New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-10
Young BELNOYrg CONSTITUENTS.
WITHOUT HONOR IN HIS OWN DISTRICT.

THE PRESIDENTS AID TO THE DEMOObAIs'
iFRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TkiDUSs'i
BABYLON, l.. l., July 1.-The constituents
OF Congressman Perry Belmont do not ENJOY very Ill
innate acauan, ance with their representatives THIS
district had previous experience OF carpet
bag "Congressmen, but nothing to compare with MI
Belmont. His father has large farm ADJOINING 'AiS
village, on which he sometimes spends part
OF the summer season, but the son mas u"
fancy for rural life, and before he became
candidate for Congress rarely visited his fathers farm
August Belmont been the Wall Street representative
I'm the Democratic National Committee for years, and
thought he had claims upon tho party. Perry as
a young wi bout anything in particular to occupy
his attention and well supplied with money was brought
out by his father candidate for Congress nom uh4
district in 1873. He entirely unknown IN the dis
rict Old Democratic leaders WHO had grown gray IN
the s.rvce OF their party had never before heard Of
Perry Belmont. STILL the senior Belmont had certain
moneyed influence IN the Democratic party, and this
brought to bear on local leaders In the district 10 Ia
duce them aid in the nomination OF Perry The ehort
was an entire failure, however and 1t may be SAID that
Perry was laughed out COURT he had no strength
I'm the convention TO exceed three four votes Con-
gressman Covert renomnated by the Democratic
convention and reelected there being large Democratic
majority in this district. The Belmonts then laid tneir
plans for 1880. Mr. Covert young man VINO dlf
fered from Perry Bel mont in the fact that he had brains
but no money. Although he had good law practice, MS
the Belmonts opportunity. As the story goes and
ia generally believed here Coverts election expensesr
amounting to about $1,000, were paid by the Bemonts
In 1880 Perry again brought out as candidate Tor
Congress. Mr.. Covert, who is popular with the
Democrats in tho district could have been rcnomnaed
and It was generally supposed that he would be- but at
the proper tne no turaed his strength to Perry
Belmont and thus secured the latter's nomination,
There was general disgust shown ali over the district
and Belmont's defeat than probable, but
Covert and other Democratic leaders came tn his asss
ance while "money flowed Ike water" IL has been re-
peated many times, and 1t Ia generally believed that
p,I,ro,,,s election was sccurel BY an expenditure OF
$4,000 Supc Titus, OF this pace, said recently
that the gang working AT 20 polls Tor Belm0lt on e C.
tion day most corrupt ever seen in suffolk Counv
In The Town ~ Brookhaven votes openly purchased
AT % In Long Island CITY ana other places similar
scenes witnessed. As result OF these c1truP tac
tics young Belmont was elected bat Dy largely re-
duced De nocrstic majority. ..,.c ~.
gresham and the State SENATOR that not TO have them
both elect from the same county Last ear Mr. De-
grw, OF Queens County, was nominated LOT ouae oehF
tor by the Democrats IL became evident soon after ms
nomination that wOulI he defeated AbOu. the same
were not provided he would be candiiae for Con
gre nd me bs almost certan 20 be dominated In
fact that was the general understanding IN
peetedy in the campaign, and the banking house again
served good purpose the reports living aD0ut M the
V nv signlcant chang in the programme. MT Degraw
Withdrew candidate for Senator ana Mt covert was
penses were well provided for nat not being put to
inucn trouble he consented To become a candidate,
though prefcrring return to Congress this year lie
vas n TO tue senate aud the He'd was partly cleared
TOR lmonts denomination He Is already nj WORK TO
this, and support OF Mr. Covert ana
his friends and others who never saw Belmont
arr RECEIVING agricultural ana Patent Office reports
and other Documents with the compliments Of Perry
BE mont NJ c." Ii Is generally believed here thai lie
will he nominated parry workers say without hesita
tlou that the district been corrupted mat no
Democrat can afford TO become candidate unless he 10
willing to spend sum of money altogether out OF pro
portion the value Of tine Office Ia Washington and
New-York Perry Belmont gives his residence rs no lO0
Fitth-aVe.. Ncw-IOrk, where his rather lVts Mnen
candid itc here he claims residence on MS fatners
farm in charge OF the place IL reported as
snypg recently that only saw Perry Belmont
there five times In the course Of year, ana could
not remember that ne ever slept there
II may ba uncOnscOusly but IL Ia nevertheless true
that the President is giving substantial aid to The Demo
erals In tine coming cauv ass In TINS district. The
oppOiutmcnt twart pO ,tmasters ID defiance OF the
expressed OF the party and tne people Is having
tis effect such appointments nave already been made
az Ptfcnotu, SOuIlamp on, overhead Jamaica Port
! Rchm,nd and West Brighton, and others In con
tempaiiun. There three counties in the , ate
which have smaller proportion OF SalNarts tnan sur
folk Queens and lic ,InOnd composing THIS Congress
sn IIstfct. Great ind gutlOn Is express AT nese
cuauges every mem has been made III VlOlis-
ton O thc expressed wishes Of the Republican County
Committee anu representative rariy leaders. The Only
vel known rIublicaus III this county VINO seem 10 Dc
hapy over The situation are eXAs sem0yman Carpenter
and Police Commissioner French OI Newly Ork, OOth or
| wnotn sprud much o. tn.ir lime Washington.