Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-19
DAN LAMONT
a Sketch Of His Life as a News
paper Man,
IN POLITICS AND BUSINESS.
Easy 10 interview and at the Same Time Keep
ing Al lnlruslad 10 Him In Confidence.
He Is sill a Proprietor Of "a
Newspaper

0'or Tho SUNDAY Gazcue)
Ncw York. Feb. lT.-Of all The poll.
ticuuH in New York city who have
tHkcu Interest IN MI Clryclnd's pros
ppriiyr cabinet. probably the man who
sur'us The least concerned about Il rs
that one who viii be- the sole representa-
tive of the city iu Cleveland Oihvinl
family Dan Lamont lie secfu' To-
Dee iur moro greatly Interested in HE de-
volupmcnt Of the street railway property
iu NV York of which be- Is president.
OF New York Of which be- BE- president,
Now cable which Is speedily 10 take the
place Of horse power uu This street ear
line gives the youthful plitciuu s0luc-
thing Of fascination. since be- has
watched The work with apparent de-
light. aud d. quite ready 10 talk with
anyone who possesses SOME expert
authority upon the subject OF motive
power for street railways
A f'W days ago ! met Lamont at the
offices of this company. They nrr
situated Tar up town. almost ON the edge
Ui Central park five uilrS away from
elect. which has been since the first Of
january the Mecca of political Mussul-
mon,
ur an the officers of this great conn
pluy who were seen Zoo this building
Lamont appeared the most mOdcstquivt
not know him would have been amazed
it told that this qnict-looLng man,
dressed in suit If rough Scotch goods
which had been well worm with little
black derby hat set upon the back Of his
head, drumming with his fingers upou q
steam heater az hc looked with the in
tcrpst of possession upon the comiug aud
going of the street ears from the stables
henenth. was perhaps the most fortunate
of all the younger men WHO have under
taken political life within the last twelve
years, and perhaps quite as fortunate as
amy Young man who has begun
business career within the past four
ycurs.
There were q dozen men IN these Of.
licos Of stylish dress, Assertivc manner.
prompt step aud quick eye. sharp and
decisive voice. anyone Of whom would
have been more likely to have been SEQ
lc'ird hy the stranger Tor Dan" Lamont
nan the inconspcuous person who real
~ bore That name
Since his return from Europe. Lamont
has grown rnthcr stout His eyes are
clCnr and bright aud he seems almost
Iullv 10 have rogainrd his health, which
was so seriously threatened "a wear ago.
IL" held out his hand quito cordially as
entered the office, speaking az once ~
OH TIMES when we were both news
EOthCrprs az The legislature IN Albany.
This Il one ~ the charms of Lamont.
that Notwithstanding the great cool for-
tune which has been his lot. and which
in its way is quite as conspicuous as the
career ot the uutu with whom hc has
hern so closely associated, Mr. Cleveland.
vet Lamont Is precisely the same man 90
his enrlv ocquauhuccs that he was
Whcn sharing with the newspaper re-
pnriors of dozen venrs ago the toll and
excitement Of political news-gut hering
tie " secWtiyc now, hut he WINS
!hen, Condolences reposcd IN him when
hc was a newspaper writer were kent
win Ns riuld secrecy Ms nro the lm-
poflnnt condolences which he has shared
Tor ten wears with Grover cleveland.
rus however docs not mean that "a
mont Is q tacitun man, lie has u keen
sense OF humor uud this, combined with
ms wide. acquaintance with public men
nhu win political movements, makes
/ hin n most Interesting and drlighlful
person 10 chat with. although no nlwnys
suggests lhni he is keeping 10 himself
very much more than he Is revealing
am prctty we'll now he snid. "aud
! thtuk ! huye wholly 0vercome The
trouble which threatened 10 floor me
| suggested thot he looked stoutcr
| than he had over seemed to be-. nud he
| slld That he now weighed l5H hounds
/ hut when ] told him that he had reached
| the dime of life when ten pounds morr
| would not he Too much. he shook his
1 hrn1 anu win peculiar smile said, NO
| ten mounds lvss would be- better"
/ "lho messages that the birds hiring
| from Lakewood and the Mills building
{ Indicate that you may be- going into four
| years training, and OF Il sort that might
! reduce your weight | said. and Ia.
/ mont p0rlel the hint, laughing heartily.
| ny saving that be could not know what
| tho messages We're that the birds were
/ bringing irm those places
IN p more scrlous vein he added; My
/ trouble Of last summer was not due to
| ovcrwork. as was widely reported. IL
/ came, suspect from mprudtuCe IN
I 'aung. these New York dinners hring n
+ wonderful temptation. and Ia lack NJ
/ exercise, and that sort OF thing will
I make amy man sick, won't H."
/ To hear Lamont talk of inprudence
7 M any of his personal habits was some
/ what amusing, since probably no Young
man was ever more careful in these ~
! CARDS than he. Not knowing the taste 81
| tohecco, helng g total ahstainer ana nor
/ particularly fond Of eating, at least fancy
/ ushve, u scemed strange 10 hear MIN
I shy that he had fallen victim SO New
! York hospitality. ! asked him NJ he hnl
ehahged HIS habits aud he replied with
something 81 surprise IN his tone, "Why.
ui course cat as | nScd to-
| And ms Ia eXeIvisey'
/ why | walk like the OLD Harry Cor
two or three hours. a day, and that Is an
/ that Is necessary
Then you are IN fine condition 10
/ undertake. those nov responsibilities
that W. see so much about IN the news.
/ PAPERS
Ito looked az me With q queer expires.
SION Tor momcnt and ihru he snoOs
1 hls hoad, smiling at tho samc time and
1 raising the warning finger a ninmcnr
inier ho said; "Nohody knows what r.
Y rNng 10 homen ia politics after tho ith
OF Mprch l don't know mysoif Of
/ course thorn are great many snecula-
! tons aud a gnod deal of gossip about
ihis man and that man ANA this measure