The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
RIVAL WOMEN MEET.
Mrs. Digs and Mr.. Lease Come Emce
Face, Hut DOME Speak.

Face, Hut Don's Speak.
Mrs. Annie Diggs and Mrs. Mary E.
Lease, mortal enemies. met for the first
time since their quarrel in DIR. Eva Hard
ing's Office this morning. Mrs Diggs, DR..
Harding and JOURNAL reporter were
conversng when in came Mrs. Lease,
right from the plains of Dakota.
At first Mrs. Lease overlooked Mrs.
Dlggs, who is smaller and sat in d chair
al one side, but after greeting DR.. Hard
ing her gaze fell upon the defiant up
turned face OF Mrs. DIggs. Froma broad
smile the features OF Airs. Lease con-
lracted into stern severity, aud each
for moment glared stoniiy at the other,
| while DR.. Harding shifted nervously in
her chair But there was no explosion,
and general conversation was begun,
neither one of the orators addressing the
other or giving any sign OF each others
existence. Mrs. Diggs evidently saw the
humor of the situation, because she gave
DR. Halding sly wink and smile at
the termination of the scene.
Mrs. Lease is looking remarks ably well
and is stouter than when she was last in
| Topeka. The three weeks campaign
she has been making in Dakota and Iowa
| is agreeing with her. Airs. Lease said
so and told of some OF her experiences:
81 came direct from Blanchard, la,
where L spoke at a big soldiers re-
union of Iowa and Missouri soldiers
jointly They treated me very kindly
and one gallant man asked me if I was
single.
she said he thought couldn't be over
! thirty five years of age. Dear, deluded
man, paused and wiped away tear OF
mirth.
II am only in Topeka for two days
nd y ~ -
am away so much. / am going back to
/ Sioux Falls. where 1 speak three days at
the state fair to soldiers and old settlers.
81 have been having tremendous meet
ings and silver. silver is the cry wher-
ever 60 They all want it.
"Oae day | spoke with the mercury at
| ITO, and two men tainted in the streets
bnt went right along.
81 often had to make long trips across
country in a buggy, but like it and at
tribute my health 10 that
81 have dress or two and hat or so
scattered around at the various state
institutions that will go and gather ar
before leave the city"
Mrs. Dlggs told the JOURNAL reporter
| that she had been in western Kansas
since she spoke here on Labor Day, anc
that after few days stay in Topeka she
would start east.
Il am going direct from Topeka t
Chicago to attend meeting of cooper
alive cOlonists 1t will not be a public
meeting and I will not make publi,
address in Chicago but 1 shall from
there go into OHIO and take hand ii
the campaign now on in that state.
sin regard to our Colorado colony
everything is most encouraging. We ar
not at this time trying to get people to e
there. We are not yet ready for any
thing but Drawn and muscle as there i
lots of hard work to be done in pre-
para.iOn for the colonists. A very Iarg
number of people, very large numbe
indeed, are now shaping their affairs 8
that they VIII be able to become mem
bers of the colony next spring. My ma
is very heavy every day. and it keeps m
busy answering the inquiries of peopl
who are interested in the colony"
Mrs. Diggs said she expected to speu
most Of the coming winter in Washing
ton. but that she now considers Colorad
her home aud will go back there in tn
spring.
She said: 81 have taken upa claim j
the San Miguel valley, and you see l al
homesteader and an actual citIzeI
Yes, of course register from Colorado.