Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-25


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eorresnonde,t vbo -orl.d ,-itb lamont In hi.
early reportorial days said not long ago: La
mont was one OF the hardest men to judge that
ever Knew In appearance proSsic' ne was IN
,.,I ., nloaei OF ensrsy. ,.,a~;n . I'm
he know hi. sv.rv cbsrncteristie Hi, ,aculty
OF pleasing men was remarkable and by his tact
and ioviaI heartiness he became very popular
He wound sit in bis seat in the reporters row
and look over the faces back of the railing then
remark somewhat nonchalantly: There's l.
from, t;enesae county He's down here for such
bill: and it would prove to be so."
Lamont never made a business of reporting;
that il. he never made il a routine work In his
capa .ity Of Legislative reporter he had to take
care Of tn. yarious departments in the state
buildings. making a dali tour He would start out
with the other reporters, but he always finished
NJ about two hours after they had left the
building for instead OF rushing in and asking
burre,ily for items. he would secure a private
audience with the official from whom he was
seeking information and sit down and chat with
him for sometimes half hour. Ii finally
grew to be a standing joke among the other
was closed to them it was because Lamont was
inside"
One Of the best points in Lannon'S character
during his carly career was the entire absence
Of anything like consequentalitv or display
He was rs cool and ~ mperturbable in carry
ing out any plan or commission then a. he is
now.
porxc,xn . surpy-r
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ton Lamont. then about Twenty-Five years old,
strolled into the assembly and took his usual
seat among tho reporters. 1t WAS then about
II O'clock He worked steadilv until ne,rIv I
when he turned to one OF his co-uorkers and
said: Il saw H. have n little business of A
persoual character to attend to todav with
that Won yould look ont for the Ar1,,s for me
Will you2"
'.All right" was the reply.
About . o. clock hat afternoon In. man who
had promised To do his vxorL mel I,mont bnr
rying toward the railroad station with bng
in his hand.
s.HelIo DAM yon'ra ,,;oa yoIlo,r',, ba
cried. II thought Won told me Won had some
personal busipess in torn-
SWELL that's all right re;oi,sd Jamont
without relaxing his snrintino p,it ..Jts ont
o. town. YOU See IN be back tomorrow"
At2:3O Lamont leftAlbany: at s o'clock he
was in New yorL. at q he had delivered To Hu
bert o. Thompson his commission ms sheriff
and shortly after midnight he WA, one o. The
marty that broLe inin ths .bnriss Office M the
CITY hall and took nosse.,ion OF il
When the deposed sberin (Gumbleton q, the
EeIlv r,nol orrivsd tho next mnrnino bo rc
csiysd his dsnositiar ,,oDar. sr,m Ian'ort rbe
afternoon of the sam. dsv at > o,clocI- almost
before the n.vs v,. known in the street To
pnont xas hail a. hi. ,rnrt !, ,be is,isi.trr. ..
nIea.antIv nnassn,n;r," Int a. s neon mmr;9
cative. as before The only direct way in which
he connected himself with the matter was when
ne SAID TO the Trend who had worked for nm;
90, ~ anH,,a- 30. ,a,., ~ M. . ne
sonnl business
Thi. same lack of desire. IN acbieva notoristv
was shown at the time of his .nnoinfm.nt "a
secretary TO Mr.. Cleveland when the Inter was
made governor II was rben the custono of tho
various newspaper REPRESENTATIVE at the can't
toll to gather at the telegraph office and there
write the story of the dar for their naner.
Lamont, who was then the New York S,u, cor
respondent. came in a. usual on The night in
question. He sat down nj the table where the
other reporters were working and scrubbed
AWAY for n little while in silence. Finally the
majority of the writers tini, he'd their work and
went away: but one remained with him He
looked I'D after a time and said. ouizzically.
What news have YOU got tonight. Dan, that
makes Won SO ouiet: anvthinp imnortant2''
swell. nothing exceedingly startling In
mont answered. continuing 10 write: but after
q pause Of some minutes. he looked ND and
said much rs he might have spoken of the con-
dition of the weather: well. old fellow. I
guess that you can announce that 1 am to be
military secretary"
Lannon'S name having been mentioned for
private secretary the other correspondent said,
lis that all?'' to which Lamont laconically re-
phed: Yes. that's all at present may turn
iN'o sumo o'nei oinee' anu he oiu'
HIS fhENpshir WITH NIX. riLpEN.
ms friendship Win MI. lhden gave Lamont