The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-20
P.BELMOETEOE'T BIZ CORONER
SUFFOLK DEMOCRATS MERELY
MENTION HIM, THAT'S ALL.

Great Democrat TIaruSts Away HOnOrs, Or
Even the Possibility ef Inem. Although
He Is Abroad and Hasn't Sent Q Cable
Denial settles That He Won't mum.
The report sent out from Riverhsad, L. l..
on Tuesday night that Perry Belmont.
former Member Of Congress and United
States Minister 70 Spain. had again been
bonored politically by being nominated
for Coroner OF Suffolk county was denied
yesterday by l.. A. Beebe, Mr.. BeImont's
secretary. Mr.. Beebe insisted, however ,
that Mr.. Belmont had been mentioned for
the Office Of Coroner.
It seems that the facts really were that
the suffolk county Democratic party,
pighty-six strong, really did get together
20 call for volunteers to run for the Offices OF
County Judge, County CssEs and cS.one-.
but nothing much came Of IL. It's dif1cult
10 get Democratic candidates for anything
N suffolk county for the reason that even
with Mr.. Belmont at nome there are only
cighty-seven that ever have said, Il am q
Democrat
The Democratic convention Ia more or
less an evening outing for the married men
OF the county who don't care for cribbage
or checkers and who gather In convention
whenever they see in the weekly paper that
the Republicans are going to convene.
Then the Democrats collect TO view with
alarm, but this year they didn't 20 to the
extreme Of nominating candidates. Ac-
cording to telegraph reports Of this years
gathering Mr.. Belmont. who has been In
Paris since last May. but Ia expected home
before election day. was named for Coroner
because he was not on hand to decline and
70 one present seemed 70 want 70 oppose
him.
The fact that no one was even mentioned
for the Office Of County Clerk or County
Judge is but an instance Of Mr.. Belmont's
strength in the ok Democracy, mas
much as he was at least named for some
thing by the delegates.
No one responded when the chairman
asked for volunteers az candidates for
Offices Of Judge and County Clerk. Earlier
in the day there were rurnors that Tom
Hopkins Of Riverhead was going to make
a deal with his brother-in-law whereby the
brother-in-law would be induced to run for
the c~lerkship, but the brother-in-law's old
attack Of rheumatism gripped him again on
Tuesday afternoon and he couldn't leave
the farm.
Finally an old delegate remarked after a
pause that az he had smoked two cigars
since coming to the convention and that
az the wife would be expecting him home
At any minute the convention might as well
adjourn. Some OF this conversation spread
around the convention and there was a con-
certed movement toward eighty-six hats
when F. Smith Wright Of Islip town arose
10 suggest that Perry Belmont be placed
N nomination for the Office Of Coroner.
A number Of delegates thereupon sat
dow again and after lighting fresh cigars
seconded the nomination. In a stirring
speech, which was quite impromptu, Mr..
Wright then went m to say that there was
no offence intended and that Mr.. Belmont
should feel honored TO be named for any
ONCE within the reach Of the Suffolk county
Democracy"
One delegate was about TO ask how the
Office Of Coroner was within their reach
IN view OF the fact that a Democrat never
had been elected 10 anything in the county
Ehen a young lawyer named z: s. Garnett
convention, arose and protested against the
nomination Of Mr.. Belmont on the grounds
that IL was ridiculous and indecent
1t is ridiculous and indecent" declared
Garnett, Ito make light Of our convention
and Mr.. Belmont in this wise"
This remark was followed by others too
intense to telegraph.
Now please deny that Mr.. Belmont will
run" said his secretary, L. A. Beebe, at
Mr.. Belmont's home in Fifth avenue yes
terday.
HAS Mr.. BelDert made much Of a fight
TO get the nomlpAtion for Coroner?" Mr..
Beebe was asked.
NO. he has made no fight at ALL" was
the response. -Furthermore, he would
not accept the Office IL given to him"
You can say positively, then, that Mr..
Beimont would not accept the honor?"
Positively. You needn't 60 into a
long denial of the nomination. Mr.. Bel
mont has not been nominated and that
But don't spread out the denial any
more than you have to. I'm 30 afraid
this thing will be cabled to the European
papers and that Mr.. Belmont will zee 1t
there before | can send him the entire
batch Of denials and the whole story.
Now all there lie TO be said is that Mr..
Belmont will not be the next Coroner OF
SUFFOLK county. II he were nominated
70 run for supervisor or school director
like Mrs. Mackay, that wouldn't be so bad.
But this Office Of Coroner-well, some
enemy has done it. 1t isn't nice. It's
a lemon.
so just deny il briefly because there
really isn't anything more to be added
to my statement that Mr.. Belmont will
not run for Coroner He was Minister to
Spain once, you know, end ne mas Deen
in Congress. haven't cabled to Mr.. Bel
mont about the matter because l didn't
think II was worth while. Il would only
worry him.
Enough was learned yesterday from
different sources to enable The Sun to
state positively and briefy that Mr.. Bel
mont is not out for the Coroner light. in
Suffolk. In the convention Of Tuesday
night E. B. D~usenberry, chairman Of the
Suffolk Democratic committee, arose after
Lawyer Garnett had denounced the con-
vention for its work OF placing Mr.. Bel
mont on the ticket, and said he was Mr..
Belmont's agent in polite Is and withdrew