The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-26
SOCIETY MEN IN POLITICS.
Aspirations of slack" BeresfOrd, C..
Oliver Iselin and Ernest Staples.

Oliver Iselin and Ernest Staples.
New York, Jan. 26.-"Jack" Beres-
ford. Worthy Whitehouse, e. Oliver
Iselin and Ernest Staples are the latest
candidates for public favor as put
forth by Tammany Hall.
Now and then in the past, someone
of the social elect has broken through
this barrier. Teddy" Roosevelt = ent
to the assembly, and 'Lissy'' Stewart
got into the senate. In the case Of 10Th,
society looked on as it would at "a COM
/ mereial ransaction-their friends apol-
ogized as if the principals had gone into
trade"
Robert Ray Hamilton went to the as
sembly, and Col. Stephen Van Renssa-
laer Cruger ran for lieutenant governor,
and his fashionable associates have
apologized for it ever since.
All these were on the Republican side
and Roosevelt was the only winner, and
society has long since decided that he
was peculiar" which is the Fifth ave-
nue. word for crank" according TO
'Chimmy Fadden."
j. Sergeant Cram was the first man
to make break for Tammany. To be
sure, Perry Belmont had been in Con-
and didn't count Mr.. Cram couldn't be
ignored by the social clubs, so the rlem-
bers cOntented themselves by saying
that he also was peculiar wore low
shoes all the year and had his hair
singed on Sixth avenue.
William Astor Chandler broke down
the bars last fall. He had money and
asked no odds. Young George +. Me-
Clellan stood sponsor for him in Tam
many. SO did Perry Belmont. Young
Stewart Brice, too, made "a good fight
and won.
Following came the appointment Of
Harry Payne Whitney and Richard
Wilson. Then society broke and ran
for cover.
Perry Belmont, who wants TO be gov
ernor, hobnobbed at the Democratic
Club with "MOxie'' Hochstim and
"Florry' Sullivan. o. II. p. Belmont.
who would like to so TO Congress. dined
with Croker at the Murray Hill
Congressman George b. Mcclellan
put up Jack" Beresford and Cam
bridge Livingston at Dock Csmmis ion
er Charles Murphy's Anawanda Club.
and both will go into the Democratic
Club within a week.
Mr.. Beresford is nephew Of Lord
William Beresford, who married
Lille" Hamersley and her millions.
He is a big. handsome fellow. accom-
plished and popular.
Either n seat in Congress or the
State senate would please him. He
will be made a member of the Tam
many Society at the February meet
ing. His engagement to a daughter of
Adrian Iselin has been announced.
Mr. Iselin is himself boss of New
Rochelle. He owns the waterworks
and the trolley railroads and a majori-
" Of the real estate.
Oliver Iselin himself is said to be a
Tammany Hall man with a desire TO
go TO Congress. He is already n MEM
Der of the Democratic Club, a great
friend of Hermann Oelrichs. formerly
a member Of the Democratic National
Committee. and is rich and popular.
Mr.. Iselin and Mr. BeresfOTd are warm
friends
Cambridge Livingston is a grandson
OF the late Stephen Whitney. He be-
longs TO the Knickerbocker Club. and
a year or two ago became acquainted
with Fire Commissioner John J. Scan
mel, who, il is understood will stand as
his sponsor in Tammany.
WorthinSton Whitehouse is the
friend of young Whitney and Richard
T. Wilson. He belongs to the Knick-
erbocker and Metropolitan Clubs. but
would gladly join the Democratic
club and the Tammany General Com
mittee. if IL would help him to a seat
i'm Congress.
Just what Ernest Staples wants no
one can tell. He lives at the Plaza
Hotel and stands second only To
Richard Croker in putting up the
names Of new members. lie is in tho
swim. but there is a Tumor that il MIR.
Croker would call him into an inside
room and really urge him he would
accept place with the accompaniment
of $1,000 salary.
However. he has asked for nothing
yet.