New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-17
AARON BURR AS A STATESMAN
MRS. LILLE DEvEREUX BLAKE, A COL
LATERAL DESCENDANT. DEPICTS
HIS CHARACTER
THE SOCIETY FOR POLITICAL STUDY WOULD DEAL
ONLY WITH THE PUBLIC LIFE OF PRoMI-
NENT MEN - PRIVATE AFFAIRS

ONLY WITH THE PUBLIC LIFE OF PROM
NENT MEN = PRIVATE AFFAIRS
NOT CONSIDERED.
The Society for Political Study had an Aaron Burr
symposium yesterday afternoon in Its rooms. at
No 22S West Fitty-eighth-st. The paper OF the
casion was read By Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake. a
collateral descendant of the great statesman. She
spoke at length and when the half-hour allotted
10 her was out the society voted that she continue
She finished her ak after giving full and sympa
thetic account Of Mr.. Burrs life, ambitions, plans
and various vicisstudes. He was man of brilliant
intellect and peculiar magnetism that fascinated
men as we'll women. She spoke OF his accom-
pshed craftsmanship and the great rivalry between
Alexander Hamilton and himself, resulting in the
due and the consequent killing OF his rival.
Mrs. Blake paid tribute to the home life Of Mr..
Burr. He was devoted husband. she said. always
chiva.rous towari his wife, and treating her with
loverike thoughtfuness. She spoke Of his popu-
larity in the South and the homage paid him when
ever ne visited the Southern States.
When she finished Mrs Hanaford the president.
asked for an opinion going into committee Of
the whole. which was promptly moved and Sec
onded Or. Elose Church being made chairman
Mrs. Margaret NJ. Ravenhil. opened the discus
sion. She said she was glad to hear about the
SO much OF his other characteristics. she always
pec:ally favored hearing good of people. Mrs. Anna
Maxwell Jones said she had recently been up al
Earle's Clin. in One hundred-an -siXtyegh hist.
the old home Of Aaron Burr, and had been shown
ne room g9I In which he was married 20 Nine Jume
ond marriage, since ii was episode in Burr
career and was only of four weeks duration. This
led TO a discussion OF his moral character but Dr.
Hu,Gah Gum interposed and remarked that IL
was not the object of the Society for Political Study
TO discuss commend or condemn the private life
OF TIE statesmen Of America Their political and
terested in since II that part Of their career
Of which our history Is made. The society agreed
with her
Mrs. Leroy Sunderland Smith Mrs Margaret
tended Burr's moral character. Mrs. Gaffney
asked Mrs. Blake when the statesman died and
whore he Is buried. Mrs. Blake said he &c
Richmond. Staten Island. for change. and died
OF paralysis and was greatly enfeebed. He was
buried at Princeton, his father During the
night Il monument was paced over his grave. but
no one knows who had IT done The workmen wht
simple slab. giving his name. date OF birth and
death, ana saying that he had served a cOone
during the Revolutionary War and had been Wee
President of the United States.
Mrs Blake said "A popularity Of Mr. Burrs was
MS never replying TO newspaper attacks OF any
kind The papers might say what they p.eased but
ne never deigned TO notice them. She said she
thought that good pan. She herself did not care
them had reported that she wanted 70 be mad
president at the Geneva Convention, ard had
worked for H. She said she could have had all tn,
Offices If she had wanted them.
Hanaford said she thought It would be we'll Il
bear in mind that only the pub c lives OF the rner
the society would study were really necessary fol
inVestlgatlon Many OF the private lives would no
Sunderland Smith will present a paper on Johi
Quincy Adams.