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COL. DANIEL LAMONT.I _The Youngest Member of Mr. Cleveland’a Cabinet.A To mat “»• Who Hu Eojoyetf t4« ftrftontfoblp of Demomtlo L**d«r« fro* aomoel J. Tildoa Down to tfeo Fmral Do jr.The mu whom Mr. Cleveland has chosen to conduct the affairs of the war department. Daniel S. Lament, is a produat of Oortlanut connty. New York j state, and is the only child of John B. Lraont and Elizabeth Scott, who are still living at McGrawviHe. a cluster of hnnses not far distant from the town where the subject of this sketch was born. Mr. Lamont's first experience with affairs, says tile Illustrated American, was gleaned behind the counter of a little general st-re conducted by his father. At the village school he received sufficient education to enable him to matriculate for the Central academy, which was the successor of a qoeer institution, known as the New York Central college, established by Gerrilt Smith and other abolitionists, for the education of boys and girls with- ' out regard to color. At the completion of his academic course young Lament entered the claa* of 187C at Union college. He was a bright and industrious student, and generally bad a first place in tbe rank of scholarship. He early * displayed an inclination for politics and public office. Edgar E. Apgar, then prominent in the management of the political affairs of New York 6tale, introduced Lamont to Gov. Hoffman, who hod him appointed, at nineteen year* of age, to a clerkship of the asseto-1 bly. When twenty years old Lamont was sent as a delegate to tlx* state convention held at Rochester in 1871. Mr. Lamont is proud of the fact that in that convention he voted on every roll coll , with Samuel J. TLldem who at that time wan making his famous fight against Tweed and who was already tbe center r/f nn effective opposition to i tlio notorious rascal who wielded such vast influence in the municipal affairsj tion was attracted to the boyish dele-i gate from Cortland t, and an acquin-I tance began which ripened into a friendship that remained unbroken , ever afterward.At the age of twenty-one Mr. Lamont received the democratic nomination for clerk of CortlandL county, and. though his opponent wna one of the mont popular men in that firmly republican dts-| txicfc, be came within a few votes of re-venunjr the majority that had stood for I years at l.tlOO for the republicans. In | 19^4 Gov. Ttblen made Laoaout deputy cleric of the assembly. Later he became ; chief clerk of the state department no-, der Mr. John Bigelow. Mr. Tiidsn continued to attend to him marks of his confidence and personal oeteonu and he was always among the carefully chosen | body of Hen tenants whom tbe groat statesman kept under his eye. In the state campaign of l#7ik wliioh was directed by Mr. Tilde®, lamont was seo ■ relary of the hta te committee.After the close of the ill-fated campaign of 1P78 Lamont went to Albany and acquired from Mr. Daniel Manning an interest in the Albany Argus. Thbi did not, however, rob him of hie interest in politics. He ocoup.cd himself closely with the fortunes of the New York democracy, and during the frequent journeys all over the state under the direction of Mr. TUden he became acquainted with e**ery chief and lieuton-* ant in the wonderful organization that defeated Mr. Cleveland in 1883, and would have done the same in 18W if it had dared. Cleveland and I/alt;nont mot for the first time shortly after the formers first nomination far governor. Just before Cleveland's inauguration as governor Mr. Lamont was offered tbs post of military secretary of bis staff | and that place brought him the title of “colonel.** which he has since worn. Subsequently he became the governors private secretary. He continued in that position w ith Cleveland during bis entire lemi of office as governor, and when tike man of destiny went to Washington in 1M4 Lr.mont continued to serve him In the rime capacity. After Mr. Cleveland'H defeat in IMS Lamont went to New York city and engaged in the conduct and supervision of various street railways, then owned by WUliam i C Whitney and Oliver H. I'ayne. He j has prospered in that calling. :uxl by this time has oertainly acquind a competence-.
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Wichita Daily Eagle
Wichita, Kansas, US
Wed, Mar 29, 1893
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