The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-08

conference that iafteyward took place be-
tween Mr.. Tflden and his leading lieu
tenants-durings all the time OF the canal
investigation and all through the period
of the presidential campaign and subse-
qnent contests in 1876 and 1877.
When Mr.. Lamont was p he was nomI-
mated by the Democrats for county clerk
OF Cortland county, and, although OPP
posing onS of the most popular men III
that strongly Republican county, he came
within few votes of reversing a major
ity thar had stood al 1900 on the other
side. The next year found him running
for the assembly on the Democratic
ticket and aga'L he had the prize ar the
ends or his fingers. but lost IL by very
few votes. That was In 1871 and Mr.. TIL
den. who was then elected governor. sent
for Lamont 10 go to Albany. where he
again became deputy clerk Of he assem-
bly,. Subsequently he was appointed chief
clerk OF the state department under Mr..
John Bigelow His intimacy with Mr.. TIL
den still distinguished him, and he found
himself one of the young men whom the
governor called about him for assistance
I'm making up his organiZa ton Of the par
~ in the state. Others of that body
guard were Senator David p. Hill. the late
Edgar *. Apgar. Charles :. Fairchild.
William 4. Beach. Horatio Seymour, jr.,
and William e Smith. The counties
all close together. I'm the middle Of the
state. and each one was a neighbor of
another. Senator HIN was from Che
mung. Lamont was from Cortland. Sey-
mour was from Oneida. Beach lived in
Onondaga. Fairchild's home was In Madi-
son. and so on. In the formation of what
came Ia be called the Tflden machine Mr..
Lamont was very active. and he bore no
small part in securing the nomination
and election Of such men as the great
governor favored.
Mr. Lamont vas secretary Of tae state
coFnErfttee during the state campaign OF
1876. MIR 11liea bsing the director Ct the
campaign. II was hheu that Tfl3en cut
loose from the old politicians of the state
and male 4 direct appeal 10 The people
TO sustain him In hts warfare upon the
corrupt rings that had fastened upon the
government. Lamont cont .nued to TIE AS
active in Tie movements IN 1875 which led
10 the nomination az Trlden fer president,
and IN the eampa sgn that followed Tax
ing 20 politics as a duck DOES % water.
ne busted himself IN all the campa' s--tls
that followed mp TO the year when ha
went 70 Washington CEy as the secre-
tary q President Cleveland.
II was his intimacy with Daniel Man
ring f1at lei htn iuIo the uewspsoer cali
ing. and 70 be~.omiBg one Of the bright
young TaD Of the New York sun. thceszn
& news from Albany. Lamont's relations
With Mr.. Manning became very tri2nafe
before this. and s. was owing 30 their
farcy for one another thst Mr.. Manning
Induced Lamont % take an interest IN me
A3any Argus That was is lNl4- Mr..
Lamont first took charge q the reporting
~ the legislature. as Mr. Manning had
dome before that. but in me the young
po,.slean beesme managing eslitoT or the
paper.
I-anout d.8 rot no3erate his interest
rs p2.&.cs. F}e helped and hur1 a great
many c1nr3k3ates for place. AMI he con-
t.nUa1ly extended his aSquaintancs with
oc ifi AVS u--il 20 one in me stAte klleHN
hair so many as he. In Albany al ne
cap-.ol. aDd ia 1sae legislative nails ana
iciAies a. the conventions saTid during
t3e Journeys me made all over tae state
for afr. IiIdeu. he gradually sesame az
quasNfed w3tA very laader ard lealifs
lieutenant IN every county. de fld foI
stop q. that. He came a. last . k1pe"
ss1e F,EsacigAa3 political cs9ara-ters IN tue
scaool dlcgrsc.s. Finally be e9caiIie oss
t1lEUssaet for a atn2oSt sli'-fsss Z sAs a
ability in .hts fitrecslen and 81 vas truly
said Cf him ,tsa1 ne coGl9 slt down ana Re-
w-@at fsse names % az least three De1uS,-