The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-07-25
AT LANONT'S BIER.
Grover Cleveland and Wife
Arrive az MillbroOk.
DEAD COLONEL Ms CLOSEST FRIElD
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ratinl Of bic nrst nsssaFr b. wanted
ssuln one o. advise him wh1 had an In
innate knsvi-,ig- 20 politics IN al So
tisus - The State.
i.amoni was suggested and Cisve
land s.ni fof him. Tho two worked
togs-asr Coz thr-r weeks. Lamont gath
sFine data Hni putting them into
fhar- fnr The governor. Mr.. Clrtrs
land aid a, hat tine that " b. ever
ns--i.d a private secretary Lamont
VIZ %. mau fof him. Tie former
was ui,fs-..i 10 tbr id"a. however. nnd
believed that De- would - nhl. a.
transact the work which usually falls
% tie share u q private secretary him.
self. Cleveland did not forget Lamont.
though. and appointed him military
SECRETARY. with IN" title ~ colonel. ly
whlch MIR Lamont was known more ~
less ~ g. the time ~ his death.
Mr.. Cleveland told the story that
Lamont had assisted him To- tie ap-
puiuimrnt " biz military sinn aud
that the names Tor the various posi-
tious having becn determined on. 40
request Lamont wrote
NNMil Ilif NNIilfaN ~ wv NHllNNN I'f-I-
lions ~ ilc stan. whcrcupon Cleveland
gave the names to be fllcd In after
each title. sc the end Cleveland rose
from his chair. but Lamont said.
There Is one NOR place TO hli-ihat
~ military secretary"
ooh. yes. replied Cleveland. Write
IN the name ~ Daniel : Lamont"
But that was not Lannon'S idea. lie
declined the position. hut Cleveland
Insisted.
Ills sturdlness Of devotion was the
basis Of the high respect which Cleve-
land entertained for his private sccrc-
tnry. IL never knew such man MS
said President Cleveland
during his first term. lie has no enc
mics To punish nor friends To reward
here. He has only devotion 10 the in
terests of the president"