The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-27

ed; and one very significant thing in
IL. or rather not in IL, has been talked
about ever since. When Mr.. Perry
Belmont wrote his speech he put these
words into IL:
The presidency is a public trust, not
a private perquisite--no third term"
Just before the convection he got a
telegram, but he refused to reveal its
contents. Now when he delivered his
speech he omitted those third term
sentiments, and great is the comment
thereat.
Few people outside of New York can
understand how powerful Perry Bel
mont Is politically. He is a member of
the party's state committee; he is a
leader of the finance committee. He
has charge of the party machinery in
New York county. He passes on the
credentials of delegates to all state
conventions. He supervises the dis
bursement of the campaign funds. But
he does one thing which no other demo-
crat in this broad land-not even Mr..
Cleveland-has been able to do. He 10,
very powerful among the reform or
Cleveland democrats and he is a
power among the Tammanyites. Bosses
come and bosses go. but Perry Belmont
stays all the time.
Here is a little bit of unwritten his
make, which puzzled hundreds of thou
sands at the time, and which has never
before been told. 1t will be remem-
bered that Theodore w. Myers refused
TO run as an Independent in 1898 for the
office OF comptroller of New York
Why? He would certainly have been
elected. He would have secured a re-
publican endorsement Everybody was
begging him to run. But he declined.
The Belmonts. be IL understood, are
practically fiscal agents for the city of
New York. They have raised its
credit as high as that OF any city in
the world. They made Theodore w.
Myers and put him in the comptroller's
of1ce. When Tammany nominated an
other man the leaders of the organiza-
ton went to Perry Belmont and asked
him IL he meant to ruin a good man
by allowing Myers to run independent.
They told Mr.. Belmont that as a demo-
crat he should stand by the demo-
Gratis. Mr.. Belmont replied that ne
would stick to those who stuck TO him.
He stuck to Tammany and Mr.. Myers
was withdrawn. Tammany would do
anything for Perry Belmont So would
the Cleveland men.
Richard Croker is a keen Judge of
men. and he once said that he believed
Ferry Belmont would become president
OF the United States II he lived. Perry
Belmont is ambitious very ambitious
There can be no doubt that he wants
TO be governor OF the Empire state.
But he is young man. He can wait;
he never runs the risk OF ruin. The
party would joyfully nominate him
next year. but he would not take a
nomination unless he were sure of cleo
ton. And when a man becomes gov
ernor OF New York he is likely as not
half way to the presidency. And Perry
Belmont is very ambitious.
He usually wears a black frock coat.
a high collar. dark pun tie. and a
high hat. His hair is thick and curls
into two long locks over his forehead.
He Is born diplomat. a mighty force
i'm mighty triumvirate
Oliver II. p. Belmont is the Beau
Brummel OF these brethren. In all New
York society there is not one man as
brilliant. as distinguished, as power
ful. as deferred to. as Oliver III. p. Bel
mont The Astors look up to him; the
Vanderbilts are afraid OF him.
IL Is well known that for a consider
able time the names OF oliver Belmont
and Mrs. Alva Observation-Disclosures
VIE OF poor Willie X. and mother of
the duchess-have been closely con-
nected. Mr.. Belmont has been devoted
IN MS attentions 10 Mrs. Vanderbilt for
many months-so devoted. indeed. that
not long after the Vanderbilt divorce
IL began to be whispered that the lady