The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-06-10
pRyAN's NEW ALLY

/. yew York correspondent OF
Times is reSpon-
|tor the following for wn,cn ,n|.
|rorryyuLE TINES is indebt-
H. Rochester On. - Herald;
Bryan has succeeded in en-
|, Vanderbilt Van millions in his
n"st certainly be consider
", most astounding result OF
~, ," visit to New York. Al
N S'1' lbis announcement is now
w. ~" ,be first time, the free
i~ iosndidate went out OF his
4 t6e course of II speech at
|Sicago , platform dinner oi! to
h \ dramatic manner to I, ~
| |,nlmopt and return public
: what tbot one millionaire, at
(a0t. had identified himself
I ,bc cause-"one man who
l,cney '"e to burn" Afterwards
|'Soio % and again in New
'l@'b he has emphasized his APP
Etion Of this new ally,
| '.S, sSIection of Oliver Belmont
|, RI Bryan as his speaking and
lsna companion, and the long !
"nopa16dential "p1 conferences be
/ them. point to Oliver Bel
,s the financial agent OF |
|DIsm IN the East.
|. believed this course on the |
Il the Youngest of the sons
| latc August Belmont, whose
'of financial and social honor
notably rigid, is due partly !
Ibirst for revenge for his eX-
IN from the firm of August
Iont & Go,
han the late August Belmont
in 1890, he left testamentary |
lions that the banking bust
90 long identified with his
and with the American |
oy Of the house of Rothschlld
d be wound up,
hen the estate was settled, the |
n son, August, and the third,
n. concluded to form a new
lership and continue the
inc business.
ere was no break IN their fra
| relations when the atten-
of Oliver Belmont several
later resulted in the divorce
+, and Mrs. William *. Van
It and the remarriage OF Mrs
Ierbilt to Oliver Belmont.
& break did come when Au-
Belmont, as the senior partner
le reorgan.i.z2ccdd urn of Au-
Belmont & Co. objected to
artner and brothers bringing
that hrlu one dollar OF the al
nee Of 5000, 900 a year which
Vanderbilt generously made
5 divorced wife, now Mrs,
,r Belmont,
Q objection was made that II
inconsistent with the reputa-
ot the banking house that a
ler in it should benefit in any
by money obtained under
circumstances.
iyer Belmont's reply to his
ler August was Of such a
,cter that the partnership be-
\ them, which was suffered to
70 by limitation December 81,
was not renewed, and Oh
Belmont is no longer a mem
II August Belmont 4 Co,
TRY Belmont is said to have
owed of his brother August's
Sc in this matter, and as u
equence Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
lont arc not on speaking terms
either of his elder brothers.
I'd since Perry Belmont $ cleo
to the presidency of the Dem
tic Club and prominence IN
Bryan controversy as the
,esman of the sound money
loprats Of the East, Oliver
lont has taken pains in person
in his paper to emphasize not
his willingness to support
IN on a 16 to ! platform, but
Intention Of going actively tol
IN into the presidential cam
n Of l900-now begun, pre-
lrely, perhaps, at the three
srSonian dinners and by thf
ic agitation growing out o.
>, There are some who eX-
to see the names OF Bryal
Oliver Belmont linke(
ughout the campaign, anC
} only millionaire in the East
has publicly identified him
with Organism is likely t.
the demands on his purse IN
slngly exacting-espeolally l
should conclude to becom.
ans Eastern representative.
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