| Show STORIES STORI ES OF DAN LAMONT Buffalo Evening Times Daniel S Laments leap lead lea Into jour journalism in 1887 was as ns great reat a surprise to thoe who knew him blur as were the time many political moves he has made He Ha had been deputy clerk in the assembly of the state twice chief clerk cerk in the state department under John ohn Bigelow secretary of o the tire state committee and a shining sinning light In the convention that nominated Tilden He could have had almost any political office he wanted m to 1876 and yet in 1887 1257 he ire dropped everything to become the legislative re le reporter leporter reporter porter of the Albany Argus Youre a fool said an Intimate to him alluding to his change Well Yel ire he remarked in his quiet guie manner I think that is perhaps true but it i seemed to me that as political fame famo is 15 so floating fleeting I should lUte Hits Ur to gather something more substantial One of the best bet points In Lamonts Laments character during his early career was the entire entre absence of anything like consequentiality or display One day during Governor Robinsons administration tOn Lamont Lmont then the n about 29 9 years old strolled into irto the tho assembly and took tool his usual seat among the tire re reporters o porters It I was then about 11 1 He worked steadily until nearly 1 when he turned to one of his coworkers and said sid I r say sa H I have a little Ite busi business business ness floss of ot a personal character to attend to today I wish that you ou would look iok lookout out for the Argus for me Will VI you 1 All Al right was the reply rep About 2 that afternoon theman the theman theman man who had promised to do his work met mot Lamont Lament hurrying toward the rail raU railroad railroad road load station staton with wih a bag in his hand Hello Helo Dan Youre a nice fallow he Ire cried I r thought you OU told me you had some somo personal business in town I Well all right tight rejoined La Lamont Lamont mont without t relaxing his bis sprinting gait Its Hs out of town you ou see Ill be back tomorrow I At Lamont Lament left Albany At Athe S he ire was In New York At 9 f ho had irad delivered to Hubert 0 O Thompson his commission as sheriff and a nd shortly after midnight he lie was one of the party I that broke into the sheriffs office at atthe atthe the thc city hall ball and took possession of ot it When the deposed sheriff Gumble Gumbleton ton of the Kelly ring arrived the next morning he received his deposition pa papers papers papers pers from Lamont The Tho afternoon of the same day at 2 almost be before before fore are the news was known inthe in Ithe street Lamont was back bael at his work in the legislature as pleasantly unassuming but briE also as uncommunicative as before beCort The TIte onlY direct way in which he con connected connected himself with the matter was when ho lie said to the friend who nha had worked for him Well really H you OU know 1 I have got back sooner and yet yot attend to the personal business I This same lack of desire to achieve I II I notoriety was shown at the time lime of Ms iris appointment as secretary to Mr Cleveland Clevland when the latter was made governor It was tas then the custom of the time various newspaper per representatives at the capitol to gather at the tire telegraph office and there write the time story of tile the day for their papers pa ers Lamont Lament AX who ho was then the New Now York Sun corres correspondent co es came in as usual on the night in question He sat down doun atthe at the table where the other reporters r rs were work working working ing and arid scribbled away for a little while hile in silence Finally the majority of the tire writers finished finis d their work and went away but hut one remained d With Ith him He lIt looked up u after a time and said quiz What news have you Y U got sot to tonight tonight tonight night Dan that makes you so quiet anything important Well Veil nothing not exceedingly startling I Lamont answered continuing to but after a pause laUfe of some sonic minutes he lie looked up Un and said much as he Ire might ml ht have h e of the condition of o the weather Well old fellow I 1 guess that you vou ou can etin announce anno nc that I am to tobe tobe tobe be military secretary Laments Lamonts name having been men mentioned mentioned Honed for tor private secretary the otner correspondent nt said Is li 1 that all nl to which Lament Lamont laconically lao replied Yes all at t J I may mn turn Into some oth other And he did His Hi with Mr 11 Tilden gave gae Lamont the credit with Ith the lesser leager le er poli poll politicians politicians of ot o being a power behind tho tim throne and anc there throve his hh influence was w not o hut itis It is not known that he used us d much loss Joss abused it IL t He Ho asked for or no n positions for his lila friends and placed himself under obliGations to no one From Flom tho the rush of political l life to that other and entirely different which characterizes greet grost ro t business operations Lamont La mont found himself sud suddenly ud thinly denly removed and Whitney discovered that thai he had bad not mi him Adaptability was one ono of or Lamont tat al tints and he proved quite a as service serviceable servIceable able in those great business under poder undertakings takings as u he hail had ha as the oe light hand handman 1 man ivan an of ot Cleveland as ho lie was wa s some sometimes sOmetimes I times titTles called culled Time The contact with business mon men and business life calling into play pIa some of ot the tire qualities l l necessary for fol successful ful politics and others unknown to politicians clans dans was a 1 revelation and antI to Lamont Tho The ambition to gain distinction nc tion lion and fortune In business seized him himA A young oung man of ira lOF moral mor I fiber fib than he might have had his head turn 1 business success which was grei greil 1 than that th t which polities politics hj given him Within two to years ye rs Lam Larn found himself a capitalist with LJ i promise of becoming a greater capita capit L 1st |
