own arrangements"
A friend Of Mrs. Lease, str. Corners of
Wichita, who was present said: sThe
truth Of the matter is, hrs Lease. you
are making speeches in Kansas during
this campaign just to show that Breiden-
thai and Lewelling can't drive you out
Of the state. You know thar is the truth,
although You don't like 20 admlt 1t, isn't
that trus?"
To this Mrs. Lease replied: Eyes; that
is about the way it is, but 1 never had
any larger meetings than 1 am having
this year. Yesterday / had great meet
ing at WamegO. and the day before I
talked To the largest crowd ever assem-
bled At Clyde aud to 5000 people few
days ago at Smith Center"
DO you talk about state or national is
suesl" ass ed the reporter.
Il talk on national issues most of the
time, but Of course 1 always say some
thing about the silver question"
Nv hat do you say about the state ad-
ministrariOns"
s'Oh. / don't always say much about
the mem bers Of the administration. but
when l do 1 paint them a little lower
than gods and little higher than
gels. You see I draw my inspiration
generally from my audiences and when
l find they are ia hearty sym pathy with
the adm nistrAtion I give them what
they want"
When asked about her plans she said:
II going into the southern part of
the state next week and the night
before election will speak in
Wichita. After election L will 20 at once
to the Pacific coast where I have ten
dates for lectures. bly, brother and my
baby Ben Hur will probably accompany
me that trip"
When asked what effect David Over
myers campaign would have. she said:
"Overmyer IS making a great campo gn.
He Is making a magnificent speech and
the truth is he is the greatest element Of
danger confronting the Populist party
today"
Further speaking Of the campaign she
said. There is something peculiar about
this Campaign in that there is such lack
of enthusiasm among the people. " hile
never talked TO as great crowds as 1 am
having now and they all give the most
earnest attention, there is silence al
ways pervading the audience which is
simply awful"
Mrs. Lease told good story on herself
which happened on Union Pacific train
yesterday.
She said: Il always eat dinner in a
dining car when have an opportunity.
because I always get good dinner on a
Pullman car. AS I went to the dining
car yesterday I noticed just ahead Of me
a person who looked as though ne might
be 4 poor Iaboring man. One Of the class
who work on the railroad for 81 10 a day
had hardly seated myself at one end of
the car before noticed that the walters
we're having lots of fun with the poor
fellow who did not know how to order
anything. Finally the Pullman conduc-
tor came through and, leaning over. said
to me: Mrs. Lease that fellow is 4 rep
resentative PopuIist
".Oh no. 1 replied, that fellow is q
look at his nose and il was
very red, for be had been drinking. The
conductor insisted that he was Popu-
list, but finally said that Major Merrill
was back in the rear Pullman / said I
would 60 back and see him when l had
finished my dinner, which did.
ssAs left the dining car 1 heard my
lrishman. for be was Irish. say to the
collector: You wouldn't be after chargin' /
81 for the bite that I ct now, would you /
Il was hardly seated in the Pullman
talking TO the governor (alrs. Lease calls /
lajor Morrill, governor already when 4
here came my Irishman. He stopped I
beside me and said he was so glad to see +
me and informed me that he 4
was a POpulist and had heard me speak {
many times. He asked where I was going, /
and said he was so sorry he could not /
stop over at WAmego and hear me speak
again just then looked, up and there at
The front end Of the car was that Pull
man conductor convulsed with laughter.
tie had sent the fellow back 10 see me,
but when we got TO Wameg0 there was a
big crowd with a brass band at the depot
o receive me, and then got even with the
conductor by asking him to look at that
and said those people are Populists'
Proof Of the pudding is in the string,
# the pie in the crust None SO good as
hat made with DR.. Prices Baking
Powder.