New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-08
DEMOCRATIC FUNDS FROM ENGLAND.

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! 1T is uNDERsToop THAT COL. LAMONT BROUGHT
| LARGE AMOUNT OF BRITISH MONEY HERE.
Colonel Daniel 5. Lamont who Grover Cleve
lands private secretary both when he was Governor
OF this state and when he was President, returned GA
| Thursday October %. from trip Europe. Colonel
| Lamont went abroad originally Tor his health which
had become broken down owing to the immense amount
u "orh mat he had to do as thr active man OF inc
Philadelphia street RAILWAY syndicate. II always has
been said that the Colonel was "A sort Of balance
| wheel for Mr. Cleveland. and that he constantly
called upon to keep his chief straight on political
NATTER besides looking ont for his campaigns f.:
| president In 1854 and 1855. Thoc who have known
This lave wondered why IL was that Colonel Lamont
had not returned to this country before lake part
in the campaign Of his former chief. Iut those no
have been on the inside Of the management Of the
Democratic campaign have not been worrying at all
as to what Colonel Lamont has been doing ever since
Grover Cleveland renominatci
william c. Whitney In Europe until within
few days OF the Chicago Convention. and while he WAS
there he Colonel Lamont frequently. and IT j.
supposed that they had perfect understanding n 10
The part tina, Colonel Lamont would flnv In case Mr.
Cleveland succeeded In the task OF defeating Governor
Iilu for the Democratic nomination for President
some time before Mr. Lamont returned from a.r2aa
Chairman Harrity. or the Democratic National Cam
pngn Committee flooded The country with appeals for
Contributions. But just Colon ! Lamont
returned from Europe the appen from tho Democratic
National headquarters ceased and there inica-
lions on all sides that the committee had more money
tlan II knew what 10 DO with. ON the night when
Mr. Cleveland was speaking In the LcnoX Lyceum ii
+, known that the Democratic National Committee wa
sending around Of the largest campaign funds that
ever was distributed by any party.
The natural supposiiion Is that Colonel Lamont
knew something about where this money came from
and It /, said that he brought great deal if moi
EnfFt (oIn 10
ENGLAND and Wales most Of the time during the last
few weeks OF his stay abroad. and it is said that he
called upon tie plush Che tin and the vaiou- OTHER
manufactures whose products arc rapidly being
driven out OF this country by the effects OF the Nc
Klnlev law. II easy task for him 20 show
them bow much they would c,Ln by the election OF
Mr. cleveland. and tn consequent reduction % b"
tariff which Is keeping these Goods OF home. II was
the hest Kind Of an Investment tina; they could make
now 10 contribute money foI the Democratic cam
pagn fund, the election OF Nj Cleveland could
only be brought about by The Use # money Whether
or not Colonel Lamont WAS successful In this mission
only can be Judged from the events which followed
his return. Immediately after he hal andcl from the
steamer lie FASTENED 10 the Victoria Hotel where Mr.
Cleveland was staying and went Immediately 10 nj
| room without registering william G.. whitney cvi-
IDENTIFY expected am. Dr he was with Mr. l"velani
| when Colonel Lamont went 10 The rooms tla. he
occupied The three remained IN consultation the
| greater part Of CTe day
On the following morning Colonel Lamont reg
! s,ored at the hotc and al of that dar. which
was Friday, October 2s there "A meeting OF ia
! ID mocraic Campaign Commit -. TIL. meeting wa
| attended ly Chairman Harraty. Of The tampaisn .om
| mittco { alrman ID knson. Of the committee prop g.
| William G. Whitney, w Ham /. she"han. chairman o.
! the Democratic State campaign Committee ana sen
ato-s German and Brlce aud Colonel Lamont. Colonel
Lamont i not a member OF the committee ard IN"
only excuse for HI attendance va, that he had -
ircIn,ly important Information to las before IL" com
| miitee Til, consultation vn'- carried Tor som"
time a the Headquarters OF the National committee
| I'm Ffth-ave bat IL Wa aforSafd adjourned 10 q
p.iyuie room OF the Hoffman liou~'. several Ting
| were done that evening which showed thi' ~ TIE
| Defnocn,ic National tOmmlttcc there Ind come
larse amount VI money. After the coniervue ~
The Hoffman House wa the Democratic Natl 1nal
Committee put out 5000 es letting ilDd. 10 s'op
" possible the giving ~ odd TINT Harrison wynI be
elected ard following right on top ~ this l' Ioi
lowing sums 81 money were distributed b. The Cln
miftee. New-lork state. 100000 New-lork NV
200 900: Indiana. .l4OOOo, ohio. 5tDoD; Nnl-
n.cficui. $4,000. North Carolina. 14o"'". NtSl
( SSti"-' ''''o'o '''S'"" ''''O'' '''-"'''' go
This amounts 10 nearly $500 900 besides IN"
$40 600 mat was aside for betting purposes on
the night when this cum ~ money was olFlo'u ~
broadcast through the country The statement INIT
the Repnbncan National Committee was distributing
cnmpagu fund Of -. 10000. TIL, was don" simply
10 ci,ver IN the work of their committeeman. VINO
denly % the Democntic NntOnnl COMMITTEE" Tho
0rc-,lon now e. properly asked whore dii this mnn"y
come from The general belief is nat colonel
Lamont brought large part Of II Win h'm from
iaciurors IN Leeds. Manchester, swansea ara oi"r
ducs IN Great Britain.